How to get parent element by specified tag name using jquery? -

i want element's parent has specified tag name.

sample code:

<table>    <tr>       <td>           <input type='button' id='myid' />       </td>    </tr> </table> 

now want this:

$('#myid').specificparent('table'); //returns nearest parent of myid element table it's tagname. 

see .closest():

get first ancestor element matches selector, beginning @ current element , progressing through dom tree.

i.e.,

$('#myid').closest('table') 

(demo)