FrameworkElement Class
Helper macro to easily connect events to code behind functions when overriding ConnectEvent Helper macro to easily connect attached events to code behind functions on ConnectEvent override Provides GUI framework-level features for user interface elements.
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Inheritance Hierarchy
Methods
From FrameworkElement
| Name | Description |
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| AncestorChanged | Notifies when an ancestor has changed its parent |
| AncestorNameScopeChanged | Notifies when a NameScope in an ancestor has changed any of its items |
| AncestorResourcesChanged | Notifies when a change occurred in the resources dictionary of this element or an ancestor |
| ApplyFrameworkTemplate | Applies a template on this element for the provided context |
| BringIntoView | Attempts to bring this element into view, within any scrollable regions it is contained within. |
| BringIntoView | Attempts to bring the provided region size of this element into view, within any scrollable regions it is contained within. |
| Clone | Returns a clone of this element. Used when applying a template |
| ConnectEvent | Attaches specified event to code-behind content |
| FindName | Provides accessors that simplifies access to the NameScope registration methods |
| FindResource | Finds a resource looking in the logical parent chain |
| GetBindingExpression | Returns a binding expression if the target property has an active binding; otherwise, returns null |
| GetFrameworkTemplate | Gets applied template on this element |
| GetParentOrTemplatedParent | Template management Gets the logical parent or the templated parent when logical parent is not available |
| GetStateGroupsRoot | Gets root for VisualState management |
| GetTemplateChild | Looks for a named element in the applied template |
| GetTemplateRoot | Gets the root element of the applied template |
| GetTimeManager | Gets the TimeManager that controls current element |
| IsLoaded | Gets a value that indicates whether this element has been loaded for presentation. |
| SetBinding | Attaches a binding to this element, based on the provided binding object |
| SetBinding | Attaches a binding to this element, based on the provided source property name as a path qualification to the data source |
From UIElement
| Name | Description |
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| AddHandler | Adds a handler to the specified routed event |
| Arrange | Positions child elements and determines a size for a UIElement. Parent elements call this method from their ArrangeCore implementation to form a recursive layout update. This method constitutes the second pass of a layout update |
| CaptureMouse | Attempts to force capture of the mouse to this element |
| CaptureTouch | Attempts to force capture of a touch to this element |
| Focus | Attempts to set focus to this element. |
| GetKeyboard | Gets keyboard input manager |
| GetMouse | Public methods in UIElement Gets mouse input manager |
| GetTouch | Gets touch input manager |
| GetUIParent | Gets the logical or visual parent for this element |
| GetUIView | Finds the View where this element is connected to traversing visual or logical ancestors, because visual tree might not be generated yet |
| InvalidateArrange | Invalidates the arrange state (layout) for the element. After the invalidation, the element will have its layout updated, which will occur asynchronously unless subsequently forced by UIElement.UpdateLayout(). |
| InvalidateMeasure | Invalidates the measurement state (layout) for the element. |
| InvalidateVisual | Invalidates the rendering of the element, and forces a complete new layout pass. UIElement.OnRender(DrawingContext) is called after the layout cycle is completed. |
| IsArrangeValid | Indicates if arrange is valid |
| IsMeasureValid | Indicates if measured size is valid |
| Measure | Updates the DesiredSize of a UIElement. Parent elements call this method from their own MeasureCore implementations to form a recursive layout update. Calling this method constitutes the first pass of a layout update in the layout system |
| MoveFocus | Request to move the focus from this element to another element. Returns true if focus is moved successfully, returns false if there is no next element |
| PredictFocus | When overridden in a derived class, returns the element that would receive focus for a specified focus traversal direction, without actually moving focus to that element |
| RaiseEvent | Raises a specific routed event. The RoutedEvent to be raised is identified within the RoutedEventArgs instance that is provided (as the RoutedEvent property of that event data) |
| ReleaseAllTouchCaptures | Releases all captured touch devices from this element |
| ReleaseMouseCapture | Releases the mouse capture, if this element held the capture |
| ReleaseTouchCapture | Attempts to release the specified touch device from this element |
| RemoveHandler | Removes a handler from the specified routed event |
| UpdateLayout | Ensures that all visual child elements of this element are properly updated for layout |
From Visual
| Name | Description |
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| ConnectToView | Enables or disables visual for render |
| FindCommonVisualAncestor | Finds the common ancestor of two visuals objects |
| GetRenderTreeId | Gets render tree id |
| IsAncestorOf | Determines whether the visual object is an ancestor of the descendant visual object |
| IsConnectedToView | Indicates if this visual has been connected to a View |
| IsDescendantOf | Determines whether the visual object is a descendant of the ancestor visual object |
| IsInRenderTree | Indicates if a render node has been created in the RenderTree for this visual |
| IsInvalidated | Indicates if this visual is invalidated and should send updates to the render tree |
| PointFromScreen | Converts a Point in screen coordinates into a Point that represents the current coordinate system of the Visual |
| PointToScreen | Converts a Point that represents the current coordinate system of the Visual into a Point in screen coordinates |
| SetVisualBrushFlag | Sets the flag that indicates that this Visual contains a VisualBrush |
| TransformToAncestor | Returns a transform that can be used to transform coordinates from the Visual to the specified ancestor of the visual object |
| TransformToDescendant | Returns a transform that can be used to transform coordinates from the Visual to the specified visual object descendant |
| TransformToVisual | Returns a transform that can be used to transform coordinates from the Visual to the specified visual object |
From DependencyObject
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| ClearAnimation | Clears the animation value of a property |
| ClearAnimation | Clears the animation value of a property |
