Control.Parent Property
Gets a reference to the server control's parent control in the page control hierarchy.
Assembly: System.Web (in System.Web.dll)
The following example sets a new Control object on a page, myControl1, to the control specified in a FindControl method call. If the call returns a control, the code uses the Parent property to identify the control that contains myControl1. If the parent control exists, the string "The parent of the text box is" is concatenated with the ID property of the parent control and written to the Page. If no parent control is found, the string "Control not found" is written.
Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, MyEventArgs As EventArgs) ' Find control on page. Dim myControl1 As Control = FindControl("TextBox2") If (Not myControl1 Is Nothing) ' Get control's parent. Dim myControl2 As Control = myControl1.Parent Response.Write("Parent of the text box is : " & myControl2.ID) Else Response.Write("Control not found.....") End If End Sub
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98
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