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Catel - Part 4 of n: Unit testing with Catel

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This article explains how to write unit tests for MVVM using Catel.
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// <copyright file="DependencyObjectExtensions.cs" company="Catel development team">
//   Copyright (c) 2008 - 2011 Catel development team. All rights reserved.
// </copyright>
// <summary>
//   Extension methods for the <see cref="DependencyObject" /> class.
// </summary>
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Media;

namespace Catel.Windows
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Extension methods for the <see cref="DependencyObject"/> class.
    /// </summary>
    public static class DependencyObjectExtensions
    {
		/// <summary>
        /// Returns the ancestory object of a <see cref="DependencyObject"/>.
        /// </summary>
        /// <typeparam name="T">Ancestor object.</typeparam>
        /// <param name="visualObject">Visual object to get the ancestor object for.</param>
        /// <returns><see cref="DependencyObject"/> or null if no ancestor object is found.</returns>
		/// <remarks>
		///		If visualObject was of type T it was returned as ancestor, this is changed.
		///		GetAncestorObject wil not return supplied parameter anymore.
		/// </remarks>
        public static T GetAncestorObject<T>(this DependencyObject visualObject)
        {
            object ancestorObject = null;

			if (visualObject != null)
            {
                DependencyObject parentVisualObject = VisualTreeHelper.GetParent(visualObject);

				if(parentVisualObject is T)
				{
					ancestorObject = parentVisualObject;
				}
				else
				{
					ancestorObject = GetAncestorObject<T>(parentVisualObject);
				}
            }

            return (T)ancestorObject;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Finds the logical or visual ancestor according to the predicate.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="startElement">The start element.</param>
        /// <param name="condition">The condition.</param>
        /// <returns>object or <c>null</c> if the ancestor is not found.</returns>
        public static object FindLogicalOrVisualAncestor(this DependencyObject startElement, Predicate<object> condition)
        {
            return FindLogicalOrVisualAncestor(startElement, condition, -1);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Finds the logical or visual ancestor according to the predicate.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="startElement">The start element.</param>
        /// <param name="condition">The condition.</param>
        /// <param name="maxDepth">The maximum number of levels to go up when searching for the parent. If smaller than 0, no maximum is used.</param>
        /// <returns>object or <c>null</c> if the ancestor is not found.</returns>
        public static object FindLogicalOrVisualAncestor(this DependencyObject startElement, Predicate<object> condition, int maxDepth)
        {
#if !SILVERLIGHT
            // Try to find logical ancestor one level up
            object logicalAncestor = FindLogicalAncestor(startElement, condition, 1);
            if (logicalAncestor != null) 
            {
                return logicalAncestor;
            }
#endif

            // Try to find visual ancestor one level up
            object visualAncestor = FindVisualAncestor(startElement, condition, 1);
            if (visualAncestor != null)
            {
                return visualAncestor;
            }

#if !SILVERLIGHT
            // If we didn't find anything, try logical parent and call this method (recursive)
            DependencyObject logicalParent = LogicalTreeHelper.GetParent(startElement);
            if (logicalParent != null)
            {
                object lastResortLogicalAncestor = FindLogicalOrVisualAncestor(logicalParent, condition);
                if (lastResortLogicalAncestor != null) 
                {
                    return lastResortLogicalAncestor;
                }
            }
#endif

            // If we didn't find anything, try visual parent and call this method (recursive)
            DependencyObject visualParent = VisualTreeHelper.GetParent(startElement);
            if (visualParent != null)
            {
                object lastResortVisualAncestor = FindLogicalOrVisualAncestor(visualParent, condition);
                if (lastResortVisualAncestor != null)
                {
                    return lastResortVisualAncestor;
                }
            }

            return null;
        }

#if !SILVERLIGHT
        /// <summary>
        /// Finds the logical ancestor according to the predicate.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="startElement">The start element.</param>
        /// <param name="condition">The condition.</param>
        /// <returns>object or <c>null</c> if the ancestor is not found.</returns>
        public static object FindLogicalAncestor(this DependencyObject startElement, Predicate<object> condition)
        {
            return FindLogicalAncestor(startElement, condition, -1);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Finds the logical ancestor according to the predicate.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="startElement">The start element.</param>
        /// <param name="condition">The condition.</param>
        /// <param name="maxDepth">The maximum number of levels to go up when searching for the parent. If smaller than 0, no maximum is used.</param>
        /// <returns>object or <c>null</c> if the ancestor is not found.</returns>
        public static object FindLogicalAncestor(this DependencyObject startElement, Predicate<object> condition, int maxDepth)
        {
            DependencyObject obj = startElement;
            while ((obj != null) && !condition(obj))
            {
                if (maxDepth == 0)
                {
                    return null;
                }
                else if (maxDepth > 0)
                {
                    maxDepth--;
                }