| ClearLocalValue | Clears the local value of a property The property to be cleared is specified by a DependencyProperty identifier |
| CoerceValue | Coerces and validates the effective property value |
| CoerceValue | Coerces and validates the effective property value |
| DependencyPropertyChanged | Returns the PropertyChanged event |
| Destroyed | Destroyed delegate is raised when object is going to be destroyed |
| GetBaseValue | Returns the base value without animation nor coerce (this never returns IExpression like GetLocalValue) |
| GetLocalValue | Returns the local value of a dependency property, if it exists. |
| GetValue | Returns the current effective value of a dependency property on this instance of a DependencyObject |
| GetValueObject | Returns the current effective value of a dependency property on this instance of a DependencyObject as a boxed value |
| GetValueProvider | Gets the provider that returns the effective value for the specified dependency property |
| HasAnimatedProperties | Returns true if there is any animated property |
| InvalidateProperty | Re-evaluates the effective value for the specified dependency property if necessary If null is passed, a full re-evaluation could be needed |
| IsCached | Returns if the value is stored in the cache. If true, the priority is returned in the provider field |
| SetAnimation | Sets the animated value of a property |
| SetCurrentValue | Sets the current value of a dependency property. The current value is set on the coerce field, without modifying source or animated value |
| SetCurrentValueObject | Sets the current value of a dependency property using a boxed value |
| SetExpression | Sets the expression to be evaluated dynamically to obtain the value of the property |
| SetValue | Sets the local value of a dependency property |
| SetValueObject | Sets the local value (boxed) of a dependency property |
Properties
From FrameworkElement
| Name | Description | |
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ActualHeight | Gets the rendered height of this element. |
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ActualWidth | Gets the rendered width of this element. |
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ContextMenu | Gets or sets the context menu element that should appear whenever the context menu is requested through user interface (UI) from within this element. |
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Cursor | Gets or sets the cursor that displays when the mouse pointer is over this element. |
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DataContext | Gets or sets the data context for an element when it participates in data binding |
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DefaultStyleKey | Gets or sets the key to use to reference the style for this control, when theme styles are used or defined |
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FocusVisualStyle | Gets or sets a property that enables customization of appearance, effects, or other style characteristics that will apply to this element when it captures keyboard focus |
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ForceCursor | Gets or sets a value that indicates whether this FrameworkElement should force the UI to render the cursor as declared by this element's Cursor property. |
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Height | Gets or sets the suggested height of the element. |
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HorizontalAlignment | Gets or sets the horizontal alignment characteristics applied to this element when it is composed within a parent element, such as a panel or items control |
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LayoutTransform | Gets or sets a graphics transformation that should apply to this element when layout is performed |
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Margin | Gets or sets the outer margin of an element. |
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MaxHeight | Gets or sets the maximum height constraint of the element. |
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MaxWidth | Gets or sets the maximum width constraint of the element. |
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MinHeight | Gets or sets the minimum height constraint of the element. |
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MinWidth | Gets or sets the minimum width constraint of the element. |
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Name | Gets or sets the identifying name of the element. The name provides a reference so that code-behind, such as event handler code, can refer to a markup element after it is constructed during processing by a XAML processor. |
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OverridesDefaultStyle | Gets or sets a value that indicates whether this element incorporates style properties from theme styles. |
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Parent | Gets the logical parent element of this element |
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Resources | Gets or sets the locally-defined resource dictionary |
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Style | Gets or sets the style used by this element when it is rendered |
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Tag | Gets or sets an arbitrary object value that can be used to store custom information about this element |
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TemplatedParent | Gets or sets the template parent of this element. This property is not relevant if the element was not created through a template |
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ToolTip | Gets or sets the tool-tip object that is displayed for this element in the user interface |
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Triggers | Get the trigger collection |
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UseLayoutRounding | Gets or sets a value that indicates whether layout rounding should be applied to this element's size and position during layout |
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VerticalAlignment | Gets or sets the vertical alignment characteristics applied to this element when it is composed within a parent element such as a panel or items control. |
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Width | Gets or sets the width of the element |
Dependency Property - 
Read onlyFrom UIElement
| Name | Description | |
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AllowDrop | Gets or sets a value indicating whether this element can be used as the target of a drag-and-drop operation. |
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Clip | Gets or sets the geometry used to define the outline of the contents of an element |
