WPF XAML parse exception occurred

Question

I'm having the following exception: 'System.Windows.Markup.XamlParseException' in PresentationFramework.dll I looked for it and have found this thread here

Apparently the CTRL+ALT+E method and checking all the exceptions didn't solve my problem - or I used it incorrectly. I checked all the exceptions and it lead me to the InitializedComponent() function of my MainWindow and that was it. Any ideas? I'm sending all my XAML code: MainWindow

<Window x:Class="DPCKOU_prog3hf_pong.MainWindow"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
    xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
    xmlns:local="clr-namespace:DPCKOU_prog3hf_pong"
    mc:Ignorable="d"
    Title="PongGame" Height="406" Width="717"
    Loaded="Window_Loaded"
    KeyDown="Window_KeyDown"
    >
<Canvas Background="{StaticResource fieldBGSP}">
    <Rectangle Canvas.Left="{Binding Path=Pad.Area.X}"
                   Canvas.Top="{Binding Path=Pad.Area.Y}"
                   Width="{Binding Path=Pad.Area.Width}"
                   Height="{Binding Path=Pad.Area.Height}"
                   Fill="{StaticResource RectangleFill}"/>
    <Ellipse Canvas.Left="{Binding Path=Ball.Area.X}"
                   Canvas.Top="{Binding Path=Ball.Area.Y}"
                   Width="{Binding Path=Ball.Area.Width}"
                   Height="{Binding Path=Ball.Area.Height}"
                   Fill="{StaticResource EllipseFill}"/>
    </Canvas>
</Window>

and my App.xaml :

<Application x:Class="DPCKOU_prog3hf_pong.App"
         xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
         xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
         xmlns:local="clr-namespace:DPCKOU_prog3hf_pong"
         xmlns:sys="clr-namespace:System;assembly=mscorlib"
         StartupUri="MainWindow.xaml">
    <Application.Resources>
        <SolidColorBrush x:Key="RectangleFill" Color="#FF0F4228"/>
        <SolidColorBrush x:Key="EllipseFill" Color="#FF207CBB"/>
          <ImageBrush x:Key="fieldBGMP" ImageSource="pack://application:,,,/texturesExport/background.png"/>
        <ImageBrush x:Key="fieldBGSP" ImageSource="pack://application:,,,/texturesExport/pong_ingameSP.png"/>
    </Application.Resources>
</Application>

Edit

I get the error at the lone > sign just before Canvas . In the editor the background image shows up just fine. No clue what could cause the issue.

I updated my code with the pack uri method.

Answer 1

Are the images' build actions set to resource? Also you may try using pack uri for image sources, in this case it would be pack://application:,,,/texturesExport/background.png

Answer 2

Provided that you have no code in the *.xaml.cs file, the issue probably has to do with properly evaluating the ImageSource properties.

Comment out both ImageBrushes and see if that causes the exceptions to disappear.

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