Pro WPF in C# 2010: Windows Presentation Foundation in .NET 4

2.3. Properties and Events in XAML

So far, you've considered a relatively unexciting example—a blank window that hosts an empty Grid control. Before going any further, it's worth introducing a more realistic window that includes several controls. Figure 2-1 shows an example with an automatic question answerer.

Figure 2.1. Ask the eight ball, and all will be revealed.

The eight ball window includes four controls: a Grid (the most common tool for arranging layout in WPF), two TextBox objects, and a Button. The markup that's required to arrange and configure these controls is significantly longer than the previous examples. Here's an abbreviated ...