jQuery method chain - Method to get previous method's return value

Question

In this jQuery Method chain

$(SELECTOR1).find(SELECTOR2).doSomethingThatReturnsjQueryObject()

I would like to continue the chain with the return value of $(SELECTOR1), so the outer DOM node itself.

I am looking for the best solution in performance.

• Shall I store the return value of $(SELECTOR1) in a variable for further use?
• Shall I use .parents() / .closest()?

Is there a gentle method, or an array-like-object trick to get the last method's return value?

Answer 1

In order to tackle this kind of situations .end() was made.

$(SELECTOR1).find(SELECTOR2).end().doSomethingThatReturnsjQueryObject()

DEMO