[Solved] Namespace conflict when implementing the ChartToolTipBehavior

[jasonxz]

When I added the ChartToolTipBehavior I started getting a namespace conflict in the XamlTypeInfo.g.cs file when I compile.  This is because the namespace for my Windows app is "XZ.Comics.Windows".
Can I get around this without changing the namespace for my app?

[Tsvyatko]

Hi Jason,

Unfortunately, the issue you have encountered is caused by a WinRT XAML parser bug. It has been already reported to and confirmed by Microsoft.
In the scenario described the issue is caused by the fact that ChartTooltipBehavior exposes attached property of type DataTemplate and when the parser tries to generate wrappers it does not adds global prefix for the property type:

(Windows.UI.Xaml.DataTemplate)Value

instead:

(global::Windows.UI.Xaml.DataTemplate)Value

I have prepared small app with no external references that shows how and why the issue is exposed.

At this point Microsoft has not committed that they will address the issue soon, nor that there is a workaround.
So, in this specific scenario the only option is not using Windows word inside namespaces.

Regards,
Tsvyatko
Telerik

[jasonxz]

I figured that was probably the case.
I was hoping it wasn't....
Seems like kind of a dumb oversight.  I haven't seen this as a problem in the other XAML platforms.  Doesn't seem it would be that hard to fix, either.
Oh well.  Thanks for the response.  Y'all rock!