# C1.WPF.C1HierarchicalPresenter.InitializeItem

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<h1 id="C1_WPF_C1HierarchicalPresenter_InitializeItem_" data-uid="C1.WPF.C1HierarchicalPresenter.InitializeItem*">InitializeItem Method
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<h4 id="C1_WPF_C1HierarchicalPresenter_InitializeItem_C1_WPF_C1HierarchicalPresenter_" data-uid="C1.WPF.C1HierarchicalPresenter.InitializeItem(C1.WPF.C1HierarchicalPresenter)">InitializeItem(C1HierarchicalPresenter)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Initializes a <span class="xref">C1.Silverlight.C1HierarchicalPresenter</span> by setting its parent and root elements
in the hierarchy.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public void InitializeItem(C1HierarchicalPresenter rootPresenter)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Sub InitializeItem(rootPresenter As C1HierarchicalPresenter)</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="C1.WPF.C1HierarchicalPresenter.html">C1HierarchicalPresenter</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">rootPresenter</span></td>
      <td><p>The <span class="xref">C1.Silverlight.C1HierarchicalPresenter</span> whose this item belongs to.</p>
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<h5 id="C1_WPF_C1HierarchicalPresenter_InitializeItem_C1_WPF_C1HierarchicalPresenter__remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>This method should be invoked only when we want to force the initialization of an item
before it gets visible. Otherwise the item will be initialized automatically before becoming
visible.</p>
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