# C1.Util.Util.GetFirstChildOfType

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<h1 id="C1_Util_Util_GetFirstChildOfType_" data-uid="C1.Util.Util.GetFirstChildOfType*">GetFirstChildOfType Method
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<h4 id="C1_Util_Util_GetFirstChildOfType__1_System_Windows_FrameworkElement_" data-uid="C1.Util.Util.GetFirstChildOfType``1(System.Windows.FrameworkElement)">GetFirstChildOfType&lt;T&gt;(FrameworkElement)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets an element's first child of a given type.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public static T GetFirstChildOfType&lt;T&gt;(FrameworkElement e) where T : DependencyObject</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Shared Function GetFirstChildOfType(Of T As DependencyObject)(e As FrameworkElement) As T</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <th>Type</th>
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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">e</span></td>
      <td><p>Parent element.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><span class="xref">T</span></td>
      <td><p>Element's first child of type T (or the element itself if it is of type T).</p>
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      <td><span class="parametername">T</span></td>
      <td><p>Type to look for.</p>
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