---
title: "system.gui.getParentWindow"
description: "Finds the parent (enclosing) window for the component that fired an event and returns a reference to it."
---

# system.gui.getParentWindow

> Finds the parent (enclosing) window for the component that fired an event and returns a reference to it.

This function is used in **Python Scripting**.

## Description
## Client Permission Restrictions
This scripting function has no [Client Permission](../../../ignition-modules/vision/vision-project-properties/vision-project-properties.md#vision-permissions-properties) restrictions.

## Syntax
`system.gui.getParentWindow(event)`

### Parameters
Type | Parameter | Description 
------- | ------- | ------
EventObject| `event` | A component event object.

### Returns
**FPMIWindow** - The [window](appendix\components\vision-components\vision-window-object\vision-window-object.md) that contains the component that fired the event.
    
### Scope
Vision Client

## Code Examples
```python title="Example #1 - Getting Window and Changing Its Title"
# Use this in an event script to change the window's title.
  
window = system.gui.getParentWindow(event)
window.title='This is a new title'
```