Chapter 7. Elements

XAML elements are components whose primary purpose is to display information either graphically or textually. They are used to create and display text and graphics either as standalone elements or as ones nested within controls.Users do not generally interact with elements unless they are nested within a control, such as using an Image to paint the foreground of a Button or defining a Hyperlink within a TextBlock.

Many of the elements in XAML, particularly those such as Brush and Color, are used as attributes for other elements and derive from System.Windows.DependencyObject . DependencyObject is a standard .NET object and can be used by developers to create their own custom attributes.