<p>I cant' figure out how to reference the current instance object defined by the XAML file in the XAML file.</p>

<p>I have a converter that I want to send in the current instance as the parameter object.</p>

<pre><code>{Binding Path=&lt;bindingObject&gt;, Converter={x:Static namespace:Converter.Instance}, ConverterParameter=this}
</code></pre>

<p>In this code this is converted to a string instead of a reference to the current instance object.</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

<p>John</p>

Have you tried using the
```
RelativeSource
```
markup extension
? You can use
```
Self
```
there.