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System.Windows.Controls Namespace

Provides classes to create elements, known as controls, that enable a user to interact with an application. The control classes are at the core of the user's experience with any application because they allow a user to view, select, or enter data or other information.

Classes

	Class	Description
	AccessText	Specifies with an underscore the character that is used as the access key.
	AdornedElementPlaceholder	Represents the element used in a ControlTemplate to specify where a decorated control is placed relative to other elements in the ControlTemplate.
	AlternationConverter	Converts an integer to and from an object by applying the integer as an index to a list of objects.
	BooleanToVisibilityConverter	Represents the converter that converts Boolean values to and from Visibility enumeration values.
	Border	Draws a border, background, or both around another element.
	BorderGapMaskConverter	Represents a converter that converts the dimensions of a GroupBox control into a VisualBrush.
	Button	Represents a Windows button control, which reacts to the ButtonBase..::.Click event.
	Canvas	Defines an area within which you can explicitly position child elements by using coordinates that are relative to the Canvas area.
	CheckBox	Represents a control that a user can select and clear.
	CleanUpVirtualizedItemEventArgs	Provides data for the CleanUpVirtualizedItem event.
	ColumnDefinition	Defines column-specific properties that apply to Grid elements.
	ColumnDefinitionCollection	Provides access to an ordered, strongly typed collection of ColumnDefinition objects.
	ComboBox	Represents a selection control with a drop-down list that can be shown or hidden by clicking the arrow on the control.
	ComboBoxItem	Implements a selectable item inside a ComboBox.
	ContentControl	Represents a control with a single piece of content.
	ContentPresenter	Displays the content of a ContentControl.
	ContextMenu	Represents a pop-up menu that enables a control to expose functionality that is specific to the context of the control.
	ContextMenuEventArgs	Provides data for the context menu event.
	ContextMenuService	Provides the system implementation for displaying a ContextMenu.
	Control	Represents the base class for user interface (UI) elements that use a ControlTemplate to define their appearance.
	ControlTemplate	Specifies the visual structure and behavioral aspects of a Control that can be shared across multiple instances of the control.
	DataErrorValidationRule	Represents a rule that checks for errors that are raised by the IDataErrorInfo implementation of the source object.
	DataTemplateSelector	Provides a way to choose a DataTemplate based on the data object and the data-bound element.
	Decorator	Provides a base class for elements that apply effects onto or around a single child element, such as Border or Viewbox.
	DefinitionBase	Defines the functionality required to support a shared-size group that is used by the ColumnDefinitionCollection and RowDefinitionCollection classes. This is an abstract class.
	DockPanel	Defines an area where you can arrange child elements either horizontally or vertically, relative to each other.
	DocumentViewer	Represents a document viewing control that can host paginated FixedDocument content such as an XpsDocument.
	ExceptionValidationRule	Represents a rule that checks for exceptions that are thrown during the update of the binding source property.
	Expander	Represents the control that displays a header that has a collapsible window that displays content.
	FlowDocumentPageViewer	Represents a control for viewing flow content in a fixed viewing mode that shows content one page at a time.
	FlowDocumentReader	Provides a control for viewing flow content, with built-in support for multiple viewing modes.
	FlowDocumentScrollViewer	Provides a control for viewing flow content in a continuous scrolling mode.
	Frame	Frame is a content control that supports navigation.
	Grid	Defines a flexible grid area that consists of columns and rows.
	GridSplitter	Represents the control that redistributes space between columns or rows of a Grid control.
	GridView	Represents a view mode that displays data items in columns for a ListView control.
	GridViewColumn	Represents a column that displays data.
	GridViewColumnCollection	Represents a collection of GridViewColumn objects.
	GridViewColumnHeader	Represents a column header for a GridViewColumn.
	GridViewHeaderRowPresenter	Represents an object that is used to define the layout of a row of column headers.
	GridViewRowPresenter	Represents an object that specifies the layout of a row of data.
	GroupBox	Represents a control that creates a container that has a border and a header for user interface (UI) content.
	GroupItem	Appears as the root of the visual subtree generated for a group.
	GroupStyle	Defines how you want the group to look at each level.
	HeaderedContentControl	Provides the base implementation for all controls that contain single content and have a header.
	HeaderedItemsControl	Represents a control that contains multiple items and has a header.
	Image	Represents a control that displays an image.
	InkCanvas	Defines an area that receives and displays ink strokes.
	InkCanvasGestureEventArgs	Provides data for the Gesture event.
	InkCanvasSelectionChangingEventArgs	Provides data for the SelectionChanging.
	InkCanvasSelectionEditingEventArgs	Provides data for the SelectionMoving and SelectionResizing events.
	InkCanvasStrokeCollectedEventArgs	Provides data for the StrokeCollected event.
	InkCanvasStrokeErasingEventArgs	Provides data for the StrokeErasing event.
	InkCanvasStrokesReplacedEventArgs	Provides data for the StrokesReplaced event.
	InkPresenter	Renders ink on a surface.
	ItemCollection	Holds the list of items that constitute the content of an ItemsControl.
	ItemContainerGenerator	Generates the user interface (UI) on behalf of its host, such as an ItemsControl.
	ItemsControl	Represents a control that can be used to present a collection of items.
	ItemsPanelTemplate	Specifies the panel that the ItemsPresenter creates for the layout of the items of an ItemsControl.
