Difference between revisions of "API Component.GetParent"

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Gets the owner of the components handle
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| colspan="2" | Gets the owner of the component&nbsp;
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| colspan="2" | The component to find the parent of&nbsp;
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====Class hierarchy====
 
[[API Component|Component]]
 
:[[API Component|GetParent]]
 
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==Parameters==
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==Detailed description==
[[Variable types|HANDLE]] ''Current''
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This call will return the immediate parent of the component in the [[Component Tree|component tree]].
:The component to find the parent of
 
:''The default value for this parameter is: '''''this'''
 
 
 
==Return value==
 
[[Variable types|HANDLE]]
 
  
Returns the owner of the components handle
 
  
==Detailed description==
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Note the parent of an object is not always a compiled component, and may be a group or in some circumstances even a built-in shape or text object.
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* Declare a variable 'result' of type HANDLE
 
* Declare a variable 'result' of type HANDLE
 
* Add to a calculation icon: <pre class="brush:[cpp]">result = ::Component.GetParent(current)</pre>
 
* Add to a calculation icon: <pre class="brush:[cpp]">result = ::Component.GetParent(current)</pre>
 
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Latest revision as of 11:54, 16 January 2023

Fc9-comp-macro.png GetParent
Gets the owner of the component 
Fc9-h32-icon.png - HANDLE Current
The component to find the parent of 
Fc9-h32-icon.png - HANDLE Return


Detailed description

This call will return the immediate parent of the component in the component tree.


Note the parent of an object is not always a compiled component, and may be a group or in some circumstances even a built-in shape or text object.


Examples

Calling in a calculation

  • Declare a variable 'result' of type HANDLE
  • Add to a calculation icon:
    result = ::Component.GetParent(current)