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XAML

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XAML

Extensible Application Markup Language, an extension of XML. An extension of XAML itself is XOML.

XAML is used by the Silverlight platform for building RIA (Rich Internet Applications), more precisely for describing in XML tags the graphical interface of the application. Silverlight makes use of a subset of the langage. All interface descriptions are enclosed into a <canvas> </canvas> pair, while interface of desktop applications are enclosed into <window> tag.

XAML via XUL

XAML is simpler than XUL. The presentation aspect if defined in tags in XAML while it is defined by CSS style sheets in XUL. <br> XUL is very hard to use actually while defining a XAML application in Silverlight or with Expression blend is straightforward.

Tools

• AvPad (newest name for XAMLPad)
• Conversion tool from Flash to XAML: http://www.mikeswanson.com/swf2xaml
• Aurora XAML Designer: http://www.programmersheaven.com/download/52055/download.aspx

'XAML' links

• C++ CppXaml.

External Links

• Silverlight tutorial.

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