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GetParent

Gets parent field.

Inherited from ApiBaseWidget.GetParent.

Syntax​

expression.GetParent();

expression - A variable that represents an ApiCheckboxWidget class.

Parameters​

This method doesn't have any parameters.

Returns​

ApiField

Example​

This example gets the parent field of a widget.

let doc = Api.GetDocument();
let page = doc.GetPage(0);
let textField = Api.CreateTextField([10, 10, 160, 30]);
textField.SetPartialName("myField");
page.AddObject(textField);

let widgets = textField.GetAllWidgets();
let parent = widgets[0].GetParent();
console.log('Parent field name: ' + parent.GetPartialName());