Parent Object Reference
References the container object of a control. Not available at design time; read-only at run time.
Control.Parent
Remarks
Use the Parent keyword to access the properties, methods, or controls of a control's container object. You can also use the Parent object reference to access the container object of a page or form.
The Parent keyword is useful in an application in which you pass controls as arguments. For example, you can pass a control variable to a general procedure and use the Parent object reference to access its container object.
You can also use the Parent object reference for objects in a control class that have been placed on an unknown form.
See Also
Applies To: CheckBox | Collection Class | Column | ComboBox | CommandButton | CommandGroup | Container | Control | CursorAdapter Class | Custom | EditBox | Exception Class | Form | Grid | Header | Image | Label | Line | ListBox | OLE Bound Control | OLE Container Control | OptionButton | OptionGroup | Page | PageFrame | Project Object | ProjectHook Object | Separator | Session Object | Shape | Spinner | TextBox | Timer | ToolBar