public static class DataGridHelper
{
/// <summary>
/// Gets the visual child of an element
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">Expected type</typeparam>
/// <param name="parent">The parent of the expected element</param>
/// <returns>A visual child</returns>
public static T GetVisualChild<T>(Visual parent) where T : Visual
{
T child = default(T);
int numVisuals = VisualTreeHelper.GetChildrenCount(parent);
for (int i = 0; i < numVisuals; i++)
{
Visual v = (Visual)VisualTreeHelper.GetChild(parent, i);
child = v as T;
if (child == null)
{
child = GetVisualChild<T>(v);
}
if (child != null)
{
break;
}
}
return child;
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets the specified cell of the DataGrid
/// </summary>
/// <param name="grid">The DataGrid instance</param>
/// <param name="row">The row of the cell</param>
/// <param name="column">The column index of the cell</param>
/// <returns>A cell of the DataGrid</returns>
public static DataGridCell GetCell(this DataGrid grid, DataGridRow row, int column)
{
if (row != null)
{
DataGridCellsPresenter presenter = GetVisualChild<DataGridCellsPresenter>(row);
if (presenter == null)
{
grid.ScrollIntoView(row, grid.Columns[column]);
presenter = GetVisualChild<DataGridCellsPresenter>(row);
}
DataGridCell cell = (DataGridCell)presenter.ItemContainerGenerator.ContainerFromIndex(column);
return cell;
}
return null;
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets the specified cell of the DataGrid
/// </summary>
/// <param name="grid">The DataGrid instance</param>
/// <param name="row">The row index of the cell</param>
/// <param name="column">The column index of the cell</param>
/// <returns>A cell of the DataGrid</returns>
public static DataGridCell GetCell(this DataGrid grid, int row, int column)
{
DataGridRow rowContainer = grid.GetRow(row);
return grid.GetCell(rowContainer, column);
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets the specified row of the DataGrid
/// </summary>
/// <param name="grid">The DataGrid instance</param>
/// <param name="index">The index of the row</param>
/// <returns>A row of the DataGrid</returns>
public static DataGridRow GetRow(this DataGrid grid, int index)
{
DataGridRow row = (DataGridRow)grid.ItemContainerGenerator.ContainerFromIndex(index);
if (row == null)
{
// May be virtualized, bring into view and try again.
grid.UpdateLayout();
grid.ScrollIntoView(grid.Items[index]);
row = (DataGridRow)grid.ItemContainerGenerator.ContainerFromIndex(index);
}
return row;
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets the selected row of the DataGrid
/// </summary>
/// <param name="grid">The DataGrid instance</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static DataGridRow GetSelectedRow(this DataGrid grid)
{
return (DataGridRow)grid.ItemContainerGenerator.ContainerFromItem(grid.SelectedItem);
}
}