CodeClass2::Parent Property

Visual Studio 2015

Gets the immediate parent object of the class.

Namespace: EnvDTE80
Assembly: EnvDTE80 (in EnvDTE80.dll)

Syntax

property Object^ Parent {
	Object^ get();
}

Property Value

Type: System::Object^

An object representing the parent of the class.

Implements

CodeClass::Parent

Remarks

The Parent property returns the immediate parent to the class. If you want to get the containing collection, then use the Collection property.

Note
The values of code model elements such as classes, structs, functions, attributes, delegates, and so forth can be non-deterministic after making certain kinds of edits, meaning that their values cannot be relied upon to always remain the same. For more information, see the section Code Model Element Values Can Change in Discovering Code by Using the Code Model (Visual Basic).

Examples

[C#]

public void CodeClass2ParentExample(DTE2 dte2)
{
    // Before running this example, open a code document from a project
    // and place the insertion point within a class definition.
    try
    {   // Get the CodeClass2 at the insertion point.
        TextSelection sel = 
        (TextSelection)dte2.ActiveDocument.Selection;
        CodeClass2 cls = (CodeClass2)sel.ActivePoint.get_CodeElement(
            vsCMElement.vsCMElementClass);
        // Get the parent object.
        CodeElement ce = (CodeElement)cls.Parent;
        MessageBox.Show(ce.Name.ToString());
    }
    catch (Exception e)
    {
        MessageBox.Show(e.Message);
    }
}