XAML 2009 Features: FactoryMethodArguments
This is part of a series on New WPF\XAML Features
Another new feature in XAML 2009 is the possibility of creating objects using the non-default constructors. The keyword here is x:Arguments
So creating a person object with a constructor requiring Name\Age could be written in XAML as
<local:Person>
<x:Arguments>
<x:String>Tom</x:String>
<x:Int32>21</x:Int32>
</x:Arguments>
</local:Person>
Next interesting feature is using FactoryMethods… the keyword here is x:FactoryMethod
<p:Guid x:FactoryMethod='NewGuid'/>
You could also combine x:Arguments with FactoryMethod
<coll:List x:Key='list' x:TypeArguments='x:String' x:FactoryMethod='local:Factory.CreateStringList'>
<x:Arguments>
<x:String>Mickey,Donald</x:String>
</x:Arguments>
</coll:List>
Sample app showing usage is attached
Note that XAML 2009 features work only for loose XAML in WPF.
