Worksheet.Parent Property (2007 System)
Gets the parent object for the worksheet.
Namespace: Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel
Assembly: Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.v9.0 (in Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.v9.0.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<BrowsableAttribute(False)> _
Public ReadOnly Property Parent As Object
'Usage
Dim instance As Worksheet
Dim value As Object
value = instance.Parent
[BrowsableAttribute(false)]
public Object Parent { get; }
[BrowsableAttribute(false)]
public:
property Object^ Parent {
Object^ get ();
}
public function get Parent () : Object
Property Value
Type: System.Object
The parent object for the worksheet.
Examples
The following code example uses the Parent property to determine whether the current Worksheet has a parent. If the current Worksheet has a parent, then name of the parent workbook is displayed.
This example is for a document-level customization.
Private Sub DisplayParent()
If Not (Me.Parent Is Nothing) Then
Dim book As Excel.Workbook = _
CType(Me.Parent, Excel.Workbook)
MsgBox("The parent workbook for this worksheet is: " & _
book.Name)
Else
MsgBox("This worksheet has no parent.")
End If
End Sub
private void DisplayParent()
{
if (this.Parent != null)
{
Excel.Workbook book = (Excel.Workbook)this.Parent;
MessageBox.Show("The parent workbook for this worksheet is: " +
book.Name);
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("This worksheet has no parent.");
}
}
.NET Framework Security
- Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.