Working with a WPF RepeatButton using C# and XAML

Creating a RepeatButton

The <RepeatButton> XAML element represents a WPF RepeatButton control.

The Width and Height attributes represent the width and the height of a RepeatButton. The Content property sets the text of button. The Name attribute represents the name of the control, which is a unique identifier of a control.

The code snippet in Listing 1 creates a Button control and sets its name, height, width, and content.

Listing 1

The default property of a button is Content. The code snippet in Listing 2 creates the same button as created by Listing 1.

Listing 2

The output looks like Figure 1.

Figure 1

Delay and Interval

The Delay and Interval properties make a RepeatButton different than a normal button.

A RepeatButton is a button that fires Click events repeatedly when it is pressed and held. The rate and aspects of repeating are determined by the Delay and Interval properties that the control exposes.

The code snippet in Listing 3 sets the Delay and Interval properties.

Listing 3

Adding a Button Click Event Handler

The Click attribute of a RepeatButton element adds the click event handler and it keeps firing the event for the given Interval and delay values. The code in Listing 4 adds the click event handler for a Button.