ItemContainerGenerator.ContainerFromItem Method

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Returns the container corresponding to the specified item.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function ContainerFromItem ( _
    item As Object _
) As DependencyObject
public DependencyObject ContainerFromItem(
    Object item
)

Parameters

  • item
    Type: System.Object
    The item to retrieve the container for.

Return Value

Type: System.Windows.DependencyObject
A container that corresponds to the specified item, if the item has a container and exists in the collection; otherwise, nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Remarks

If the specified item does not belong to the item collection, or there is no container for it, the ContainerFromItem method returns nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

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.