"Swapping" Windows in C# WPF instead of opening a new one?

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I'm trying to create a "Guide" app for a videogame. I want a button to clear everything in the window and show something else instead of creating another window. I've been using the code:

Window1 w1 = new Window1(); w1.Show(); this.Close();

Instead of this method, which closes the current window and opens a new one, is there a way to clear everything in the window and pop up other information?

You mean like a "Wizard" kind of thing? See this answer - is that what you mean? — Fildor
– Fildor, Commented May 6, 2020 at 12:40
Here's the example: the user starts the app. They are then prompted to choose a category of information and when they choose one they get that information without opening a new window. What I want is for the Main Window to erase everything it has and replace its information with other information. — minglefrog
– minglefrog, Commented May 6, 2020 at 12:42
Exactly! Is there a way to use a button in a way that replaces the main window with another one without opening a new tab? — minglefrog
– minglefrog, Commented May 6, 2020 at 12:44
Thanks, Fildor, that was really helpful! Don't worry about the fun aspect of it, I need some of it or else it's going to be a pain to learn programming! What I discovered by doing some research on YouTube is that I can achieve what I want with "Views" so I just have to learn how to let the user switch those and I'll be set :) — minglefrog
– minglefrog, Commented May 6, 2020 at 13:05

Tommehh · Accepted Answer · 2020-05-06 14:09:05Z

You could create a Frame in your MainWindow and display different pages.

Xaml Frame:

<Frame x:Name="MainFrame" NavigationUIVisibility="Hidden" />

After that you create a new Page-Control and navigate to it

var page = new CustomerPage(); MainFrame.Navigate(page);

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