Windows® Presentation Foundation Unleashed

Chapter 2. XAML Demystified

In This Chapter

• XAML Defined
• Elements and Attributes
• Namespaces
• Property Elements
• Type Converters
• Markup Extensions
• Children of Object Elements
• Compilation: Mixing XAML with Procedural Code

The preceding chapter touched on the new Extensible Application Markup Language known as XAML and its importance in integrating graphic designers into the development process. Even if you have no plans to work with graphic designers, you should still become familiar with XAML for the following reasons:

• XAML is usually the most concise way to represent user interfaces or other hierarchies of objects.
• The use of XAML encourages a separation of front-end appearance and back-end logic, which is helpful for maintenance even if you’re ...