parent-property-ado-md.md

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Parent Property (ADO MD)	Parent Property (ADO MD)	rothja	jroth	01/19/2017	sql	ado	reference	Parent Member::Parent	Parent property [ADO MD]	COM

Parent Property (ADO MD)

Indicates the member that is the parent of the current member in a hierarchy.

Return Values

Returns a Member object and is read-only.

Remarks

A member that is at the top level of a hierarchy (the root) has no parent. This property is supported only on Member objects belonging to a Level object. An error occurs when this property is referenced from Member objects belonging to a Position object.

Applies To

Member Object (ADO MD)

See Also

Children Property (ADO MD)