cypress/docs/source/api/commands/parent.md

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Get the parent DOM element of a set of DOM elements.

Syntax

.parent()
.parent(selector)
.parent(options)
.parent(selector, options)

Usage

.parent() requires being chained off another cy command that yields a DOM element or set of DOM elements.

{% fa fa-check-circle green %} Valid Usage

cy.get('header').parent() // Yield parent el of `header`

{% fa fa-exclamation-triangle red %} Invalid Usage

cy.parent()            // Errors, cannot be chained off 'cy'
cy.reload().parent()   // Errors, 'reload' does not yield DOM element

Arguments

{% fa fa-angle-right %} selector (String selector)

A selector used to filter matching DOM elements.

{% fa fa-angle-right %} options (Object)

Pass in an options object to change the default behavior of .parent().

Option	Default	Description
log	true	{% usage_options log %}
timeout	{% url defaultCommandTimeout configuration#Timeouts %}	{% usage_options timeout .parent %}

Yields {% helper_icon yields %}

{% yields changes_dom_subject .parent %}

Timeouts {% helper_icon timeout %}

.parent() will continue to look for the parent element(s) for the duration of the {% url defaultCommandTimeout configuration#Timeouts %}.

Examples

Parent

Get the parent of the active li

cy.get('li.active').parent()

Selector

Get the parent with class nav of the active li

cy.get('li.active').parent('.nav')

Command Log

Assert on the parent of the active li

cy.get('li.active').parent().should('have.class', 'nav')

The commands above will display in the command log as:

When clicking on the parent command within the command log, the console outputs the following:

See also

• {% url .children() children %}
• {% url .parents() parents %}
• {% url .parentsUntil() parentsuntil %}