XAML Developer Reference

Summary

A qualified XAML file is a well-formed and structured XML file that defines the relationships among various object elements. The XAML parser can render these elements at runtime to create the user interface of several different .NET application types (WPF, Silverlight, and WF). At the time of rendering, the XAML parser maps XAML namespaces to CLR namespaces and assemblies, it maps object elements to CLR types, and it maps object element attributes to properties or events.

The .NET presentation Framework library provides a standard set of rich XAML user interface controls. There are substantial differences in the total number of standard controls available for WPF and Silverlight and in their features. Although some controls are common to ...