Button.Parent Property

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.Controls

Assembly:

Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.v4.0.Utilities.dll

Gets the parent object for the Button.

public:
 property System::Object ^ Parent { System::Object ^ get(); };

public object Parent { get; }

member this.Parent : obj

Public ReadOnly Property Parent As Object

Property Value

Object

The parent object for the Button.

Examples

The following code example adds a Button control to the current worksheet. The Click event handler for this button displays the value of the Parent property.

This example is for a document-level customization.

private void DisplayParent()
{
    Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.Controls.Button parentButton =
            this.Controls.AddButton(this.Range["B2", "C3"],
            "parentButton");
    parentButton.Text = "Click to view parent";
    parentButton.Click += new EventHandler(parentButton_Click);
}

void parentButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.Controls.Button clickedButton =
        (Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.Controls.Button)sender;

    MessageBox.Show("The parent is: " +
        clickedButton.Parent.ToString());
}

Private Sub DisplayParent()
    Dim ParentButton As Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.Controls.Button = _
        Me.Controls.AddButton(Me.Range("B2", "C3"), "ParentButton")
    ParentButton.Text = "Click to view parent"
    AddHandler ParentButton.Click, AddressOf parentButton_Click
End Sub

Private Sub ParentButton_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
    Dim ClickedButton As Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.Controls.Button = _
        CType(sender, Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.Controls.Button)

    MsgBox("The parent is: " & ClickedButton.Parent.ToString())
End Sub

Remarks

The parent of a Button is a container control that connects the Button with the document, not the Range that contains the Button.

The parent of a Button can only be accessed as an Object.