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window.parent

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Returns a reference to the parent of the current window or subframe.

Syntax

pWin = window.parent
 

Parameters

pWin is an object reference to the parent window.

Example

if window.parent != window.top     // we're deeper than one down

Notes

When a window is loaded in a frameset, its parent is .

Specification

DOM Level 0. Not part of specification.