.TH TICKIT_WINDOW_PARENT 3
.SH NAME
tickit_window_parent, tickit_window_root \- query the ancestry of a window
.SH SYNOPSIS
.EX
.B #include <tickit.h>
.sp
.BI "TickitWindow *tickit_window_parent(const TickitWindow *" win );
.BI "TickitWindow *tickit_window_root(const TickitWindow *" win );
.EE
.sp
Link with \fI\-ltickit\fP.
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBtickit_window_parent\fP() returns a pointer to the given window's immediate parent instance (i.e. the one it was created from), or \fBNULL\fP if called on a root window instance.
.PP
\fBtickit_window_root\fP() returns a pointer to the given window's ultimate root window instance. This may be the window itself, if called on a root window instance.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
\fBtickit_window_parent\fP() and \fBtickit_window_root\fP() return pointers to window instances.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR tickit_window_new (3),
.BR tickit_window (7),
.BR tickit (7)