ButtonBase Class (System.Windows.Controls.Primitives)

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.NET Framework Class Library for Silverlight

ButtonBase Class

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Represents the base class for all Button controls.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public MustInherit Class ButtonBase _
    Inherits ContentControl

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As ButtonBase

public abstract class ButtonBase : ContentControl

Visual C++

public ref class ButtonBase abstract : public ContentControl

JScript

public abstract class ButtonBase extends ContentControl

Remarks

Handle the Click event to respond when the user clicks a ButtonBase. The ButtonBase sets the AcceptsReturn attached property to true.

Note:
You should use the Click event to detect a button click instead of using MouseLeftButtonDown or MouseLeftButtonUp. For more information, see the Click event.

Content Model: ButtonBase is a ContentControl. Its content property is Content.

Inheritance Hierarchy

Thread Safety

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