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ClipToBounds | Gets or sets a value indicating whether to clip the content of this element (or content coming from the child elements of this element) to fit into the size of the containing element |
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CommandBindings | Gets a collection of CommandBinding objects associated with this element |
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DesiredSize | Gets control's desired size (calculated after measure process) |
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Focusable | Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the element can receive focus. |
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InputBindings | Gets a collection of InputBinding objects associated with this element |
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IsEnabled | Gets or sets a value indicating whether this element is enabled in the user interface |
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IsFocused | Indicates whether this element has the focus |
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IsHitTestVisible | Gets or sets a value that declares whether this element can possibly be returned as a hit test result from some portion of its rendered content. |
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IsKeyboardFocusWithin | Gets a value indicating whether keyboard focus is anywhere within the element or its visual tree child elements |
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IsKeyboardFocused | Gets a value indicating whether this element has keyboard focus |
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IsManipulationEnabled | Gets or sets a value that indicates whether manipulation events are enabled on this element |
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IsMouseCaptureWithin | Gets a value that determines whether mouse capture is held by this element or by child elements in its visual tree. |
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IsMouseCaptured | Gets a value indicating whether the mouse is captured to this element |
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IsMouseDirectlyOver | Gets a value that indicates whether the position of the mouse pointer corresponds to hit test results, which take element compositing into account. |
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IsMouseOver | Gets a value indicating whether the mouse pointer is located over this element (including child elements in the visual tree). |
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IsVisible | Indicates whether this element is visible in the user interface |
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Opacity | Gets or sets the opacity factor applied to the entire element when it is rendered |
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OpacityMask | Gets or sets an opacity mask, as a Brush implementation that is applied to any alpha-channel masking for the rendered content of this element |
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Projection | Gets or sets the perspective projection (3D effect) to apply when rendering this element |
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RenderSize | Gets calculated (during arrange) render size |
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RenderTransform | Gets or sets transform information that affects the rendering position of this element |
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RenderTransformOrigin | Gets or sets the center point of any possible render transform declared by RenderTransform, relative to the bounds of the element. |
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Visibility | Gets or sets the user interface visibility of this element |
Dependency Property - Read onlyFrom Visual
| Name | Description | |
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View | Gets the view where this visual is connected to |
Dependency Property - Read onlyEvents
From FrameworkElement
| Name | Description | |
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ContextMenuClosing | Occurs just before any context menu on the element is closed |
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ContextMenuOpening | Occurs when any context menu on the element is opened |
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DataContextChanged | Occurs when the data context for this element changes |
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Initialized | Occurs when this element is initialized |
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Loaded | Occurs when the element is laid out, rendered, and ready for interaction |
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RequestBringIntoView | Occurs when BringIntoView is called on this element |
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SizeChanged | Occurs when either the ActualHeight or the ActualWidth properties change value on this element |
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ToolTipClosing | Occurs just before any tooltip on the element is closed |
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ToolTipOpening | Occurs when any tooltip on the element is opened |
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Unloaded | Occurs when the element is removed from within an element tree of loaded elements |
Routed Event - Non routed event - 
Delegate EventFrom UIElement
| Name | Description | |
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FocusableChanged | Occurs when the value of the Focusable property changes |
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GotFocus | Occurs when this element gets logical focus |
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GotKeyboardFocus | Occurs when the keyboard is focused on this element |
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GotMouseCapture | Occurs when this element captures the mouse |
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GotTouchCapture | Occurs when a touch is captured to this element |
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IsEnabledChanged | Occurs when the value of the IsEnabled property on this element changes |
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IsHitTestVisibleChanged | Occurs when the value of the IsHitTestVisible dependency property changes on this element |
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IsKeyboardFocusWithinChanged | Occurs when the value of the IsKeyboardFocusWithinChanged property changes on this element |
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IsKeyboardFocusedChanged | Occurs when the value of the IsKeyboardFocused property changes on this element |
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IsMouseCaptureWithinChanged | Occurs when the value of the IsMouseCaptureWithinProperty changes on this element |
