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PARENT Attribute

The handle of the parent of a widget.

Data Type: WIDGET-HANDLE

Access: Readable/Writeable

Applies To: Browse, Button, Combo-box, Control-frame, Dialog-box, Editor, Field-group, Fill-in, Frame, Image, Literal, Menu-item, Radio-set, Rectangle, Selection-list, Slider, Sub-menu, Text, Toggle-box, Window

This attribute is read-only for field groups.

For field-level widgets, the parent widget is the field group that contains the widget. For field groups, the parent widget is the frame that contains the field group. For frames, the parent widget is the window or field group that contains the frame. For windows, the parent widget is the window that parents the window. For a submenu or menu item, the parent widget is the menu or submenu that contains the submenu or menu item.


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