xaml Archives

.NET / WPF

Using a Design-Time ViewModelLocator With Caliburn.Micro

It becomes tedious to maintain code just for design-time support, so I use a `DesignTimeViewModelLocator` class for binding sample data in the designer.

.NET / WPF

Toggle the Visibility of a Text Run in WPF

The WPF text run does not have a visibility property. Here's a simple trick, using an attached property, to add that functionality.

.NET / WPF

How To Debug Data Binding Issues in WPF

In this post, I will give you some tips on how you can debug your data bindings in WPF. I'll show you how to add trace output and break into the debugger.

.NET / WPF

You Can Write Inline C# in XAML – But Should You?

You can write inline C# in your XAML file with the x:Code Intrinsic type. But it might not be such a great idea.

.NET / WPF

Using XAML to Set Focus on a Textbox in WPF Desktop Applications

Instead of one TextBox control for the code, we have 4 TextBox controls. As the user types in each digit, we move focus to the next TextBox for them.