---
title: "ofParentItem(_:)"
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "uikit/nsdiffabledatasourcesectionsnapshotreference/ofparentitem(_:)"
---

# ofParentItem(_:)

Creates a section snapshot containing the child items of the specified parent item, excluding the parent item.

## Declaration

```swift
func ofParentItem(_ parentItem: Any) -> NSDiffableDataSourceSectionSnapshotReference
```

## See Also

### Creating a section snapshot

- [init()](uikit/nsdiffabledatasourcesectionsnapshotreference/init().md)
- [ofParentItem(_:includingParentItem:)](uikit/nsdiffabledatasourcesectionsnapshotreference/ofparentitem(_:includingparentitem:).md)
- [appendItems(_:)](uikit/nsdiffabledatasourcesectionsnapshotreference/appenditems(_:).md)
- [appendItems(_:intoParentItem:)](uikit/nsdiffabledatasourcesectionsnapshotreference/appenditems(_:intoparentitem:).md)