Annotation Class

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Annotations

Assembly:

PresentationFramework.dll

Represents a user annotation in the Microsoft Annotations Framework.

public ref class Annotation sealed : System::Xml::Serialization::IXmlSerializable

public sealed class Annotation : System.Xml.Serialization.IXmlSerializable

type Annotation = class
    interface IXmlSerializable

Public NotInheritable Class Annotation
Implements IXmlSerializable

Inheritance

Object

Annotation

Implements

IXmlSerializable

Remarks

Annotation represents a single annotation with all associated anchoring and content data. An annotation consists of the following main elements.

• Zero, one, or more Anchors that identify what is being annotated.

• Zero, one, or more Cargos that contain the user data for the annotation.

• Zero, one, or more Authors that define who created the annotation.

• A CreationTime that specifies the date and time when the annotation was created.

• A LastModificationTime that specifies when the annotation was last updated.

• A unique annotation Id (a globally unique identifier (GUID)).

Constructors

Annotation()	This constructor supports the Windows Presentation Foundation infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
Annotation(XmlQualifiedName)	Initializes a new instance of the Annotation class that has a specified type name and namespace.
Annotation(XmlQualifiedName, Guid, DateTime, DateTime)	This constructor supports the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.

Properties

Anchors	Gets a collection of zero or more AnnotationResource anchor elements that define the data selection(s) being annotated.
AnnotationType	Gets the XmlQualifiedName of the annotation type.
Authors	Gets a collection of zero or more author strings that identify who created the Annotation.
Cargos	Gets a collection of zero or more AnnotationResource cargo elements that contain data for the annotation.
CreationTime	Gets the date and the time that the annotation was created.
Id	Gets the GUID of the Annotation.
LastModificationTime	Gets the date and the time that the annotation was last modified.

Methods

Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object)
GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object)
GetSchema()	Always returns null. See Annotations Schema for schema details.
GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)
ReadXml(XmlReader)	Deserializes the Annotation from a specified XmlReader.
ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object)
WriteXml(XmlWriter)	Serializes the annotation to a specified XmlWriter.

Events

AnchorChanged	Occurs when an anchor is added, removed, or modified in the list of annotation Anchors.
AuthorChanged	Occurs when an author is added, removed, or modified in the list of annotation Authors.
CargoChanged	Occurs when a cargo is added, removed, or modified in the list of annotation Cargos.