WidgetGetParentWidget

Syntax

ParentWidget = WidgetGetParentWidget(Widget)

Description

Retrieves the widget that owns the layout currently housing the specified widget (useful in deeply nested scenarios).

Parameters

Widget
The handle of the widget to query.

Return Value

Returns the handle of the parent ProGUI widget. Returns #False if the widget is hosted by a root layout (attached directly to a Window) or if the handle is invalid.

Remarks

This is useful for moving up the UI hierarchy tree, skipping over the intermediate layout nodes.

See Also

WidgetGetParentLayout, LayoutGetParentWidget, WidgetGetParentWindow

Supported OS

Windows, Linux