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Synopsis

int isParentOf(string $parent, string $child)

This procedure returns true if $parent is a DAG parent of the specified DAG object, and false otherwise. See also firstParentOf().

Return value

None

MEL examples

              //   Create a NURBS sphere.
                //
                string $createdNodes[] = `sphere -constructionHistory false`;
                string $sphere = $createdNodes[0];

                //   Create a group containing a group containing the sphere.
                //
                string $group1 = `group`;
                string $group2 = `group`;

                isParentOf($sphere, $sphere);
                //   Result: 0 //

                isParentOf($group1, $sphere);
                //   Result: 1 //

                isParentOf($group2, $sphere);
                //   Result: 1 //

                isParentOf("", $group2);
                //   Result: 0 //