The TreeWalker.root read-only property returns the node that is the root of what the TreeWalker traverses.
root = TreeWalker.root;
var treeWalker = document.createTreeWalker(
document.body,
NodeFilter.SHOW_ELEMENT,
{ acceptNode: function(node) { return NodeFilter.FILTER_ACCEPT; } },
false
);
root = treeWalker.root; // document.body in this case
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| DOM The definition of 'TreeWalker.root' in that specification. | Living Standard | No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Traversal and Range Specification |
| Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Traversal and Range Specification The definition of 'TreeWalker.root' in that specification. | Obsolete | Initial definition. |
| Desktop | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | |
| Basic support | 1 | Yes | 4 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| Mobile | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Android webview | Chrome for Android | Edge Mobile | Firefox for Android | Opera for Android | iOS Safari | Samsung Internet | |
| Basic support | 3 | Yes | Yes | 4 | 9 | 3 | ? |
TreeWalker interface.
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