<StackPanel xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"> <Button Name="MyButton" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Margin="24">Button</Button> <Ellipse Width="200" Height="100" Margin="24" Stroke="Red" StrokeThickness="10" /> <ListBox Width="100" Height="100" Margin="24"> <ListBoxItem>Sunday</ListBoxItem> <ListBoxItem>Monday</ListBoxItem> <ListBoxItem>Tuesday</ListBoxItem> </ListBox> </StackPanel> //File:Window.xaml.cs using System; using System.IO; using System.Windows; using System.Windows.Controls; using System.Windows.Markup; namespace MyNameSpace.LoadXamlResource { public class LoadXamlResource : Window { public LoadXamlResource() { Title = "Load Xaml Resource"; Uri uri = new Uri("pack://application:,,,/LoadXamlResource.xml"); Stream stream = Application.GetResourceStream(uri).Stream; FrameworkElement el = XamlReader.Load(stream) as FrameworkElement; Content = el; Button btn = el.FindName("MyButton") as Button; if (btn != null) btn.Click += ButtonOnClick; } void ButtonOnClick(object sender, RoutedEventArgs args) { Console.WriteLine(args.Source.ToString()); } } }