Appendix A. Major Namespaces and Classes

This appendix shows the most commonly used namespaces and classes in Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and Silverlight, along with a breakdown of the controls and functionality that each namespace provides. Because there are significant differences between the two technologies, they are separated into different sections in this appendix.

Commonly Used Namespaces and Classes in WPF

This section shows namespaces and classes commonly used in WPF development.

System.Windows.Controls Namespace

This namespace defines controls or elements that you can use in XAML. A few of the commonly used classes are listed in the following table.

Class Name

Description

Border

Draws a border and/or background around another element. ...

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