SUMMARY

Controls are the link between the user and the application. They allow the application to give information to the user, and they allow the user to control the application.

This chapter briefly described the most important WPF controls grouped by category. You can use the categories to help you decide which controls to use for a particular situation. If the user must select an item, consider the controls in the “Making Selections” section. If the application needs to display status information, look at the controls in the “Providing Feedback” section.

This chapter gave only a brief introduction to the WPF controls and provided some hints about each control’s purpose. Chapter 11, “Using WPF Controls,” describes the controls in greater detail. It explains the most important properties, methods, and events provided by the most useful WPF controls.