# C1.Framework.ValueElement.GetValue

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<h1 id="C1_Framework_ValueElement_GetValue_" data-uid="C1.Framework.ValueElement.GetValue*">GetValue Method
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<h4 id="C1_Framework_ValueElement_GetValue" data-uid="C1.Framework.ValueElement.GetValue">GetValue()</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets the value represented by this <a class="xref" href="C1.Framework.ContentElement.html">ContentElement</a>.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public override object GetValue()</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Overrides Function GetValue() As Object</code></pre>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object">object</a></td>
      <td><p>Object to be rendered as this element's content.</p>
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<h5 class="overrides">Overrides</h5>
<div><a class="xref" href="C1.Framework.ContentElement.GetValue.html#C1_Framework_ContentElement_GetValue">ContentElement.GetValue()</a></div>
<h5 id="C1_Framework_ValueElement_GetValue_remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>The value is an object that the <a class="xref" href="C1.Framework.Style.html">Style</a> class can measure and render, usually a string,
an <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.image">Image</a>, or an <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.iformattable">IFormattable</a> object.</p>
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