get Parent value from Child

[jcfowl]

I use the Parent property in the TreeNode often to find the Text of the Parent of a particular TreeNode in a TreeView. Is it possible to mimic this functionality with a custom class.

I have a class called clsSummary and it contains a collection of classes called colDetail whilch is based on a class called clsDetail. Is there a way to access a value in the parent (clsSummary) from the child (clsDetail)? Any suggestions are appreciated.

clsDetail.Quantity = clsDetail.Parent.Quantity

[jcfowl]

So...
clsSummary contains a collection of class clsDetail.
I added another object to the clsDetail class of type clsSummary.
When I add a clsDetail to the clsSummay.colDetail collection I set the value for the "parent" so I can reference it like:

clsDetail.clsSummary.Quantity = 0

Is that wastefull? It should just be a reference to a place in memory right? So I'm not storing duplicate information... Some feedback would really be appreciated. If I've been unclear let me know.

[jcfowl]

Here is some code...
Is it ok for a child to have a copy of the Parent?
It seems like this is circular reference...

Private Class clsSummary
    Public Property Quantity As Integer
    Public Property Detail As clsDetail ' [Actually a collection in my code]
End Class
Private Class clsDetail
    Public Property Quantity As Integer
    Public Property Parent As clsSummary ' <-- Reference to Parent class...
End Class

[DNA7433]

The .NET Framework has circular references in it...so it must work. And yeah, you're not making a copy of the data, it's just a referene.