Decorator Content Model Overview
This content model overview describes the supported content for a Decorator. The Border control is a type of Decorator.
This topic contains the following sections.
- Decorator Content Property
- Using the Child Property
- Types That Share This Content Model
- Types That Can Contain Decorator Objects
- Related Topics
Decorator Content Property
A Decorator has the following content properties.
The following illustration shows a TextBox decorated with a Border around it.
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Using the Child Property
The Child property specifies the single UIElement that the Decorator effects (decorates). The following example shows how to use the Child property to add a TextBox to a Border.
<Page xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="https://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml">
<Border BorderThickness="20" BorderBrush="Black">
<TextBox>TextBox with a black Border around it</TextBox>
</Border>
</Page>
using System;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Media;
namespace SDKSample
{
public partial class BasicBorderExample : Page
{
public BasicBorderExample()
{
TextBox myTextBox = new TextBox();
// Put some initial text in the TextBox.
myTextBox.Text = "TextBox with a black Border around it";
// Create a Border
Border myBorder = new Border();
myBorder.BorderThickness = new Thickness(20);
myBorder.BorderBrush = Brushes.Black;
// Add TextBox to the Border.
myBorder.Child = myTextBox;
// myStackPanel.Children.Add(myTextBox);
this.Content = myBorder;
}
}
}
Types That Share This Content Model
The following classes inherit from the Decorator class.
Border
Types That Can Contain Decorator Objects
You can use the ItemsControl class as content for the following types: