XAML Unleashed

Naming XAML Elements

The XAML language namespace has a Name keyword that enables you to give any element a name. For the simple OK button that we’re imagining is embedded somewhere inside a Page, the Name keyword can be used as follows:

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<Button x:Name= "okButton " >OK</Button>

With this in place, you can update the preceding C# code to use Page’s FindName method that searches its children (recursively) and returns the desired instance:

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Page page = null;using (FileStream fs =  new FileStream("MyPage.xaml", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read)){  // Get the root element, which we know is a Page  page = (Page)XamlReader.Load(fs);}// Grab the OK button, knowing only its name Button okButton = ...