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ValidationSummary.Target Property

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Gets or sets the UIElement for which validation errors will be displayed in the summary.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Property Target As UIElement

public UIElement Target { get; set; }

<sdk:ValidationSummary Target="{Binding ElementName=targetElement}"/>

XAML Values

  • targetElement
    The Name or x:Name of a UIElement that the ValidationSummary is associated with. This syntax assumes that the working data context contains the named element. For more information, see ElementName.

Property Value

Type: System.Windows.UIElement
The UIElement for which validation errors will be displayed in the summary. The default is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Remarks

Dependency property identifier field: TargetProperty

By default, the Target is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) and the ValidationSummary displays errors for its parent container. To specify a different container for which the ValidationSummary will display errors, set the Target property. The Target is typically a container that holds other input controls, but can be a reference to any UIElement. You can set the Target in code or in XAML. To set it in XAML, you must use an ElementName binding.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Platforms

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