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Davindar Singh
1,951 Points"let parent = removeMe.parentNode;" What does removeMe.parentNode actually mean in this context
I am struggling to understand what the parent node actually does. I have watched the video where the instructor shows the tree.
In this context am I calling the parent element <ul>?
const removeMe = document.querySelector('.remove_me');
let parent = removeMe.parentNode;
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Parent Traversal</title>
</head>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" />
<body>
<ul>
<li>Hello</li>
<li>Hi</li>
<li class="remove_me">Good bye!</li>
<li>Howdy</li>
</ul>
<script src="app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
1 Answer

Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,065 PointsremoveMe
is simply a reference to the variable that stores the element being selected in the DOM with .querySelector.
ParentNode
is the method used to Traverse the Dom.. which is of course the way we move from one element to another in the DOM Tree.