DOM:window.parent

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[edit] Summary

Returns 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 <iframe>, <object>, or <frame>, its parent is the window with the element embedding the window.

[edit] Syntax

var parentWindow = window.parent 

[edit] Example

if (window.parent != window.top) {
  // we're deeper than one down
}

[edit] See also

• window.frameElement returns the specific element (such as <iframe>) the window is embedded into.
• window.top returns a reference to the top-level window.

[edit] Specification

DOM Level 0. Not part of any standard.