	ItemsPresenter	Used within the template of an item control to specify the place in the control’s visual tree where the ItemsPanel defined by the ItemsControl is to be added.
	Label	Represents the text label for a control and provides support for access keys.
	ListBox	Contains a list of selectable items.
	ListBoxItem	Represents a selectable item in a ListBox.
	ListView	Represents a control that displays a list of data items.
	ListViewItem	Represents an item in a ListView control.
	MediaElement	Represents a control that contains audio and/or video.
	Menu	Represents a Windows menu control that enables you to hierarchically organize elements associated with commands and event handlers.
	MenuItem	Represents a selectable item inside a Menu.
	MenuScrollingVisibilityConverter	Represents a data-binding converter to handle the visibility of repeat buttons in scrolling menus.
	Page	Encapsulates a page of content that can be navigated to and hosted by Windows Internet Explorer, NavigationWindow, and Frame.
	Panel	Provides a base class for all Panel elements. Use Panel elements to position and arrange child objects in Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) applications.
	PasswordBox	Represents a control designed for entering and handling passwords.
	PrintDialog	Invokes a standard Microsoft Windows print dialog box that configures a PrintTicket and PrintQueue according to user input and then prints a document.
	PrintDialogException	The exception that is thrown when an error condition occurs during the opening, accessing, or using of a PrintDialog.
	ProgressBar	Indicates the progress of an operation.
	RadioButton	Represents a button that can be selected, but not cleared, by a user. The IsChecked property of a RadioButton can be set by clicking it, but it can only be cleared programmatically.
	RichTextBox	Represents a rich editing control which operates on FlowDocument objects.
	RowDefinition	Defines row-specific properties that apply to Grid elements.
	RowDefinitionCollection	Provides access to an ordered, strongly typed collection of RowDefinition objects.
	ScrollChangedEventArgs	Describes a change in the scrolling state and contains the required arguments for a ScrollChanged event.
	ScrollContentPresenter	Displays the content of a ScrollViewer control.
	ScrollViewer	Represents a scrollable area that can contain other visible elements.
	SelectionChangedEventArgs	Provides data for the SelectionChanged event.
	Separator	Control that is used to separate items in items controls.
	Slider	Represents a control that lets the user select from a range of values by moving a Thumb control along a Track.
	SoundPlayerAction	Represents a lightweight audio playback TriggerAction used to play .wav files.
	SpellCheck	Provides real-time spell checking functionality to text editing controls, including TextBox and RichTextBox.
	SpellingError	Represents a misspelled word in an editing control (i.e. TextBox or RichTextBox).
	StackPanel	Arranges child elements into a single line that can be oriented horizontally or vertically.
	StickyNoteControl	Represents a control that lets users attach typed text or handwritten annotations to documents.
	StyleSelector	Provides a way to apply styles based on custom logic.
	TabControl	Represents a control that contains multiple items that share the same space on the screen.
	TabItem	Represents a selectable item inside a TabControl.
	TextBlock	Provides a lightweight control for displaying small amounts of flow content.
	TextBox	Represents a control that can be used to display or edit unformatted text.
	TextChange	Contains information about the changes that occur in the TextChanged event.
	TextChangedEventArgs	Provides data for the TextChanged event.
	TextSearch	Enables a user to quickly access items in a set by typing prefixes of strings.
	ToolBar	Provides a container for a group of commands or controls.
	ToolBarTray	Represents the container that handles the layout of a ToolBar.
	ToolTip	Represents a control that creates a pop-up window that displays information for an element in the interface.
	ToolTipEventArgs	Provides event information for events that occur when a tooltip opens or closes.
	ToolTipService	Represents a service that provides properties and events to control the display and behavior of tooltips.
	TreeView	Represents a control that displays hierarchical data in a tree structure that has items that can expand and collapse.
	TreeViewItem	Implements a selectable item in a TreeView control.
	UIElementCollection	Represents an ordered collection of UIElement child elements.
	UserControl	Provides a simple way to create a control.
	Validation	Provides methods and attached properties that support data validation.
	ValidationError	Represents a validation error that is created either by the binding engine when a ValidationRule reports a validation error, or through the MarkInvalid method explicitly.
	ValidationErrorEventArgs	Provides information for the Validation..::.Error attached event.
	ValidationResult	Represents the result returned by the ValidationRule.Validate method that indicates whether the checked value passed the ValidationRule.
	ValidationRule	Provides a way to create a custom rule in order to check the validity of user input.
	ViewBase	Represents the base class for views that define the appearance of data in a ListView control.
	Viewbox	Defines a content decorator that can stretch and scale a single child to fill the available space.
	Viewport3D	Provides a rendering surface for 3-D visual content.
	VirtualizingPanel	Provides a framework for Panel elements that virtualize their child data collection. This is an abstract class.
	VirtualizingStackPanel	Arranges and virtualizes content on a single line that is oriented either horizontally or vertically.
	WebBrowser	Hosts and navigates between HTML documents. Enables interoperability between WPF managed code and HTML script.
	WrapPanel	Positions child elements in sequential position from left to right, breaking content to the next line at the edge of the containing box. Subsequent ordering happens sequentially from top to bottom or from right to left, depending on the value of the Orientation property.

