Text Data Binding
<UserControl x:Class='SilverlightApplication3.MainPage' xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation' xmlns:x='http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml' xmlns:d='http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008' xmlns:mc='http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006' mc:Ignorable='d' d:DesignWidth='640' d:DesignHeight='480'> <Grid> <TextBlock> Name: <TextBlock Text="{Binding FirstName}" /> <TextBlock Text="{Binding LastName}" /> </TextBlock> </Grid> </UserControl> //File:Window.xaml.cs using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Linq; using System.Net; using System.Windows; using System.Windows.Controls; using System.Windows.Documents; using System.Windows.Input; using System.Windows.Media; using System.Windows.Media.Animation; using System.Windows.Shapes; namespace SilverlightApplication3 { public partial class MainPage: UserControl { Person src = new Person(); public MainPage() { InitializeComponent(); src.FirstName = "A"; src.LastName = "B"; this.DataContext = src; } } public class Person { private string firstNameValue; public string FirstName { get { return firstNameValue; } set { firstNameValue = value; } } private string lastNameValue; public string LastName { get { return lastNameValue; } set { lastNameValue = value; } } } }