XAML-Specific Elements and Attributes

Strictly speaking, XML-based grammars do not support true keywords. However, XML parsers can be
programmed to look for special tokens that will be treated in a special, customized manner. The same is true
for XAML as it defines a number of tokens that can be regarded as ‘keywords’ in a general sense. Many of
these are used to control how the XAML markup is processed at compile time.

Because these XAML-specific tokens are part of the XAML namespace, they should be qualified with the x:
prefix (x:Name, x:Class, and so forth). You will see additional XAML tokens beyond the following over the
course of this class.
XAML-Specific Elements and Attributes
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XAML Keyword

Meaning in Life

x:Class
Used to establish the name of the class used in conjunction with the
markup.

x:Key
Allows you to establish a key value for a XAML item that will be placed
into a resource dictionary.

x:Name
This allows you to specify the generated C# / VB name of a given XAML
element.

x:Null
Represents a null reference.

x:ClassModifer

x:FieldModifer
Allows you to control the visibility of the compiler generated member or
class.

StaticResource
Allows you to make reference to a resource declared elsewhere.

Binding
Used to establish a data binding operation in markup.
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