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 GetValue Method
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.NET Framework Class Library
DependencyObject..::.GetValue Method

Updated: November 2007

Provides access to the value of the designated DependencyProperty.

Namespace:  System.Workflow.ComponentModel
Assembly:  System.Workflow.ComponentModel (in System.Workflow.ComponentModel.dll)

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Function GetValue ( _
    dependencyProperty As DependencyProperty _
) As Object
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As DependencyObject
Dim dependencyProperty As DependencyProperty
Dim returnValue As Object

returnValue = instance.GetValue(dependencyProperty)
C#
public Object GetValue(
    DependencyProperty dependencyProperty
)
Visual C++
public:
Object^ GetValue(
    DependencyProperty^ dependencyProperty
)
J#
public Object GetValue(
    DependencyProperty dependencyProperty
)
JScript
public function GetValue(
    dependencyProperty : DependencyProperty
) : Object

Return Value

Type: System..::.Object

The object representing the value of the designated DependencyProperty.

This member is typically used in property gets to furnish the value of the named dependency value.

The following code shows how to use GetValue to return the value represented by a named dependency property in the context of get and setThis code example is part of the Send E-mail SDK sample and is from the SendMailActivity.cs file. For more information, see Send E-mail Activity Sample.

Visual Basic
<DesignerSerializationVisibilityAttribute(DesignerSerializationVisibility.Visible)> _
<BrowsableAttribute(True)> _
<DescriptionAttribute("The To property is used to specify the receipient's email address.")> _
<CategoryAttribute(MessagePropertiesCategory)> _
Public Property EmailTo() As String
    Get
        Return CType(MyBase.GetValue(SendEmailActivity.ToProperty), String)
    End Get
    Set(ByVal value As String)
        MyBase.SetValue(SendEmailActivity.ToProperty, value)
    End Set
End Property

<DesignerSerializationVisibilityAttribute(DesignerSerializationVisibility.Visible)> _
<BrowsableAttribute(True)> _
<DescriptionAttribute("The Subject property is used to specify the subject of the Email message.")> _
<CategoryAttribute(MessagePropertiesCategory)> _
Public Property Subject() As String
    Get
        Return CType(MyBase.GetValue(SendEmailActivity.SubjectProperty), String)
    End Get
    Set(ByVal value As String)
        MyBase.SetValue(SendEmailActivity.SubjectProperty, value)
    End Set
End Property


<DesignerSerializationVisibilityAttribute(DesignerSerializationVisibility.Visible)> _
<BrowsableAttribute(True)> _
<DescriptionAttribute("The From property is used to specify the From (Sender's) address for the email mesage.")> _
<CategoryAttribute(MessagePropertiesCategory)> _
Public Property FromEmail() As String
    Get
        Return CType(MyBase.GetValue(SendEmailActivity.FromEmailProperty), String)
    End Get
    Set(ByVal value As String)
        MyBase.SetValue(SendEmailActivity.FromEmailProperty, value)
    End Set
End Property



C#
public string To
{
    get
    {
        return ((string)(base.GetValue(SendEmailActivity.ToProperty)));
    }
    set
    {
        base.SetValue(SendEmailActivity.ToProperty, value);
    }
}


[DesignerSerializationVisibilityAttribute(DesignerSerializationVisibility.Visible)]
[BrowsableAttribute(true)]
[DescriptionAttribute("The Subject property is used to specify the subject of the Email message.")]
[CategoryAttribute(MessagePropertiesCategory)]
public string Subject
{
    get
    {
        return ((string)(base.GetValue(SendEmailActivity.SubjectProperty)));
    }
    set
    {
        base.SetValue(SendEmailActivity.SubjectProperty, value);
    }
}


[DesignerSerializationVisibilityAttribute(DesignerSerializationVisibility.Visible)]
[BrowsableAttribute(true)]
[DescriptionAttribute("The From property is used to specify the From (Sender's) address for the email mesage.")]
[CategoryAttribute(MessagePropertiesCategory)]
public string From
{
    get
    {
        return ((string)(base.GetValue(SendEmailActivity.FromProperty)));
    }
    set
    {
        base.SetValue(SendEmailActivity.FromProperty, value);
    }
}



Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2003

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0
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