API Component.GetParent

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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)