Get the name of the parent user control WPF C#

Question

I have access to User Control A. I want to get info on User Control C. Is there any way to do this in WPF? The structure is basically what you see. User Control D is a ribbon, C is a tab on the ribbon and B and A are contents of C. I can't seem to get access to C. I tried using the Parent property of A but it doesn't seem to give me the info on C.

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I think it gives the window or some other obscure element. The program is ridiculously complicated. — DotNetRussell, Jul 12 '13 at 20:24
Are you using MVVM? If not I would recommend using this approach. This way you can get access to the base logic (View Models) under neath without trying to jump across controls directly. — tsells, Jul 12 '13 at 20:24

score 18 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:31

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Try using VisualTreeHelper.GetParent or use the recursive function here

edited May 23 '17 at 12:31

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answered Jul 12 '13 at 20:22

Rwiti

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Awesome I'll try that on Monday. Thanks – DotNetRussell Jul 12 '13 at 20:27
This does work however it turns out this question doesn't solve my problem. Checkmark and +1 for right answer though! Thanks – DotNetRussell Jul 15 '13 at 12:38

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 12 '13 at 20:49

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Maybe you can try to cast the parent as UserControl C, like this:

(this.Parent as UserControlC).YourProperty

answered Jul 12 '13 at 20:49

Guilherme H. J.

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score -1 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 18 '16 at 10:15

use the Window.GetWindow(this) method within Loaded event handler.

public MainView()
{
    InitializeComponent();

    this.Loaded += new RoutedEventHandler(MainView_Loaded);
}

void MainView_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    Window parentWindow = Window.GetWindow(this);

    ...
}

Get the name of the parent user control WPF C#

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