Chapter 5. Resources


Every XAML element has a collection of resources . Resources provide a mechanism for defining common styles or elements that can be reused throughout the user interface. They also configure the actions that are carried out when a user interacts with a display element.

The benefit of using resources to define reusable, common styles is that modifications can be applied to one element, but they will take effect throughout the entire application. This reduces the chance of error and the possibility that an element might be missed when changes are applied. For example, you may want to define a specific Point from which all geometric shapes will originate. By defining the Point as a resource and referencing it as the appropriate attribute value of geometric elements, the origination point can easily be changed in one placethe resource declarationwithout concern for mistakes made in multiple places throughout the user interface.

Local resources are defined on the element, while global resources are defined on the root element. Global resources can be used by all elements in the page while local resources are reserved for use by the element in which they are declared. Regardless of the type of resource (local or global), the syntax used to declare the resources is the same.

Although every element has a collection of resources, they are usually declared only on the root element.





XAML in a Nutshell
XAML in a Nutshell (In a Nutshell (OReilly))
ISBN: 0596526733
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2007
Pages: 217

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