Find a control in a WPF/Silverlight by name

Public static T FindVisualChildByName(DependencyObject parent, string name) where T : DependencyObject

{
  for (int i = 0; i < VisualTreeHelper.GetChildrenCount(parent); i++)
  {
      var child = VisualTreeHelper.GetChild(parent, i);
      string controlName = child.GetValue(Control.NameProperty) as string;
      if (controlName == name)
      {
          return child as T;
      }
      else
      {
          T result = FindVisualChildByName(child, name);
          if (result != null)
              return result;
      }
  }
  return null;
}

This works for the Visual elements, not for the current elements of a parent: http://forums.silverlight.net/forums/p/85766/402922.aspx


Ref:
http://flatlinerdoa.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!17124D03A9A052B0!566.entry
http://blogs.msdn.com/kmahone/archive/2009/03/29/visualtreehelper.aspx
http://enterpriseetc.com/post/VisualTreeHelper-Class-in-Silverlight.aspx

SL Custom Controls

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc721611.aspx#id0430049

Step 1: Create a New Silverlight Project
Step 2: Derive from Control (or ContentControl)
Step 3: Create a Control Template
Step 4: Create a Default Control Template
Step 5: Add Template Bindings
Step 6: Replace TextBlock with ContentPresenter
Step 7: Add a Click Event
Step 8: Add Visual States
The Completed Control

MVVM

http://blogs.silverlight.net/blogs/jesseliberty/archive/2010/01/28/mvvm-it-s-not-kool-aid.aspx

Silverlight: Refresh DataGrid

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1826593/silverlight-3-how-to-refresh-a-datagrid-content

Silverlight 3: Copier Coller du texte

La version 3 de SL ne permet pas d'avoir le menu contextuel habituel en faisant un click droit, donc pas possible de faire du copier/coller avec click droit.. en effet, le click droit sera géré dans Silverlight 4.

Cet article présente une solution pour contourner le problème :
http://geekswithblogs.net/bdiaz/archive/2010/03/01/a-simple-selectable-silverlight-textblock-sort-of.aspx

Cacher le DataPager si une seule ligne de données à afficher

http://blogs.msdn.com/mairaw/archive/2008/03/25/how-to-hide-a-datapager-control-when-there-is-only-one-page-of-data.aspx

A new age

After several months in a crapy mission with self absorbed people, I'm glad to have this new start in a new Silverlight 3 project. This might sound dumb, but it's so releaving to see that the people you're dealing with are more into their job and more interested into going forward than in their ego and doing everything to look better than anyone, while they actually suck !

I'm creating styles for SL3 controls, and probably will turn to creating custom controls. It's really exciting to work on new stuff, pull your hair out to fix and solve things ! the work load and late hours don't matter anymore, you're into it and glad to be ! It feels alive !

I've been making a mistake thinking i don't need Expression Blend, but it turned out to be a very interesting and powerful tool, not meant only for designers, but also for developpers.

I'll try and post new things about styles in SL within the next weeks.

This is only the start, and hopefully this will last for very long !