Returns a DependencyObject value that represents the parent of the visual object of the specified type. Method looks up the visual tree until the desired parent element is found or parent element is null.

Namespace:  C1.Silverlight
Assembly:  C1.Silverlight (in C1.Silverlight.dll)

Syntax

C#
public static DependencyObject GetParentOfType(
	DependencyObject reference,
	Type type
)
Visual Basic
Public Shared Function GetParentOfType ( _
	reference As DependencyObject, _
	type As Type _
) As DependencyObject

Parameters

reference
Type: System.Windows..::..DependencyObject
The visual whose parent is returned.
type
Type: System..::..Type
The Type of the parent element to search for.

Return Value

The parent of the visual.

See Also