---
name: "BIS_fnc_returnParents"
type: function
status: ok
groups: ["Configs"]
arma3_since: "0.50"
locality: {"argument": null, "effect": null, "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_returnParents
revid: 376400
updated: 2025-10-10T20:44:01Z
---

# BIS_fnc_returnParents

*Function · Configs · Arma 3 v0.50 · introduced in Arma 2 v1.00*

## Description

Returns list of all parent classes.

## Syntax

```sqf
[config, onlyClassNames] call BIS_fnc_returnParents
```

**Parameters:**

- `config`: [Config](../topics/Config.md) - starting config class
- `onlyClassNames`: [Boolean](../topics/Boolean.md) - (Optional, default [false](../commands/false.md)) [true](../commands/true.md) to return only class names

**Returns:** [Array](../topics/Array.md) - list of all classes (including starting one)

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
[configFile >> "CfgVehicles" >> "Land_FirePlace_F", true] call BIS_fnc_returnParents;
//Returns ["Land_FirePlace_F","House_F","House","HouseBase","NonStrategic","Building","Static","All"]
```

## See also

[configFile](../commands/configFile.md) · [configHierarchy](../commands/configHierarchy.md) · [BIS_fnc_returnChildren](../functions/BIS_fnc_returnChildren.md)

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — BIS fnc returnParents](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_returnParents) (revision 376400).</sub>