The HTML DOM offsetParent property returns the referenced parent element from which child offsets are defined.
Following is the syntax −
Returning referenced offset parent element
HTMLelement.offsetParent
Let us see an example of HTML DOM offsetParent property −
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>HTML DOM offsetParent</title>
<style type="text/css">
#picForm {
width:70%;
margin: 0 auto;
text-align: center;
}
input[type="button"] {
border-radius: 10px;
}
#containerDiv {
margin: 0 auto;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<form id="picForm">
<fieldset>
<legend>HTML-DOM-offsetParent</legend>
<div id="containerDiv">
<img id="image" src="https://www.tutorialspoint.com/plsql/images/plsql-mini-logo.jpg">
</div>
<input type="button" onclick="getParent()" value="Get offsetParent">
<div id="divDisplay"></div>
</fieldset>
</form>
<script>
var divDisplay = document.getElementById("divDisplay");
var picForm = document.getElementById("picForm");
var containerDiv = document.getElementById("containerDiv");
function getParent() {
divDisplay.textContent = 'Offset for Image form is referenced from: '+picForm.offsetParent;
}
</script>
</body>
</html>Output
Before clicking any button −
After clicking ‘Get offsetParent’ button −
