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C1.Silverlight Namespace / VTreeHelper Class / GetParentOfType Method / GetParentOfType(DependencyObject,Type,DependencyObject,Boolean) Method
The visual whose parent is returned.
The System.Type of the parent element to search for.
The visual representing the end point of search.
Specifies whether the search should go on outside the VisualTree.

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    GetParentOfType(DependencyObject,Type,DependencyObject,Boolean) Method
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    Returns a System.Windows.DependencyObject value that represents the parent of the visual object of the specified type. Method looks up the visual tree until the desired parent element is found or parent element is equal to the specified endObject.
    Syntax
    'Declaration
     
    
    Public Overloads Shared Function GetParentOfType( _
       ByVal reference As DependencyObject, _
       ByVal type As Type, _
       ByVal endObject As DependencyObject, _
       ByVal lookOutsideVisualTree As Boolean _
    ) As DependencyObject

    Parameters

    reference
    The visual whose parent is returned.
    type
    The System.Type of the parent element to search for.
    endObject
    The visual representing the end point of search.
    lookOutsideVisualTree
    Specifies whether the search should go on outside the VisualTree.

    Return Value

    The parent of the visual.
    See Also