Window parent
Example
Change the background-color of the parent:
parent.document.body.style.backgroundColor = "lightblue";
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Description
The parent property returns the parent window (of the current window).
The parent property is read-only.
Note
The parent property is not the same as the
top property.
window.parent returns the immediate parent of a window.
window.top returns the topmost window in the hierarchy of windows.
See Also:
Syntax
window.parent
or just:
parent
Return Value
| Type | Description |
| An object | The parent window of the current window. |
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Browser Support
window.parent is supported in all browsers:
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera | IE |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |