I have a nodetype which is has a connected field collection (multiple values). In this case one of items of the collection is a date and I have got the ID of this one. So:
field_collection_item_load($did);
takes me just half the way home, since I still need some data of the node, hosting this collection, which in turn holds that item.
Illustration:
node // need that id
+ dates (Field Collection)
+ item (of item of the field collection)
+ ....
+ date // got this id
+ more fields
+ ...
+ more items
Any Ideas?