Custom Controls namespace confusion!

09-26-2008 4:15 PM |

Hi,

I am having my first go at creating a custom control, but there is one thing I don't get, which is the namespace. I know how to use namespaces and references from my application project and understand them conceptually (well, almost!).

My question is when you create a custom control, in my generic.xaml I have to add a reference, ie:

<ResourceDictionary
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    xmlns:local="clr-namespace:MyCustomControls.Windows.Controls;assembly=MenuBar">

What I want to understand is the meaning/purpose and CONSEQUENCE of the bold writing. I know that the assembly name (MenuBar in this case) creates a MenuBar.dll.

For example:

If I later create another custom control to use in the same project, ideally I want all my custom controls to be in the same namespace, so do I create them all in this generic.xaml or do I create another custom control project with a new generic.xaml and use the same namespace (but a different assembly name?).

So I'm trying to understand the consequence of the namespace for later projects I guess, but also the theory of namespaces in general.

Any info or links to some info would be great, thanks.

Richard

Re: Custom Controls namespace confusion!

09-26-2008 9:09 PM |

Yes it does, thanks very much for the quick reply.

R.