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== Usage ==
The EvalExpression control allows to evaluate a C# expression from within XAML markup. The ''Expression'' has to be a single-line, valid C# expression ("Lambda") and has to return a single value; expressions can also reference names of subordinate [[EvalExpression#Parameters|EvalExpressionParameter]] items.

=== Example ===
The following example shows how to use the control with three parameters, where the first two are user input (Textbox ''Param0'' and ''Param1'') and the third one is a property from its Datacontext (ViewModel). The evaluated Result is then bound to a Textblock for output in the UI.
<source lang = "xml">
<StackPanel
HorizontalAlignment="Center"
Orientation="Vertical">
<TextBox x:Name="Expression" Width="200" />
<TextBox x:Name="Param0" Width="200" />
<TextBox x:Name="Param1" Width="200" />
<ctrls:EvalExpression x:Name="Evaluator" Expression="{Binding ElementName=Expression, Path=Text}">
<ctrls:EvalExpressionParameter Name="P0" Value="{Binding ElementName=Param0, Path=Text, Converter={StaticResource ToType}, ConverterParameter='System.Int32'}" />
<ctrls:EvalExpressionParameter Name="P1" Value="{Binding ElementName=Param1, Path=Text, Converter={StaticResource ToType}, ConverterParameter='System.Int32'}" />
<ctrls:EvalExpressionParameter Name="P2" Value="{Binding IsLoggedIn}" />
</ctrls:EvalExpression>
<TextBlock Foreground="White" Text="{Binding ElementName=Evaluator, Path=Result}" />
</StackPanel>
</source>


Lets assume that the Textbox ''Param0'' contains a text of 42 and ''Param1'' contains a text of 43. If ''Expression'' now contains <code>(P0 + P1) *2</code> then the result would display 170.

== Parameters ==
EvalExpressionParameters can be added as child objects to an EvalExpression control. Each parameter object needs a unique ''Name'' and a ''Value'', where the latter can be either a constant or dynamic value supplied through a binding.

==See also==
* [[XAML]]