TreeView_GetParent macro (commctrl.h)

Retrieves the parent item of the specified tree-view item. You can use this macro, or you can explicitly send the TVM_GETNEXTITEM message with the TVGN_PARENT flag.

Syntax

HTREEITEM TreeView_GetParent(
   HWND      hwnd,
   HTREEITEM hitem
);

Parameters

hwnd

Type: HWND

Handle to the tree-view control.

hitem

Type: HTREEITEM

Handle to an item.

Return value

Type: HTREEITEM

Returns the handle to the item if successful. For most cases, the message returns a NULL value to indicate an error. See the Remarks section for details.

Remarks

This macro will return NULL if the parent of the specified item is the root node of the tree.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header commctrl.h

See also

Reference

TreeView_GetChild

TreeView_GetNextItem

TreeView_GetNextSibling

TreeView_GetPrevSibling