DiagramItem.ParentItem Property

Returns the current item’s parent item.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Diagram

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Diagram.v24.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Diagram

Declaration

C#

[Browsable(false)]
public DiagramItem ParentItem { get; }

VB.NET

<Browsable(False)>
Public ReadOnly Property ParentItem As DiagramItem

Property Value

Type	Description
DiagramItem	A DiagramItem object that represents the current item’s parent item.

Remarks

If the current item is contained in a container, the ParentItem property returns the DiagramContainer object representing this container. Otherwise, it returns the DevExpress.Xpf.Diagram.DiagramRoot object.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

wpf-diagram-proportionally-resize-shapes-within-container/CS/WpfApp13/MainWindow.xaml.cs#L31

private void DiagramControl1_ItemsResizing(object sender, DiagramItemsResizingEventArgs e) {
    var groups = e.Items.GroupBy(x => x.Item.ParentItem);
    foreach (var group in groups) {

wpf-diagram-create-rotatable-containers-with-shapes/CS/WpfApp13/MainWindow.xaml.cs#L40

private void DiagramControl1_ItemsRotating(object sender, DiagramItemsRotatingEventArgs e) {
    var groups = e.Items.GroupBy(x => x.Item.ParentItem);
    foreach (var group in groups) {

VB.NET

wpf-diagram-proportionally-resize-shapes-within-container/VB/WpfApp13/MainWindow.xaml.vb#L33

Private Sub DiagramControl1_ItemsResizing(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As DiagramItemsResizingEventArgs)
    Dim groups = e.Items.GroupBy(Function(x) x.Item.ParentItem)
    For Each group In groups

wpf-diagram-create-rotatable-containers-with-shapes/VB/WpfApp13/MainWindow.xaml.vb#L45

Private Sub DiagramControl1_ItemsRotating(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As DiagramItemsRotatingEventArgs)
    Dim groups = e.Items.GroupBy(Function(x) x.Item.ParentItem)
    For Each group In groups