#296 – Controls that Derive from the Control Class

The Control class in WPF inherits from FrameworkElement and is itself the base class for controls that a user interacts with.

Some of the more common controls that derive from Control are:

• Calendar – select a date
• Expander – expand/collapse other controls
• GroupBox – groups other controls
• Label – displays some text
• Button – click to initiate an action
• RepeatButton – click repeatedly
• CheckBox – turn something on/off
• RadioButton – select one item from a group
• DatePicker – select a date
• ContextMenu – displays context-sensitive menu
• Menu – select a command from a menu
• ComboBox – select an item from a dropdown list
• ListBox – select an item from a list
• DataGrid – view/edit data in a grid
• TabControl – displays a set of tabs, each containing child controls
• StatusBar – shows information in horizontal bar
• TreeView – displays hierarchical view
• PasswordBox – enter a password
• ProgressBar – shows progress of ongoing operation
• Slider – select from a range of values
• RichTextBox – edit a formatted document
• TextBox – enter/edit some text