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Hello World in XEN (my wish)

I will never understand the mind of a language designer.

Hello World Longhorn sample stolen from CodeProject:

// This is Avalon in Longhorn:
private void CreateWindow()
{
    //create main window
    MSAvalon.Windows.Window myWindow = new MSAvalon.Windows.Window();
    myWindow.Width = new Length(300);
    myWindow.Height = new Length(170);

    //Add a canvas to the window
    myCanvas = new MSAvalon.Windows.Controls.Canvas();

    myCanvas.Background =  MSAvalon.Windows.Media.Brushes.LightSteelBlue;
    myCanvas.Width = new Length(100,UnitType.Percent);
    myCanvas.Height = new Length(100,UnitType.Percent);
    myWindow.Children.Add(myCanvas);

    //Add a Text Box to the canvas
    myTextBox = new MSAvalon.Windows.Controls.TextBox();
    myTextBox.Width = new Length(200);
    myTextBox.Height = new Length(40);
    MSAvalon.Windows.Controls.Canvas.SetTop(myTextBox, new Length(30));
    MSAvalon.Windows.Controls.Canvas.SetLeft(myTextBox, new Length(50));

    myCanvas.Children.Add(myTextBox);

    //Add a button to the canvas
    myButton = new MSAvalon.Windows.Controls.Button();
    MSAvalon.Windows.Controls.Canvas.SetTop(myButton, new Length(100));
    MSAvalon.Windows.Controls.Canvas.SetLeft(myButton, new Length(110));
    myButton.Content = "Click Me";
    myCanvas.Children.Add(myButton);

    //Add a event handler for Click Event
    myButton.Click += new ClickEventHandler(OnClick);

    //show the window
    myWindow.Show();
}

Nice huh?

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Now, look at this:

// This is XEN on steroids (well, my wish)
private UI myWindow : window
{
    //create main window
    Width = 300;
    Height = 170;

    //Add a canvas to the window
    myCanvas = Canvas
    {
        Background = LightSteelBlue;
        Width  = 100%;
        Height = 100%;

        //Add a Text Box to the canvas
        myTextBox = TextBox
        {
            Width  = 200;
            Height =  40;
            Top    =  30;
            Left   =  50;
        }

        //Add a button to the canvas
        myButton = Button
        {
            Top  = 100;
            Left = 110;
            Content = "Click Me";

            //Add a event handler for Click Event
            Click = OnClick;
        }
    }
}

And the winner is...

Remember guys, bring SQL and XML to the language, but don't forget about UI!

Print posted @ Thursday, March 04, 2004 9:03 PM