XAML Behaviors
XAML Behaviors is an easy-to-use means of adding common and reusable interactivity to your Windows UWP applications with minimal code. It is available for both native and managed applications. Use of XAML Behaviors is governed by the MIT License
Build Status
-------------------, Platform, Status, --------, ------, Managed, , Native, , Getting Started
Where to get it
- NuGet package for Native and Managed
- Source Code
Resources
More Info
Code Example
For an example of using Behaviors in an application, here is a snippet of XAML:
<Button>
<Interactivity:Interaction.Behaviors>
<Core:EventTriggerBehavior EventName="Click">
<Core:ChangePropertyAction PropertyName="Background">
<Core:ChangePropertyAction.Value>
<SolidColorBrush Color="Red"/>
</Core:ChangePropertyAction.Value>
</Core:ChangePropertyAction>
</Core:EventTriggerBehavior>
</Interactivity:Interaction.Behaviors>
</Button>
Using Behaviors SDK
The documentation explains how to install Visual Studio, add the XAML Behaviors NuGet package to your project, and get started using the API.
Building Behaviors from Source
What You Need
Clone the Repository
- Go to 'View' -> 'Team Explorer' -> 'Local Git Repositories' -> 'Clone'
- Add the XAML Behaviors repository URL (https://github.com/Microsoft/XamlBehaviors) and hit 'Clone'
Build and Create Managed XAML Behaviors NuGet
- Open the "BehaviorsSDKManaged.sln" solution in Visual Studio
- Change Build Configuration to Release
- Build [Ctrl + B]
- Run msbuild /t:Pack src/BehaviorsSDKManaged/Microsoft.Xaml.Interactions.Design/Microsoft.Xaml.Interactions.Design.csproj
- (Optional) Add /p:TimestampPackage=true to include the timestamp in the NuGet package version
Build and Create Native XAML Behaviors NuGet
- Open the "BehaviorsSDKNative.sln" solution in Visual Studio
- Batch Build for x86, x64, and ARM in Release
- Run msbuild /t:Pack src/BehaviorsSDKNative/Microsoft.Xaml.Interactions.Design/Microsoft.Xaml.Interactions.Design.csproj
- (Optional) Add /p:TimestampPackage=true to include the timestamp in the NuGet package version