PowerShell WPF dynamically render close tabs button - wpf

I'm trying to create a RDP manager for myself. Since a RDP manager adds and closes tabs dynamically during the use I need this to work properly in WPF.
If I add a function (method) to the button, inside the tabitem template, it works perfectly fine in visual studio. When i copy over the XAML to my PowerShell script, I cannot run a function when that button is being pressed. Since the button is inside a template i have no way to access the button controls inside the PowerShell script to create an add_click({ #somecode }).
This is my WPF tabcontrol:
<TabControl Name="MainTabControlRDPPages" ItemsSource="{Binding Tabs}">
<TabControl.ItemContainerStyle>
<Style TargetType="TabItem">
<Setter Property="HeaderTemplate">
<Setter.Value>
<DataTemplate DataType="local:TabViewModel">
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<TextBlock Grid.Column="0" Text="{Binding}"/>
<Button Grid.Column="1" x:Name="button_close" Click="RunPowershellTest">
<Button.Template>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="Button">
<Path Data="M0,0 L8,8 M8,0 L0,8" StrokeThickness="3" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="5,4,0,2">
<Path.Style>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type Path}">
<Style.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="False">
<Setter Property="Stroke" Value="LightGray" />
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Stroke" Value="Black" />
</Trigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</Path.Style>
</Path>
</ControlTemplate>
</Button.Template>
</Button>
</Grid>
</DataTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</TabControl.ItemContainerStyle>
<TabItem Header="No Session" />
</TabControl>
I'm using this code in PowerShell to read all the controls and give them a name.
$reader =(New-Object System.Xml.XmlNodeReader $xaml)
$Window = [Windows.Markup.XamlReader]::Load( $reader )
$xaml.SelectNodes("//*[#Name]") | ForEach-Object { Set-Variable -Name
($_.Name) -Value $window.FindName($_.Name) -Scope Script }
How do I make sure I can create a click event for the button_close button? If there's an option to manually add a WPF formatted tabitem during Powershell execution without specifying a template I'm fine with that too.
UPDATE
The button only needs to close the tabpage. If this can be done within XAML i'm fine with that.

Thanks to the help of someone inside a PowerShell facebook group I have the solution below. This creates a handler for the tabcontrol where it checks if a button was pressed inside the header. If yes, proceed with closing the tabpage.
[System.Windows.RoutedEventHandler]$EventontabControl = {
$script:headerName = $_.OriginalSource
Write-Host $headername
$script:MainTabControlRDPPageToClose = $_.Source
$MainTabControlRDPPages.Items.Remove($MainTabControlRDPPageToClose)
}
$MainTabControlRDPPages.AddHandler([System.Windows.Controls.Button]::ClickEvent, $EventontabControl)

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Add name to specific style control wpf

I have a custom contextmenu:
<Window.Resources>
<ContextMenu x:Key="RowMenu" DataContext="{Binding PlacementTarget.DataContext, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}}">
<ContextMenu.Style>
<Style TargetType="ContextMenu">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate>
<Grid Background="Transparent">
<Border Background="#1c1c1c" Height="70" Width="170" CornerRadius="10">
<StackPanel Orientation="Vertical">
<Button x:Name="openinBrowser" Click="Button_Click_1">
<Grid Width="170">
<materialDesign:PackIcon Kind="OpenInApp" VerticalAlignment="Center" Foreground="{StaticResource PrimaryHueMidBrush}" HorizontalAlignment="Left"/>
<Label FontFamily="Champagne & Limousines" Content="Action 1" FontSize="7" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Foreground="LightGray" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
</Grid>
<Button.Style>
<Style BasedOn="{StaticResource MaterialDesignRaisedAccentButton}" TargetType="Button">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Transparent"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StaticResource PrimaryHueMidBrush}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="0"/>
</Style>
</Button.Style>
</Button>
</StackPanel>
</Border>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</ContextMenu.Style>
</ContextMenu>
</Window.Resources>
How would I be able to add a name to the Button so I can enable and disable it in my c# (without using binding), I have tried putting x:Name="" but it doesn't work, but if I add a button click it works? I am quite confused, any help would be appreciated!
I still say you should be doing this properly with data-binding, but if you insist...there are a couple of different ways to go about this.
Context menus aren't part of the regular visual tree, so you have to access them directly. Give your context menu a name, and then find the button by traversing its template's visual tree:
// button has to be templated in order for this to work,
// so don't try it in the parent window's constructor
// (add a this.contextMenu.Loaded handler instead if you have to)
var button = this.contextMenu.Template.FindName("openinBrowser", this.contextMenu) as Button;
If your visual tree is particularly complex then a faster option would be to create a boolean resource in your window's resources block:
xmlns:sys="clr-namespace:System;assembly=mscorlib"
<Window.Resources>
<sys:Boolean x:Key="ButtonEnabled">True</sys:Boolean>
</Window.Resources>
...and then bind your button to that dynamically:
<Button x:Name="openinBrowser" IsEnabled="{DynamicResource ButtonEnabled}">
This breaks your "no binding" rule though, which is why I was asking why you're so adamant about not using data-binding...you can still use it, even if you're not binding to the data context. In this scenario you set the value of that resource in your code instead:
this.Resources["ButtonEnabled"] = false;

