Question

I noticed that when naming elements in xaml that we have two options when naming elements.

<Textbox Name="MyTextBox" />

or

<Textbox x:Name="MyOtherTextBox" />

I have seen both used in various examples and would like to know which is best so I can use it in my application. What is the difference between the two?

Answer 1

When an element like TextBox has a Name property then there is no difference between using Name or x:Name.

However not all classes that can appear in Xaml have a Name property so trying to use Name on such an element will result in an error. You can use x:Name though. When such an element has an x:Name it can usually be found with the FindName method of a containing FrameworkElement.

See also:- Is there any difference in x:name and name for controls in xaml file?