Node: parentElement property
The read-only parentElement
property of Node
interface
returns the DOM node's parent Element
, or null
if the node either has no
parent, or its parent isn't a DOM Element
.
Value
An Element
that is the parent element of the current node,
or null
if there isn't one.
Example
js
if (node.parentElement) {
node.parentElement.style.color = "red";
}
Specifications
Specification |
---|
DOM Standard # ref-for-dom-node-parentelement① |
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