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
.
Node.parentElement
Value
An Element
that is the parent element of the current node, or null
if there isn't one.
Example
if (node.parentElement) { node.parentElement.style.color = "red"; }
Specifications
Specification |
---|
DOM Standard # ref-for-dom-node-parentelement① |
Browser compatibility
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
parentElement |
1
|
12
|
9
|
9
Only supported on
Element .
|
7
Before Opera 15, this feature was only supported on
Element .
|
1.1
|
1
|
18
|
9
|
10.1
Before Opera Android 14, this feature was only supported on
Element .
|
1
|
1.0
|
See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Node/parentElement