Applying a VisualBrush

The VisualBrush enables filling an object with the content of another visual element in the user interface. For example, you could set a button’s background with the content of a MediaElement that is playing a video. Applying a VisualBrush is simple, in that you just need to assign its Visual property with the name of the visual element you want to bind. The following code example shows how you can assign another visual element currently in the user interface as the background of a button:

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The requirement is that the source visual element has a Name property set. You assign the visual element with the Binding markup extension, ...

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