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url: /cube-functions/elementhasancestor.md
description: >-
  Returns true (1) if the element from the specified dimension for the cell
  being evaluated is a descendant of the specified potential ancestor.
---

# ELEMENTHASANCESTOR

Returns true (1) if the element from the specified dimension for the cell being evaluated is a descendant of the specified potential ancestor.

```js
ELEMENTHASANCESTOR(dimension, ancestor)
```

#### Parameters

* `dimension` - The name of the dimension.
* `ancestor` - The name of the potential ancestor.

#### Examples

```js
ELEMENTHASANCESTOR("Time", "Default (Calendar)»2015")
```

**Note:** If the user is refreshing a workview which is only looking at `2015 - Jan` the result will be 1.