FrameworkElement.FindName(String) Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows

Assembly:

PresentationFramework.dll

Finds an element that has the provided identifier name.

public:
 System::Object ^ FindName(System::String ^ name);

public object FindName (string name);

member this.FindName : string -> obj

Public Function FindName (name As String) As Object

Parameters

name

String

The name of the requested element.

Returns

Object

The requested element. This can be null if no matching element was found.

Remarks

If the element has child elements, these child elements are all searched recursively for the requested named element.

FindName operates within the current element's namescope. For details, see WPF XAML Namescopes.

See also

• FindResource(Object)
• Name
• x:Name Attribute