RelativeSource.AncestorType Property

Definition

Gets or sets the type of ancestor to look for.

public:
 property Type ^ AncestorType { Type ^ get(); void set(Type ^ value); };
public Type AncestorType { get; set; }
member this.AncestorType : Type with get, set
Public Property AncestorType As Type

Property Value

The type of ancestor. The default value is null.

Exceptions

Examples

The following returns the second ItemsControl encountered on the upward path starting at the target element of the binding.

Binding myBinding = new Binding();
// Returns the second ItemsControl encountered on the upward path
// starting at the target element of the binding
myBinding.RelativeSource = new RelativeSource(
    RelativeSourceMode.FindAncestor, typeof(ItemsControl), 2);
Dim myBinding As New Binding()
' Returns the second ItemsControl encountered on the upward path
' starting at the target element of the binding
myBinding.RelativeSource = New RelativeSource(RelativeSourceMode.FindAncestor, GetType(ItemsControl), 2)

Remarks

If the Mode property is not set explicitly, setting the AncestorType or the AncestorLevel property will implicitly lock the Mode property value to FindAncestor.

XAML Text Usage

For XAML information, see RelativeSource MarkupExtension.

Applies to

See also