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title: "What is System.Windows.Documents.AdornerDecorator control in WPF?"  
description: "What is System.Windows.Documents.AdornerDecorator control in WPF?"  
author: "John Smith"  
published: 2011-05-12  
updated: 2020-09-23  
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# What is System.Windows.Documents.AdornerDecorator control in WPF?

## System.Windows.Documents.AdornerDecorator—This control is used for styling of the

**control to which the element belongs.**

1. System.Windows.Documents.AdornerLayer—The AdornerLayer control represents

the surface for rendering adorners.

2. System.Windows.Controls.ContentPresenter—This control is used to specify the

location in the visual tree wherein content should be loaded for a specific control. In this

case, the ContentPresenter control will specify where the contents of

\

ElementTrees.Sample will be located.

## Answers

### Answer by John Smith

## System.Windows.Documents.AdornerDecorator—This control is used for styling of the

**control to which the element belongs.**

1. System.Windows.Documents.AdornerLayer—The AdornerLayer control represents

the surface for rendering adorners.

2. System.Windows.Controls.ContentPresenter—This control is used to specify the

location in the visual tree wherein content should be loaded for a specific control. In this

case, the ContentPresenter control will specify where the contents of

\

ElementTrees.Sample will be located.


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