Visual Basic 2015 Unleashed

Value Selection with the Slider Control

The Slider control provides a selector you can use to set a particular value that is bound to another control. Chapter 31 provides an example binding a Slider to a MediaElement for controlling the volume; however, at the moment consider the following code:

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<Slider Name="Slider1"        Maximum="10" Minimum="0" Value="5"        AutoToolTipPlacement="BottomRight"        TickPlacement="TopLeft" TickFrequency="1"        /><TextBlock Text="{Binding ElementName=Slider1,           Path=Value}"/>

A Slider requires a Minimum and Maximum value, whereas Value is the current selected value. You can place ToolTips reporting the value (AutoToolTipPlacement) that specify the position (TopLeft ...