                obj = LogicalTreeHelper.GetParent(obj);
            }
            
            return obj;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Finds the logical ancestor by type.
        /// </summary>
        /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
        /// <param name="startElement">The start element.</param>
        /// <returns>object or <c>null</c> if the ancestor is not found.</returns>
        public static T FindLogicalAncestorByType<T>(this DependencyObject startElement)
        {
            return (T)FindLogicalAncestor(startElement, delegate(object o) { return (o is T); });
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Finds the logical root.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="startElement">The start element.</param>
        /// <returns>object or <c>null</c> if the ancestor is not found.</returns>
        public static DependencyObject FindLogicalRoot(this DependencyObject startElement)
        {
            DependencyObject obj = null;
            while (startElement != null)
            {
                obj = startElement;
                startElement = LogicalTreeHelper.GetParent(startElement);
            }

            return obj;
        }
#endif

        /// <summary>
        /// Finds the visual ancestor according to the predicate.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="startElement">The start element.</param>
        /// <param name="condition">The condition.</param>
        /// <returns>object or <c>null</c> if the ancestor is not found.</returns>
        public static object FindVisualAncestor(this DependencyObject startElement, Predicate<object> condition)
        {
            return FindVisualAncestor(startElement, condition, -1);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Finds the visual ancestor according to the predicate.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="startElement">The start element.</param>
        /// <param name="condition">The condition.</param>
        /// <param name="maxDepth">The maximum number of levels to go up when searching for the parent. If smaller than 0, no maximum is used.</param>
        /// <returns>object or <c>null</c> if the ancestor is not found.</returns>
        public static object FindVisualAncestor(this DependencyObject startElement, Predicate<object> condition, int maxDepth)
        {
            DependencyObject obj = startElement;
            while ((obj != null) && !condition(obj))
            {
                if (maxDepth == 0)
                {
                    return null;
                }
                else if (maxDepth > 0)
                {
                    maxDepth--;
                }

                obj = VisualTreeHelper.GetParent(obj);
            }

            return obj;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Finds the visual ancestor by type.
        /// </summary>
        /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
        /// <param name="startElement">The start element.</param>
        /// <returns>object or <c>null</c> if the ancestor is not found.</returns>
        public static T FindVisualAncestorByType<T>(this DependencyObject startElement)
        {
            return (T)FindVisualAncestor(startElement, delegate(object o) { return (o is T); });
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Finds the visual descendant.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="startElement">The start element.</param>
        /// <param name="condition">The condition.</param>
        /// <returns>object or <c>null</c> if the ancestor is not found.</returns>
        public static DependencyObject FindVisualDescendant(this DependencyObject startElement, Predicate<object> condition)
        {
            if (startElement != null)
            {
				// Does the element match the condition?
                if (condition(startElement))
                {
                    return startElement;
                }

				// If the element is a content element, get the content
				if (startElement is ContentControl)
				{
					// Only search content
					return FindVisualDescendant(((ContentControl)startElement).Content as DependencyObject, condition);
				}

				// If the element has children, loop the children
            	if (startElement is Panel)
            	{
            		for (int i = 0; i < VisualTreeHelper.GetChildrenCount(startElement); i++)
            		{
            			DependencyObject obj = FindVisualDescendant(VisualTreeHelper.GetChild(startElement, i), condition);
            			if (obj != null)
            			{
            				return obj;
            			}
            		}					
            	}
            }
            return null;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Finds the visual descendant by type.
        /// </summary>
        /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
        /// <param name="startElement">The start element.</param>
        /// <returns>object or <c>null</c> if the ancestor is not found.</returns>
        public static T FindVisualDescendantByType<T>(this DependencyObject startElement) where T : DependencyObject
        {
            return (T)FindVisualDescendant(startElement, delegate(object o) { return (o is T); });
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Finds the visual root.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="startElement">The start element.</param>
        /// <returns>object or <c>null</c> if the ancestor is not found.</returns>
        public static object FindVisualRoot(this DependencyObject startElement)
        {
            return FindVisualAncestor(startElement, delegate(object o)
                                                        {
                                                            DependencyObject dependencyObject = o as DependencyObject;
                                                            if (dependencyObject == null)
                                                            {
                                                                return false;
                                                            }

                                                            return (VisualTreeHelper.GetParent(o as DependencyObject) == null);
                                                        });
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the visual children.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="parent">The parent.</param>
        /// <returns>
        /// 	<see cref="IEnumerable{DependencyObject}"/> of all children.
        /// </returns>
        public static IEnumerable<DependencyObject> GetVisualChildren(this DependencyObject parent)
        {
            int count = VisualTreeHelper.GetChildrenCount(parent);
            for (int i = 0; i < count; ++i)
            {
                yield return VisualTreeHelper.GetChild(parent, i);
            }
        }
    }
}

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