ShapeElement::ParentShape Property

 

Gets the parent shape element. To appear on a diagram, a shape or connector must have a parent.

Namespace:   Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Diagrams
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Sdk.Diagrams.12.0 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Sdk.Diagrams.12.0.dll)

public:
property ShapeElement^ ParentShape {
	ShapeElement^ get();
}

If ParentShape is not null, this shape element is either in the P:Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Diagrams.ShapeElement.nestedChildShapes or the RelativeChildShapes of its parent; and either IsNestedChildor IsRelativeChild is true.

A diagram does not have a parent.

A shape can have a null parent while part of a diagram is being constructed.

To get quickly to the diagram at the top of the tree, use Diagram.

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