Dependency properties are used in both Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and Silverlight. The Silverlight implementation is a lightweight implementation of this powerful feature from its WPF sister. Dependency properties provides the plumbing for property value resolution, change notification, data binding, styling, validation, etc. for properties exposed in Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) & Silverlight UI elements. Each dependency property is registered with a central repository that handles the change event notifications for you.<br/> <br/>This session will demonstrate the following concepts:<br/> <ul> <li>* How to create a Dependency Property</li><br/> <li>* How are Dependency Properties resolved?</li><br/> <li>* Differences between WPF & Silverlight regarding Dependency Properties.</li><br/> <li>* When should you use Dependency Properties?</li><br/> </ul>