Hidden WPF: Secrets for Creating Great Applications in Windows Presentation Foundation

Using XAML Code Snippets

As you probably know, the code editors for both Visual Basic and Visual C# allow you to add reusable code snippets. In the code editor, right-click and then select code snippets from the appropriate category, as shown in Figure 1.2.

Figure 1.2. Inserting code snippets.

To manage the code snippets library, choose Tools > Code Snippets Manager. Unfortunately, no XAML counterpart is available, so you’ll need a custom way to manage your XAML code snippets. Let’s look at a couple of available alternatives.

Adding XAML Code Snippets to the Toolbox

The simplest way to store code snippets for later reuse is by dragging the code ...