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DataGrid.GetGroupFromItem Method

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Gets the row group that the specified item belongs to.

Namespace:  System.Windows.Controls
Assembly:  System.Windows.Controls.Data (in System.Windows.Controls.Data.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function GetGroupFromItem ( _
    item As Object, _
    groupLevel As Integer _
) As CollectionViewGroup

public CollectionViewGroup GetGroupFromItem(
    Object item,
    int groupLevel
)

Parameters

  • groupLevel
    Type: System.Int32
    The group sub level that the item is in.

Return Value

Type: System.Windows.Data.CollectionViewGroup
The row group that the specified item belongs to.

Remarks

You can use the GetGroupFromItem method to get the CollectionViewGroup that a specified item belongs to. The CollectionViewGroup can be passed to the ExpandRowGroup and CollapseRowGroup methods.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to get the CollectionViewGroup that the currently selected item belongs to.

[Visual Basic]

Dim cvg = dataGrid1.GetGroupFromItem(dataGrid1.SelectedItem, 0)

[C#]

CollectionViewGroup cvg = dataGrid1.GetGroupFromItem(dataGrid1.SelectedItem, 0);

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.