/// <summary>
/// Selects the requested, or if not available the first, object of the specified type in the facade
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
/// <param name="self"></param>
/// <param name="item">the object to select or null </param>
/// <returns>selected object</returns>
public static T SyncToFacade <T>(this GUIFacadeControl self, T item) where T : class
{
int i = 0;
return(self.SyncToFacade <T>(item, out i));
}