Example
Get the node name of the parent node of a <li> element:
var x = document.getElementById("myLI").parentNode.nodeName;
The result of x will be:
UL
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Definition and Usage
The parentNode property returns the parent node of the specified node, as a Node object.
Note: In HTML, the document itself is the parent node of the HTML element, HEAD and BODY are child nodes of the HTML element.
This property is read-only.
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| parentNode | 1.0 | Yes | 1.0 | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
node.parentNode
Technical Details
| Return Value: | A Node object, representing the parent node of a node, or null if the node has no parent |
|---|---|
| DOM Version | Core Level 1 Node Object |
More Examples
Example
Click on an element (<span>) to hide its parent node (<div>):
<div>
<span onclick="this.parentNode.style.display =
'none';">x</span>
</div>
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Related Pages
HTML DOM reference: node.childNodes Property
HTML DOM reference: node.firstChild Property
HTML DOM reference: node.lastChild Property
HTML DOM reference: node.nextSibling Property
HTML DOM reference: node.previousSibling Property
HTML DOM reference: node.nodeName Property
HTML DOM reference: node.parentElement Property