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<pre class="methodSignature"><a href="Tag.html" title="interface in jakarta.servlet.jsp.tagext">Tag</a>&nbsp;getParent()</pre>
<div class="block">Get the parent (closest enclosing tag handler) for this tag handler.

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 The getParent() method can be used to navigate the nested tag handler structure at runtime for cooperation among
 custom actions; for examp