[Zope-dev] Getting parent within ZClass hierarchy

[Steve Alexander]

Arno Gross wrote:

> Easy question, but I couldn't find the answer.
> How can I access the id (or title) of the parent 
> containing my current object?
> 
> E.g.
> 
> NewsContainer
>   |---NewsCategory  ( ZClass - ObjectManager)
>              |---NewsItem (ZClass - CatalogAware)
> 
> I'm looking for a method (Python script) in NewsItem, which give me the id or
> title of its parent.

>From DTML:

<dtml-with "aq_parent">
  <dtml-var title_or_id>
</dtml-with>
 From a PythonScript:

container.aq_parent.id

(if the PythonScript is a member of the NewsItem class)

context.aq_parent.if

(if the PythonScript is acquired from elsewhere)

This isn't really a zope-dev kind of question, as it is more about using 
Zope in a basic kind of way. You should ask questions like this on 
zope@zope.org instead.

--
Steve Alexander
Software Engineer
Cat-Box limited
http://www.cat-box.net