Access a control from within a DataTemplate with its identifying name

Question

In my WPF application I have a ComboBox control that is located inside a Grid Control. In XAML I am assigning a name to the ComboBox:

Answer 1

First you have to get access to the control template which it has been applied to, then you can find an element of the template by name. Have a look at the MSDN knowledge base :

• How to: Find ControlTemplate-Generated Elements