The Content Property
Many classes designed to be used in XAML designate a property (via a custom attribute) that should be set to whatever content is inside the XML element. This property is called the content property, and it is just a convenient shortcut to make the XAML representation more compact.
Button’s Content property is (appropriately) given this special designation, so the following Button:
<Button xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" Content="Stop"/>
could be rewritten as follows:
<Button xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"> Stop </Button>
Or, more usefully, this Button with more complex content:
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