What is XAML in WPF? Explained with Simple Examples

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In this article, we’ll dive into one of the core building blocks of WPF — XAML. We’ll explore how it works and why it plays such an important role in building modern desktop applications. What is XAML? XAML stands for eXtensible Application Markup Language. It’s a markup language used to design the user interface in WPF applications. XAML allows developers and designers to work separately, making the code cleaner and easier to manage. Think of it as HTML for WPF apps. XAML Syntax XAML uses XML-style syntax. Every UI element is an XML tag. Attributes define properties like height, width, and content. You can also nest elements inside others to create more complex layouts. For example, placing a TextBlock inside a Grid layout. <Grid>     <TextBlock Text="Hello, WPF World!"                 Width="200"                 Height="50"              ...

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 MainWindow.xaml

 <Window x:Class="WpfDemo.Views.MainWindow"
             xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
             xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
             xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
             xmlns:local="clr-namespace:WpfDemo"
             mc:Ignorable="d" Title="MainWindow">
     <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical" HorizontalAlignment="Center">
         <TextBlock Text="This is Print Preview demo"/>
         <Button Content="Open file dialog" Command="{Binding ClickCommand}"  Margin="10" Width="100"/>
       </StackPanel>
 </Window>

 MainWindow.xaml.cs

  public partial class MainWindow : Window
     {

         public MainWindow()
         {
             InitializeComponent();
             DataContext = new MainWindowViewModel();
         }

     }

 MainWindowViewModel.cs

  public class MainWindowViewModel : BindableBase
     {

         public MainWindowViewModel()
         {


         }

         DelegateCommand _clickCommand;
         public DelegateCommand ClickCommand
         {
             get
             {
                 return _clickCommand = _clickCommand ?? new DelegateCommand(PrintPreview);
             }

         }

         public void PrintPreview()
         {
             using (MemoryStream xpsStream = new MemoryStream())
             {
                 using (Package package = Package.Open(xpsStream, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.ReadWrite))
                 {
                     var packageUriString = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("temp") + @"\data.xps";
                     Uri packageUri = new Uri(packageUriString);
                     PackageStore.AddPackage(packageUri, package);

                     XpsDocument xpsDocument = new XpsDocument(package, CompressionOption.Maximum, packageUriString);
                     XpsDocumentWriter writer = XpsDocument.CreateXpsDocumentWriter(xpsDocument);


                     PrintTicket printTicket = new PrintTicket();
                     var viewToPrint = Application.Current.MainWindow;
//here you can use your view which you want to print. i am trying to print Mainwindow. 

                     writer.Write(viewToPrint, printTicket);

                     FixedDocumentSequence document = xpsDocument.GetFixedDocumentSequence();

                     xpsDocument.Close();

                     PrintPreviewDialog printPreviewWnd = new PrintPreviewDialog(document);
                     printPreviewWnd.ShowDialog();
                     PackageStore.RemovePackage(packageUri);

                 }

             }
         }
     }

 PrintPreviewDialog.xaml

 <Window x:Class="WpfDemo.Views.PrintPreviewDialog"
         xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
         xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
         xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
         xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
         xmlns:local="clr-namespace:WpfDemo"
         mc:Ignorable="d"
         Title="Print Preview">
     <DocumentViewer Document="{Binding}"/>
 </Window>

 PrintPreviewDialog.xaml.cs

   public partial class PrintPreviewDialog : Window
     {
         public PrintPreviewDialog(IDocumentPaginatorSource document)
         {
             InitializeComponent();
             DataContext = document;
         }
     }

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