Add existing xaml files to visual studio 2012

Question

I want to add a folder containing xaml and cs files plus other directories to a different project on VS. For some reason when I drag the folder from windows explorer to the project where I will like to place that directory visual studio will not let me. Because of that I am manually adding each file and every time I encounter a directory I have to create it. Maybe it is because I am using team foundation server.

Anyways I am adding the files manually so I click on the folder that I want to add the files on visual studio then click on add existing files. Then I select the xaml and code behind file:

when I click add the files get added but visual studio does not recognize that Bytes.xaml.cs is the code behind!

Do I have to manually add a window then copy and paste the contents of the file?

Answer 1

Edit your .csproj file to add a "DependentUpon" element below your "Compile" element for the .xaml.cs file so that it will appear "inside" the .xaml file not simply below it.:

<Compile Include="BytesDisplay\SubControls\Bytes.xaml.cs">
  <DependentUpon>Bytes.xaml</DependentUpon>
</Compile>

To easily edit the .csproj file:

Right-click the project and select "Unload Project"
Right-click the project node again and select "Edit [projectname].csproj"
Edit the XML, then close the file
Right-click the project node again and select "Reload Project"

Answer 2

If you drag-and-drop the .xaml file from Windows Explorer into the Solution Explorer window, it will automatically add the .xaml with the code-behind .cs file.