ParentNotebook[obj]
returns the NotebookObject that contains obj.


ParentNotebook
ParentNotebook[obj]
returns the NotebookObject that contains obj.
Details

- obj may be a BoxObject or CellObject.
- ParentNotebook returns $Failed if obj refers to an object that does not exist.
Examples
open all close allBasic Examples (1)
Get the parent notebook of a given CellObject:
Properties & Relations (1)
ParentNotebook of the evaluation cell is equivalent to EvaluationNotebook:
See Also
Related Guides
Related Workflows
- Find a Notebook's Notebook Object Identifier
History
Text
Wolfram Research (2014), ParentNotebook, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ParentNotebook.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2014. "ParentNotebook." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ParentNotebook.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2014). ParentNotebook. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ParentNotebook.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_parentnotebook, author="Wolfram Research", title="{ParentNotebook}", year="2014", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ParentNotebook.html}", note=[Accessed: 16-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_parentnotebook, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={ParentNotebook}, year={2014}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ParentNotebook.html}, note=[Accessed: 16-August-2025]}