HTML DOM parentNode attribute

parentNodeA read-only property returns the parent node of the specified node as a node object.

If the specified node has no parent node, this property returnsnull.

Syntax:

node.parentNode

Example

var x = document.querySelector("#para").parentNode.nodeName;

All browsers fully support the parentNode property:

Property
parentNode	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Return Value:	A Node object representing the parent node of the specified node; if the node has no parent node, it isnull
DOM Version:	DOM Level1

Click the <p> element to hide its parent node (<div>):

Example

<div>
　　　<p onclick="this.parentNode.style.display=&"39;none';">Click me</p>
</div>