Visual Layer Programming

The Visual object is a core WPF object, whose primary role is to provide rendering support. User interface controls, such as Button and TextBox, derive from the Visual class, and use it for persisting their rendering data.

In This Section

Hit Testing in the Visual Layer
Using DrawingVisual Objects
Tutorial: Hosting Visual Objects in a Win32 Application
How-to Topics

See also

• Visual
• VisualTreeHelper
• DrawingVisual
• WPF Graphics Rendering Overview
• Graphics and Multimedia