Implemented new MDI Container Control !

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diff --git a/Software/Visual_Studio/Tango.SharedUI/Helpers/UIHelper.cs b/Software/Visual_Studio/Tango.SharedUI/Helpers/UIHelper.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.Windows;
+using System.Windows.Media;
+
+namespace Tango.SharedUI.Helpers
+{
+    public static class UIHelper
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Finds a Child of a given item in the visual tree. 
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="parent">A direct parent of the queried item.</param>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">The type of the queried item.</typeparam>
+        /// <param name="childName">x:Name or Name of child. </param>
+        /// <returns>The first parent item that matches the submitted type parameter. 
+        /// If not matching item can be found, 
+        /// a null parent is being returned.</returns>
+        public static T FindChild<T>(DependencyObject parent, string childName)
+           where T : DependencyObject
+        {
+            // Confirm parent and childName are valid. 
+            if (parent == null) return null;
+
+            T foundChild = null;
+
+            int childrenCount = VisualTreeHelper.GetChildrenCount(parent);
+            for (int i = 0; i < childrenCount; i++)
+            {
+                var child = VisualTreeHelper.GetChild(parent, i);
+                // If the child is not of the request child type child
+                T childType = child as T;
+                if (childType == null)
+                {
+                    // recursively drill down the tree
+                    foundChild = FindChild<T>(child, childName);
+
+                    // If the child is found, break so we do not overwrite the found child. 
+                    if (foundChild != null) break;
+                }
+                else if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(childName))
+                {
+                    var frameworkElement = child as FrameworkElement;
+                    // If the child's name is set for search
+                    if (frameworkElement != null && frameworkElement.Name == childName)
+                    {
+                        // if the child's name is of the request name
+                        foundChild = (T)child;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    // child element found.
+                    foundChild = (T)child;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return foundChild;
+        }
+    }
+}