XAML Unleashed

Chapter 15. User Controls and Custom Controls

In This Chapter

Creating a User Control

Creating a Custom Control

No UI framework would be complete without the ability to create your own reusable controls. This chapter describes the two mechanisms for creating a custom control: creating a user control (the easier option) and creating a custom control (the harder option).

The role that user controls and custom controls play in XAML is quite different than in traditional UI technologies. In other technologies, new controls are often created simply ...