ButtonBase Class (System.Windows.Controls.Primitives)

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Microsoft Silverlight 2

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.NET Framework Class Library for Silverlight

ButtonBase Class

Represents the base class for all button controls, such as Button, RepeatButton, and HyperlinkButton.

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

Remarks

Handle the Click event to respond when the user clicks a ButtonBase. The ButtonBase responds to keyboard input.

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. For more information, see Control Content Models.

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.

Platforms

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