WPF: How to dynamically Add Controls in dynamically created WPF Window

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I want to add a WPF Input Box in my Project in C#. I got a WinForm one from InputBox in C# but it has Winform look and feel. So i was recreating it in WPF. I have created all the controls (Label, Button, Textbox) but i am unable to add them to my window.

static Window winInputDialog

The Window is showing through ShowDialog but without controls.

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How are you calling this window to show itself? Window.ShowDialog()? – WPF-it

1 Answers

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There are two ways to get controls in your window:

  1. Do the whole designing stuff in the Designer of VisualStudio

  2. Add the controls by code. Here is a short, simple sample of creating a window and putting controls in it:

    var window = new Window();
var stackPanel = new StackPanel { Orientation = Orientation.Vertical };
stackPanel.Children.Add(new Label { Content = "Label" });
stackPanel.Children.Add(new Button { Content = "Button" });
window.Content = stackPanel;