HasAncestor Method

Returns true if the passed in element is in this elment's parent chain

Syntax

Visual Basic

'Declaration
 
Public Function HasAncestor( _
   ByVal ancestor As UIElement _
) As Boolean

C#

public bool HasAncestor( 
   UIElement ancestor
)

Parameters

ancestor

UIElementElement to check

Return Value

True if element is in the parent chain. False otherwise.

Example

This sample checks to see if passed in element is a child of rowElement.

Visual Basic

Imports Infragistics.Win

Private Function IsRowUIElementChild(ByVal rowElement As UltraWinGrid.RowUIElement, ByVal element As UIElement) As Boolean

    ' Checks to see if element is a child of rowElement
    If element.HasAncestor(rowElement) Then
        Return True
    Else
        Return False
    End If

End Function

C#

using Infragistics.Win;
		
private bool IsRowUIElementChild(UltraWinGrid.RowUIElement rowElement, UIElement element)
{

	// Checks to see if element is a child of rowElement
	if(element.HasAncestor(rowElement))
		return true;
	else
		return false;

}

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2