When should I use FrameworkPropertyMetadata or UIPropertyMetadata over plain PropertyMetadata?

Posted by Roger Lipscombe on Stack Overflow See other posts from Stack Overflow or by Roger Lipscombe
Published on 2010-03-21T12:11:42Z Indexed on 2010/03/21 12:41 UTC
Read the original article Hit count: 585

Filed under:

wpf

|

attachedproperties

|

attachedbehaviors

When looking at sample attached properties and behaviors, I've seen a mishmash of uses of FrameworkPropertyMetadata, UIPropertyMetadata and PropertyMetadata. Since they all form an inheritance hierarchy, how do I choose which one to use?

© Stack Overflow or respective owner

Related posts about wpf

C#/WPF - RoutedEvent in WPF class that isn't a UIElement

as seen on Stack Overflow - Search for 'Stack Overflow'
I have a class that needs to notify that something significant has occured. The class is in a WPF-project, even though this specific class, is lookless (and doesn't inherit from UIElement, neither directly or indirectly). Normally, I just register a RoutedEvent to get this functionality but as this… >>> More
How to pass value from wpf form to wpf user control

as seen on Stack Overflow - Search for 'Stack Overflow'
Hai am having a WPF user control in my WPF Form, when i click my button in my form , i just want to pass some value to the textbox which is in the usercontrol, tell me how to do this. >>> More
WPF opening up exe program within WPF window

as seen on Stack Overflow - Search for 'Stack Overflow'
Not sure if this is possible but is there a way to open up another program like notepad within the container of a WPF window? similiar to that of being able to open a web page using the webbrowser control? Basically I would like to open notepad or other exe but keep it constrained within the WPF… >>> More
Silverlight Commands Hacks: Passing EventArgs as CommandParameter to DelegateCommand triggered by Ev

as seen on ASP.net Weblogs - Search for 'ASP.net Weblogs'
Today I've tried to find a way how to pass EventArgs as CommandParameter to DelegateCommand triggered by EventTrigger. By reverse engineering of default InvokeCommandAction I find that blend team just ignores event args.To resolve this issue I have created my own action for triggering delegate commands… >>> More
Building applications with WPF, MVVM and Prism(aka CAG)

as seen on ASP.net Weblogs - Search for 'ASP.net Weblogs'
In this article I am going to walk through an application using WPF and Prism (aka composite application guidance, CAG) which simulates engaging a taxi (cab). The rules are simple, the app would have3 screens A login screen to authenticate the user An information screen. A screen… >>> More

Related posts about attachedproperties

What does InitializeComponent() do, and how does it work? (WPF)

as seen on Stack Overflow - Search for 'Stack Overflow'
What does InitializeComponent() do, and how does it work? (WPF) In general first, but I would especially be interested to know the gory details of order of construction, and what happens when there are AttachedProperties. >>> More
Silverlight 4 Default Button Service

as seen on Stack Overflow - Search for 'Stack Overflow'
For a few months I have been successfully using David Justices Default Button example in my SL 3 app. This approach is based on an attached property. After upgrading to SL4, the approach no longer works, and I get a XAML exception: "Unknown parser error: Scanner 2148474880" Has anyone succesfully… >>> More
Cannot convert the value in attribute '[attr]' to object of type 'System.Windows.TemplateBindingExte

as seen on Stack Overflow - Search for 'Stack Overflow'
Hi, I get this error when I define my attached dependency properties in a class outside the class hierarchy and set the owner to a common parent class. Attached dependency property in WindowBase class (outside class hierarchy = generated error): public static readonly DependencyProperty AreaColorProperty… >>> More
Silverlight ComboBox Attached Behavior

as seen on Stack Overflow - Search for 'Stack Overflow'
I am trying to create an attached behavior that can be applied to a Silverlight ComboBox. My behavior is this: using System.Windows.Controls; using System.Windows; using System.Windows.Controls.Primitives; namespace AttachedBehaviours { public class ConfirmChangeBehaviour { public… >>> More
Attached Property Changed Event?

as seen on Stack Overflow - Search for 'Stack Overflow'
Hello, ist there a way to get a change notification if an attached property changed? A simple example is a Canvas with a Rectangle in it. The position of the Rectange is set by using the DepenendyProperties Canvas.Top and Canvas.Left. I'm using an Adorner to move the Rectangle around by changing… >>> More