HTML | DOM parentNode Property
The parentNode property is used to return the parent node of the specified node as Node object. It is a read-only property.
Syntax:
node.parentNode
Return value: This property returns a parent element of the specified node or null if the current node has no parent element.
Example:
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<!DOCTYPE html><html><head> <title> DOM parentNode Property </title></head><body onload="start ()" style="text-align: center"> <h1 style="color:green"> GeeksforGeeks </h1> <h2> DOM parentNode Property </h2> <button onclick="geek ()">Click me!</button> <br> <br> <div id="container"> </div> <script> var Text = null; // function to call on body load function start() { // creating a span element Text = document.createElement("span"); Text.style.color = "green"; Text.innerHTML = "GeeksforGeeks"; } // check function function geek() { var container = document.getElementById("container"); // checking if parent node of Text // matches with that of var container if (Text.parentNode === container) { container.removeChild(Text); } else { container.appendChild(Text); } } </script></body></html> |
Output: Before clicking on the button:
After clicking on the button:
Click the button again to hide the text.
Supported Browsers: The browser supported by parentNode property are listed below:
- Google Chrome 1.0 and above
- Edge 12 and above
- Internet Explorer 5.5 and above
- Firefox 1.0 and above
- Opera 7 and above
- Safari 1.1 and above
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