XAML Developer Reference

Chapter 2. Object Elements and Attributes

In this chapter:

• XAML Is XML

• Introducing the XAML Presentation Framework

• XAML User Interface Controls

• Summary

As discussed in Chapter 1, you can use XAML with three types of applications:

• Rich and interactive Windows applications using WPF

• Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) and Windows Mobile applications using Silverlight

• Workflow activities using Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) 4.0

This is the first of eight chapters that take a deep dive into XAML and how it integrates with the .NET Framework to help you develop loosely coupled applications.

This chapter provides a detailed walkthrough of XAML basics—the key information you need to know to create visuals for the user interfaces of XAML-driven applications.

First, ...