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XmlElement::ParentNode Property

 

Gets the parent of this node (for nodes that can have parents).

Namespace:   System.Xml
Assembly:  System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)

public:
property XmlNode^ ParentNode {
	virtual XmlNode^ get() override;
}

Property Value

Type: System.Xml::XmlNode^

The XmlNode that is the parent of the current node. If a node has just been created and not yet added to the tree, or if it has been removed from the tree, the parent is null. For all other nodes, the value returned depends on the NodeType of the node. The following table describes the possible return values for the ParentNode property.

Universal Windows Platform
Available since 10
.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
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