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How to: Create a Simple Binding	Create a simple binding for your applications through this how-to example in Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF).	03/30/2017	simple binding [WPF], creating data binding [WPF], creating simple bindings binding data [WPF], creating	69b80f72-6259-44cb-8294-5bdcebca1e08

How to: Create a Simple Binding

This example shows you how to create a simple xref:System.Windows.Data.Binding.

Example

In this example, you have a Person object with a string property named PersonName. The Person object is defined in the namespace called SDKSample.

The highlighted line that contains the <src> element in the following example instantiates the Person object with a PersonName property value of Joe. This is done in the Resources section and assigned an x:Key.

[!code-xamlSimpleBinding]

The highlighted line that contains the <TextBlock> element then binds the xref:System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock control to the PersonName property. As a result, the xref:System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock appears with the value "Joe".

See also

• Data Binding Overview
• How-to Topics