Parent element
Applies to: 
Visual Studio 
Visual Studio for Mac
Note
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The parent of a button or combo box may only be a group. The parent of a menu or group may be any other menu or group. In a CommandPlacement element, this element is required; in all other instances it is optional. If this element is omitted, the parent of Group_Undefined:0 will be implied.
Syntax
<Parent guid="guidMyCommandSet" id="MyParentGroupOrMenu" />
Attributes and elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| guid | Required. GUID of GUID/ID command identifier. |
| id | Required. ID of GUID/ID command identifier. |
Child elements
None
Parent elements
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| CommandTable element | Defines all the elements that represent commands that a VSPackage provides to the integrated development environment (IDE). For example, menu items, menus, toolbars, and combo boxes. |
| Buttons element | Groups Button element elements. |
| Menus element | Defines all the menus that a VSPackage implements. |
| Groups element | Contains entries that define the command groups of a VSPackage. |