---
name: "ILIsParent"
section: "3w"
platform: "linux"
package: "libwine-dev"
version: "1.4.1-4"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ILIsParent"
---

# ILIsParent(3w)

## NAME

**ILIsParent** (SHELL32.23)

## SYNOPSIS

BOOL ILIsParent\
  (\
   LPCITEMIDLIST *pidlParent*,\
   LPCITEMIDLIST *pidlChild*,\
   BOOL          *bImmediate*\
  )

## DESCRIPTION

Verifies that *pidlParent* is indeed the (immediate) parent of *pidlChild*.

## PARAMS

*pidlParent* **\[In\]**  **.**

*pidlChild* **\[In\]**  **.**

*bImmediate* **\[In\]**  only return **TRUE** if the parent is the direct parent of the child.

## RETURNS

**TRUE** if the parent ItemIDlist is a complete part of the child ItemIdList, **FALSE** otherwise.

## NOTES

parent = a/b, child = a/b/c -\> **TRUE**, c is in folder a/b child = a/b/c/d -\> **FALSE** if *bImmediate* is **TRUE**, d is not in folder a/b child = a/b/c/d -\> **TRUE** if *bImmediate* is **FALSE**, d is in a subfolder of a/b child = a/b -\> **FALSE** if *bImmediate* is **TRUE** child = a/b -\> **TRUE** if *bImmediate* is **FALSE**

## IMPLEMENTATION

Declared in **"shlobj.h"**.

Implemented in **"dlls/shell32/pidl.c"**.

Debug channel **"pidl"**.