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This call will return the immediate parent of the component in the [[Component Tree|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. | |||
Revision as of 08:29, 7 June 2013
<sidebar>API contents</sidebar> Gets the owner of the components handle
Parameters
HANDLE Current
- The component to find the parent of
- The default value for this parameter is: this
Return value
Returns the owner of the components handle
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)
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