Visual Studio 2022 - implementing Custom User Control Not Rendering Properly in WPF Project
I'm working with a frustrating scenario with a custom user control in my WPF project using Visual Studio 2022. The control renders perfectly in the designer, but when I run the application, it appears completely blank. I've verified that the data context is correctly set, and I've even tried using a simple text block inside the control to test if anything is being displayed. Here's a simplified version of my user control: ```xml <UserControl x:Class="MyApp.Controls.MyCustomControl" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"> <Grid> <TextBlock Text="Hello, World!" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center" /> </Grid> </UserControl> ``` And here’s how I’m using it in the main window: ```xml <Window x:Class="MyApp.MainWindow" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" xmlns:controls="clr-namespace:MyApp.Controls" Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525"> <Grid> <controls:MyCustomControl /> </Grid> </Window> ``` I've checked that the user control is properly defined in the XAML file, and the namespace is correctly referenced. I’ve also cleared the solution and rebuilt the entire project multiple times, but the control still doesn’t display anything during runtime. The only time I see the control is in the designer view. Additionally, there are no exceptions or errors in the output window when I run the application, so I’m at a loss as to what could be causing this. Is there something specific I might be missing in regards to initialization or data context binding? Any insights would be greatly appreciated!