owner

Type

property

Summary

Reports which object is next in the object hierarchy.

Syntax

get the [{ long | abbreviated | short }] owner of <object>

Description

Use the owner property to find out which object another object belongs to in the object hierarchy.

If the owner's name is empty, the ID is reported instead of the name.

The long, abbreviated, and short owner formats are described in detail in the entries for the name and ID properties. If you don't specify a format, the abbreviated owner is reported.

The owner of a main stack is empty.

The owner of a substack is its main stack.

The owner of a card is the stack it resides in.

The owner of a grouped control is its group.

The owner of a card control is the card it resides on.

The owner of an audio clip or video clip is the stack it resides in.

Examples

if the owner of me is not the name of card 1 then go to previous card

Related

keyword: abbreviated, string, effective, short, card

object: stack

property: properties, ID, name

command: group

function: exists

glossary: object, property, audio clip, main stack, object hierarchy, substack, card control, read-only, video clip, grouped control

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 1.0

OS

mac

windows

linux

ios

android

Platforms

desktop

server

mobile