ItemsControl.IsItemItsOwnContainerOverride Method

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Determines if the specified item is (or is eligible to be) its own container.

Namespace:  System.Windows.Controls
Assembly:  System.Windows (in System.Windows.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Protected Overridable Function IsItemItsOwnContainerOverride ( _
    item As Object _
) As Boolean
protected virtual bool IsItemItsOwnContainerOverride(
    Object item
)

Parameters

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if the item is (or is eligible to be) its own container; otherwise, false.

Remarks

A class that inherits from ItemsControl can override this method to indicate whether item is the item container. If you override IsItemItsOwnContainerOverride, always call the base implementation in your IsItemItsOwnContainerOverride implementation.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.