Properties

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Microsoft Visual Studio 2008/.NET Framework 3.5

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Windows Presentation Foundation

Properties

Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) provides a set of services that can be used to extend the functionality of a common language runtime (CLR) property. Collectively, these services are typically referred to as the WPF property system. A property that is backed by the WPF property system is known as a dependency property.

In This Section

Dependency Properties Overview
Attached Properties Overview
Dependency Property Callbacks and Validation
Custom Dependency Properties
Dependency Property Metadata
Framework Property Metadata
Dependency Property Value Precedence
Read-Only Dependency Properties
Property Value Inheritance
Dependency Property Security
Safe Constructor Patterns for DependencyObjects
Collection-Type Dependency Properties
XAML Loading and Dependency Properties
Properties How-to Topics

Reference

DependencyProperty

PropertyMetadata

FrameworkPropertyMetadata

DependencyObject

Related Sections

Properties Samples
WPF Architecture
XAML
Base Elements
Element Tree and Serialization
Events (WPF)
Input and Commands
Resources (WPF)
Styling and Templating
Content Models
Threading Model