Use XamlReader to read a Xaml string and convert to a Control
<Window x:Class="WpfApplication1.Window1"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
Title="DynamicXAML" Height="300" Width="300">
<Grid Name="grid1" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
</Window>
//File:Window.xaml.vb
Imports System.Windows
Imports System.Windows.Controls
Imports System.Windows.Media
Imports System.Windows.Markup
Imports System.Xml
Imports System.IO
Namespace WpfApplication1
Public Partial Class Window1
Inherits System.Windows.Window
Public Sub New()
InitializeComponent()
Dim sr As New StringReader("<Button xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation' " & vbCr & vbLf & " Foreground='BurlyWood' FontSize='20pt'>Click Me!</Button>")
Dim reader As XmlReader = XmlReader.Create(sr)
Dim dynamicButton As Button = DirectCast(XamlReader.Load(reader), Button)
Me.grid1.Children.Add(dynamicButton)
AddHandler dynamicButton.Click, AddressOf button1_Click
End Sub
Private Sub button1_Click(sender As Object, e As RoutedEventArgs)
MessageBox.Show("Dynamic Button Loaded From XAML String")
End Sub
End Class
End Namespace
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