Rename feature in XAML within VS2022

[Haale]

1.I cannot rename a button named by x:Name in XAML. Even if I change the x:Name of the button, the reference in the code - behind doesn't change synchronously.

2.When binding to an object data source, if I rename some property names, the references to those properties in XAML don't change synchronously.

How can I fix this in VS2022?

[mgoertz-msft]

Refactor rename support is extremely limited in XAML. You would need to use Rename in Files. IIRC, the only thing that works is renaming the code-behind class name and it should rename the x:Class in XAML.

Here's an old feedback ticket that tracks the rename issue: https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/t/xaml-refactoring-especially-for-rename-of-properti/351173

[Haale]

only 10 people aware of that.
maybe less and less people use WPF.