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

# ofParentItem(_:includingParentItem:)

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

## Declaration

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

## See Also

### Creating a section snapshot

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