The GetObjectParentType method

The GetObjectParentType method returns the type of the parent object of the current object according to the object hierarchy.          

Method call syntax

function  GetObjectParentType (objtype : String) : String

Method arguments:

objtype - Required argument. The type of the object whose parent’s type should be returned. It takes the following values:  Type – String, range – existing object types.

The Main object is the highest level object in the hierarchy. It is the parent for all objects of the Computer, Screen, and other types.

Usage examples

Problem. When Macro 1 starts, display in the debugger window the names of four object types of higher hierarchical order starting from the detection zone.

if (Event.SourceType == "MACRO" && Event.SourceId == "1" && Event.Action == "RUN")
{
  var objtype = "CAM_ZONE";
  DebugLogString(objtype);
  for(var i = 1; i<=4; i=i+1)
  {
    objtype = GetObjectParentType(objtype);
    DebugLogString(objtype);
  }
}