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ContentControl..::.Content Property

Gets or sets the content of a ContentControl. This is a dependency property.

Namespace:  System.Windows.Controls
Assembly:  PresentationFramework (in PresentationFramework.dll)
XMLNS for XAML: http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation, http://schemas.microsoft.com/netfx/2007/xaml/presentation
Syntax

'Usage

Dim instance As ContentControl
Dim value As Object

value = instance.Content

instance.Content = value

'Declaration

<BindableAttribute(True)> _
Public Property Content As Object
<object> content</object>
<object Content="content"/>

XAML Values

Content

Text or a single object.

Property Value

Type: System..::.Object
An object that contains the control's content. The default value is nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
Dependency Property Information

Identifier field

ContentProperty

Metadata properties set to true

None

Remarks

Content Model: This property is used to set the content of controls that inherit from ContentControl and can be any object. For more information, see Controls Content Model Overview.

Examples

The following examples show how to add content to a Button using the Content property that button inherits.

void OnClick5(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    btn6.FontSize = 16;
    btn6.Content = "This is my favorite photo.";
    btn6.Background = Brushes.Red;
}


Private Sub OnClick5(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RoutedEventArgs)
    btn6.FontSize = 16
    btn6.Content = "This is my favorite photo."
    btn6.Background = Brushes.Red
End Sub


Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0
See Also

Reference

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