ControlTemplate.TargetType Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Controls

Assembly:

PresentationFramework.dll

Gets or sets the type for which this ControlTemplate is intended.

public:
 property Type ^ TargetType { Type ^ get(); void set(Type ^ value); };

[System.Windows.Markup.Ambient]
public Type TargetType { get; set; }

[<System.Windows.Markup.Ambient>]
member this.TargetType : Type with get, set

Public Property TargetType As Type

Property Value

Type

The default value is null.

Attributes

AmbientAttribute

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

The TargetType property must not be null if the definition of the template has a ContentPresenter.

ArgumentException

The specified types are not valid. The TargetType of a ControlTemplate must be or inherit from a Control, a Page, or a PageFunctionBase.

Examples

The following example demonstrates the use of this property:

<Style x:Key="{x:Type Label}"
       TargetType="Label">
  <Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment"
          Value="Left" />
  <Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment"
          Value="Top" />
  <Setter Property="Template">
    <Setter.Value>
      <ControlTemplate TargetType="Label">
        <Border>
          <ContentPresenter HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}"
                            VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}"
                            RecognizesAccessKey="True" />
        </Border>
        <ControlTemplate.Triggers>
          <Trigger Property="IsEnabled"
                   Value="false">
            <Setter Property="Foreground">
              <Setter.Value>
                <SolidColorBrush Color="{DynamicResource DisabledForegroundColor}" />
              </Setter.Value>
            </Setter>
          </Trigger>
        </ControlTemplate.Triggers>
      </ControlTemplate>
    </Setter.Value>
  </Setter>
</Style>

The above example uses the following resource:

For the complete sample, see Styling with ControlTemplates Sample.

Remarks

If you have a standalone ControlTemplate in the resources section with the TargetType property set to a type, the ControlTemplate does not get applied to that type automatically. Instead, you need to specify an x:Key and apply the template explicitly.

Also note that the TargetType property is required on a ControlTemplate if the template definition contains a ContentPresenter.

XAML Attribute Usage

<object  TargetType="typeName"/>

XAML Values

typeName The type name of the class. To refer to the Type name of the class, use the Markup Extensions and WPF XAML.