TreeViewItem ControlTemplate Example
Controls in Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) have a ControlTemplate that contains the visual tree of that control. You can change the structure and appearance of a control by modifying the ControlTemplate of that control. There is no way to replace only part of the visual tree of a control; to change the visual tree of a control you must set the Template property of the control to its new and complete ControlTemplate.
This topic shows the ControlTemplate of the WPF TreeViewItem control.
This topic contains the following sections.
- Prerequisites
- TreeViewItem ControlTemplate Example
- Related Topics
Prerequisites
To run the examples in this topic, you should understand how to write WPF applications. For more information, see Getting Started with Windows Presentation Foundation. You should also understand how styles are used in WPF. For more information, see Styling and Templating.
TreeViewItem ControlTemplate Example
Although this example contains all of the elements that are defined in the ControlTemplate of a TreeViewItem by default, the specific values should be thought of as examples.
<!--=================================================================
TreeViewItem
==================================================================-->
<Style x:Key="ExpandCollapseToggleStyle" TargetType="ToggleButton">
<Setter Property="Focusable" Value="False"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="ToggleButton">
<Grid
Width="15"
Height="13"
Background="Transparent">
<Path x:Name="ExpandPath"
HorizontalAlignment="Left"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
Margin="1,1,1,1"
Fill="{StaticResource GlyphBrush}"
Data="M 4 0 L 8 4 L 4 8 Z"/>
</Grid>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsChecked"
Value="True">
<Setter Property="Data"
TargetName="ExpandPath"
Value="M 0 4 L 8 4 L 4 8 Z"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<Style x:Key="TreeViewItemFocusVisual">
<Setter Property="Control.Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate>
<Border>
<Rectangle Margin="0,0,0,0"
StrokeThickness="5"
Stroke="Black"
StrokeDashArray="1 2"
Opacity="0"/>
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<Style x:Key="{x:Type TreeViewItem}"
TargetType="{x:Type TreeViewItem}">
<Setter Property="Background"
Value="Transparent"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment"
Value="{Binding Path=HorizontalContentAlignment,
RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type ItemsControl}}}"/>
<Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment"
Value="{Binding Path=VerticalContentAlignment,
RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type ItemsControl}}}"/>
<Setter Property="Padding"
Value="1,0,0,0"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground"
Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlTextBrushKey}}"/>
<Setter Property="FocusVisualStyle"
Value="{StaticResource TreeViewItemFocusVisual}"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type TreeViewItem}">
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition MinWidth="19"
Width="Auto"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
<RowDefinition/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<ToggleButton x:Name="Expander"
Style="{StaticResource ExpandCollapseToggleStyle}"
IsChecked="{Binding Path=IsExpanded,
RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}"
ClickMode="Press"/>
<Border Name="Bd"
Grid.Column="1"
Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"
BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}"
BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}"
Padding="{TemplateBinding Padding}">
<ContentPresenter x:Name="PART_Header"
ContentSource="Header"
HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}"/>
</Border>
<ItemsPresenter x:Name="ItemsHost"
Grid.Row="1"
Grid.Column="1"
Grid.ColumnSpan="2"/>
</Grid>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsExpanded"
Value="false">
<Setter TargetName="ItemsHost"
Property="Visibility"
Value="Collapsed"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="HasItems"
Value="false">
<Setter TargetName="Expander"
Property="Visibility"
Value="Hidden"/>
</Trigger>
<MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="HasHeader"
Value="false"/>
<Condition Property="Width"
Value="Auto"/>
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter TargetName="PART_Header"
Property="MinWidth"
Value="75"/>
</MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="HasHeader"
Value="false"/>
<Condition Property="Height"
Value="Auto"/>
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter TargetName="PART_Header"
Property="MinHeight"
Value="19"/>
</MultiTrigger>
<Trigger Property="IsSelected"
Value="true">
<Setter TargetName="Bd"
Property="Background"
Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.HighlightBrushKey}}"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground"
Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.HighlightTextBrushKey}}"/>
</Trigger>
<MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="IsSelected"
Value="true"/>
<Condition Property="IsSelectionActive"
Value="false"/>
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter TargetName="Bd"
Property="Background"
Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlBrushKey}}"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground"
Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlTextBrushKey}}"/>
</MultiTrigger>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled"
Value="false">
<Setter Property="Foreground"
Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.GrayTextBrushKey}}"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
The preceding example uses the following resource:
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="GlyphBrush" Color="#444" />
For the complete sample, see Styling with ControlTemplates Sample.
See Also
Concepts
Guidelines for Designing Stylable Controls
TreeView ControlTemplate Example