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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 //