closest: function( selector ) {
var pos = jQuery.expr.match.POS.test( selector ) ? jQuery(selector) : null,
- closer = 0,
- context = this.context;
+ closer = 0;
return this.map(function(){
var cur = this;
- while ( cur && cur.ownerDocument && cur !== context ) {
+ while ( cur && cur.ownerDocument ) {
if ( pos ? pos.index(cur) > -1 : jQuery(cur).is(selector) ) {
jQuery.data(cur, "closest", closer);
return cur;