Widget:SetParent

This method makes this widget a child of the specified parent widget.

Syntax

• SetParent(Widget parent)
• SetParent(Widget parent, number position)

Remarks

If the position is not specified, the widget will be added to the end of the parent's list of children.

The parent widget may be nil if you are deleting the widget.

Example

-- Get the displays
local displays = GetDisplays()

-- Create a window
local window = CreateWindow("Ultra Engine", 0, 0, 800, 600, displays[1], WINDOW_TITLEBAR | WINDOW_RESIZABLE)

-- Create User Interface
local ui = CreateInterface(window)
local sz = ui.background:ClientSize()

-- Panel
local panel = CreatePanel(50, 50, sz.x - 100, sz.y - 100, ui.background)
panel:SetColor(0, 0, 0)
panel:SetLayout(1, 1, 1, 1)

-- Subpanel
sz = panel:ClientSize()
local subpanel = CreatePanel(50, 50, sz.x - 100, sz.y - 100, ui.background)
subpanel:SetColor(0.5, 0.5, 0.5)
subpanel:SetLayout(1, 1, 1, 1)

-- Parent the subpanel to the panel
subpanel:SetParent(panel)

while true do
    local ev = WaitEvent()

    if ev.id == EVENT_WINDOWCLOSE then
        return 0
    end
end