How to: Create a Button
This example shows how to create a Button.
Example
The following example creates a button and sets its Background, FontSize, FontWeight, FontFamily, and Content properties. The example adds the Button to a Canvas (cv2). It sets the font characteristics and background color of the button by using the properties of the SystemFonts and the SystemColors classes.
btncsharp = new Button();
btncsharp.Content = "Created with C# code.";
btncsharp.Background = SystemColors.ControlDarkDarkBrush;
btncsharp.FontSize = SystemFonts.CaptionFontSize;
cv2.Children.Add(btncsharp);
Dim btnvb As Button
btnvb = New Button()
btnvb.Content = "Created with Visual Basic code."
btnvb.Background = SystemColors.ControlDarkDarkBrush
btnvb.FontSize = SystemFonts.CaptionFontSize
btnvb.FontWeight = SystemFonts.MessageFontWeight
btnvb.FontFamily = SystemFonts.CaptionFontFamily
cv2.Children.Add(btnvb)
For the complete sample, see Buttons Sample.
See Also
Tasks
How to: Create a Button That Has an Image
How to: Use System Resources to Style a Button