DataDOMEvent.Parent Property

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.Office.Interop.InfoPath

Assembly:

Microsoft.Office.Interop.InfoPath.dll

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.

public:
 property Microsoft::Office::Interop::InfoPath::Xml::IXMLDOMNode ^ Parent { Microsoft::Office::Interop::InfoPath::Xml::IXMLDOMNode ^ get(); };

public Microsoft.Office.Interop.InfoPath.Xml.IXMLDOMNode Parent { get; }

member this.Parent : Microsoft.Office.Interop.InfoPath.Xml.IXMLDOMNode

Public ReadOnly Property Parent As IXMLDOMNode

Property Value

IXMLDOMNode

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.<span class="label">Parent</span>.nodeName == "orderDate")
 {
  e.ReturnMessage = "You must delete the Ship Date before deleting the Order Date.";
  e.ReturnStatus = false;
  return;
 }
}

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.