DependencyProperty::Register Method (String^, Type^, Type^, PropertyMetadata^)

 

Registers a dependency property with the specified property name, property type, owner type, and property metadata.

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

public:
static DependencyProperty^ Register(
	String^ name,
	Type^ propertyType,
	Type^ ownerType,
	PropertyMetadata^ typeMetadata
)

Parameters

name
Type: System::String^

The name of the dependency property to register.

propertyType
Type: System::Type^

The type of the property.

ownerType
Type: System::Type^

The owner type that is registering the dependency property.

typeMetadata
Type: System.Windows::PropertyMetadata^

Property metadata for the dependency property.

Return Value

Type: System.Windows::DependencyProperty^

A dependency property identifier that should be used to set the value of a public static readonly field in your class. That identifier is then used to reference the dependency property later, for operations such as setting its value programmatically or obtaining metadata.

For more information on dependency property registration, see DependencyProperty.

.NET Framework
Available since 3.0
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
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