NavigationMode Enumeration

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Specifies the type of navigation that is occurring.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<TypeForwardedFromAttribute("System.Windows.Controls.Navigation, Version=2.0.5.0, Culture=Neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35")> _
Public Enumeration NavigationMode

[TypeForwardedFromAttribute("System.Windows.Controls.Navigation, Version=2.0.5.0, Culture=Neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35")]
public enum NavigationMode

Members

	Member name	Description
	New	Navigating to new content. This value is used when the Navigate method is called or when the Source property is set. It is also used for any navigation request that the user initiates from the Web browser (including the back or forward buttons in a Web browser).
	Back	Navigating to the most recent content in the back navigation history. This value is used when the GoBack method is called.
	Forward	Navigating to the most recent content in the forward navigation history. This value is used when the GoForward method is called.
	Refresh	Reloading the current content. This value is used when the Refresh method is called.

Remarks

You use the NavigationMode enumeration when examining the value of the NavigationMode property of the NavigatingCancelEventArgs class.

Any navigation request that the user initiates through a Web browser (including using the back or forward button of the Web browser) is represented as a New type of navigation.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

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

See Also

Reference

System.Windows.Navigation Namespace

NavigationService

Page

Frame

Other Resources

Navigation Overview