baml

How can I convert a xaml to baml? thanks You can compile the XAML by creating an MSBuild project file that references it. This is what happens in Visual Studio "under the covers" when you do a compile on your project (it creates a temporary .proj file and builds it). A fairly minimal project file (xamlcompile.csproj) is something like this: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <Project ToolsVersion="3.5" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003"> <PropertyGroup> <ProductVersion>9.0.30729</ProductVersion> <SchemaVersion>2.0</SchemaVersion> <OutputType

Could anyone recommend a good BAML Decompiler / Viewer besides BAML Viewer plugin for Reflector, which doesn't handle path geometry/data? You might like to have another look at the BAML addin for reflector as it's been recently updated by Andrew Smith. Have a look at his at blog post you'll note that he has fixed the issue with path data. You can try this one by Cristian Ricciolo Civera . I did not want to use its ClickOnce installer, but the CodePlex site provides a zip file for download. I had to place Ricciolo.StylesExplorer.exe and Ricciolo.StylesExplorer.MarkupReflection.dll into GAC to

As far as I know, everything done in XAML can be done in C#. Why XAML is compiled in BAML and not in C# ? Wouldn't be more efficient to parse the XAML at compile-time and create the corresponding C# code ? petr k. This blog post should provide a comprehensive answer: http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/tomershamam/archive/2007/05/25/Compiled-XAML- 3D00 -BAML-not-IL.aspx Yesterday I lectured about XAML and the following question was asked: Why XAML is compiled into BAML and not directly into IL for better performance? Before giving the correct answer, I want to explain what BAML is. There are

What is .baml file and what's the use of this file? Who creates this file? A compiled XAML file. Wikipedia says : A XAML file can be compiled into a .baml (Binary XAML) file, which may be inserted as a resource into a .NET Framework assembly. At run-time, the framework engine extracts the .baml file from assembly resources, parses it, and creates a corresponding WPF visual tree or workflow. .baml = Binary Application Markup File, a compiled XAML file. BAML form is an optimized form of XAML used by the WPF XAML implementation. It is optimized in the sense that it uses internal lookups and

What options exist for a good obfuscator tool for .NET which propertly support WPF in .NET 4.0? In particular, which obfuscation tools handle rewriting of BAML within WPF assemblies, and handle cross-assembly references within BAML? While most obfuscators list "WPF" and ".NET 3.5" or ".NET 4" support, in practice, they fail to rewrite the embedded BAML references, causing cross-assembly calls using WPF to be handled improperly. This prevents their usage in large-scale WPF applications. Eazfuscator.NET does a proper WPF renaming since version 3.5. We put extensive R&D efforts to create a