DiagramItem.ParentItem Property

Returns the current item’s parent item.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraDiagram

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraDiagram.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.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.XtraDiagram.DiagramRoot object.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

winforms-diagram-proportionally-resize-shapes-within-container/CS/WindowsFormsApp4/Form1.cs#L39

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

winforms-diagram-create-rotatable-containers-with-shapes/CS/WindowsFormsApp4/Form1.cs#L38

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

VB.NET

winforms-diagram-proportionally-resize-shapes-within-container/VB/WindowsFormsApp4/Form1.vb#L41

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

winforms-diagram-create-rotatable-containers-with-shapes/VB/WindowsFormsApp4/Form1.vb#L42

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