System.Windows.Controls Nam ...


.NET Framework Class Library
TabItem Class

Updated: February 2009

Represents a selectable item inside a TabControl.

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
Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Public Class TabItem _
    Inherits HeaderedContentControl
Visual Basic (Usage) 
Dim instance As TabItem
C# 
public class TabItem : HeaderedContentControl
Visual C++ 
public ref class TabItem : public HeaderedContentControl
JScript 
public class TabItem extends HeaderedContentControl
XAML Object Element Usage 
<TabItem>
  Content
</TabItem>
Remarks

Content Model: TabItem is a HeaderedContentControl. Its content property is Content and its header property is Header. For more information on the content model for TabItem, see Controls Content Model Overview.

Dependency properties for this control might be set by the control’s default style. If a property is set by a default style, the property might change from its default value when the control appears in the application. The default style is determined by which desktop theme is used when the application is running. For more information, see Themes.
Examples

The following example shows how to create a TabControl with TabItem elements.

XAML 
<TabControl TabStripPlacement="Top" Margin="0, 0, 0, 10">
  <TabItem Name="tabIitemContent" Header="TabItem with Buttons">
    <StackPanel>
      <Button Content="_OK"/>
      <Button Content="_Cancel"/>
    </StackPanel>
  </TabItem>

  <TabItem Name="backgroundcolor" Header="Background">
    <TabItem.Content>Background property information goes here.</TabItem.Content>
  </TabItem>

  <TabItem Name="foregroundcolor" Header="Foreground">
    <TabItem.Content>Foreground property information goes here.</TabItem.Content>
  </TabItem>

  <TabItem Name="bordercolor" Header="BorderColor">
    <TabItem.Content>Border color property information goes here.</TabItem.Content>
  </TabItem>
</TabControl>
Inheritance Hierarchy
System..::.Object
  System.Windows.Threading..::.DispatcherObject
    System.Windows..::.DependencyObject
      System.Windows.Media..::.Visual
        System.Windows..::.UIElement
          System.Windows..::.FrameworkElement
            System.Windows.Controls..::.Control
              System.Windows.Controls..::.ContentControl
                System.Windows.Controls..::.HeaderedContentControl
                  System.Windows.Controls..::.TabItem
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

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

TabItem Members
System.Windows.Controls Namespace
Change History

Date

History

Reason

February 2009

Described how default styles change dependency properties.

Customer feedback.

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