What's new in XAML of .NET 4.0

With .NET 4.0 Microsoft will bring up a improved version of XAML. This arcitle shows you the language enhancements they made.

Easy Object References with {x:Reference}

If you want to create an object reference today you need to do a databinding and declare the source with an ElementName. In XAML 2009 you can use the new

{x:Reference}

markup extension

代码<!-- XAML 2006 -->
<StreamGeometry x:Key="CheckGeometry">M 0 0 L 12 8 l 9 12 z</StreamGeometry>

<!-- XAML 2009 -->
<StreamGeometry>M 0 0 L 12 8 l 9 12 z
<x:Key><x:Double>10.0</x:Double></x:Key>
</StreamGeometry>

Use of Non-Default Constructors with

x:Arguments

In XAML 2006 objects must have a public default constructor to use them. In XAML 2009 you can pass constructor arguments by using the

x:Arguments

syntax.

<!-- XAML 2006 -->
Guid id = Guid.NewGuid();

<!-- XAML 2009 -->
<Guid x:FactoryMethod="Guid.NewGuid" />