parentElement - web automation propety
IE automation property that returns the parent Element object of the current Element.
Applies to:
- Element
var e = elementObj.parentElement;
Arguments:
- None.
Remarks:
-
If the current element has no parent IHTMLElement (it is the top element in the DOM hierarchy), then null is returned.
Example:
// Find the parent <form> element.
function FindParentForm(e)
{
var f = e;
while (true)
{
f = f.parentElement;
if (f == null)
break;
if (f.nativeElement.tagName == "form")
break;
}
return f;
}
See also:
- Element | FindParentElement | parentBrowser | parentFrame
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