Difference between Control Template and DataTemplate in WPF
What is difference between a ControlTemplate and a DataTemplate in WPF? 7 Answers 7
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WPF Databinding: How do I access the “parent” data context?
I have a list (see below) contained in a window. The window’s DataContext has two properties, Items and AllowItemCommand. How do I get the binding for the Hyperlink‘s Command property needs to resolve against the window’s DataContext? <ListView ItemsSource=”{Binding Items}”> <ListView.View> <GridView> <GridViewColumn Header=”Action”> <GridViewColumn.CellTemplate> <DataTemplate> <StackPanel> <TextBlock> <!– this binding is not working –> … Read more
What framework for MVVM should I use? [closed]
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Window Height=”Auto” not working as expected
What I am trying to do is show a window, that does not explicitly have a height/width, (both values omitted or set to Auto). I was guessing that the window would find out its size by auto – calculating all contained usercontrols sizes, but this doesn’t actually work! Instead I get a big window with … Read more
How to bind multiple values to a single WPF TextBlock?
I’m currently using the TextBlock below to bind the value of a property named Name: <TextBlock Text=”{Binding Name}” /> Now, I want to bind another property named ID to the same TextBlock. Is it possible to bind two or more values to the same TextBlock? Can it be done with simple concatenation, like Name + … Read more
Text vertical alignment in WPF TextBlock
How do I assign vertical center alignment to the text inside a TextBlock? I found TextAlignment property but it is for horizontal text alignment. How do I do it for vertical text alignment? 16 Answers 16
Any way to make a WPF textblock selectable?
How to allow TextBlock‘s text to be selectable? I tried to get it to work by displaying the text using a read-only TextBox styled to look like a textblock but this will not work in my case because a TextBox does not have inlines. In other words, how to make it selectable? 18 Answers 18
Simple (I think) Horizontal Line in WPF?
Creating a relatively simple data entry form, and just want to separate certain sections with a horizontal line (not unlike an HR tag in HTML) that stretches the full length of the form. I have tried this: <Line Stretch=”Fill” Stroke=”Black” X2=”1″/> Because the parent control is not a fixed width, this line causes the window … Read more
How can I find WPF controls by name or type?
I need to search a WPF control hierarchy for controls that match a given name or type. How can I do this? 20 Answers 20
Open directory dialog
I want the user to select a directory where a file that I will then generate will be saved. I know that in WPF I should use the OpenFileDialog from Win32, but unfortunately the dialog requires file(s) to be selected – it stays open if I simply click OK without choosing one. I could “hack … Read more
