How to use x:Uid in windows phone 8?

Question

We can use x:Uid in windows-8 as

Where in .resw I have define mainTitle.Text = "Your Name"

In this way TextBlock's text becomes Your Name.

How can I achieve the same in windows phone 8?

When I put mainTitle.Text in .resx it gives error.

Answer 1

You can use binding here

<TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=LocalizedResources.ApplicationTitle, Source={StaticResource LocalizedStrings}}"/>

For more about localization read How to build a localized app for Windows Phone

And to know about x:Uid read x:Uid Directive