{grid.object}getParentObject Method

Syntax

{grid.Object}.getParentObject()

Returns

resultobject: If the Grid component has a parent object, returns the parent object. If the Grid does not have a parent, returns false.

Description

Returns a pointer to the parent object

Discussion

If this component was opened from a parent Grid or UX component, returns a pointer to the parent object so you can execute methods on the parent object.

var pObj = {grid.object}.getParentObject();
//If there is no a parent, 'pObj' will be false
if(pObj) {
    if(pObj.gridId) {
        // Parent is a Grid component
    }
    if(po.dialogId) {
        // Parent is a UX component
    }
}