In my WPF app, all I have in my code-behind is the following:
public partial class MainWindow
{
public MainWindow()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
}
Can I completely remove the code-behind file from my project or does it have to stay there? My background is in web app development and I'm kind of relating this to a code-behind file with an empty Page_Load() method, which I would typically remove.
You can remove it, if you use one of these techniques:
1: Remove the x:class declaration from the top of your XAML file, and find a different way to instantiate the object (e.g., you can't use new MainWindow(), but you can use XamlReader.Load and cast the result to a Window).
or
2: Use this approach:
<Window x:Class="WpfApplication2.MainWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
Title="MainWindow" Height="300" Width="300">
<StackPanel>
<Button x:Name="mybutton">Hello</Button>
<x:Code>
<![CDATA[
public MainWindow()
{
InitializeComponent();
mybutton.Content = "Goodbye";
}
]]>
</x:Code>
</StackPanel>
</Window>
This moves the InitializeComponent call into your XAML, so you can delete the codebehind file.
No! InitializeComponent() actually creates all the controls defined in the XAML file, and hence is very necessary.
See more info here: What does InitializeComponent() do, and how does it work in WPF?
I don't believe you can remove it. Specifically, the InitializeComponent() function needs to be called.
You can't remove it. It initializes your Window (all buttons, labels, etc.).
