ISControl.Parent

Description

The parent control of the specified control.

Syntax

object.Parent

Part	Attribute	Type	Description
`object`	Required	ISControl	The `object` always implements the ISControl interface

Restriction: This property is readonly.

Return Value

ISControl

Example

Display the short name and type name of the parent control associated with the specified control.

sub main()
  Dim aCheckBox
  Dim aControlInfo

  Set aCheckBox = Form.Controls_("chkMV")
  set aParentControl = aCheckBox.Parent
  aControlInfo =_
    "ShortName: " & aParentControl.ShortName & vbNewLine &_
    "TypeName: " & aParentControl.TypeName
  
  Profile.MsgBox(aControlInfo)
end sub

Note: This macro should be executed in any event handler of the form control.

In Profile Client v8 on User Interface Parent can be found in Maintain > Templates > Health Record Collection Templates > Open the selected form template > Open form editor > Object Inspector.

Version information

Added in v7.8.0