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+---
+title: getDomPath
+tags: javascript, browser
+---
+
+Returns an array of an element's ancestors ordered from the document
+root to the given element
+
+- Pass an element to the function, returns an array of elements
+- Returned array has given element and all ancestor elements in order from document root downward
+
+```js
+const getDomPath = (el) =>
+  {
+    const path = [];
+    while (el) {
+      path.unshift(el);
+      el = el.parentElement;
+    }
+    return path;
+  }
+```
+
+```js
+functionName(document.querySelector('nav')); // [html, body, header, nav]
+```