Quick Start

Want to get up and running as quickly as possible? This is the right place!

First off, delete MainWindow.xaml and MainWindow.xaml.cs. You won't be needing them.

Next, you'll need a root View and a ViewModel. The View has to be a Window, but there are no other restrictions.

<Window x:Class="Stylet.Samples.Hello.RootView"
        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
        Height="300" Width="300">
    <TextBlock>Hello, World</TextBlock>
</Window>

The ViewModel can be any old class (for now - you might want it to be a Screen or Conductor, discussed elsewhere).

class RootViewModel
{
}

Next, you'll need a bootstrapper. For now, you don't need anything special - just something to identify your root ViewModel.

class Bootstrapper : Bootstrapper<RootViewModel>
{
}

Finally, this needs to be referenced as a resource in your App.xaml. Add the following. You'll also need to remove the StartupUri attribute, like this:

<Application x:Class="Stylet.Samples.Hello.App"
             xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
             xmlns:local="clr-namespace:Stylet.Samples.Hello">
    <Application.Resources>
        <ResourceDictionary>
            <ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
                <ResourceDictionary>
                    <local:Bootstrapper x:Key="bootstrapper"/>
                </ResourceDictionary>
            </ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
        </ResourceDictionary>
    </Application.Resources>
</Application>

That's it! Run that, and you should get a window with 'Hello World' in it.