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.NET Framework Class Library
ToggleButton Class

Updated: November 2007

Base class for controls that can switch states, such as CheckBox.

Namespace:  System.Windows.Controls.Primitives
Assembly:  PresentationFramework (in PresentationFramework.dll)
XMLNS for XAML: http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/xaml/presentation

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Class ToggleButton _
    Inherits ButtonBase
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As ToggleButton
C#
public class ToggleButton : ButtonBase
Visual C++
public ref class ToggleButton : public ButtonBase
J#
public class ToggleButton extends ButtonBase
JScript
public class ToggleButton extends ButtonBase
XAML Object Element Usage
<ToggleButton>
  Content
</ToggleButton>

Content Model:  ToggleButton is a ContentControl. Its content property is Content. For more information on the content model for ToggleButton, see Controls Content Model Overview.

The IsChecked property specifies the state of the ToggleButton. The IsThreeState property specifies whether the ToggleButton has two or three states.

System..::.Object
  System.Windows.Threading..::.DispatcherObject
    System.Windows..::.DependencyObject
      System.Windows.Media..::.Visual
        System.Windows..::.UIElement
          System.Windows..::.FrameworkElement
            System.Windows.Controls..::.Control
              System.Windows.Controls..::.ContentControl
                System.Windows.Controls.Primitives..::.ButtonBase
                  System.Windows.Controls.Primitives..::.ToggleButton
                    System.Windows.Controls..::.CheckBox
                    System.Windows.Controls..::.RadioButton
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Windows Vista

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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