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operator   preparent is    

Return type: Boolean
Returns:       

Returns true if the given preparent is an ancestor of the element, false otherwise. Replacing is with isnt will reverse the results.



Syntax
  preparent element-qualifier* (is | isnt) (element-name | element-name-list)


Purpose

A test that checks to see whether a specified element has a preparent (ancestor of a parent) with a given element-name. In other words, it answers the question: Is the given preparent an ancestor of the specified element?

    Related Syntax
   ancestor is
   element
   parent is
 
 
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