The GetObjectParentId method returns the identification number of the parent of the specified object.

Method call syntax

 function  GetObjectParentId(objtype : String, id : String, parent : String) : String

Method arguments:

1. objtype - Required argument. The type of the object whose parent’s identification number should be returned. It takes the following values:  Type – String, range – existing object types.
2. id - Required argument. Identification number of the object of the type set in the objtype argument. It takes the following values:  Type – String, range – existing identification numbers of the objects of the specified type.
3. parent - Required argument. The type of the object which is the parent of the object type specified by the objtype argument. It takes the following values:  Type – String, range – existing object types.

Usage examples

Problem. If a camera turns off or stops transmitting a video signal, send an e-mail message with the following subject: "Warning! Camera turned off" and, in the message body, the number of the camera and of the server it is connected to.

if (Event.SourceType == "CAM" && Event.Action == "DETACH")
{
    var cam_id = Event.SourceId;
    var parent_comp_id = GetObjectParentId("CAM", cam_id, "SLAVE");
    DoReactStr("MAIL_MESSAGE","1","SETUP","from<***@mail.com>,to<***@mail.com>,body<Camera disabling "+cam_id+" on the Server"+parent_comp_id+">,parent_id<1>,subject<Attention! Camera disabling>,name<Message 1>,objname<Message 1>");
    DoReactStr("MAIL_MESSAGE", "1", "SEND", "");
}