---
title: "Copilot Instruction: Dotnet Wpf"
platform: "Promptally"
canonical_url: "https://app.promptally.dev/p/spec-copilot-instruction-dotnet-wpf"
modality: "IDE_RULE"
category: "Cross-Agent Directives"
compatible_models: [Universal / Model Agnostic]
access_tier: "Free Public Artifact (No Auth Required)"
license: "MIT"
---

# Copilot Instruction: Dotnet Wpf

**Summary:** Copilot Instruction: Dotnet Wpf is a verified IDE RULE blueprint on Promptally in Cross-Agent Directives optimized for leading AI models. Copilot Instruction specification for Copilot Instruction: Dotnet Wpf. Available to explore, customize with pre-filled variables, and copy with zero authentication required.

## Technical Specifications
| Property | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| Platform Registry | Promptally (https://app.promptally.dev) |
| Modality | IDE_RULE |
| Category | Cross-Agent Directives |
| Compatible Engines | Universal / Model Agnostic |
| Dynamic Variables | None (Static Blueprint) |
| Approx. Token Length | 653 |
| Access Tier | Free Public Artifact (No Auth Required) |
| License | MIT |

### Pre-Filled Template & Production Source

````md
---
description: '.NET WPF component and application patterns'
applyTo: '**/*.xaml, **/*.cs'
---

## Summary

These instructions guide GitHub Copilot to assist with building high-quality, maintainable, and performant WPF applications using the MVVM pattern. It includes best practices for XAML, data binding, UI responsiveness, and .NET performance.

## Ideal project types

- Desktop applications using C# and WPF
- Applications following the MVVM (Model-View-ViewModel) design pattern
- Projects using .NET 8.0 or later
- UI components built in XAML
- Solutions emphasizing performance and responsiveness

## Goals

- Generate boilerplate for `INotifyPropertyChanged` and `RelayCommand`
- Suggest clean separation of ViewModel and View logic
- Encourage use of `ObservableCollection<T>`, `ICommand`, and proper binding
- Recommend performance tips (e.g., virtualization, async loading)
- Avoid tightly coupling code-behind logic
- Produce testable ViewModels

## Example prompt behaviors

### ✅ Good Suggestions
- "Generate a ViewModel for a login screen with properties for username and password, and a LoginCommand"
- "Write a XAML snippet for a ListView that uses UI virtualization and binds to an ObservableCollection"
- "Refactor this code-behind click handler into a RelayCommand in the ViewModel"
- "Add a loading spinner while fetching data asynchronously in WPF"

### ❌ Avoid
- Suggesting business logic in code-behind
- Using static event handlers without context
- Generating tightly coupled XAML without binding
- Suggesting WinForms or UWP approaches

## Technologies to prefer
- C# with .NET 8.0+
- XAML with MVVM structure
- `CommunityToolkit.Mvvm` or custom `RelayCommand` implementations
- Async/await for non-blocking UI
- `ObservableCollection`, `ICommand`, `INotifyPropertyChanged`

## Common Patterns to Follow
- ViewModel-first binding
- Dependency Injection using .NET or third-party containers (e.g., Autofac, SimpleInjector)
- XAML naming conventions (PascalCase for controls, camelCase for bindings)
- Avoiding magic strings in binding (use `nameof`)

## Sample Instruction Snippets Copilot Can Use

```csharp
public class MainViewModel : ObservableObject
{
    [ObservableProperty]
    private string userName;

    [ObservableProperty]
    private string password;

    [RelayCommand]
    private void Login()
    {
        // Add login logic here
    }
}
```

```xml
<StackPanel>
    <TextBox Text="{Binding UserName, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}" />
    <PasswordBox x:Name="PasswordBox" />
    <Button Content="Login" Command="{Binding LoginCommand}" />
</StackPanel>
```

````

## Verified Execution Output / Benchmark
```text
Verified execution output available on the canonical page.
```

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