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BindableAttribute Class

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Specifies whether a member is typically used for binding. This class cannot be inherited.

System.Object
  System.Attribute
    System.ComponentModel.BindableAttribute

Namespace:  System.ComponentModel
Assembly:  System (in System.dll)
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[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.All)]
public sealed class BindableAttribute : Attribute

The BindableAttribute type exposes the following members.

  Name Description
Public method BindableAttribute(BindableSupport) Initializes a new instance of the BindableAttribute class with one of the BindableSupport values.
Public method BindableAttribute(Boolean) Initializes a new instance of the BindableAttribute class with a Boolean value.
Public method BindableAttribute(BindableSupport, BindingDirection) Initializes a new instance of the BindableAttribute class.
Public method BindableAttribute(Boolean, BindingDirection) Initializes a new instance of the BindableAttribute class.
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  Name Description
Public property Bindable Gets a value indicating that a property is typically used for binding.
Public property Direction Gets a value indicating the direction or directions of this property's data binding.
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  Name Description
Public method Equals Determines whether two BindableAttribute objects are equal. (Overrides Attribute.Equals(Object).)
Protected method Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetHashCode Serves as a hash function for the BindableAttribute class. (Overrides Attribute.GetHashCode().)
Public method GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method Match When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Protected method MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
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  Name Description
Public field Static member Default Specifies the default value for the BindableAttribute, which is No. This field is read-only.
Public field Static member No Specifies that a property is not typically used for binding. This field is read-only.
Public field Static member Yes Specifies that a property is typically used for binding. This field is read-only.
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You can specify this attribute for multiple members, typically properties, on a control.

If a property has been marked with the BindableAttribute set to true, then a property change notification should be raised for that property. This means that if the Bindable property is Yes, then two-way data binding is supported. If Bindable is No, you can still bind to the property, but it should not be shown in the default set of properties to bind to, because it might or might not raise a property change notification.

Note Note:

When you mark a property with BindableAttribute set to true, the value of this attribute is set to the constant member Yes. For a property marked with the BindableAttribute set to false, the value is No. Therefore, to check the value of this attribute in your code, you must specify the attribute as BindableAttribute.Yes or BindableAttribute.No.
Caution note Caution:

You can use this attribute at design time only. Nothing prevents you from binding to any property during run time.

The following code example marks a property as appropriate to bind data to.

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[Bindable(true)]
public int MyProperty
{
    get
    {
        // Insert code here.
        return 0;
    }
    set
    {
        // Insert code here.
    }
}

private void button1_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{

}

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
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