Node: getRootNode() method
Baseline Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since January 2020.
The getRootNode() method of the Node interface
returns the context object's root,
which optionally includes the shadow root if it is available.
Syntax
js
getRootNode()
getRootNode(options)
Parameters
optionsOptional-
An object that sets options for getting the root node. The available options are:
composed: A boolean value that indicates whether the shadow root should be returned (false, the default), or a root node beyond shadow root (true).
Return value
An object inheriting from Node. This will differ in exact form depending
on where you call getRootNode(); for example:
- Calling it on an element inside a standard web page will return an
HTMLDocumentobject representing the entire page (or