Base Elements

Four key classes--UIElement, ContentElement, FrameworkElement, and FrameworkContentElement--implement a substantial percentage of the common element functionality available in WPF programming. These four classes are referred to in this SDK as the base element classes.

In This Section

Base Elements Overview Freezable Objects Overview Alignment, Margins, and Padding Overview How-to Topics

Reference

UIElement

ContentElement

FrameworkElement

FrameworkContentElement

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