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StyleSheet.parentStyleSheet

The parentStyleSheet property of the StyleSheet interface returns the style sheet, if any, that is including the given style sheet.

Value

A StyleSheet object.

Examples

// Find the top level stylesheet
if (stylesheet.parentStyleSheet) {
  sheet = stylesheet.parentStyleSheet;
} else {
  sheet = stylesheet;
}

Notes

This property returns null if the current stylesheet is a top-level stylesheet or if stylesheet inclusion is not supported.

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
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parentStyleSheet
1
12
1
9
≤12.1
1
1
18
4
≤12.1
1
1.0

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/StyleSheet/parentStyleSheet