LayoutElementBase.Parent Property

Returns the element which is one step higher in the layout hierarchy.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Layout

Assembly: DevExpress.RichEdit.v23.2.Core.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.RichEdit.Core, DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

C#

public LayoutElement Parent { get; }

VB.NET

Public ReadOnly Property Parent As LayoutElement

Property Value

Type	Description
LayoutElement	A LayoutElement descendant which is the parent of the current layout element.

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C#

winforms-richedit-layout-api-practical-usage/CS/WindowsFormsApplication1/DocumentLayoutHelper/DocumentElementLayoutHelper.cs#L17

LayoutRow currentRow = currentTextBlock.Parent as LayoutRow;
LayoutColumn currentColumn = currentRow.Parent as LayoutColumn;

snap-convert-snx-to-repx/CS/SnxToRepx/Converter/TableProcessor.cs#L51

//Calculate table boundaries relatively to its parent
Rectangle bounds = layoutTable.GetRelativeBounds(layoutTable.Parent);
//Correct table boundaries to fit into the report (in Snap, tables can start outside margins)

VB.NET

winforms-richedit-layout-api-practical-usage/VB/WindowsFormsApplication1/DocumentLayoutHelper/DocumentElementLayoutHelper.vb#L20

Dim currentRow As LayoutRow = TryCast(currentTextBlock.Parent, LayoutRow)
Dim currentColumn As LayoutColumn = TryCast(currentRow.Parent, LayoutColumn)

snap-convert-snx-to-repx/VB/SnxToRepx/Converter/TableProcessor.vb#L49

'Calculate table boundaries relatively to its parent
Dim bounds As Rectangle = layoutTable.GetRelativeBounds(layoutTable.Parent)
'Correct table boundaries to fit into the report (in Snap, tables can start outside margins)

Implements

Parent