MoveParentIOD method

Delphi example

C++Builder example

 

Builder Syntax

int __fastcall MoveParentIOD(void);

Delphi Syntax

function MoveParentIOD: Integer;

Overview

Refer to Working with Information Object Definitions.

Remarks

Updates the CurrentIOD property with the parent of the item specified in the CurrentIOD property.

This method requires that the IOD Structure is evaluated as a tree structure.

The parent is the ancestor one level higher than the specified item. If the specified item is a Level 0 item, this method will set the CurrentIOD property to 0. Please note that the numbering of the items in this illustration is arbitrary and does not imply order.

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If the CurrentIOD property contains:

The CurrentIOD property will be updated with:

Item 1

Nil (NULL)

Item 2

Item 3

Item 4

Item3

Item 5

Item 6

The following methods will also help you navigate the IOD Structure:

MoveFirstIOD method

MoveLastIOD method

MoveNextIOD method

MoveRootIOD method

MoveChildIOD method

Note: You can either check the return value of the method, or capture and process errors to determine whether the MovexxxIOD methods have completed successfully. For an example of capturing errors, refer to any of the MovexxxIOD method examples.

See Also

Functions:

MoveFirstIOD method, MoveLastIOD method, MoveNextIOD method, MovePrevIOD method, MoveRootIOD method, MoveChildIOD method