@angular/core/globals

getOwningComponent

function

Retrieves the component instance whose view contains the DOM element.

API

Description

  
    function getOwningComponent<T>(  elementOrDir: {} | Element): T | null;

getOwningComponent

T | null

Retrieves the component instance whose view contains the DOM element.

For example, if <child-comp> is used in the template of <app-comp> (i.e. a ViewChild of <app-comp>), calling getOwningComponent on <child-comp> would return <app-comp>.

@paramelementOrDir{} | Element

DOM element, component or directive instance for which to retrieve the root components.

@returnsT | null