BBjTree::getParentNode

Description

Returns the ID of a child's parent node in the BBjTree control.

Syntax

Return Value Method

Return Value

Method

int getParentNode(int childID)

Parameters

Parameter Description
childID Specifies the ID of the child node.

Return Value

Returns the ID of a child's parent node in the tree control. If the childID is the root node, then getParentNode returns -1.

Example

rem 'Get the parent node of a child node in a tree control

rem 'Obtain the instance of the BBjAPI object
let myAPI! = BBjAPI()

rem 'Open the SysGui device
SYSGUI = UNT
OPEN (SYSGUI) "X0"

rem 'Obtain the instance of the BBjSysGui object
let mySysGui! = myAPI!.getSysGui()

rem 'Set addWindow param values
X = 10
Y = 10
WIDTH = 200
HEIGHT = 200
TITLE$="BBj Window"

rem 'Set the current context
mySysGui!.setContext(0)

rem 'Create a window that is initially invisible
myWindow! = mySysGui!.addWindow(X,Y,WIDTH,HEIGHT,TITLE$,$00000012$)

rem 'Create the tree control on the window
myTree! = myWindow!.addTree(101,0,0,WIDTH,HEIGHT)

rem 'Create root node of tree
PARENT_ID = 0
myTree!.setRoot(PARENT_ID,"Musical Tree")

rem 'Create array to hold ARTIST and songs
DIM MUSIC$[2,4]
MUSIC$[0,0]="The Beatles"
MUSIC$[0,1]="Hey Jude",MUSIC$[0,2]="Let It Be",MUSIC$[0,3]="Twist and Shout",MUSIC$[0,4]="Yesterday"
MUSIC$[1,0]="Paul Simon"
MUSIC$[1,1]="Bridge Over Troubled Waters",MUSIC$[1,2]="Hearts and Bones",MUSIC$[1,3]="Kathy's Song",MUSIC$[1,4]="The Sound of Silence"
MUSIC$[2,0]="Willie Nelson"
MUSIC$[2,1]="Always On My Mind",MUSIC$[2,2]="Getting Over You",MUSIC$[2,3]="Old Fords and Natural Stone",MUSIC$[2,4]="This Morning"

rem 'Add nodes to tree
FOR ARTIST = 0 TO 2
    NODE_ID = NODE_ID+1

    rem 'Add the artists as expandable nodes on the tree control
    myTree!.addExpandableNode(NODE_ID,PARENT_ID,MUSIC$[ARTIST,0])
    SONG_PARENT_ID = NODE_ID
    FOR SONG = 1 TO 4
        NODE_ID = NODE_ID+1

        rem 'Add the songs as child nodes of the Artists on the tree control
        myTree!.addNode(NODE_ID,SONG_PARENT_ID,MUSIC$[ARTIST,SONG])
    NEXT SONG
NEXT ARTIST

rem 'Show the window
myWindow!.setVisible(mySysGui!.TRUE)

rem 'Get the parent node of a child node in a tree control, this will return 6
PARENT_NODE_ID= myTree!.getParentNode(8)

rem 'Register the CALLBACK routines
CALLBACK(ON_CLOSE,APP_CLOSE,mySysGui!.getContext())

rem 'Process Events
process_events

rem 'Callback routine called when the user closes the application window
APP_CLOSE:
release

See Also

BBjAPI

BBjSysGui

BBjControl

BBjWindow

See the BBj Object Diagram for an illustration of the relationship between BBj Objects.