 the join
 target, if any, or null if the target of the join is an
 entity type.</div>
<dl class="notes">
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>metamodel attribute or null</dd>
</dl>
</section>
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<h3>getParent</h3>
<div class="member-signature"><span class="return-type"><a href="From.html" title="interface in jakarta.persistence.criteria">From</a>&lt;?,<wbr><a href="Join.html" title="type parameter in Join">Z</a>&gt;</span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">getParent</span>(