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While working on a complex UI application in WPF I noticed that because I was using DataTemplates both the Xaml and the Code Behind got very messy, that is because if you need to implement some events in the code behind you basically “mix” code from the template and code from the Window, plus you cannot access the elements in the template from the code behind.

Let’s look at the following example:

Usually, the WPF controls are declared in the .xaml file and not in the code behind (.xaml.cs file). However, we might need to use some of those controls in the code behind in order to manipulate them. How can we get the handle of such a control if it “resides” in the xaml file? Take a look at the following xaml code:

<Window x:Class="WpfApplication2.Window1"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    Title="Window1" Height="300" Width="300" MouseLeftButtonDown="window_Clicked">
    <Grid>
        <TextBlock x:Name="fullNameControl" FontSize="20"
                   Text="{Binding Path=FullName}">
        </TextBlock>
    </Grid>
</Window>

There is a TextBlock called fullNameControl, in the code behind I change its background color to gold when the window is clicked:

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