What are the different models for Control authoring ?

Platform: WPF| Category: Stylable controls

1. Deriving from UserControl class. Consider this when,

  • Your control consists of existing components.
  • You don’t need to support complex customization.
  • 2. Deriving from Control,

  • You would like the appearance of the control through ControlTemplate.
  • You would like the control to support different themes.
  • 3. Deriving from FrameworkElement,

  • You want to have fine-grained control over the appearance of your control beyond what is generally provided.
  • You want to define the appearance of your control by defining your own render logic.
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