# ChildListDef Class

Namespace: [Qlik.Engine](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2024/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.htm)  
Assembly: Qlik.Engine.dll

Defines the list of children of a generic object.

What is defined in `ChildListDef` has an impact on what the `GetLayout` method returns. See `Example` for more information.

## Inheritance

* System.Object
  * [AbstractStructure](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2024/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.AbstractStructure.htm)
    * ChildListDef

      [](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.ChildListDef.htm)
      #### Derived Classes
      * [FilterpaneListboxObjectViewListDef](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2024/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Sense.Client.Visualizations.FilterpaneListboxObjectViewListDef.htm)

## Syntax

```
[ValueClass]
public class ChildListDef : AbstractStructure, IDisposable, IChildListDef, IAbstractStructure
```

## Constructors

| Name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| [ChildListDef()](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2024/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.ChildListDef.-ctor.htm#Qlik_Engine_ChildListDef__ctor) | Creates an instance of the ChildListDef class |

## Properties

| Name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| [Data](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2024/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.ChildListDef.Data.htm#Qlik_Engine_ChildListDef_Data) | Data that you want to include in the child list definition.<br><br>You need to enter the paths to the information you want to retrieve.<br><br>JSON property name: qData |