# C1Accordion Overview

## Content



The [C1Accordion](/componentone/api/wpf/online-extended/dotnet-framework-api/C1.WPF.Extended.4.6.2/C1.WPF.Extended.C1Accordion.html) control is a container that that can hold a series of expandable and collapsible panes for storing text, images, and controls. The **C1Accordion** control is an **ItemsControl**, which means that the control is designed to host a series of objects. The C1AccordionItem class represents the items, or accordion panes, that can be hosted by the **C1Accordion** control.

When you add the **C1Accordion** control to a project, it exists as nothing more than a container. But once the control is added to your project, you can easily add multiple accordion panes to it in Design view, in XAML, or in code. The following image depicts a **C1Accordion** control with three accordion pane items, the first of which is expanded.

~![](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/babf1807-69aa-4d8a-96b6-d6c6d9325368/silverlightdocuments/documents/graphics/c1accordion/narrative/aboutc1expander_accordion3panes.png)~

The image above shows the accordion panes sans header text or content, but customizing the header and adding content to the pane is as simple as setting a few properties. You can also modify behaviors, such as the expandability and the direction, of the control.

The following topics provide an overview of the **C1Accordion** control's elements and features.