Retrieves the parent object in the object hierarchy. Syntax | HTML | N/A |
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| Scripting | [ oElement = ] object.parentElement |
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Possible Values | oElement |
Object that
receives the parent. |
The property is read-only.
The property has no default value.
Remarks The topmost object returns null as its parent.
Standards Information
There is no public standard that applies to this property.
Applies To |
A,
ACRONYM,
ADDRESS,
APPLET,
AREA,
B,
BASE,
BASEFONT,
BDO,
BGSOUND,
BIG,
BLOCKQUOTE,
BODY,
BR,
BUTTON,
CAPTION,
CENTER,
CITE,
CODE,
COL,
COLGROUP,
COMMENT,
CUSTOM,
DD,
DEL,
DFN,
DIR,
DIV,
DL,
DT,
EM,
EMBED,
FIELDSET,
FONT,
FORM,
FRAME,
FRAMESET,
HEAD,
hn,
HR,
HTML,
I,
IFRAME,
IMG,
INPUT type=button,
INPUT type=checkbox,
INPUT type=file,
INPUT type=hidden,
INPUT type=image,
INPUT type=password,
INPUT type=radio,
INPUT type=reset,
INPUT type=submit,
INPUT type=text,
INS,
ISINDEX,
KBD,
LABEL,
LEGEND,
LI,
LINK,
LISTING,
MAP,
MARQUEE,
MENU,
nextID,
NOBR,
NOFRAMES,
NOSCRIPT,
OBJECT,
OL,
OPTION,
P,
PLAINTEXT,
PRE,
Q,
RT,
RUBY,
S,
SAMP,
SCRIPT,
SELECT,
SMALL,
SPAN,
STRIKE,
STRONG,
SUB,
SUP,
TABLE,
TBODY,
TD,
TEXTAREA,
TFOOT,
TH,
THEAD,
TITLE,
TR,
TT,
U,
UL,
VAR,
WBR,
XML,
XMP | |
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