#78 – Setting the Value of a Content Property By Setting Child Element

You can set the value of a property using an XAML attribute.  Consider setting the Text property of a TextBox using an attribute:

 <TextBox Height="23" Width="120" Text="Eat Muesli!"/>

You can also set the same property value using property element syntax:

 <TextBox Height="23" Width="120">
     <TextBox.Text>
         Eat Muesli!
     </TextBox.Text>
 </TextBox>

There is an even simpler way to specify the value of the Text property.  Because the TextBox class has identified its Text property as a content property, the value of the Text property can be specified directly as the single child of the TextBox XAML element:

 <TextBox Height="23" Width="120">
     Eat Muesli!
 </TextBox>