XAML Developer Reference

Commonly Used Namespaces and Classes in Silverlight

Because the Silverlight namespaces and classes differ from those in WPF, this section of the appendix lists them separately.

System.Windows.Controls Namespace

This namespace contains classes to create UI controls for an application. Some of the controls defined in this namespace are available with the Silverlight runtime; others are available only in the Silverlight SDK. When you use a control from the Silverlight SDK, you must add a reference to the appropriate assembly. You must also include the XML namespace mapping in XAML. For example, when adding an AutoCompleteBox control manually, you must also add a reference to the System.Windows.Controls.Input assembly and include the mapping in XAML. ...