VisualTreeHelperExtensions Class Reference

Extends the VisualTreeHelper class. More...

Static Public Member Functions
static IEnumerable< T >	FindChildren< T > (DependencyObject parent, string childName)
	Find all visual children with matching type and element name. More...
static IEnumerable< T >	FindChildren< T > (DependencyObject parent)
	Find all visual children with matching type. More...
static T	FindVisualParent< T > (this DependencyObject obj)
	Finds a parent of a certain type of a this item in the visual tree. More...

Detailed Description

Extends the VisualTreeHelper class.

Member Function Documentation

FindChildren< T >() [1/2]

static IEnumerable< T > FindChildren< T > ( DependencyObject  parent )

static

Find all visual children with matching type.

Template Parameters

T	Type to look for.

Parameters

parent

Node at which to start.

Returns

Collection of matching visual tree child nodes.

Type Constraints

T

:

DependencyObject

FindChildren< T >() [2/2]

static IEnumerable< T > FindChildren< T > ( DependencyObject  parent, string  childName  )

static

Find all visual children with matching type and element name.

Template Parameters

T	Type to look for.

Parameters

parent	Node at which to start.
childName	Element name to look for.

Returns

Collection of matching visual tree child nodes.

Type Constraints

T

:

DependencyObject

FindVisualParent< T >()

static T FindVisualParent< T > ( this DependencyObject  obj )

static

Finds a parent of a certain type of a this item in the visual tree.

Template Parameters

T	The type of the queried item.

Parameters

obj	A direct or indirect obj of the queried item.

Returns

The first parent item that matches the submitted type parameter. If no matching item can be found, a null reference is being returned.

Type Constraints

T

:

DependencyObject