Do these Javascript statements work?

[Jas123]

if (document.form_name.parentNode == document.getElementById('name_of_id'))


var a = document.form_name.id

 

[angelwatt]

Need more context.

 

[Jas123]

Could I successfully determine if a particular div tag is the parent node of a particular form element with the first statement?

 

[angelwatt]

Could I successfully determine if a particular div tag is the parent node of a particular form element with the first statement?

Both halves of the if statement return a node element, so it should work.