parentRule property

Retrieves the containing rule, if the current rule is contained inside another rule.

Syntax

Property values

Type: Object

the containing rule, if the current rule is contained inside another rule (for example, a style rule inside an @media block). If this rule is not nested inside any other rules, this returns null.

Standards information

• Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Style Specification, Section 2.2

See also

CSSFontFaceRule

CSSImportRule

CSSMediaRule

CSSNamespaceRule

CSSRule

CSSStyleDeclaration

currentStyle

page

rule

style