DependencyProperty.Register Method (System.Windows)

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DependencyProperty..::.Register Method

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Registers a dependency property with the specified property name, property type, owner type, and property changed callback for the property.

Namespace: System.Windows
Assembly: System.Windows (in System.Windows.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Shared Function Register ( _
    name As String, _
    propertyType As Type, _
    ownerType As Type, _
    propertyChangedCallback As PropertyChangedCallback _
) As DependencyProperty

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim name As String
Dim propertyType As Type
Dim ownerType As Type
Dim propertyChangedCallback As PropertyChangedCallback
Dim returnValue As DependencyProperty

returnValue = DependencyProperty.Register(name, _
    propertyType, ownerType, propertyChangedCallback)

public static DependencyProperty Register(
    string name,
    Type propertyType,
    Type ownerType,
    PropertyChangedCallback propertyChangedCallback
)

Visual C++

public:
static DependencyProperty^ Register(
    String^ name, 
    Type^ propertyType, 
    Type^ ownerType, 
    PropertyChangedCallback^ propertyChangedCallback
)

JScript

public static function Register(
    name : String, 
    propertyType : Type, 
    ownerType : Type, 
    propertyChangedCallback : PropertyChangedCallback
) : DependencyProperty

Parameters

name: Type: System..::.String

The name of the dependency property to register.

propertyType: Type: System..::.Type

The type of the property.

ownerType: Type: System..::.Type

The owner type that is registering the dependency property.

propertyChangedCallback: Type: System.Windows..::.PropertyChangedCallback

A PropertyChangedCallback implementation reference.

Return Value

Type: System.Windows..::.DependencyProperty

A dependency property identifier that should be used to set the value of a public static readonly field in your class. That identifier is then used to reference the dependency property later, for operations such as setting its value programmatically.

Reference

DependencyProperty Class

DependencyProperty Members

System.Windows Namespace

Other Resources

Dependency Properties Overview (Silverlight 2)