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;
}
}
}