Returns the parent node of the current node

# tidyNode::getParent

(PHP 5 >= 5.2.2, PHP 7, PHP 8)

tidyNode::getParent — Returns the parent node of the current node

### Description

public tidyNode::getParent(): ?tidyNode

Returns the parent node of the current node.

### Parameters

This function has no parameters.

### Return Values

Returns a tidyNode if the node has a parent, or `null` otherwise.

### Examples

Example #1 tidyNode::getParent() example

`<?php
$html = <<< HTML
<html><head>
<?php echo '<title>title</title>'; ?>
<#
/* JSTE code */
alert('Hello World');
#>
</head>
<body>
Hello World
</body>
</html>
HTML;
$tidy = tidy_parse_string($html);
$num = 0;
$node = $tidy->html()->child[0]->child[0];
var_dump($node->getParent()->name);
?>`

The above example will output:

    string(4) "head"

### See Also

- tidyNode::getPreviousSibling() - Returns the previous sibling node of the current node
- tidyNode::getNextSibling() - Returns the next sibling node of the current node

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