Javascript DOM HTML Node parentElement Property hide parent

Introduction

Click on an element <span> to hide its parent element <div>:

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
div {/*from w w  w  .  j  a v  a  2 s. c o  m*/
  box-sizing: border-box;
  padding: 16px;
  width: 100%;
  background-color: red;
  color: #fff;
}
.closebtn {
  float: right;
  font-size: 30px;
  font-weight: bold;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.closebtn:hover {
  color: #000;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<div>
  <span onclick="this.parentElement.style.display = 'none';" class="closebtn">&amp;times;</span>
  <p>To close this container, click on the X symbol to the right.</p>
</div>

</body>
</html>



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