using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Linq; using System.Windows; using System.Windows.Controls; using System.Windows.Controls.Primitives; using System.Windows.Media; namespace ExtendedGrid.Classes { internal sealed class FindControls { public static T FindParent(DependencyObject child) where T : DependencyObject { //get parent item var parentObject = VisualTreeHelper.GetParent(child); //we've reached the end of the tree if (parentObject == null) return null; //check if the parent matches the type we're looking for var parent = parentObject as T; return parent ?? FindParent(parentObject); } 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; var childrenCount = VisualTreeHelper.GetChildrenCount(parent); for (var i = 0; i < childrenCount; i++) { var child = VisualTreeHelper.GetChild(parent, i); // If the child is not of the request child type child var childType = child as T; if (childType == null) { // 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)) { var frameworkElement = child as FrameworkElement; // If the child's name is set for search if (frameworkElement != null && 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; } public static DataGridColumnHeader GetColumnHeaderFromColumn(DataGridColumn column,DataGrid grid) { // dataGrid is the name of your DataGrid. In this case Name="dataGrid" var columnHeaders = GetVisualChildCollection(grid); return columnHeaders.FirstOrDefault(columnHeader => columnHeader.Column == column); } public static List GetVisualChildCollection(object parent) where T : Visual { var visualCollection = new List(); GetVisualChildCollection(parent as DependencyObject, visualCollection); return visualCollection; } private static void GetVisualChildCollection(DependencyObject parent, List visualCollection) where T : Visual { int count = VisualTreeHelper.GetChildrenCount(parent); for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) { DependencyObject child = VisualTreeHelper.GetChild(parent, i); if (child is T) { visualCollection.Add(child as T); } else if (child != null) { GetVisualChildCollection(child, visualCollection); } } } } }