WPF Form Designer Prototype (MVVM)

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Controls.Primitives;

namespace WPFFormDesigner.WPFPropertyGridProxies
{
    public static class ControlBindingExtensions
    {
        public static DependencyProperty GetDependencyPropertyFromControl(this Type type)
        {
            if (type == typeof(TextBox)) return TextBox.TextProperty;
            if (type == typeof(TextBlock)) return TextBlock.TextProperty;
            if (type == typeof(CheckBox)) return ToggleButton.IsCheckedProperty;
            if (type == typeof(ComboBox)) return ComboBox.ItemsSourceProperty;
            if (type == typeof(ListView)) return ListView.ItemsSourceProperty;
            if (type == typeof(Button)) return Button.CommandProperty;
            return null;
        }

        public static DependencyProperty GetDependencyPropertyFromControl(this FrameworkElement fe)
        {
            return GetDependencyPropertyFromControl(fe.GetType());
        }

        public static DependencyProperty GetDependencyPropertyFromName(string propertyName,Type type)
        {
            var descriptor = DependencyPropertyDescriptor.FromName(propertyName,type,type);
            // also, you can use the dependency property itself
            if(descriptor != null)
                return descriptor.DependencyProperty;
            return null;
        }
    }
}