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  <refentry id="function.hwapi-parents">
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>hw_api->parents</refname>
    <refpurpose>Returns parents of an object</refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
    <methodsynopsis>
     <type>array</type><methodname>hw_api->parents</methodname>
     <methodparam><type>array</type><parameter>parameter</parameter></methodparam>
    </methodsynopsis>
    <para>
     Retrieves the parents of an object. The parents can be further filtered by
     specifying an object query. The parameter array
     contains the required elements 'objectidentifier' and the
     optional elements 'attributeselector' and 'objectquery'.
    </para>
    <para>
     The return value is an array of objects of type
     <classname>HW_API_Object</classname> or
     <classname>HW_API_Error</classname>.
    </para>
    <para>
     See also <function>hwapi_children</function>.
    </para>
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>

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