using System.Windows.Controls; using System.Windows.Media; using System.Windows; namespace MPF.UI.Core { internal static class ItemHelper { /// /// Finds a Child of a given item in the visual tree. /// /// A direct parent of the queried item. /// The type of the queried item. /// x:Name or Name of child. /// The first parent item that matches the submitted type parameter. /// If not matching item can be found, /// a null parent is being returned. public static T? FindChild(DependencyObject? parent, string childName) where T : DependencyObject { // Confirm parent and childName are valid. if (parent == null) return null; T? foundChild = null; if (parent is ItemsControl itemsControl && itemsControl.Items != null) { int childrenCount = itemsControl.Items.Count; for (int i = 0; i < childrenCount; i++) { var child = itemsControl.Items[i] as DependencyObject; // If the child is not of the request child type child if (child is not T) { // recursively drill down the tree foundChild = FindChild(child, childName); // If the child is found, break so we do not overwrite the found child. if (foundChild != null) break; } else if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(childName)) { // If the child's name is set for search if (child is FrameworkElement frameworkElement && frameworkElement.Name == childName) { // if the child's name is of the request name foundChild = (T)child; break; } } else { // child element found. foundChild = (T)child; break; } } } else if (parent is ContentControl contentControl && contentControl.Content != null) { var child = contentControl.Content as DependencyObject; // If the child is not of the request child type child if (child is not T) { // recursively drill down the tree foundChild = FindChild(child, childName); } else if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(childName)) { // If the child's name is set for search if (child is FrameworkElement frameworkElement && frameworkElement.Name == childName) { // if the child's name is of the request name foundChild = (T)child; } } else { // child element found. foundChild = (T)child; } } else if (parent is Visual) { int childrenCount = VisualTreeHelper.GetChildrenCount(parent); for (int i = 0; i < childrenCount; i++) { var child = VisualTreeHelper.GetChild(parent, i); // If the child is not of the request child type child if (child is not T) { // recursively drill down the tree foundChild = FindChild(child, childName); // If the child is found, break so we do not overwrite the found child. if (foundChild != null) break; } else if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(childName)) { // If the child's name is set for search if (child is FrameworkElement frameworkElement && frameworkElement.Name == childName) { // if the child's name is of the request name foundChild = (T)child; break; } } else { // child element found. foundChild = (T)child; break; } } } return foundChild; } } }