XAML Behaviors

Xaml Behaviors is a port of Windows UWP version of XAML Behaviors for Avalonia XAML.

XAML Behaviors for Avalonia is an easy-to-use means of adding common and reusable interactivity to your Avalonia applications with minimal code. Avalonia port is available only for managed applications. Use of XAML Behaviors is governed by the MIT License.

Building XAML Behaviors Avalonia

First, clone the repository or download the latest zip.

git clone https://github.com/wieslawsoltes/Xaml.Behaviors.git

Build on Windows using script

• .NET Core.

Open up a command-prompt and execute the commands:

.\build.ps1

Build on Linux using script

• .NET Core.

Open up a terminal prompt and execute the commands:

./build.sh

Build on OSX using script

• .NET Core.

Open up a terminal prompt and execute the commands:

./build.sh

NuGet

Avalonia XamlBehaviors is delivered as a NuGet package.

You can find the packages here NuGet and install the package like this:

Install-Package Xaml.Behaviors

or by using nightly build feed:

• Add https://www.myget.org/F/xamlbehaviors-nightly/api/v2 to your package sources
• Alternative nightly build feed https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/wieslawsoltes/GitHub/_packaging/Nightly/nuget/v3/index.json
• Update your package using XamlBehaviors feed

and install the package like this:

Install-Package Xaml.Behaviors -Pre

Package Sources

• https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json

Available Packages

Package	NuGet	Description
Xaml.Behaviors		Complete library of behaviors, actions and triggers for Avalonia applications.
Xaml.Behaviors.Avalonia		Meta package that bundles all Avalonia XAML Behaviors for easy installation.
Xaml.Behaviors.Interactivity		Foundation library providing base classes for actions, triggers and behaviors.
Xaml.Behaviors.Interactions		Core collection of common triggers and actions for Avalonia.
Xaml.Behaviors.Interactions.Custom		Custom behaviors and actions for common Avalonia controls.
Xaml.Behaviors.Interactions.DragAndDrop		Behaviors that enable drag-and-drop support in Avalonia.
Xaml.Behaviors.Interactions.DragAndDrop.DataGrid		DataGrid-specific drag-and-drop helpers built on top of the drag-and-drop framework.
Xaml.Behaviors.Interactions.Draggable		Draggable element behaviors for moving controls around.
Xaml.Behaviors.Interactions.Events		Behaviors responding to Avalonia input and focus events.
Xaml.Behaviors.Interactions.ReactiveUI		Behaviors integrating ReactiveUI navigation patterns.
Xaml.Behaviors.Interactions.Responsive		Behaviors to assist with responsive and adaptive UI layouts.
Xaml.Behaviors.Interactions.Scripting		Execute C# scripts at runtime to add dynamic behavior.

Docs

XAML Behaviors for Avalonia documentation.

Logo

The logo features a stylized hexagon (representing a behavior/component) with a gradient in Avalonia-like colors (purple/violet) and a white lightning bolt (representing interactivity/triggers) in the center.

Resources

• GitHub source code repository.

License

XAML Behaviors is licensed under the MIT license.