DgsGetParent: Difference between revisions

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This function is used to determine the parent of a DGS element.

Syntax

element dgsGetParent( element theElement )

Required Arguments

theElement: The child of the parent element you want returned.

Returns

This returns the parent as a DGS element. It returns false if theElement is invalid, or false (You can think of it as the screen or root).

Example

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Client

DGS = exports.dgs
local window = DGS:dgsDxCreateWindow(500, 500, 300, 300, "test window", false) -- create a window
local child = DGS:dgsDxCreateLabel(0, 0, 300, 20, "test label", false, window) -- create a label on the window
local parent = DGS:dgsGetParent(child) -- get the parent of the label
outputChatBox(DGS:dgsGetType(parent)) -- output the type of the parent ( dgs-dxwindow )

Custom Cursor Functions

Multi Language Supports

Animation

3D Element

3D Interface

3D Line

3D Image

3D Text

Browser

dgsCreateBrowser

Button

Check Box

Combo Box

Custom Renderer

Edit

Detect Area

Drag'N Drop

Grid List

Image

Memo

Label

Layout

Line

Progress Bar

Radio Button

Scale Pane

Scroll Bar

Scroll Pane

Selector

Style

Switch Button

Tab Panel

Window

Basic Shape Plugins

Circle

Quadrilateral

Rounded Rectangle

Other Plugins

Blur Box

Canvas

dgsCreateCanvas

Chart

Color Picker

Effect 3D

Gradient

Mask

Media Browser

Nine Slice

Object Preview Supports

Paste Handler

QRCode

Remote Image

Screen Source

SVG

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 This function is used to determine the parent of a DGS ''element''.