CodeClass.Parent Property

public:
 property System::Object ^ Parent { System::Object ^ get(); };

public:
 property Platform::Object ^ Parent { Platform::Object ^ get(); };

[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(31)]
public object Parent { [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(31)] [System.Runtime.InteropServices.TypeLibFunc(1024)] get; }

[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(31)>]
[<get: System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(31)>]
[<get: System.Runtime.InteropServices.TypeLibFunc(1024)>]
member this.Parent : obj

Public ReadOnly Property Parent As Object

Property Value

The immediate parent object of a CodeClass object.

Attributes

DispIdAttribute TypeLibFuncAttribute

Examples

Public Sub CodeClassExample(ByVal dte As DTE2)   
    ' Before running this example, open a code document from a  
    ' project and place the insertion point inside a class definition.  
    Try  
        Dim objTextSel As TextSelection  
        Dim objCodeCls As CodeClass  
        Dim objCodeElem As CodeElement  
        objTextSel = CType(dte.ActiveDocument.Selection, TextSelection)  
        objCodeCls = CType(objTextSel.ActivePoint.CodeElement(vsCMElement.vsCMElementClass), CodeClass)  
        ' Display the fullname of CodeClass object.  
        MessageBox.Show(objCodeCls.FullName)  
        ' Prove that the parent object of a CodeClass is a CodeElement.  
        objCodeElem = CType(objCodeCls.Parent, CodeElement)  
        ' Get access privilege for CodeClass.  
        MessageBox.Show(objCodeCls.Access.ToString())  
        ' Change access privilege for CodeClass objCodeCls.  
        ' Note the change in access keyword in your code document.  
        objCodeCls.Access = vsCMAccess.vsCMAccessPublic  
    Catch ex As Exception  
        MessageBox.Show(ex.Message)  
    End Try  
End Sub  

public void CodeClassExample(DTE2 dte)  
{   
   // Before running this example, open a code document from a  
   // project and place the insertion point inside a class definition.  
   try  
   {  
      TextSelection objTextSel;  
      CodeClass objCodeCls;  
      CodeElement objCodeElem;  
      objTextSel = (TextSelection)dte.ActiveDocument.Selection;  
      objCodeCls = (CodeClass)objTextSel.ActivePoint.get_CodeElement(vsCMElement.vsCMElementClass);  
      // Display the fullname of CodeClass object.  
      MessageBox.Show(objCodeCls.FullName);  
      // Prove that the parent object of a CodeClass is a CodeElement.  
      objCodeElem = (CodeElement)objCodeCls.Parent;  
      // Get access privilege for CodeClass.  
      MessageBox.Show(objCodeCls.Access.ToString());  
      // Change access privilege for CodeClass objCodeCls.  
      // Note the change in access keyword in your code document.  
      objCodeCls.Access = vsCMAccess.vsCMAccessPublic;  
   }  
   catch (Exception ex)  
   {   
      MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);  
   }  

Remarks

The Parent property returns the immediate parent to the CodeClass object. To get the containing collection, use the Collection property.

Applies to