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InputMethod Class

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Specifies attached properties that influence input method editor (IME) features and support when used with a Silverlight-based application.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.Windows.DependencyObject
    System.Windows.Input.InputMethod

Namespace:  System.Windows.Input
Assembly:  System.Windows (in System.Windows.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class InputMethod _
    Inherits DependencyObject

public sealed class InputMethod : DependencyObject

The InputMethod type exposes the following members.

Properties

  Name Description
Public propertySupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone Dispatcher Gets the Dispatcher this object is associated with. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)

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Attached Properties

  Name Description
Public attached propertySupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone IsInputMethodEnabled Gets or sets a value that determines whether input method editors can be used to provide input for the control where the property is attached.
Public attached property PreferredImeConversionMode Gets or sets a preferred ImeConversionModeValues value for a specified dependency object.
Public attached property PreferredImeState Gets or sets a preferred input method state for a specified dependency object.

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Methods

  Name Description
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone CheckAccess Determines whether the calling thread has access to this object. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone ClearValue Clears the local value of a dependency property. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone Equals(Object) Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone GetAnimationBaseValue Returns any base value established for a Silverlight dependency property, which would apply in cases where an animation is not active. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone GetHashCode Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodStatic memberSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone GetIsInputMethodEnabled Gets the value for the InputMethod.IsInputMethodEnabled attached property on the specified object.
Public methodStatic memberSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone GetPreferredImeConversionMode Gets the value for the InputMethod.PreferredImeConversionMode attached property on the specified object.
Public methodStatic memberSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone GetPreferredImeState Gets the value for the InputMethod.PreferredImeState attached property on the specified object.
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone GetValue Returns the current effective value of a dependency property from a DependencyObject. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
Protected methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone ReadLocalValue Returns the local value of a dependency property, if a local value is set. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
Public methodStatic memberSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone SetIsInputMethodEnabled Sets the value for the InputMethod.IsInputMethodEnabled attached property on the specified object.
Public methodStatic memberSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone SetPreferredImeConversionMode Sets the value for the InputMethod.PreferredImeConversionMode attached property on the specified object.
Public methodStatic memberSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone SetPreferredImeState Sets the value for the InputMethod.PreferredImeState attached property on the specified object.
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone SetValue Sets the local value of a dependency property on a DependencyObject. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Fields

  Name Description
Public fieldStatic memberSupported by Silverlight for Windows Phone IsInputMethodEnabledProperty Identifies the InputMethod.IsInputMethodEnabled attached property.
Public fieldStatic member PreferredImeConversionModeProperty Identifies the InputMethod.PreferredImeConversionMode attached property.
Public fieldStatic member PreferredImeStateProperty Identifies the InputMethod.PreferredImeState attached property.

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Remarks

The attached properties for input method editor interactions can only be set or obtained from dependency objects that are a TextBox or a derived type such as PasswordBox.

Platform Notes

For Silverlight for the desktop, InputMethod.PreferredImeConversionMode and InputMethod.PreferredImeState settings are only valid when the client is running Microsoft Windows.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

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

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.