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title: "What are the design files and the code-behind files in Silverlight?"  
description: "What are the design files and the code-behind files in Silverlight?"  
author: "Chris Anderson"  
published: 2011-08-10  
updated: 2020-09-17  
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# What are the design files and the code-behind files in Silverlight?

The user interface elements (design files) of Silverlight applications are defined in XAML files. The logic and functionality (code files) of Silverlight applications is implemented using managed code-behind files that share the same class with the XAML file.

## Answers

### Answer by Chris Anderson

The user interface elements (design files) of Silverlight applications are defined in XAML files. The logic and functionality (code files) of Silverlight applications is implemented using managed code-behind files that share the same class with the XAML file.


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