From af907c0bf92af2efbf60c01252b19bd4377760f2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Avishai Dernis <avid29@live.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:06:34 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] Added public explicit refresh method to GradientSlider

---
 components/GradientSlider/src/GradientSlider.cs | 10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/components/GradientSlider/src/GradientSlider.cs b/components/GradientSlider/src/GradientSlider.cs
index f7d3c3c11..4d1a600ad 100644
--- a/components/GradientSlider/src/GradientSlider.cs
+++ b/components/GradientSlider/src/GradientSlider.cs
@@ -57,6 +57,16 @@ public GradientSlider()
         ];
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Explicitly reloads the thumbs for the current <see cref="GradientStopCollection"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// This method must be used if a <see cref="GradientStop"/> is added or removed from the collection externally.
+    /// It need not be used when a <see cref="GradientStop.Color"/> or <see cref="GradientStop.Offset"/> is modified, as those changes are automatically observed.
+    /// See <see href="https://github.com/CommunityToolkit/Labs-Windows/issues/796"/> for more details.
+    /// </remarks>
+    public void Refresh() => RefreshThumbs();
+
     /// <inheritdoc />
     protected override void OnApplyTemplate()
     {