title | short-title | slug | page-type | browser-compat |
---|---|---|---|---|
Window: parent property |
parent |
Web/API/Window/parent |
web-api-instance-property |
api.Window.parent |
{{APIRef}}
The Window.parent
property is a reference to the parent
of the current window or subframe.
If a window does not have a parent, its parent
property is a reference to
itself.
When a window is loaded in an {{htmlelement("iframe")}}, {{htmlelement("object")}}, or {{htmlelement("frame")}}, its parent is the window with the element embedding the window.
A Window
or {{htmlelement("iframe")}} object.
if (window.parent !== window.top) {
// We're deeper than one down
}
{{Specifications}}
{{Compat}}
- {{domxref("window.frameElement")}} returns the specific element (such as
<iframe>
) thewindow
is embedded into. - {{domxref("window.top")}} returns a reference to the top-level window.