Add a user control to a wpf window

Question

I have a user control that I've created, however when I go to add it to the XAML in the window, intellisense doesn't pick it up, and I cant figure out how to add it to the window.

I'm pulling my hair out here!

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Answer 1

You need to add a reference inside the window tag. Something like:

xmlns:controls="clr-namespace:YourCustomNamespace.Controls;assembly=YourAssemblyName"

(When you add xmlns:controls=" intellisense should kick in to make this bit easier)

Then you can add the control with:

<controls:CustomControlClassName ..... />

Answer 2

You probably need to add the namespace:

<Window x:Class="UserControlTest.Window1"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    xmlns:local="clr-namespace:UserControlTest"
    Title="User Control Test" Height="300" Width="300">
    <local:UserControl1 />
</Window>

Answer 3

couple of tips: first, make sure there is an xmlns at the top that includes the namespace your control lives in.

xmlns:myControls="clr-namespace:YourCustomNamespace.Controls;assembly=YourAssemblyName"

second, sometimes intellisense is stupid.