Get parent of UI element?

[cbamber85]

string $parent = `button -q -p btn_test`;
Works for me. Bare in mind it doesn't just return the immediate parent, it returns the entire UI hierarchy from the specified control right up to the window, separated by |.

[Harrad]

really? how are you implementing that?

i just did a quick test ...

proc test_buttonParent()
{
string $parent = "not yet definded";

window -width 150;

columnLayout -adjustableColumn true;

button -label "test button" btn_test;

showWindow;

$parent = `button -q -p btn_test`;

//EDIT THE COMMAND OF THE BUTTON

button -e -c ("print\"" + $parent + "\"") btn_test;
}

test_buttonParent;

and nothing seems to be returned?

[cbamber85]

I just copied your code into my script editor, ran it, the window appeared, I pressed the button - and this came out:

window1|columnLayout32
Not sure what to suggest now...

[Harrad]

humm... thats very wierd.

if i echo all commands i get this when i press the button...
print"";

I can't see why it would work on your and not mine... what version of maya are you using, i'm on 2008.

[Harrad]

ok... so i just found out that you can query the setParent command. so a small tweek to the code...

proc test_buttonParent()
{
string $parent = "not yet definded";

window -width 150;

columnLayout -adjustableColumn true;

button -label "test button" btn_test;

showWindow;

string $parent = `setParent -q btn_test`;

//EDIT THE COMMAND OF THE BUTTON

button -e -c ("print\"" + $parent + "\"") btn_test;
}

test_buttonParent;

and this now works. I still can't figure out why the old version worked on your maya and not mine....

but any way problem solved.

Thanks for your help cbamber85 :D

[Robert Bateman]

window;
columnLayout;
button -l "foo" button_1;
showWindow;
print `button -q -p button_1`;

works fine for me? can even do:


setParent `button -q -p button_1`;
button -l "bar";


and it all works....

[cbamber85]

2009, but what we're doing is so simple it shouldn't make any difference. At times like these, and good turn off and on again is recommended. :)

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