FrameworkElement.FindName(String) FrameworkElement.FindName(String) FrameworkElement.FindName(String) FrameworkElement.FindName(String) Method

Definition

Namespace:
System.Windows System.Windows System.Windows System.Windows
Assembly:
PresentationFramework.dll

Finds an element that has the provided identifier name.

public:
 System::Object ^ FindName(System::String ^ name);
public object FindName (string name);
member this.FindName : string -> obj
Public Function FindName (name As String) As Object

Parameters

name
String String String String

The name of the requested element.

Returns

Object Object Object Object

The requested element. This can be null if no matching element was found.

Remarks

If the element has child elements, these child elements are all searched recursively for the requested named element.

FindName operates within the current element's namescope. For details, see WPF XAML Namescopes.

Applies to

See also