parentNode property

Retrieves the parent object in the document hierarchy.

Syntax

JavaScript	`p = object.parentNode`

Type: Object

the parent node.

The topmost object returns null as its parent.

This example assigns the parentNode of a span object to a variable.


<script>
  var oParent = oSpan.parentNode;
</script>
  .
  .
  .
<body>
  <span id="oSpan">A Span</span>
</body>

This example assigns the parentNode of a node, created with the createElement method, to a variable.


var oNode = document.createElement("B");
document.body.insertBefore(oNode);
var oParent = oNode.parentNode;