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11/18/2011

InputMethod Class

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Specifies attached properties that influence input method editor (IME) features and support when used with a Silverlight-based application.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
System.Windows.DependencyObject
System.Windows.Input.InputMethod

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class InputMethod _
    Inherits DependencyObject

public sealed class InputMethod : DependencyObject

The InputMethod type exposes the following members.

Properties

	Name	Description
	Dispatcher	Gets the Dispatcher this object is associated with. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)

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Attached Properties

	Name	Description
	IsInputMethodEnabled	Gets or sets a value that determines whether input method editors can be used to provide input for the control where the property is attached.
	PreferredImeConversionMode	Gets or sets a preferred ImeConversionModeValues value for a specified dependency object.
	PreferredImeState	Gets or sets a preferred input method state for a specified dependency object.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	CheckAccess	Determines whether the calling thread has access to this object. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
	ClearValue	Clears the local value of a dependency property. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
	Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	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.)
	GetAnimationBaseValue	Returns any base value established for a Silverlight dependency property, which would apply in cases where an animation is not active. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetIsInputMethodEnabled	Gets the value for the InputMethod.IsInputMethodEnabled attached property on the specified object.
	GetPreferredImeConversionMode	Gets the value for the InputMethod.PreferredImeConversionMode attached property on the specified object.
	GetPreferredImeState	Gets the value for the InputMethod.PreferredImeState attached property on the specified object.
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetValue	Returns the current effective value of a dependency property from a DependencyObject. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	ReadLocalValue	Returns the local value of a dependency property, if a local value is set. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
	SetIsInputMethodEnabled	Sets the value for the InputMethod.IsInputMethodEnabled attached property on the specified object.
	SetPreferredImeConversionMode	Sets the value for the InputMethod.PreferredImeConversionMode attached property on the specified object.
	SetPreferredImeState	Sets the value for the InputMethod.PreferredImeState attached property on the specified object.
	SetValue	Sets the local value of a dependency property on a DependencyObject. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Fields

	Name	Description
	IsInputMethodEnabledProperty	Identifies the InputMethod.IsInputMethodEnabled attached property.
	PreferredImeConversionModeProperty	Identifies the InputMethod.PreferredImeConversionMode attached property.
	PreferredImeStateProperty	Identifies the InputMethod.PreferredImeState attached property.

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Remarks

The attached properties for input method editor interactions can only be set or obtained from dependency objects that are a TextBox or a derived type such as PasswordBox.

Platform Notes

For Silverlight for the desktop, InputMethod.PreferredImeConversionMode and InputMethod.PreferredImeState settings are only valid when the client is running Microsoft Windows.

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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