def get_format(self, name):
        """
        Returns the closest format or closest parent format associated to given name.

        :param name: Format name.
        :type name: unicode
        :return: Format.
        :rtype: QTextCharFormat
        """

        formats = [format for format in self.list_formats(self.__root_node) if format in name]
        if not formats:
            return QTextCharFormat()

        name = max(formats)

        format = None
        current_node = self.__root_node
        for selector in name.split("."):
            nodes = [node for node in current_node.children if node.name == selector]
            format_node = nodes and nodes[0] or None
            if not format_node:
                break

            current_node = format_node

            if not format_node.format:
                continue

            format = format_node.format
        return format
Returns the closest format or closest parent format associated to given name.

        :param name: Format name.
        :type name: unicode
        :return: Format.
        :rtype: QTextCharFormat