VisualTreeHelper.GetParent(DependencyObject) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Windows.Media

Assembly:: PresentationCore.dll

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Returns a DependencyObject value that represents the parent of the visual object.

public:
 static System::Windows::DependencyObject ^ GetParent(System::Windows::DependencyObject ^ reference);

public static System.Windows.DependencyObject GetParent(System.Windows.DependencyObject reference);

static member GetParent : System.Windows.DependencyObject -> System.Windows.DependencyObject

Public Shared Function GetParent (reference As DependencyObject) As DependencyObject

Parameters

reference: DependencyObject

The visual whose parent is returned.

Returns

DependencyObject

The parent of the visual.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

reference is null.

InvalidOperationException

reference is not a Visual or Visual3D object.

Remarks

The value of reference can represent either a Visual or Visual3D object.

Applies to

Product	Versions
.NET Framework	3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
Windows Desktop	3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

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