TreeItem.parent readonly property

Get the object that owns the TreeItem, either a :

  • Tree, when the TreeItem is a root item in the Tree.
  • TreeItem Tree, when the Treeitem is a subitem of another TreeItem.

Return value

This function returns no value.

Example

local ui = require "ui" -- create a simple Window local win = ui.Window("TreeItem.parent sample", "fixed", 320, 250) local tree = ui.Tree(win, {["Tab 1"] = {"SubItem1", "SubItem2"}, "Tab 2", "Tab 3"}) function tree:onSelect(item) win:status(item.text.." parent is "..(item.parent.text or type(item.parent))) end win:show() -- update user interface repeat ui.update() until not win.visible