MarkupExtension Class

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Provides a base class for XAML markup extension implementations that can be supported by Silverlight XAML processors.

Inheritance Hierarchy

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

'Declaration
Public MustInherit Class MarkupExtension _
    Implements IMarkupExtension(Of Object)

public abstract class MarkupExtension : IMarkupExtension<Object>

The MarkupExtension type exposes the following members.

	Name	Description
	MarkupExtension	Initializes a new instance of the MarkupExtension class.

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	Name	Description
	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.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	ProvideValue	When implemented in a derived class, returns an object that is provided as the value of the target property for this markup extension.
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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For most scenarios, custom markup extensions should implement the IMarkupExtension<T> interface and the ProvideValue method.

Supported in: 5

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

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.