WPF ListView with GridView styling ListViewItem - wpf

Question

Ok I started to post a question but in the midst of posting I had an idea that turned out to fix it... I'm posting with an answer in case it saves someone else some frustration.
I'm trying to make a custom style for ListViewItem and within a ListView that has a GridView. Here is my style:
<Style x:Key="StListViewItemBase" TargetType="{x:Type ListViewItem}">
<Setter Property="SnapsToDevicePixels" Value="True"/>
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="4,1"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="{Binding HorizontalContentAlignment, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type ItemsControl}}}"/>
<Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="{Binding VerticalContentAlignment, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type ItemsControl}}}"/>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Transparent"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="Transparent"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="1"/>
<Setter Property="Cursor" Value="Hand" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type ListViewItem}">
<Border x:Name="Bd" BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}"
BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}"
Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"
Padding="{TemplateBinding Padding}"
SnapsToDevicePixels="true">
<ContentPresenter Content="{TemplateBinding Content}"
ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding ContentTemplate}"
HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}"
SnapsToDevicePixels="{TemplateBinding SnapsToDevicePixels}"
VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}"/>
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True"/>
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="Bd"
Value="{StaticResource BrSelectableItemHover}"/>
</MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="Selector.IsSelectionActive" Value="False"/>
<Condition Property="IsSelected" Value="True"/>
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="Bd"
Value="{StaticResource BrSelectableItemHover}"/>
</MultiTrigger>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="False">
<Setter Property="TextElement.Foreground" TargetName="Bd"
Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.GrayTextBrushKey}}"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
Then I have a ListView like this:
<ListView ItemsSource="{Binding Tabs}" ItemContainerStyle="{StaticResource StListViewItemBase}">
<ListView.View>
<GridView>
<GridView.Columns>
<GridViewColumn Header="test">
<GridViewColumn.CellTemplate>
<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type local:SampleObject}">
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Title}" />
</DataTemplate>
</GridViewColumn.CellTemplate>
</GridViewColumn>
<GridViewColumn Header="test 2">
<GridViewColumn.CellTemplate>
<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type local:SampleObject}">
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Title}" />
</DataTemplate>
</GridViewColumn.CellTemplate>
</GridViewColumn>
</GridView.Columns>
</GridView>
</ListView.View>
</ListView>
however, when I run it I get the columns, but in the items list it just gives 'TestApp.SampleObject' readout for each item, and not even in each column, just once for each. If I remove the item container style it works as it should.

Answer 1

So I generated this style by going into Blend, creating a ListViewItem, and editing a copy of the template. However it turns out the template is different if it's inside a GridView than if it isn't... I had to create a ListView with a GridView, THEN a ListViewItem inside it and then edit that style. Here is the revised style that works:
<Style x:Key="StListViewItemBase" TargetType="{x:Type ListViewItem}">
<Setter Property="TextElement.FontFamily" Value="Resources/#Artifakt Element Light" />
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="11pt" />
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Transparent"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="Transparent"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="0"/>
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="0"/>
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="5,2,5,2"/>
<Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Center"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{StaticResource BrDarkText}" />
<Setter Property="Cursor" Value="Hand" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type ListViewItem}">
<Border BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}"
BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}"
Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"
SnapsToDevicePixels="true">
<Border x:Name="InnerBorder" BorderThickness="1" CornerRadius="1">
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition MaxHeight="11"/>
<RowDefinition/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Rectangle x:Name="UpperHighlight" Fill="#75FFFFFF" Visibility="Collapsed"/>
<GridViewRowPresenter Grid.RowSpan="2"
SnapsToDevicePixels="{TemplateBinding SnapsToDevicePixels}"
VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}"/>
</Grid>
</Border>
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource BrSelectableItemHover}"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsSelected" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource BrSelectableItemHover}"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="false">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.GrayTextBrushKey}}"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
Hopefully that saves someone else some frustration...