SchemaHierarchyBase.GetElementParent Method

Returns the hierarchical parent element of the given element.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Schema.Package.Project.SchemaModelViewer
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Schema.Package (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Schema.Package.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Protected Overridable Function GetElementParent ( _
    element As IModelElement _
) As IModelElement

protected virtual IModelElement GetElementParent(
    IModelElement element
)

protected:
virtual IModelElement^ GetElementParent(
    IModelElement^ element
)

abstract GetElementParent : 
        element:IModelElement -> IModelElement 
override GetElementParent : 
        element:IModelElement -> IModelElement 

protected function GetElementParent(
    element : IModelElement
) : IModelElement

Parameters

• element
  Type: Microsoft.Data.Schema.SchemaModel.IModelElement
  Element for which to find the parent.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.Data.Schema.SchemaModel.IModelElement
Parent model element, or null.

Remarks

The parent is associated with the hierarchy structure and not the schema model. By default, GetOwner is used. If that returns null, a second attempt is made by using IOwnedObject.

.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.

See Also

Reference

SchemaHierarchyBase Class

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Schema.Package.Project.SchemaModelViewer Namespace