How to do it...

Once the project has been opened, perform the following steps to create a dependency property named SearchTerm and bind it with the control UI:

1. Let's open the SearchControl.cs to create a dependency property. Inside the class definition, type propdp and press the TAB key twice to create the property structure. By default, it generates MyProperty of type int.
2. Change the property type from int to string and press TAB.
3. Rename MyProperty to SearchTerm and press TAB again.
4. Now change ownerclass to SearchControl and press TAB.
5. Pass string.Empty as the default value to the PropertyMetaData.
6. Once these preceding steps are done, your property is ready to use. Now open the Generic.xaml page to create the binding to the UI control.
7. Inside the template of the control, find the TextBox named PART_TextBox.

8. Now, add the Text property to it, by using TemplateBinding. You will see the dependency property (SearchTerm) listed in the XAML IntelliSense, as shown here:

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