---
title: "parentForItems(inColumn:)"
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "appkit/nsbrowser/parentforitems(incolumn:)"
---

# parentForItems(inColumn:)

Returns the item that contains the children located in the specified column.

## Declaration

```swift
func parentForItems(inColumn column: Int) -> Any?
```

## Parameters

- `column`: The column.

## Return Value

Return Value The parent item for the specified column.

## See Also

### Accessing Components

- [loadedCell(atRow:column:)](appkit/nsbrowser/loadedcell(atrow:column:).md)
- [editItem(at:with:select:)](appkit/nsbrowser/edititem(at:with:select:).md)
- [item(at:)](appkit/nsbrowser/item(at:).md)
- [item(atRow:inColumn:)](appkit/nsbrowser/item(atrow:incolumn:).md)
- [indexPath(forColumn:)](appkit/nsbrowser/indexpath(forcolumn:).md)
- [isLeafItem(_:)](appkit/nsbrowser/isleafitem(_:).md)