ProtoFlux:FindParentByName

Find Parent By Name

Instance

*

Name

MatchSubstring

IgnoreCase

SearchDepth

Slots

Finds a parent object above Instance (Slot) that matches the given arguments

Using this node to search the entire parent hiearchy in ProtoFlux that tries to evaluate every frame will generate considerable frame lag. If searching the root has to be done, put the result into a cached variable (Data Model Store) rather than searching every game tick.

Inputs

Instance (Slot)

The slot to scan for parent slots with.

Name (String)

The name to look for above Instance (Slot).

MatchSubstring (bool)

Whether to search for parents above Instance (Slot) that their name contains Name (String) instead of the entire name being equal.

IgnoreCase (bool)

Whether the capitalization should matter or not when searching for a parent above Instance (Slot).

SearchDepth (int)

How far to search for a parent with the provided search arguments

Examples: 0 > Search immediate parent. 1 > Search parent of slot and it's next parent. -1 > Search all the way to Root (CAN BE HEAVY)

Outputs

* (Slot)

The result of the search.

Examples

• An example code finding slots under and above other slots in a list, one of the nodes is a Find Parent By Name.
  An example code finding slots under and above other slots in a list, one of the nodes is a Find Parent By Name.