getParent (NotesViewNavigator - JavaScript™)

Returns the parent entry of the current or a specified entry in a view navigator.

Defined in

NotesViewNavigator

Syntax

getParent() : NotesViewEntry

getParent(entry:NotesViewEntry) : NotesViewEntry

Parameter Description
entry An entry in the view. Cannot be null.
Return value Description
NotesViewEntry The parent entry of the current or specified entry. Returns null if there is no parent entry.

Usage

This method moves the current pointer to the retrieved entry unless the return value is null.

Examples

This button gets all entries in a view in hierarchical order.
var nav:NotesViewNavigator = database.getView("By category").createViewNav();
var entry:NotesViewEntry = nav.getFirst();
getentry();

function getentry() { // recursive
	if (entry == null) return;
	if (entry.isCategory()) {
		requestScope.status += "\n" +
		entry.getPosition(".") + " " +
		entry.getColumnValues().firstElement().toString();
	} else if (entry.isDocument()) {
		requestScope.status += "\n" +
		entry.getPosition(".") + " " +
		entry.getColumnValues().elementAt(1).toString();
	} else if (entry.isTotal())  {
		requestScope.status += "\n" +
		entry.getPosition(".") + " " +
		entry.getColumnValues().elementAt(3).toString();
	}
	// try for first child
	// if no child, try for next sibling
	// if no sibling, go up a level and try for next sibling
	var tmpentry:NotesViewEntry = nav.getChild(entry);
	if (tmpentry == null) tmpentry = nav.getNextSibling(entry);
	if (tmpentry == null) {
		tmpentry = nav.getParent(entry);
		if (tmpentry != null) tmpentry = nav.getNextSibling(tmpentry);
	}
	entry.recycle();
	entry = tmpentry;
	getentry();
	return;
}