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DependencyObjectExtensionsTryFindAncestorT(DependencyObject) Method

Returns the first element in the ancestor list that implements the type of the type parameter.

Namespace: TomsToolbox.Wpf
Assembly: TomsToolbox.Wpf (in TomsToolbox.Wpf.dll) Version: 2.21.0+44d18b541fc9419ec3c549350a832394661b2a4d
XMLNS for XAML: Not mapped to an xmlns.
Syntax
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public static T TryFindAncestor<T>(
	this DependencyObject self
)
where T : class

Parameters

self  DependencyObject
The starting element.

Type Parameters

T
The type of element to return.

Return Value

T
The first element matching the criteria, or null if no element was found.

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type DependencyObject. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).
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