# C1.WPF.Extensions.GetAllParents

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<h1 id="C1_WPF_Extensions_GetAllParents_" data-uid="C1.WPF.Extensions.GetAllParents*">GetAllParents Method
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<h4 id="C1_WPF_Extensions_GetAllParents_System_Windows_FrameworkElement_" data-uid="C1.WPF.Extensions.GetAllParents(System.Windows.FrameworkElement)">GetAllParents(FrameworkElement)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Returns all the parents in the visual tree</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public static IEnumerable&lt;FrameworkElement&gt; GetAllParents(this FrameworkElement elem)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Shared Function GetAllParents(elem As FrameworkElement) As IEnumerable(Of FrameworkElement)</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><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.collections.generic.ienumerable-1">IEnumerable</a>&lt;<a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.windows.frameworkelement">FrameworkElement</a>&gt;</td>
      <td><p>The list of ancestor framework elements in the visual tree hierarchy</p>
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