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DataDOMEvent.Parent property

Gets a reference to the XML Document Object Model (DOM) node of the parent of the XML DOM node being changed during a data validation event.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.Interop.InfoPath
Assembly:  Microsoft.Office.Interop.InfoPath (in Microsoft.Office.Interop.InfoPath.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
ReadOnly Property Parent As IXMLDOMNode
    Get
'Usage
Dim instance As DataDOMEvent
Dim value As IXMLDOMNode

value = instance.Parent
IXMLDOMNode Parent { get; }

Property value

Type: Microsoft.Office.Interop.InfoPath.Xml.IXMLDOMNode

Remarks

After you have set a reference to the XML DOM node that the Parent property returns, you can use any of the properties and methods that are supported by the XML DOM. This can be especially useful during delete operations, because the Parent property maps to the location of the XML DOM node that was removed.

Examples

In the following partial example, the Parent property of the DataDOMEventObject object is used to check the name of the parent node; if it matches certain criteria, an error message is displayed:

public void shippingDate_OnBeforeChange(DataDOMEvent e)
{
 if (e.Parent.nodeName == "orderDate")
 {
  e.ReturnMessage = "You must delete the Ship Date before deleting the Order Date.";
  e.ReturnStatus = false;
  return;
 }
}

See also

Reference

DataDOMEvent interface

DataDOMEvent members

Microsoft.Office.Interop.InfoPath namespace