Structures

	Structure	Description
	PageRange	Specifies a range of pages.

Delegates

	Delegate	Description
	CleanUpVirtualizedItemEventHandler	Represents the method that handles the VirtualizingStackPanel..::.CleanUpVirtualizedItem attached events.
	ContextMenuEventHandler	Represents the method that will handle the FrameworkElement..::.ContextMenuOpening and ContextMenuClosing routed events, as well as equivalent ContentElement events.
	GroupStyleSelector	Delegate used to select the group style as a function of the parent group and its level.
	InkCanvasGestureEventHandler	Represents the method that will handle the Gesture event of a InkCanvas.
	InkCanvasSelectionChangingEventHandler	Represents the method that will handle the SelectionChanging event of a InkCanvas.
	InkCanvasSelectionEditingEventHandler	Represents the method that handles two events raised when changes occur on an InkCanvas: the SelectionMoving event, or the SelectionResizing event.
	InkCanvasStrokeCollectedEventHandler	Represents the method that will handle the StrokeCollected event of an InkCanvas.
	InkCanvasStrokeErasingEventHandler	Represents the method that handles the StrokeErasing event for an InkCanvas.
	InkCanvasStrokesReplacedEventHandler	Represents the method that will handle the StrokesReplaced event of a InkCanvas.
	ScrollChangedEventHandler	Represents the method that will handle the ScrollViewer..::.ScrollChanged routed event.
	SelectionChangedEventHandler	Represents the method that will handle the SelectionChanged routed event.
	TextChangedEventHandler	Represents the method that will handle the TextBoxBase..::.TextChanged routed event.
	ToolTipEventHandler	Represents the method that will handle routed event that occur when a tooltip opens and closes.

Enumerations

	Enumeration	Description
	CharacterCasing	Specifies the case of characters typed manually into a TextBox control.
	ClickMode	Specifies when the Click event should be raised.
	Dock	Specifies the Dock position of a child element that is inside a DockPanel.
	ExpandDirection	Specifies the direction in which an Expander control opens.
	FlowDocumentReaderViewingMode	Names viewing modes for the FlowDocumentReader control.
	GridResizeBehavior	Specifies the rows or columns that are resized by a GridSplitter control.
	GridResizeDirection	Specifies whether a GridSplitter control redistributes space between rows or between columns.
	GridViewColumnHeaderRole	Defines the state or role of a GridViewColumnHeader control.
	InkCanvasClipboardFormat	Specifies the formats that an InkCanvas will accept from the Clipboard.
	InkCanvasEditingMode	Specifies the editing mode for the InkCanvas
	InkCanvasSelectionHitResult	Identifies the various parts of a selection adorner on an InkCanvas.
	MediaState	Specifies the states that can be applied to a MediaElement for the LoadedBehavior and UnloadedBehavior properties.
	MenuItemRole	Defines the different roles that a MenuItem can have.
	Orientation	Defines the different orientations that a control or layout can have.
	OverflowMode	Specifies how ToolBar items are placed in the main toolbar panel and in the overflow panel.
	PageRangeSelection	Specifies whether all the pages or only a limited range will be processed by an operation, usually printing.
	ScrollBarVisibility	Specifies the visibility of a ScrollBar for scrollable content.
	SelectionMode	Defines the selection behavior for a ListBox.
	SpellingReform	Specifies the spelling reform rules used by the spellchecker of the text editing control (i.e. TextBox or RichTextBox).
	StickyNoteType	Specifies whether a StickyNoteControl accepts text or ink.
	StretchDirection	Describes how scaling applies to content and restricts scaling to named axis types.
	UndoAction	How the undo stack caused or is affected by a text change.
	ValidationErrorEventAction	Describes whether a ValidationError object has been added or cleared.
	ValidationStep	Specifies when a ValidationRule runs.
	VirtualizationMode	Specifies the method the VirtualizingStackPanel uses to manage virtualizing its child items.