UIElement.UseSystemFocusVisuals Property

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.UI.Xaml

Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the control uses focus visuals drawn by the system or focus visuals defined in the control template.

public:
 property bool UseSystemFocusVisuals { bool get(); void set(bool value); };

bool UseSystemFocusVisuals();

void UseSystemFocusVisuals(bool value);

public bool UseSystemFocusVisuals { get; set; }

var boolean = uIElement.useSystemFocusVisuals;
uIElement.useSystemFocusVisuals = boolean;

Public Property UseSystemFocusVisuals As Boolean

Property Value

Boolean

bool

True, if the control uses focus visuals drawn by the system. False, if the control uses focus visuals defined in the ControlTemplate.

The default is false (see Remarks).

Examples

This example shows a ControlTemplate that defines custom focus visuals for a Button.

Some elements of the control template aren't shown to make the relevant parts more clear. For more detail, see XAML styles.

<Style TargetType="Button">

<!-- Set UseSystemFocusVisuals to false. -->
    <Setter Property="UseSystemFocusVisuals" Value="False"/> 
     ...

    <Setter Property="Template">
        <Setter.Value>
            <ControlTemplate TargetType="Button">
                <Grid>
                    <VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
                        <VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
                            <VisualState x:Name="Normal"/>
                            <VisualState x:Name="PointerOver">
                             ...

                            </VisualState>
                        </VisualStateGroup>

<!-- Add VisualStateGroup for FocusStates. -->
                        <VisualStateGroup x:Name="FocusStates">
                            <VisualState x:Name="Focused">
                                <Storyboard>
                                    <DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetName="FocusVisualWhite"
                                                     Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity"
                                                     To="1"
                                                     Duration="0"/>
                                    <DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetName="FocusVisualBlack"
                                                     Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity"
                                                     To="1"
                                                     Duration="0"/>
                                </Storyboard>
                            </VisualState>
                            <VisualState x:Name="Unfocused"/>
                            <VisualState x:Name="PointerFocused"/>
                        </VisualStateGroup>

                    </VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
                    <Border x:Name="Border"
                            Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"
                            BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}"
                            BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}"
                            Margin="3">
                        <ContentPresenter x:Name="ContentPresenter"
                                          Content="{TemplateBinding Content}"
                                          ContentTransitions="{TemplateBinding ContentTransitions}"
                                          ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding ContentTemplate}"
                                          Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}"
                                          HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}"
                                          VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}" 
                                          AutomationProperties.AccessibilityView="Raw"/>
                    </Border>

<!-- Add elements for focus visuals. -->
                    <Rectangle x:Name="FocusVisualWhite"
                               IsHitTestVisible="False"
                               Stroke="{ThemeResource FocusVisualWhiteStrokeThemeBrush}"
                               StrokeEndLineCap="Square"
                               StrokeDashArray="1,1"
                               Opacity="0"
                               StrokeDashOffset="1.5"/>
                    <Rectangle x:Name="FocusVisualBlack"
                               IsHitTestVisible="False"
                               Stroke="{ThemeResource FocusVisualBlackStrokeThemeBrush}"
                               StrokeEndLineCap="Square"
                               StrokeDashArray="1,1"
                               Opacity="0"
                               StrokeDashOffset="0.5"/>
                </Grid>
            </ControlTemplate>
        </Setter.Value>
    </Setter>
</Style>

Remarks

This property is false by default so that a custom ControlTemplate that defines its own focus visuals works as expected. However, all XAML framework controls set this property to true in their ControlTemplate and use system drawn focus visuals.

To define custom focus visuals for a control, you need to provide a custom ControlTemplate. In the ControlTemplate, do the following:

• If you're modifying a default ControlTemplate, be sure to set the UseSystemFocusVisuals property to false to turn off the system focus visuals. When set to false, the focus states in the VisualStateManager are called.
• Define a VisualStateGroup for FocusStates.
• In the FocusStates group, define a VisualState for each of Focused, Unfocused, and PointerFocused.
• Define the focus visuals.