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**SetParentControl( **//control //[//,parent//] **)**

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| **SetParentControl** | Sets the //parent //for a window //control//. |
| //control// | An integer constant, variable, EQUATE, or expression containing a control number. The Resize method rescales the //control //based on the coordinates of the //parent//. |
| //parent// | An integer constant, variable, EQUATE, or expression containing a control number. The Resize method rescales the //control //based on the coordinates of the //parent//. If omitted, //parent //defaults to the WINDOW. |

The **SetParentControl **method sets the //parent //for a window //control//. The Resize method rescales the //control //based on the coordinates of the //parent//.

This lets you rescale a particular control based upon a related control's coordinates rather than on the window's coordinates. This is appropriate when the strategy applied to the parent control causes it to be scaled disproportionately from the window. For example, controls within a GROUP structure whose size is "locked" may be rescaled to fit the GROUP's coordinates rather than the window's coordinates.

The SetParentDefaults method intelligently sets the appropriate parent for each window control so you only need to use SetParentControl if SetParentDefaults sets an inappropriate parent.

The GetParentControl method returns the parent control number for a control.

**Example:**

**window WINDOW('Nested Controls'),AT(,,165,97),IMM,GRAY,MAX,RESIZE**

**        GROUP('OuterGroup'),AT(5,3,154,92),USE(?OuterGroup),BOXED**

**         BUTTON('Button 1'),AT(14,23),USE(?Button1)**

**         ENTRY(@s20),AT(60,24),USE(Entry1)**

**         GROUP('InnerGroup'),AT(11,49,141,38),USE(?InnerGroup),BOXED**

**          CHECK('Check 1'),AT(32,64),USE(Check1)**

**          CHECK('Check 2'),AT(91,64),USE(Check2)**

**         END**

**        END**

**       END**

** CODE**

** OPEN(window)**

** Resizer.Init(AppStrategy:Spread)               !initialize Resizer object**

** Resizer.SetParentDefaults                      !set parents for all controls**

** Resizer.SetParentControl(?Button1,?OuterGroup) !override parent for a control**

** Resizer.SetParentControl(?Check1,?InnerGroup)  !override parent for a control**

** Resizer.SetParentControl(?Check2,?InnerGroup)  !override parent for a control**

**See Also:**     [[getparentcontrol  return parent control .htm|GetParentControl]], [[resize  resize and reposition controls .htm|Resize]], [[setparentdefaults  set default parent controls .htm|SetParentDefaults]]