wpf - Difference between Label and TextBlock

Question

According to the Windows Applications Development with Microsoft .NET 4 70-511 Training Kit

What is the difference between the Label control and TextBlock control since both are content controls and just displaying text?

Answer 1

TextBlock is not a control

Even though TextBlock lives in the System.Windows.Controls namespace, it is not a control. It derives directly from FrameworkElement. Label, on the other hand, derives from ContentControl. This means that Label can:

1. Be given a custom control template (via the Template property).
2. Display data other than just a string (via the Content property).
3. Apply a DataTemplate to its content (via the ContentTemplate property).

4. Do whatever else a ContentControl can do that a FrameworkElement cannot.

   • Label text is grayed out when disabled
   • Label supports access keys
   • Label is much heavier than TextBlock

Source

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• http://www.wpfwiki.com/WPF%20Q4.1.ashx
• What is the difference between the WPF TextBlock element and Label control?