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GetParent

Returns the parent element (a paragraph or an inline content control) that directly contains the current run.

Syntax​

expression.GetParent();

expression - A variable that represents an ApiRun class.

Parameters​

This method doesn't have any parameters.

Returns​

ParagraphLikeContainer | null | undefined

Example​

Access the element that directly contains a text run.

// The parent is the paragraph that directly contains the text run.

// Navigate from a run to its parent and apply italic formatting through it.

let doc = Api.GetDocument();
let paragraph = doc.GetElement(0);
let run = Api.CreateRun();
run.AddText("Example run");
paragraph.AddElement(run);
let parent = run.GetParent();
parent.SetItalic(true);