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Window.Parent

Queries the reference number of parent window.

Component Version macOS Windows Linux Server iOS SDK
Window 13.5 ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ❌ No
MBS( "Window.Parent"; WindowRef )   More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example
WindowRef Window Reference is the unique OS level window ID. You can obtain this by using the Window.FindByTitle or Window.FindByIndex functions. Pass zero to access the frontmost window. 0

Result

Returns number or error.

Description

Queries the reference number of parent window.
Can be used to query parent for a card window or dialog.

Examples

Try this in a card window:

Let ( [
pw = MBS("Window.Parent"; 0);
ct = MBS("Window.GetTop"; 0);
wt = MBS("Window.GetTop"; pw);
cn = MBS("Window.GetTitle"; 0);
wn = MBS("Window.GetTitle"; pw)

]; cn & ¶ & ct & ¶ & wn & ¶ & wt )

See also

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This function is free to use.

Created 20th September 2023, last changed 20th September 2023


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