ModelParent.CanParent Method

Determines if the specified type can be the parent of the specified child type.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Windows.Design.Model
Assembly:  Microsoft.Windows.Design.Interaction (in Microsoft.Windows.Design.Interaction.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function CanParent ( _
    context As EditingContext, _
    parent As ModelItem, _
    childType As Type _
) As Boolean

public static bool CanParent(
    EditingContext context,
    ModelItem parent,
    Type childType
)

public:
static bool CanParent(
    EditingContext^ context, 
    ModelItem^ parent, 
    Type^ childType
)

static member CanParent : 
        context:EditingContext * 
        parent:ModelItem * 
        childType:Type -> bool 

public static function CanParent(
    context : EditingContext, 
    parent : ModelItem, 
    childType : Type
) : boolean

Parameters

• context
  Type: Microsoft.Windows.Design.EditingContext
  The editing context to use.

• parent
  Type: Microsoft.Windows.Design.Model.ModelItem
  The parent.

• childType
  Type: System.Type
  The type of item you wish to parent.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if the specified parent item can accept instances of childType as a child; otherwise, false.

Remarks

This method returns true if the specified parent item can accept a childType type as a child. If this method returns true, a subsequent call to the Parent method will set parent as the parent of childType.

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

See Also

Reference

ModelParent Class

Microsoft.Windows.Design.Model Namespace

Other Resources

WPF Designer Extensibility Architecture