XAML Keywords

The XAML language namespace (http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml) defines a handful of keywords that must be treated specially by any XAML parser. They mostly control aspects of how elements get exposed to procedural code, but several are useful for other reasons. You’ve already seen some of them (such as Key, Name, and Class), but Table 2.2 lists all the ones relevant for universal apps. They are listed with the conventional x prefix because that is how they usually appear in XAML and in documentation.

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