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parentNode

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The parentNode property returns the parent of the current element.

Syntax

pElement = element.parentNode
 

Parameters

pElement is the element parent of the current node.

Example

text_field = document.getElementById("t"); if ( div1.parentNode == document ){     text_field.setAttribute("value", "top-level");     // textfield displays text "top-level" }

Notes

extra information

Specification

parentNode