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Asked: 2026-05-27T22:53:25+00:00

Is there a Label control in WP7? I don’t mind recreating it from scratch,

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Is there a Label control in WP7? I don’t mind recreating it from scratch, but I don’t want to reinvent the lug nut if I don’t have to.

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    Labels are not supported, but you can use a TextBlock instead. It’s not a direct replacement, however, and this post highlights some of the differences.

    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.

    But be aware! The use of Label is a way more heavy then TextBlock due
    to its Visual Tree. …

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