Question

Let’s say I have this xaml code :

<Window xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml">
    <Canvas>
        <Rectangle Name="papan" Fill="Red" Height="20" Width="20" />
    </Canvas>
</Window>

And I have a file named Program.fs (F# code),
how can I access “papan”, for example, from my code?

Thanks

Answer 1

Something like this?

open System.Windows
open System.Windows.Markup
open System.Windows.Shapes

let xaml = @"<Window xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation'
    xmlns:x='http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml'>
    <Canvas>
        <Rectangle Name='papan' Fill='Red' Height='20' Width='20' />
    </Canvas>
</Window>"

let wnd = XamlReader.Parse(xaml) :?> Window
let rect = wnd.FindName("papan") :?> Rectangle

If the XAML is in a separate file, you can use XamlReader.Load instead of XamlReader.Parse.