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JavaScript JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring) The Browser Environment What is the DOM?

Robert O'Toole
Robert O'Toole
6,366 Points
Posted by Robert O'Toole
Robert O'Toole
6,366 Points

question about parents

ok so i understand these concepts in regards to elements like li, ul, h1 etc... but would an element like a button or input form still be considered an element? i have found myself going back to review because later on in this course when we set event targets i found myself quite lost in figuring out how to do something like "let button=ul.parentNode" if someone can help explain the basic parent children relationship a bit better would help me out a ton! thanks

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

Anything with a tag name is an HTML element, including buttons and inputs.

But the example of "let button=ul.parentNode" is not likely. Assuming the variable "button" is meant to represent a button element, a button would not be the parent of a ul. In HTML, a "parent" is the same thing as a "container". So this example would suggest that a ul was inside a button.

A more typical example might be something like this:

<ul>
  <li><button>Start</button></li>
  <li><button>Stop</button></li>
</ul>

In this example, the ul is the parent of two li's, which are each the parent of a button. So you might see code with "let ul=li.parentNode" or "let li=button.parentNode".

Robert O'Toole
Robert O'Toole
6,366 Points
Robert O'Toole
Robert O'Toole
6,366 Points

thanks so much. I remember learning all this stuff way back and now i am finding myself reviewing basic HTML again. the reviewing and going back seems to be a pretty standard thing with coding! thanks again