ContentControl.ContentTemplate Property

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Windows.Controls

Assembly:: PresentationFramework.dll

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Gets or sets the data template used to display the content of the ContentControl.

public:
 property System::Windows::DataTemplate ^ ContentTemplate { System::Windows::DataTemplate ^ get(); void set(System::Windows::DataTemplate ^ value); };

[System.ComponentModel.Bindable(true)]
public System.Windows.DataTemplate ContentTemplate { get; set; }

[<System.ComponentModel.Bindable(true)>]
member this.ContentTemplate : System.Windows.DataTemplate with get, set

Public Property ContentTemplate As DataTemplate

Property Value

DataTemplate

A data template. The default value is null.

Attributes: BindableAttribute

Examples

The following examples show how to create a content template and apply the template to a content control.

<DataTemplate x:Key="template1">
  <TextBlock Text="{Binding}" FontSize="12" FontWeight="Bold" TextWrapping="Wrap"></TextBlock>
</DataTemplate>

<ContentControl Name="contCtrl" ContentTemplate="{StaticResource template1}" 
    Content="This is the content of the content control."/>

Remarks

Set this property to a DataTemplate to specify the appearance of the ContentControl. For more information on data templates, see Data Templating Overview.

XAML Attribute Usage

<object ContentTemplate="{resourceExtension styleResourceKey}"/>

XAML Values

resourceExtension
A markup extension that identifies how to reference the template resource, either StaticResource or DynamicResource. See XAML Resources.

styleResourceKey
The key that identifies the requested template selector. The key refers to an existing resource in a ResourceDictionary.

Note

Property element syntax is technically possible, but not recommended. For more information, see Inline Styles and Templates.

Dependency Property Information


Identifier field	ContentTemplateProperty
Metadata properties set to `true`	None

Applies to

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