Xceed DataGrid for Silverlight Documentation
GetContainerFromItem Method (DataGridControl)
Example 


Xceed.Silverlight.DataGrid.v2.0 Assembly > Xceed.Silverlight.DataGrid Namespace > DataGridControl Class : GetContainerFromItem Method
An object representing the item whose container is to be retrieved.
Retrieves the container for the specified item.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Public Function GetContainerFromItem( _
   ByVal item As Object _
) As UIElement
'Usage
 
Dim instance As DataGridControl
Dim item As Object
Dim value As UIElement
 
value = instance.GetContainerFromItem(item)
public UIElement GetContainerFromItem( 
   object item
)

Parameters

item
An object representing the item whose container is to be retrieved.

Return Value

A UIElement representing the item's container.
Remarks
Only the data items that are visible in the viewport will have an associated container.
Example
Dim currentItem As Object = sldgDataGridControl.CurrentItem
Dim parentRow As DataRow = TryCast( sldgDataGridControl.GetContainerFromItem( currentItem ), DataRow )
parentRow.Cells( 0 ).BeginEdit()
object currentItem = sldgDataGridControl.CurrentItem;
DataRow parentRow = sldgDataGridControl.GetContainerFromItem(currentItem) as DataRow;
parentRow.Cells[ 0 ].BeginEdit();
Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 family

See Also

Reference

DataGridControl Class
DataGridControl Members
DataGridControl.GetContainerFromPath Method
DataGridControl.GetPathFromContainer Method
DataGridControl.GetPathFromItem Method

Additional Information

Paths and Containers

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