blockly > Block > getSurroundParent
Block.getSurroundParent() method
Return the parent block that surrounds the current block, or null if this block has no surrounding block. A parent block might just be the previous statement, whereas the surrounding block is an if statement, while loop, etc.
Signature:
getSurroundParent(): this | null;
Returns:
this | null
The block (if any) that surrounds the current block.
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Last updated 2024-09-18 UTC.
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