# C1.WPF.Extensions.FindParent

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<h1 id="C1_WPF_Extensions_FindParent_" data-uid="C1.WPF.Extensions.FindParent*">FindParent Method
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<h4 id="C1_WPF_Extensions_FindParent__1_System_Windows_FrameworkElement_" data-uid="C1.WPF.Extensions.FindParent``1(System.Windows.FrameworkElement)">FindParent&lt;T&gt;(FrameworkElement)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Finds the first parent of a given type for a particular FrameworkElement</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public static T FindParent&lt;T&gt;(this FrameworkElement elem) where T : FrameworkElement</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Shared Function FindParent(Of T As FrameworkElement)(elem As FrameworkElement) As T</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.windows.frameworkelement">FrameworkElement</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">elem</span></td>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><p><returns>The first object whose type is <typeparam name="T"></typeparam></returns></p>
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