WPF User Control Parent

Question

I have a user control that I load into a MainWindow at runtime. I cannot get a handle on the containing window from the UserControl.

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Answer 1

Try using the following:

Window parentWindow = Window.GetWindow(userControlReference);

The GetWindow method will walk the VisualTree for you and locate the window that is hosting your control.

You should run this code after the control has loaded (and not in the Window constructor) to prevent the GetWindow method from returning null. E.g. wire up an event:

this.Loaded += new RoutedEventHandler(UserControl_Loaded);