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IsMouseCapturedChanged | Occurs when the value of the IsMouseCaptured property changes on this element |
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IsMouseDirectlyOverChanged | Occurs when the value of the IsMouseDirectlyOver property changes on this element |
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IsVisibleChanged | Occurs when the value of the IsVisible property changes on this element |
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KeyDown | Occurs when a key is pressed while focus is on this element |
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KeyUp | Occurs when a key is released while focus is on this element |
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LostFocus | Occurs when this element loses logical focus |
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LostKeyboardFocus | Occurs when the keyboard is no longer focused on this element |
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LostMouseCapture | Occurs when this element loses mouse capture |
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LostTouchCapture | Occurs when this element loses a touch capture |
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ManipulationCompleted | Occurs when a manipulation and inertia on the UIElement object is complete |
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ManipulationDelta | Occurs when the input device changes position during a manipulation |
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ManipulationInertiaStarting | Occurs when the input device loses contact with the UIElement during a manipulation and inertia begins |
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ManipulationStarted | Occurs when an input device begins a manipulation on the UIElement object |
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ManipulationStarting | Occurs when the manipulation processor is first created |
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MouseDown | Occurs when any mouse button is pressed while the pointer is over this element |
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MouseEnter | Occurs when the mouse pointer enters the bounds of this element |
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MouseLeave | Occurs when the mouse pointer leaves the bounds of this element |
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MouseLeftButtonDown | Occurs when the left mouse button is pressed while the mouse pointer is over this element |
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MouseLeftButtonUp | Occurs when the left mouse button is released while the mouse pointer is over this element |
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MouseMove | Occurs when the mouse pointer moves while over this element |
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MouseRightButtonDown | Occurs when the right mouse button is pressed while the mouse pointer is over this element |
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MouseRightButtonUp | Occurs when the right mouse button is released while the mouse pointer is over this element |
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MouseUp | Occurs when any mouse button is released over this element |
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MouseWheel | Occurs when the user rotates the mouse wheel while the mouse pointer is over this element |
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PreviewGotKeyboardFocus | Occurs when the keyboard is focused on this element |
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PreviewKeyDown | Occurs when a key is pressed while focus is on this element |
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PreviewKeyUp | Occurs when a key is released while focus is on this element |
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PreviewLostKeyboardFocus | Occurs when the keyboard is no longer focused on this element |
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PreviewMouseDown | Occurs when any mouse button is pressed while the pointer is over this element |
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PreviewMouseLeftButtonDown | Occurs when the left mouse button is pressed while the mouse pointer is over this element |
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PreviewMouseLeftButtonUp | Occurs when the left mouse button is released while the mouse pointer is over this element |
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PreviewMouseMove | Occurs when the mouse pointer moves while the mouse pointer is over this element |
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PreviewMouseRightButtonDown | Occurs when the right mouse button is pressed while the mouse pointer is over this element |
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PreviewMouseRightButtonUp | Occurs when the right mouse button is released while the mouse pointer is over this element |
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PreviewMouseUp | Occurs when any mouse button is released while the mouse pointer is over this element |
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PreviewMouseWheel | Occurs when the user rotates the mouse wheel while the mouse pointer is over this element |
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PreviewTextInput | Occurs when this element gets text in a device-independent manner |
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PreviewTouchDown | Occurs when a finger touches the screen while the finger is over this element |
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PreviewTouchMove | Occurs when a finger moves on the screen while the finger is over this element |
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PreviewTouchUp | Occurs when a finger is raised off of the screen while the finger is over this element |
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QueryCursor | Occurs when the cursor is requested to display |
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TextInput | Occurs when this element gets text in a device-independent manner |
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TouchDown | Occurs when a finger touches the screen while the finger is over this element |
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TouchEnter | Occurs when a touch moves from outside to inside the bounds of this element |
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TouchLeave | Occurs when a touch moves from inside to outside the bounds of this element |
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TouchMove | Occurs when a finger moves on the screen while the finger is over this element |
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TouchUp | Occurs when a finger is raised off of the screen while the finger is over this element |
Routed Event - Non routed event - Delegate Event