References.Parent Property
Definition
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Gets the immediate parent object of a given object.
public:
property System::Object ^ Parent { System::Object ^ get(); };
public:
property Platform::Object ^ Parent { Platform::Object ^ get(); };
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(2)]
public object Parent { [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(2)] get; }
[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(2)>]
[<get: System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(2)>]
member this.Parent : obj
Public ReadOnly Property Parent As Object
Property Value
- Attributes
Examples
Sub ParentExample(ByVal dte As DTE2)
' Retrieve and show the Output window.
Dim outWin As OutputWindow = dte.ToolWindows.OutputWindow
outWin.Parent.AutoHides = False
outWin.Parent.Activate()
' Find the "Pane1" Output window pane; if it doesn't exist,
' create it.
Dim pane1 As OutputWindowPane
Try
pane1 = outWin.OutputWindowPanes.Item("Pane1")
Catch
pane1 = outWin.OutputWindowPanes.Add("Pane1")
End Try
' Find the "Pane2" Output window pane; if it doesn't exist,
' create it.
Dim pane2 As OutputWindowPane
Try
pane2 = outWin.OutputWindowPanes.Item("Pane2")
Catch
pane2 = outWin.OutputWindowPanes.Add("Pane2")
End Try
MsgBox("The active Output window pane is " & _
outWin.ActivePane.Name)
If MsgBox("Activate Pane1?", MsgBoxStyle.YesNo) = _
MsgBoxResult.Yes Then
pane1.Activate()
End If
MsgBox("The active Output window pane is " & _
outWin.ActivePane.Name)
End Sub
public void ParentExample(DTE2 dte)
{
// Retrieve and show the Output window.
OutputWindow outWin = dte.ToolWindows.OutputWindow;
outWin.Parent.AutoHides = false;
outWin.Parent.Activate();
// Find the "Pane1" Output window pane; if it doesn't exist,
// create it.
OutputWindowPane pane1 = null;
try
{
pane1 = outWin.OutputWindowPanes.Item("Pane1");
}
catch
{
pane1 = outWin.OutputWindowPanes.Add("Pane1");
}
// Find the "Pane2" Output window pane; if it doesn't exist,
// create it.
OutputWindowPane pane2;
try
{
pane2 = outWin.OutputWindowPanes.Item("Pane2");
}
catch
{
pane2 = outWin.OutputWindowPanes.Add("Pane2");
}
MessageBox.Show("The active Output window pane is " +
outWin.ActivePane.Name);
if (MessageBox.Show("Activate Pane1?", "", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo)
== DialogResult.Yes)
pane1.Activate();
MessageBox.Show("The active Output window pane is " +
outWin.ActivePane.Name);
}
Remarks
The Parent
property returns the immediate parent to the object or collection. If you want to get the containing collection, then use the Collection
property.