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ParentOfTypeExtensions

Class

Contains extension methods for enumerating the parents of an element.

Definition

Assembly:Telerik.Windows.Controls.dll

Syntax:

public static class ParentOfTypeExtensions

Inheritance: objectParentOfTypeExtensions

IEnumerable<DependencyObject>

Enumerates through element's parents in the visual tree.

public static IEnumerable<DependencyObject> GetParents(this DependencyObject element)

Parameters:elementDependencyObjectReturns:

IEnumerable<DependencyObject>

Searches up in the visual tree for parent element of the specified type.

public static T GetVisualParent<T>(this DependencyObject element) where T : DependencyObject

Parameters:elementDependencyObject

The target DependencyObject which visual parents will be traversed.

Returns:

Visual parent of the specified type if there is any, otherwise null.

Determines whether the element is an ancestor of the descendant.

public static bool IsAncestorOf(this DependencyObject element, DependencyObject descendant)

Parameters:elementDependencyObjectdescendantDependencyObjectReturns:

true if the visual object is an ancestor of descendant; otherwise, false.

Gets the parent element from the visual tree by given type.

public static T ParentOfType<T>(this DependencyObject element) where T : DependencyObject

Parameters:elementDependencyObjectReturns: