difference between name and x:name in xaml wpf??

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Bhuvanesh Mohankumar · Answer

Hi Gaurav, Actually they both will refer to the same thing, but you have to use the x: prefix when defining a "UserControl". The 'x:' part of the name in the XAML code is the reference to the XML Namespace the property is part of. It is possible that some element could have more than one namespace, and each namespace has a separate 'name' property. In that case, you'd have to use x:Name and other NS:Name to reference them properly.

Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan · Answer

That is a namespace scope in the language. Just like "::" works in C++ to resolve the scope of the namespace to find the name of the variable or any object. In XML-oriented languages, such as XAML, "namespace:Object" is used to distinguish between multiple objects using their namespace. I would recommend that you read the following MSDN article about "XAML Namespaces and Namespace Mapping for WPF XAML", https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms747086(v=vs.100).aspx. Basically, you can do the both, but "x:" puts the namespace catalogue to the addition too. However, the simple definition and description of this can be made: TextBlock x:Name = "myBlock" /> This code would uniquely identify the "myBlock" object throughout the "x" namespace calls. I encourage you to read the following guide about remarks for using "x:Name" attribute, when to use it, and when to not; such as when using x:Key too.https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms752290(v=vs.110).aspx