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$RawXAML = @"
<Window x:Class="WpfApplication3.MainWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
xmlns:local="clr-namespace:WpfApplication3"
mc:Ignorable="d"
Title="MainWindow" Height="344.151" Width="232.521" ResizeMode="NoResize">
<Grid>
<StackPanel x:Name="StackButtonsHere" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="231" Margin="22,10,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="170"/>
<Button x:Name="AddAButton" Content="The Add-A-Button Button" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="22,277,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="170"/>
<TextBox x:Name="ButtonName" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="23" Margin="48,249,0,0" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="Button Name Here" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="120"/>
</Grid>
</Window>
"@
[void][System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName('PresentationFramework')
[xml]$XAML = $RawXAML -replace 'mc:Ignorable="d"','' -replace "x:N",'N' -replace '^<Win.*', '<Window'
#Read XAML
$XAMLReader= New-Object System.Xml.XmlNodeReader $XAML
try{
$Form=[Windows.Markup.XamlReader]::Load($XAMLReader)
} catch {
Throw "Unable to load Windows.Markup.XamlReader. Double-check syntax and ensure .net is installed."
}
#===========================================================================
# Load XAML Objects In PowerShell
#===========================================================================
$XAML.SelectNodes("//*[@Name]") |
ForEach-Object {
Set-Variable -Name "WPF$($_.Name)" -Value $Form.FindName($_.Name)
}
#===========================================================================
# Events
#===========================================================================
$WPFAddAButton.Add_Click({
$NewButton = New-Object System.Windows.Controls.Button
$NewButton.Name = $WPFButtonName.Text
$NewButton.Content = $WPFButtonName.Text
$NewButton.Height = 20
$WPFStackButtonsHere.AddChild($NewButton)
# Get the button you just added
$AddedButton = ($WPFStackButtonsHere.Children |
Where-Object {
$_.Name -eq $WPFButtonName.Text
})
# Add Click Event
$AddedButton.Add_Click({
[System.Object]$Sender = $args[0]
$WPFButtonName.Text = $Sender.Name
})
})
#===========================================================================
# Shows the form
#===========================================================================
$Form.ShowDialog() | Out-Null
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