axe-core/lib/commons/dom/get-composed-parent.js

Accessibility engine for automated Web UI testing

/* global dom */
/**
 * Get an element's parent in the flattened tree
 * @method getComposedParent
 * @memberof axe.commons.dom
 * @instance
 * @param {Node} element
 * @return {Node|null} Parent element or Null for root node
 */
dom.getComposedParent = function getComposedParent (element)	{
	if (element.assignedSlot) {
		// NOTE: If the display of a slot element isn't 'contents',
		// the slot shouldn't be ignored. Chrome does not support this (yet) so,
		// we'll skip this part for now.
		return getComposedParent(element.assignedSlot); // parent of a shadow DOM slot
	} else if (element.parentNode) {
		var parentNode = element.parentNode;
		if (parentNode.nodeType === 1) {
			return parentNode; // Regular node
		} else if (parentNode.host) {
			return parentNode.host; // Shadow root
		}
	}
	return null; // Root node
};