The TreeWalker.parentNode() method moves the current Node to the first visible ancestor node in the document order, and returns the found node. If no such node exists, or if it is above the TreeWalker's root node, returns null and the current node is not changed.
TreeWalker.parentNode()
Syntax
parentNode()
Return value
A Node object or null.
Examples
var treeWalker = document.createTreeWalker( document.body, NodeFilter.SHOW_ELEMENT, { acceptNode: function(node) { return NodeFilter.FILTER_ACCEPT; } }, false ); var node = treeWalker.parentNode(); // returns null as there is no parent
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| DOM Standard # dom-treewalker-parentnode |
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
parentNode |
1
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12
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4
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9
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9
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3
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3
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18
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4
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10.1
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3
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1.0
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See also
- The
TreeWalkerinterface it belongs to.
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/TreeWalker/parentNode
