RelativeSource::AncestorType Property

 

Gets or sets the type of ancestor to look for.

Namespace:   System.Windows.Data
Assembly:  PresentationFramework (in PresentationFramework.dll)

public:
property Type^ AncestorType {
	Type^ get();
	void set(Type^ value);
}

Property Value

Type: System::Type^

The type of ancestor. The default value is null.

Exception Condition
InvalidOperationException

The RelativeSource is not in the FindAncestor mode.

If the Mode property is not set explicitly, setting the AncestorType or the AncestorLevel property will implicitly lock the Mode property value to FindAncestor.

The following returns the second ItemsControl encountered on the upward path starting at the target element of the binding.

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

.NET Framework
Available since 3.0
Silverlight
Available since 5.0
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