[This is preliminary documentation and is subject to change.]

Author: Ed Ball

Gets parent (in visual tree) of given DependencyObject

Namespace: Tools.WindowsT.WPF
Assembly: Tools.Windows (in Tools.Windows.dll) Version: 1.5.3.38916 (1.5.3.38916)

Syntax

C#
public static DependencyObject GetVisualParent(
	this DependencyObject obj
)
Visual Basic
<ExtensionAttribute> _
Public Shared Function GetVisualParent ( _
	obj As DependencyObject _
) As DependencyObject
Visual C++
[ExtensionAttribute]
public:
static DependencyObject^ GetVisualParent(
	DependencyObject^ obj
)
F#
static member GetVisualParent : 
        obj:DependencyObject -> DependencyObject
JScript
public static function GetVisualParent(
	obj : DependencyObject
) : DependencyObject

Parameters

obj
Type: System.Windows..::..DependencyObject
DependencyObject to get parent of

Return Value

Parent of given dependency object; null when obj is null or no parent can be found

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type DependencyObject. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see or .

Remarks

Parent is obtained either via GetParent(ContentElement) for ContentElement or via GetParent(DependencyObject).

See Also