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Synopsis

string rootOf(string $dagObject)

This procedure returns the name of the root-level DAG parent of the specified object, if any. If the specified object has no parents, the return value is "". See also firstParentOf().

Return value

string : The root-level DAG parent of the specified DAG object.

Arguments
Variable Name Variable Type Description
$dagObjectstringThe object whose root-level DAG parent should be returned.

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`;

		// Use rootOf() to get the root of the sphere. This should be
		// the name of the second group.
		//
		string $rootOfSphere = rootOf($sphere);

		if (isSameObject($group2, $rootOfSphere)) print("// Success!\n");
		// Success!