TreeWalker: root property

{{ APIRef("DOM") }}

The TreeWalker.root read-only property returns the root {{domxref("Node")}} that the {{domxref("TreeWalker")}} traverses.

Value

A {{domxref("Node")}} object.

Examples

const treeWalker = document.createTreeWalker(
  document.body,
  NodeFilter.SHOW_ELEMENT,
  {
    acceptNode(node) {
      return NodeFilter.FILTER_ACCEPT;
    },
  },
  false,
);
root = treeWalker.root; // document.body in this case

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• The {{domxref("TreeWalker")}} interface.