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11/18/2011

ContentPropertyAttribute Class

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Specifies which property of a class can be interpreted to be the content property when the class is parsed by a XAML processor.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
System.Attribute
System.Windows.Markup.ContentPropertyAttribute

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class, AllowMultiple := False, Inherited := True)> _
Public NotInheritable Class ContentPropertyAttribute _
    Inherits Attribute

[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class, AllowMultiple = false, Inherited = true)]
public sealed class ContentPropertyAttribute : Attribute

The ContentPropertyAttribute type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	ContentPropertyAttribute()	Initializes a new instance of the ContentPropertyAttribute class.
	ContentPropertyAttribute(String)	Initializes a new instance of the ContentPropertyAttribute class, using the specified content property name.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	Name	Gets the name of the property that is the declared content property.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals	Infrastructure. Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
	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.)
	GetHashCode	Returns the hash code for this instance. (Inherited from Attribute.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	Match	When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Remarks

In order to accept more than a single object element as content, the type specified as the content property must be a collection type.

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.

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