HelloWPF.rb

# TODO: Work on Initializing Constants, and finding appropriate assemblies.

require 'PresentationFramework'
require 'PresentationCore'
require 'WindowsBase'

# Initialize Constants
Window = System::Windows::Window
Application = System::Windows::Application
StackPanel = System::Windows::Controls::StackPanel
Thickness = System::Windows::Thickness
DropShadowBitmapEffect = System::Windows::Forms::Media::Effects::DropShadowBitmapEffect
Button = System::Windows::Forms::Button
Label = System::Windows::Forms::Label

# Create Window
my_window = Window.new
my_window.title = 'Welcome to IronRuby'

#Create StackPanel to layout UI elements
my_stack = StackPanel.new
my_stack.margin = Thickness.new 15
my_window.content = my_stack

# Create Button
my_button = Button.new
my_button.content = 'Push me'
my_button.font_size = 24
my_button.bitmap_effect = DropShadowBitmapEffect.new

#Use Ruby block to implement Button click event
my_button.click do |sender, args|
	my_message = Label.new
	my_message.font_size = 48
	my_message.content = 'Welcome to IronRuby'
	
	# Add label  into stack panel of controls
	my_stack.children.add my_message
end

my_stack.children.add my_button

# Run App
app = Application.new
app.run my_window