Class ParentOfTypeExtensions

Contains extension methods for enumerating the parents of an element.

Inheritance
System.Object
ParentOfTypeExtensions
Namespace: Telerik.Windows.Controls
Assembly: Telerik.Windows.Controls.dll

Syntax

public static class ParentOfTypeExtensions : Object

Methods

GetParents(DependencyObject)

Enumerates through element's parents in the visual tree.

Declaration
public static IEnumerable<DependencyObject> GetParents(this DependencyObject element)
Parameters
System.Windows.DependencyObject element

Returns
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.Windows.DependencyObject>

GetVisualParent<T>(DependencyObject)

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

Declaration
public static T GetVisualParent<T>(this DependencyObject element)
    where T : DependencyObject
Parameters
System.Windows.DependencyObject element

The target System.Windows.DependencyObject which visual parents will be traversed.
Returns
T

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

The type of the parent that will be searched up in the visual object hierarchy. The type should be System.Windows.DependencyObject.

IsAncestorOf(DependencyObject, DependencyObject)

Determines whether the element is an ancestor of the descendant.

Declaration
public static bool IsAncestorOf(this DependencyObject element, DependencyObject descendant)
Parameters
System.Windows.DependencyObject element

System.Windows.DependencyObject descendant

Returns
System.Boolean

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

ParentOfType<T>(DependencyObject)

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

Declaration
public static T ParentOfType<T>(this DependencyObject element)
    where T : DependencyObject
Parameters
System.Windows.DependencyObject element

Returns
T

Type Parameters
T