# Parent form

**URL:** <https://forum.servoy.com/t/parent-form/15667>\
**Category:** Classic Servoy\
**Created:** [March 14, 2012, 10:36am UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/parent-form/15667 "2012-03-14T10:36:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Hans\_Nieuwenhuis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/87869e/32.png) [@Hans\_Nieuwenhuis](https://forum.servoy.com/u/Hans_Nieuwenhuis)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 10:36am UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/parent-form/15667/1 "2012-03-14T10:36:15Z")

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Hi,

If on form A that is displayed in a tab of form B, can I get the name of form B in a method ?

Regards,

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**Author:** ![ROCLASI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/forum.servoy.com/roclasi/32/4371_2.png) [@ROCLASI](https://forum.servoy.com/u/ROCLASI)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 10:44am UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/parent-form/15667/2 "2012-03-14T10:44:59Z")

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Hi Hans,

You can call controller.getFormContext() on form A. This will return a dataset with the structure all the way to the main controller (top form).

Hope this helps.

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**Author:** ![Hans\_Nieuwenhuis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/87869e/32.png) [@Hans\_Nieuwenhuis](https://forum.servoy.com/u/Hans_Nieuwenhuis)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 12:18pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/parent-form/15667/3 "2012-03-14T12:18:29Z")

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Thanks !!

That’s what I was looking for.