Image overlay (album) template (XAML)
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Use this item template with a GridView to display a collection using an image with a text overlay.
This example shows the image gallery DataTemplate and a GridView that uses the template.
<DataTemplate x:Key="ImageOverlayAlbumDataTemplate">
<Grid Background="#FF939598" Height="130" Width="130">
<Image Source="/SampleImage.png" Stretch="UniformToFill"/>
<StackPanel Orientation="Vertical" Background="#CC000000" Height="50" VerticalAlignment="Bottom">
<TextBlock Text="Ay Lorem Ipsum" Margin="10,3,0,0" Width="120" Height="20"
TextTrimming="WordEllipsis" HorizontalAlignment="Left"/>
<TextBlock Text="Dolor sit amet" Margin="10,0,0,10" Width="120" Height="20"
TextTrimming="WordEllipsis" HorizontalAlignment="Left"/>
</StackPanel>
</Grid>
</DataTemplate>
<GridView x:Name="ImageOverlayAlbumGrid" CanReorderItems="True" CanDragItems="True"
ItemTemplate="{StaticResource ImageOverlayAlbumDataTemplate}" >
<GridView.ItemsPanel>
<ItemsPanelTemplate>
<ItemsWrapGrid MaximumRowsOrColumns="3"/>
</ItemsPanelTemplate>
</GridView.ItemsPanel>
</GridView>