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When to use Virtually all WPF controls make heavy use of dependency properties. A dependency property allows for the use of many WPF features that are not possible with standard CLR properties alone, including but not limited to support for styles, animations, data binding, value inheritance, and c...

When to use An attached property is a dependency property that can be applied to any DependencyObject to enhance the behavior of various controls or services that are aware of the property's existence. Some use cases for attached properties include: Having a parent element iterate through its c...

When to use A read-only dependency property is similar to a normal dependency property, but it is structured to not allow having its value set from outside the control. This works well if you have a property that is purely informational for consumers, e.g. IsMouseOver or IsKeyboardFocusWithin. How...