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# is\_parent\_map

Checks if an attribute name in the [MaciDataObj](/docs/maci/object.md) is a parent mapped with children, and returns a bool.

{% hint style="info" %}
data.is\_parent\_map()  ->  bool
{% endhint %}

\
*Basic Example checking if an attribute name is a parent in the* [*MaciDataObj*](/docs/maci/object.md)

```python
result = data.is_parent_map('attr1')
```

In this example, we simply use the is\_parent\_map method on the [MaciDataObj](/docs/maci/object.md) to get a boolean check if the attribute name passed into the parameter is a parent mapped with children, and assign the returned bool to a variable.

For more information on the mapping concept, see [Map Assignment Glyph](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/maci/language/v1.0.0#map-assignment-glyph) in the language section and [map\_attr](/docs/maci/object/methods/map_attr.md).

### partner methods

Methods that provide related utility to this method

[map\_attr](/docs/maci/object/methods/map_attr.md)  ->  Map an attribute name\
[unmap\_attr](/docs/maci/object/methods/unmap_attr.md)  ->  Unmap an attribute name

### parameters & arguments

Describes all parameter functionality and accepted data types

<details>

<summary>attr_name:  str</summary>

First and only required positional argument. Accepts strings

Use this parameter to pick the attribute name to check.

</details>


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