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ShowMeTheXAML 2.1.1

ShowMeTheXAML

A WPF component making it easy to show the corresponding XAML for WPF custom styles and controls. It was built out of a need to shows the XAML for the theme library MaterialDesignInXamlToolkit. You can see it working in the demo application for MaterialDesignInXamlToolkit.

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Setup

1. Install the MSBuild package. PM> Install-Package ShowMeTheXAML.MSBuild This will also install the ShowMeTheXAML package as well.
2. Add the following code in your App.xaml.cs

protected override void OnStartup(StartupEventArgs e)
{
 XamlDisplay.Init();
 base.OnStartup(e);
}

3. (Optional) The default template is pretty basic. For a better looking style add the ShowMeTheXAML.AvalonEdit package. PM> Install-Package ShowMeTheXAML.AvalonEdit In App.xaml include the resource dictionary.

<Application.Resources>
 <ResourceDictionary>
 <ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
 <ResourceDictionary Source="pack://application:,,,/ShowMeTheXAML.AvalonEdit;component/Themes/xamldisplayer.xaml" />
 </ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
 </ResourceDictionary>
</Application.Resources>

Usage

<smtx:XamlDisplay UniqueKey="SomeUniqueString">
 <StackPanel>
 <Button Content="Some Content" />
 <TextBlock Text="Text" />
 </StackPanel>
</smtx:XamlDisplay>