Search for an element by using Panel.FindName() : StackPanel « Windows Presentation Foundation « VB.Net Tutorial

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<StackPanel Name="root"
  xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
  xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
  x:Class="WpfApplication1.FEFindName">
  <StackPanel.Resources>
      <Style TargetType="{x:Type Button}">
        <Setter Property="Height" Value="20"/>
        <Setter Property="Width" Value="250"/>
        <Setter Property="HorizontalAlignment" Value="Left"/>
      </Style>
      <Style TargetType="{x:Type TextBlock}">
        <Setter Property="HorizontalAlignment" Value="Left"/>
        <Setter Property="FontSize" Value="20"/>
      </Style>
  </StackPanel.Resources>
  <Button Click="Find">Find element with the ID "dog" and change color</Button>
  <StackPanel Name="stackPanel">
    <TextBlock Name="cat">Cat</TextBlock>
    <TextBlock Name="dog">Dog</TextBlock>
    <TextBlock Name="fish">Fish</TextBlock>    
  </StackPanel>
</StackPanel>
//File:Window.xaml.vb

Imports System
Imports System.Windows
Imports System.Windows.Controls
Imports System.Windows.Media

Namespace WpfApplication1
  Public Partial Class FEFindName
    Private Sub Find(sender As Object, e As RoutedEventArgs)
      Dim wantedNode As Object = stackPanel.FindName("dog")
      If TypeOf wantedNode Is TextBlock Then
        Dim wantedChild As TextBlock = TryCast(wantedNode, TextBlock)
        wantedChild.Foreground = Brushes.Blue
      End If
    End Sub
  End Class
End Namespace

16.44.StackPanel
	16.44.1.	StackPanel with Button, Ellipse and ListBox
	16.44.2.	Set DataContext for StackPanel
	16.44.3.	Arrange UI Elements in a Horizontal or Vertical Stack
	16.44.4.	StackPanel with Image BackGround
	16.44.5.	Vertical StackPanel
	16.44.6.	Horizontal StackPanel
	16.44.7.	Put buttons to StackPanel
	16.44.8.	Focus scope for StackPanel
	16.44.9.	Add Button and TextBox to StackPanel
	16.44.10.	Align left along StackPanel
	16.44.11.	StackPanel with MinHeight, MinWidth, VerticalAlignment, HorizontalAlignment
	16.44.12.	StackPanel with Label and TextBox
	16.44.13.	StackPanel search layout
	16.44.14.	Using StackPanel to group elements for absolute positioning
	16.44.15.	Search for an element by using Panel.FindName()
	16.44.16.	Change StackPanel Orientation
	16.44.17.	Use the methods that are defined by the IScrollInfo interface to scroll the child content of a StackPanel.
	16.44.18.	Use StackPanel to arrange child objects in a single line that you can align horizontally or vertically.