ModelParent.FindParent Method (EditingContext, Type, ModelItem)

Finds a viable parent for the specified type of child and editing context.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Windows.Design.Model
Assembly:  Microsoft.Windows.Design.Interaction (in Microsoft.Windows.Design.Interaction.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function FindParent ( _
    context As EditingContext, _
    childType As Type, _
    startingItem As ModelItem _
) As ModelItem

public static ModelItem FindParent(
    EditingContext context,
    Type childType,
    ModelItem startingItem
)

public:
static ModelItem^ FindParent(
    EditingContext^ context, 
    Type^ childType, 
    ModelItem^ startingItem
)

static member FindParent : 
        context:EditingContext * 
        childType:Type * 
        startingItem:ModelItem -> ModelItem 

public static function FindParent(
    context : EditingContext, 
    childType : Type, 
    startingItem : ModelItem
) : ModelItem

Parameters

• context
  Type: Microsoft.Windows.Design.EditingContext
  The editing context to use.

• childType
  Type: System.Type
  The type of item you wish to parent.

• startingItem
  Type: Microsoft.Windows.Design.Model.ModelItem
  The item to use as a starting point for the search.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.Windows.Design.Model.ModelItem
An item that can accept an item of type childType, or nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) if no viable parent could be found.

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

See Also

Reference

ModelParent Class

FindParent Overload

Microsoft.Windows.Design.Model Namespace

Other Resources

WPF Designer Extensibility Architecture