StyleSelector.SelectStyle(Object, DependencyObject) Method
Definition
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When overridden in a derived class, returns a Style based on custom logic.
public:
virtual System::Windows::Style ^ SelectStyle(System::Object ^ item, System::Windows::DependencyObject ^ container);
public virtual System.Windows.Style SelectStyle (object item, System.Windows.DependencyObject container);
abstract member SelectStyle : obj * System.Windows.DependencyObject -> System.Windows.Style
override this.SelectStyle : obj * System.Windows.DependencyObject -> System.Windows.Style
Public Overridable Function SelectStyle (item As Object, container As DependencyObject) As Style
Parameters
- item
- Object
The content.
- container
- DependencyObject
The element to which the style will be applied.
Returns
Returns an application-specific style to apply; otherwise, null
.
Examples
The following example shows how to define a StyleSelector that defines a Style for a row. This example defines the Background color according to the row index.
public class ListViewItemStyleSelector : StyleSelector
{
public override Style SelectStyle(object item,
DependencyObject container)
{
Style st = new Style();
st.TargetType = typeof(ListViewItem);
Setter backGroundSetter = new Setter();
backGroundSetter.Property = ListViewItem.BackgroundProperty;
ListView listView =
ItemsControl.ItemsControlFromItemContainer(container)
as ListView;
int index =
listView.ItemContainerGenerator.IndexFromContainer(container);
if (index % 2 == 0)
{
backGroundSetter.Value = Brushes.LightBlue;
}
else
{
backGroundSetter.Value = Brushes.Beige;
}
st.Setters.Add(backGroundSetter);
return st;
}
}
Public Class ListViewItemStyleSelector
Inherits StyleSelector
Public Overrides Function SelectStyle(ByVal item As Object, ByVal container As DependencyObject) As Style
Dim st As New Style()
st.TargetType = GetType(ListViewItem)
Dim backGroundSetter As New Setter()
backGroundSetter.Property = ListViewItem.BackgroundProperty
Dim listView As ListView = TryCast(ItemsControl.ItemsControlFromItemContainer(container), ListView)
Dim index As Integer = listView.ItemContainerGenerator.IndexFromContainer(container)
If index Mod 2 = 0 Then
backGroundSetter.Value = Brushes.LightBlue
Else
backGroundSetter.Value = Brushes.Beige
End If
st.Setters.Add(backGroundSetter)
Return st
End Function
End Class
The following example shows how to define a ResourceKey for the StyleSelector. The namespc
prefix maps to a CLR namespace and the corresponding assembly where the StyleSelector is defined. For more information, see XAML Namespaces and Namespace Mapping for WPF XAML.
<namespc:ListViewItemStyleSelector x:Key="myStyleSelector"/>
The following example shows how to set the ItemContainerStyleSelector property of a ListView to this StyleSelector resource.
<ListView
ItemsSource="{Binding Source={StaticResource EmployeeData},
XPath=Employee}"
ItemContainerStyleSelector="{DynamicResource myStyleSelector}" >
<ListView.View>
<GridView>
<GridViewColumn DisplayMemberBinding="{Binding XPath=FirstName}"
Header="First Name" Width="120"/>
<GridViewColumn DisplayMemberBinding="{Binding XPath=LastName}"
Header="Last Name" Width="120"/>
<GridViewColumn DisplayMemberBinding="{Binding XPath=FavoriteCity}"
Header="Favorite City" Width="120"/>
</GridView>
</ListView.View>
</ListView>
For an example of how to create a selector to choose a defined style resource, see the implementation of DataTemplateSelector.SelectTemplate, which allows you to use custom logic to select a DataTemplate, based on a similar concept.
Remarks
To create a StyleSelector that applies a style based on custom logic, create a subclass of the StyleSelector class and implement the SelectStyle method.