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--- swdev:dotnet:wpf:datatemplates [2012/12/07 17:10]
smayr [How to: Find DataTemplate-Generated Elements]
+++ swdev:dotnet:wpf:datatemplates [2012/12/07 17:15] (current)
smayr [Example 2]
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 Source: [[http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.frameworktemplate.findname.aspx|MSDN: FrameworkTemplate.FindName Method]]
+=== Example 1 ===
 For a ListBoxItem:
 <code xml>
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 ComboBox cb = (ComboBox)listBox.ItemTemplate.FindName("IconComboBox", lbi);
 </code>
+=== Example 2 ===
+For a ListBoxItem:
+<code xml>
+<Window.Resources>
+    <local:GreekGods x:Key="greekGods"/>
+    <DataTemplate x:Key="itemTemplate">
+        <TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=Name}" />
+    </DataTemplate>
+</Window.Resources>
+. . .
+<ListBox ItemsSource="{StaticResource greekGods}" ItemTemplate="{StaticResource itemTemplate}" Name="listBox"/>
+</code>
+<code csharp>
+// To get GreekGod object
+GreekGod greekGod = (GreekGod)(listBox.Items[0]);
+// To get ListBoxItem container holding object GreekGod
+ListBoxItem lbi1 = (ListBoxItem)(listBox.ItemContainerGenerator.ContainerFromIndex(0));
+ListBoxItem lbi2 = (ListBoxItem)(listBox.ItemContainerGenerator.ContainerFromItem(listBox.Items.CurrentItem));
+</code>
+Source: [[http://www.zagstudio.com/blog/7#.UMESToM72dI|ZAG Log: How to get a ListBoxItem from a data bound ListBox]]