How to: Use Templates to Style a ListView That Uses GridView
This example shows how to use the DataTemplate and Style objects to specify the appearance of a ListView control that uses a GridView view mode.
Example
The following examples show Style and DataTemplate objects that customize the appearance of a column header for a GridViewColumn.
<Style x:Key="myHeaderStyle" TargetType="{x:Type GridViewColumnHeader}">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="LightBlue"/>
</Style>
<DataTemplate x:Key="myHeaderTemplate">
<DockPanel>
<CheckBox/>
<TextBlock FontSize="16" Foreground="DarkBlue">
<TextBlock.Text>
<Binding/>
</TextBlock.Text>
</TextBlock>
</DockPanel>
</DataTemplate>
The following example shows how to use these Style and DataTemplate objects to set the HeaderContainerStyle and HeaderTemplate properties of a GridViewColumn. The DisplayMemberBinding property defines the content of the column cells.
<GridViewColumn Header="Month" Width="80"
HeaderContainerStyle="{StaticResource myHeaderStyle}"
HeaderTemplate="{StaticResource myHeaderTemplate}"
DisplayMemberBinding="{Binding Path=Month}"/>
The HeaderContainerStyle and HeaderTemplate are only two of several properties that you can use to customize column header appearance for a GridView control. For more information, see GridView Column Header Styles and Templates Overview.
The following example shows how to define a DataTemplate that customizes the appearance of the cells in a GridViewColumn.
<DataTemplate x:Key="myCellTemplateMonth">
<DockPanel>
<TextBlock Foreground="DarkBlue" HorizontalAlignment="Center">
<TextBlock.Text>
<Binding Path="Month"/>
</TextBlock.Text>
</TextBlock>
</DockPanel>
</DataTemplate>
The following example shows how to use this DataTemplate to define the content of a GridViewColumn cell. This template is used instead of the DisplayMemberBinding property that is shown in the previous GridViewColumn example.
<GridViewColumn Header="Month" Width="80"
CellTemplate="{StaticResource myCellTemplateMonth}"/>
For the complete sample, see ListView That Uses a GridView with Templates Sample.
See Also
Reference
Concepts
GridView Overview
ListView Overview