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TComponent.GetParentComponent Method
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Returns the containing Component.

Pascal
function GetParentComponent: TComponent; dynamic;
C++
__fastcall TComponent * GetParentComponent();
Description

GetParentComponent returns a reference to the component that contains the current component, or nil of there is no container. Use HasParent to determine if a component has a containing component.  

For example, a button on a panel on a form returns the panel. The panel returns the form. And the form returns nil. 

 

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