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.

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>