The document tree - Multiple descriptions
Within your own family tree, you can be described in many ways. You are a descendant of your ancestors and are a child of your parents. You may also be a parent (if you have children), and a sibling (if you have brothers or sisters).
In the same way, elements on an HTML page have multiple descriptions. In the diagram below, one of the two <div> elements is highlighted. It can be described as:
- a child of the <body> element
- a parent of the <ul> element
- an ancestor of the <ul> and <li> elements
- a sibling of the other div element (who shares the same parent - the <body> element).
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