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Bind to an Activity's Property Dialog Box

An instance type of dependency property can be bound to another activity's public property or event. For more information about activity binding, see Using Dependency Properties.

You select a property to bind to using the Bind to an Activity's Property dialog box. You open this dialog box by clicking the ellipses […] at the end of the selected property's text box in the Properties window, or by clicking the blue exclamation mark icon that appears next to the property name in the property browser.

The following table describes the user interface (UI) elements of the Bind to an Activity's Property dialog box.

UI Element Description

Bind to an existing member

Select a member that you want to bind to in the tree view pane. The pane below the tree view displays a message that indicates if the member is a valid type to bind to or not. Click OK to bind to the selected valid member.

Bind to a new member

Create a new member field or property to bind to. Enter a New Member Name. Choose whether you want to create a dependency property or a public field by selecting Create Field or Create Property. Click OK to create the new member.

See Also

Other Resources

Visual Studio Designer for Windows Workflow Foundation UI Help
Using Activity Properties
Using Dependency Properties

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