Enumeration (Enum) in XAML

This post describes how to use C# Enumerations in XAML. There are multiple usages exposing enumerations in XAML.

Download sample application here.

Declare the enumeration outside a class in a namespace XXX.

namespace ApplicationWithEnumeration
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Interaction logic for MainWindow.xaml
    /// </summary>
    public partial class MainWindow : Window
    {
        public MainWindow()
        {
            this.InitializeComponent();
        }
    }

    public enum Person
    {
        None1,
        Patient1,
        Employee1,
        Doctor1,
        Nurse1
    }
}

Use the namespace in the XAML side.

xmlns:local="clr-namespace:ApplicationWithEnumeration"

- OR -
xmlns:XXX="clr-namespace:****"

Done! now you can use it with below declaration.

{x:Static local:Person.Patient1}"

Example,

<ComboBoxItem Content="Patient" Style="{DynamicResource SimpleComboBoxItem}" Tag="{x:Static local:Person.Patient1}" />

- OR - 

<Label Content="{x:Static local:Person.Patient1}" Margin="52.2,0,68.2,46.04" Style="{DynamicResource SimpleLabel}" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" Background="#006F5A5A"/>

Similarly, you can use it iin ChangePropertyAction as parameter dependency and InvokeCommandAction as CommandParamters.

Folks, if you are aware of other usages, please post in the Comments section. I can append to the post later.