Web & UI
XAML
XAML (Extensible Application Markup Language) is a declarative XML-based language developed by Microsoft that is used for initializing structured values and objects. It is primarily used to design user interfaces in .NET Framework and .NET Core applications, particularly in Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Universal Windows Platform (UWP), and Xamarin.Forms for designing UI layouts.
- Created by
- Microsoft
- First appeared
- 2006
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Hello, World!
<Window xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
Title="Hello World" Height="350" Width="525">
<Grid>
<TextBlock HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center">Hello, World!</TextBlock>
</Grid>
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