Returns the parent object for the specified object. Read-only.
expression.Parent
expression Required. An expression that returns one of the objects in the Applies To list.
Example
This example displays the name of the chart that contains myAxis.
Sub DisplayParentName()
Set myAxis = Charts(1).Axes(xlValue)
MsgBox myAxis.Parent.Name
End Sub
This example displays the name of the ListColumn object containing the ListDataFormat object for the third column of a list in Sheet1 of the active workbook.
Sub PrintParentName()
Dim wrksht As Worksheet
Dim objListCol As ListColumn
Set wrksht = ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets("Sheet1")
Set objListCol = wrksht.ListObjects(1).ListColumns(3)
Debug.Print objListCol.ListDataFormat.Parent
End Sub