pass a point parameter to a user control

Question

I have a user control that needs a Point. For example for location. <controls:MyUserControl Location="Point"/> I'm not using binding and Location is an object not a Point because It can be everthing.

I tried: <controls:MyUserControl Location="1,1"/> <controls:MyUserControl Location="1 1"/> and <controls:MyUserControl Location={1 1}/> none of them works. Is using converters are my only ways?

Answer 1

If Location would be of type Point, writing Location="1,1" or Location="1 1" would have worked, because Point already has a Type converter assigned.

But as it is of type object, you will have to construct a point instance explicitely.

This should work using Property Element Syntax:

<controls:MyUserControl>
  <controls:MyUserControl.Location>
    <Point X="1" Y="1" />
  <controls:MyUserControl.Location>
</controls:MyUserControl>