The Node.parentNode
read-only property returns the parent of the specified node in the DOM tree.
Syntax
parentNode = node.parentNode
parentNode
is the parent of the current node. The parent of an element is an Element
node, a Document
node, or a DocumentFragment
node.
Example
if (node.parentNode) { // remove a node from the tree, unless // it's not in the tree already node.parentNode.removeChild(node); }
Notes
Document
and DocumentFragment
nodes can never have a parent, so parentNode
will always return null
.
It also returns null
if the node has just been created and is not yet attached to the tree.
Browser compatibility
Feature | Edge | Firefox (Gecko) | Chrome | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | (Yes) | 1.0 (1.7 or earlier) | 0.2 | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) |
Feature | Android | Edge | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | (Yes) | (Yes) | 1.0 (1) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) |
Specification
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