# IsChildListForACollapsedParent(IList<TreeViewItem<TIdentifier>>)

> Utility method for checking if the childList is identical to the one returned by the TreeView<TIdentifier>.CreateChildListForCollapsedParent() method.

## Definition

* **Type:** Method
* **Namespace:** [UnityEditor.IMGUI.Controls](/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unityeditor/imgui/controls.md)
* **Assembly:** UnityEditor.CoreModule

## IsChildListForACollapsedParent(IList\<TreeViewItem\<T>>)

```csharp
protected static bool IsChildListForACollapsedParent(IList<TreeViewItem<TIdentifier>> childList)
```

### Parameters

**** (\[IList\<TreeViewItem\<T>>]\(https\://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.collections.generic.ilist-1)): Children list of a TreeViewItem.

### Returns

| Type                                                          | Description |
| ------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |
| [bool](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean) |             |