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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.Windows;
+using System.Windows.Data;
+using System.Windows.Media;
+using System.Windows.Media.Animation;
+/// <exclude/>
+/// <summary>
+/// Contains a collection of DependencyObject extension methods.
+/// </summary>
+public static class DependencyObjectExtensions
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Invokes the current dependency object dispatcher.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="dependencyObject">The dependency object.</param>
+    /// <param name="action">The action.</param>
+    public static void BeginInvoke(this DependencyObject dependencyObject, Action action)
+    {
+        dependencyObject.Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(action);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Invokes the specified action.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="dependencyObject">The dependency object.</param>
+    /// <param name="action">The action.</param>
+    public static void Invoke(this DependencyObject dependencyObject, Action action)
+    {
+        dependencyObject.Dispatcher.Invoke(action);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Determines whether this object is currently in design time mode.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="obj">The object.</param>
+    /// <returns></returns>
+    public static bool IsInDesignMode(this DependencyObject obj)
+    {
+        return (DesignerProperties.GetIsInDesignMode(obj));
+    }
+
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Binds the specified dependency property to a another object property.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="target">The target dependency object.</param>
+    /// <param name="targetDP">The target dependency property.</param>
+    /// <param name="source">The source object.</param>
+    /// <param name="sourceDP">The source dependency property.</param>
+    /// <param name="mode">Binding mode.</param>
+    /// <param name="converter">Binding converter.</param>
+    /// <returns></returns>
+    public static Binding Bind(this DependencyObject target, DependencyProperty targetDP, DependencyObject source, DependencyProperty sourceDP, BindingMode mode, IValueConverter converter = null)
+    {
+        Binding binding = new Binding();
+        binding.Mode = mode;
+        binding.Source = source;
+        binding.Path = new PropertyPath(sourceDP);
+        binding.Converter = converter;
+        BindingOperations.SetBinding(target, targetDP, binding);
+        return binding;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Binds the specified dependency property to a another object property.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="target">The target dependency object.</param>
+    /// <param name="targetDP">The target dependency property.</param>
+    /// <param name="source">The source object.</param>
+    /// <param name="sourceDP">The source dependency property.</param>
+    /// <param name="mode">Binding mode.</param>
+    /// <returns></returns>
+    public static Binding Bind(this DependencyObject target, DependencyProperty targetDP, DependencyObject source, DependencyProperty sourceDP, BindingMode mode = BindingMode.Default)
+    {
+        Binding binding = new Binding();
+        binding.Mode = mode;
+        binding.Source = source;
+        binding.Path = new PropertyPath(sourceDP);
+        BindingOperations.SetBinding(target, targetDP, binding);
+        return binding;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Create asynchronous binding between target and source.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="target">The target dependency object.</param>
+    /// <param name="targetDP">The target dependency property.</param>
+    /// <param name="source">The source object.</param>
+    /// <param name="sourceDP">The source dependency property.</param>
+    /// <param name="mode">Binding mode.</param>
+    /// <returns></returns>
+    public static Binding BindAsync(this DependencyObject target, DependencyProperty targetDP, DependencyObject source, DependencyProperty sourceDP, BindingMode mode = BindingMode.Default)
+    {
+        Binding binding = new Binding();
+        binding.Mode = mode;
+        binding.Source = source;
+        binding.Path = new PropertyPath(sourceDP);
+        binding.IsAsync = true;
+        binding.BindsDirectlyToSource = true;
+        BindingOperations.SetBinding(target, targetDP, binding);
+        return binding;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Binds the specified dependency property to a another object property.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="target">The target dependency object.</param>
+    /// <param name="targetDP">The target dependency property.</param>
+    /// <param name="source">The source object.</param>
+    /// <param name="sourceDP">The source dependency property name.</param>
+    /// <param name="mode">Binding mode.</param>
+    /// <returns></returns>
+    public static Binding Bind(this DependencyObject target, DependencyProperty targetDP, DependencyObject source, String sourceDP, BindingMode mode = BindingMode.Default)
+    {
+        Binding binding = new Binding();
+        binding.Mode = mode;
+        binding.Source = source;
+        binding.Path = new PropertyPath(sourceDP);
+        BindingOperations.SetBinding(target, targetDP, binding);
+        return binding;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Clears bindings from the specified dependency property.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="target">The target dependency object.</param>
+    /// <param name="dependencyProperty">The dependency property.</param>
+    public static void Unbind(this DependencyObject target, DependencyProperty dependencyProperty)
+    {
+        BindingOperations.ClearBinding(target, dependencyProperty);
+    }
+}