Visual Layer Programming

The Visual object is a core WPF object, whose primary role is to provide rendering support. User interface controls, such as Button and TextBox, derive from the Visual class, and use it for persisting their rendering data.

In This Section

• Hit Testing in the Visual Layer

• Using DrawingVisual Objects

• Tutorial: Hosting Visual Objects in a Win32 Application

• Visual Layer Programming How-to Topics

See Also

Concepts

Windows Presentation Foundation Graphics Rendering Overview

WPF Graphics, Animation, and Media Overview

Reference

Visual

VisualTreeHelper

DrawingVisual

Other Resources

Visual Layer Programming Samples