GetAncestorFromType(DependencyObject,Type,Boolean,DependencyObject,Type) Method

Get an ancestor parent based on its type.

Syntax

Visual Basic

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Shared Function GetAncestorFromType( _
   ByVal descendant As DependencyObject, _
   ByVal type As Type, _
   ByVal allowSubclassOfType As Boolean, _
   ByVal stopAtVisual As DependencyObject, _
   ByVal stopAtType As Type _
) As DependencyObject

C#

public static DependencyObject GetAncestorFromType( 
   DependencyObject descendant,
   Type type,
   bool allowSubclassOfType,
   DependencyObject stopAtVisual,
   Type stopAtType
)

Parameters

descendant

type

allowSubclassOfType

stopAtVisual

stopAtType

Return Value

An ancestor parent of the specified type or null if not found.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012, 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