in reply to Objects: how to get parent object from child $self reference ?

You are confusing an inheritance hierarchy with an Instaciation hierarchy.

The answer to the question - the way you have asked it - is NO - it cannot be done - because it does not make any sense.

You need to figure out which process instantiates the parent and the child - That process can be used to connect the two.

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