How to get x:Name value runtime

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Answer 1

When you use the x:Name syntax on an element that isn't a FrameworkElement or FrameworkContentElement, it registers the element with a NameScope. Unfortunately, you can't retrieve the name for an element, the lookup only works the other way around.

If you need to pass additional information about the DataGridColumn, a custom attached property would be an easy way of doing it.

More information about x:Name can be found on MSDN. Also, the NameScope documentation describes its behavior.

Answer 2

You can leverage reflection to grab the value with:

GridViewColumnHeader headerClicked = e.OriginalSource as GridViewColumnHeader;
String xName = (String)headerClicked.getType().GetProperty("Name").GetValue(headerClicked, null);