Binding Path Fill to Button Foreground in ContentPresenter

I have a Button Style with a Template containing a ContentPresenter, in which I am attempting to bind the Fill of a Path to the Foreground of a button:
<!-- This is inside the template of a button style -->
<ContentPresenter>
<ContentPresenter.Resources>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type Path}">
<Setter Property="Fill" Value="{Binding Path=Foreground, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType=Button}}"/>
</Style>
</ContentPresenter.Resources>
</ContentPresenter>
I also have a Path with no Fill set, that I can reference in the button as the content, like so:
<Button Style="{DynamicResource MyButtonStyle}" Content="{DynamicResource PathIcon}" Foreground="Blue"/>
I would expect the Path inside the button to be blue, but it isn't... it doesn't grab the foreground from the button.
How can I get the Path to bind to the color of the button?
Thank you!
P.S.:
If I put a hardcoded color in the Value (i.e. Value="Red"), the Path inside the button is red... so I know that works...
<ContentPresenter>
<ContentPresenter.Resources>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type Path}">
<Setter Property="Fill" Value="Red"/>
</Style>
</ContentPresenter.Resources>
</ContentPresenter>
Edit:
Here is the complete Style and ControlTemplate:
<Style x:Key="Button_Style" TargetType="{x:Type Button}">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{StaticResource White_Brush}"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type Button}">
<Grid x:Name="grid" Background="Transparent">
<ContentPresenter>
<ContentPresenter.Resources>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type Path}">
<Setter Property="Fill" Value="{Binding Path=Foreground, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType=Button}}"/>
</Style>
</ContentPresenter.Resources>
</ContentPresenter>
</Grid>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True">
<!-- Should affect Text as well as Paths in the Content property of the button! -->
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{StaticResource Black_Brush}"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
Okay, let's order:
it doesn't grab the foreground from the button.
In styles this construction:
RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType=Button}
will not work, because the Style is just the collection of setters, he does not know about control, are there, specifically about the content of the visual tree. Because RelativeSource should refer to the items above in the visual tree. For this purpose, usually using DataTemplate or ControlTemplate.
If I put a hardcoded color in the Value (i.e. Value="Red")
Yes, in this case, will be working, and always better to create the design of the form:
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="MyButtonColor" Color="Blue" />
And use it for control, like Button:
<Button Background="{StaticResource MyButtonColor}" ... />
and in Style or elsewhere:
<Setter Property="Fill" Value="{StaticResource MyButtonColor}" />
That is, it is better not to depend on the element parameters (background color, etc.) located in a visual tree, because it can:
May move to another panel (Grid, StackPanel) or UserControl
May leave from the project
And brushes in the as resources will always be in one place, changing them in this place, all the elements of their pick up. Also colors can be stored in a special data model that does not depend on the specific technical implementations (resources, variables) in which the data can come from an external source, such as the project/config settings.
If possible, it is better to avoid the use of dynamic resources due to unnecessary use of system perfomance (and in some cases memory leaks), in your cases they are not needed.
Dynamic resources are usually explicitly defined for SolidColorBrush and another species brushes, because by default they are frozen, and they not recommended changed because of the above mentioned reasons (memory leaks). More information can be found here:
Freezable Objects Overview on MSDN
Edit
As I understand it, you want to make universal Style for Button to make the contents of Path or Text (in the case of simultaneous use will be easier). As I have already mentioned above, RelativeSource should be around ControlTemplate, therefore, the Path will be in the Grid with the ContentPresenter.
To style knew, which is provided for the text or for the path, to the Tag (optional property) indicates two properties: OnlyText or OnlyPath.
To set the data for the Path, I've created a attached dependency property, and prescribed it in the ControlTemplate.
Below is a complete example:
XAML
<Window x:Class="ButtonPathHelp.MainWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:local="clr-namespace:ButtonPathHelp"
xmlns:sys="clr-namespace:System;assembly=mscorlib"
WindowStartupLocation="CenterScreen"
Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525">
<Window.Resources>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="Green_Brush" Color="Green" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="Black_Brush" Color="Black" />
<Style x:Key="Button_Style" TargetType="{x:Type Button}">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{StaticResource Green_Brush}" />
<Setter Property="HorizontalAlignment" Value="Center" />
<Setter Property="VerticalAlignment" Value="Center" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type Button}">
<Grid x:Name="grid">
<ContentPresenter x:Name="MyContent"
Content="{TemplateBinding Content}"
HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalAlignment}"
VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalAlignment}" />
<Path x:Name="MyPath"
SnapsToDevicePixels="True"
Width="20"
Height="18"
Stretch="Fill"
Fill="{Binding Path=Foreground, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type Button}}}"
Data="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}, Path=(local:MyDependencyClass.DataForPath)}" />
</Grid>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{StaticResource Black_Brush}"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="Tag" Value="OnlyText">
<Setter TargetName="MyPath" Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed" />
<Setter TargetName="MyContent" Property="Visibility" Value="Visible" />
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="Tag" Value="OnlyPath">
<Setter TargetName="MyPath" Property="Visibility" Value="Visible" />
<Setter TargetName="MyContent" Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed" />
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</Window.Resources>
<WrapPanel>
<WrapPanel.Resources>
<sys:String x:Key="Save">
F1 M 20.5833,20.5833L 55.4167,20.5833L 55.4167,55.4167L 45.9167,55.4167L 45.9167,44.3333L 30.0833,44.3333L 30.0833,
55.4167L 20.5833,55.4167L 20.5833,20.5833 Z M 33.25,55.4167L 33.25,50.6667L 39.5833,50.6667L 39.5833,55.4167L 33.25,
55.4167 Z M 26.9167,23.75L 26.9167,33.25L 49.0833,33.25L 49.0833,23.75L 26.9167,23.75 Z
</sys:String>
<sys:String x:Key="Search">
F1 M 23.4454,49.2637L 31.7739,41.1598C 30.6986,39.2983 30.4792,37.1377 30.4792,34.8333C 30.4792,27.8377 35.7544,
22.1667 42.75,22.1667C 49.7456,22.1667 55.4167,27.8377 55.4167,34.8333C 55.4167,41.8289 49.7456,47.1042 42.75,
47.1042C 40.5639,47.1042 38.5072,46.9462 36.7125,45.9713L 28.3196,54.1379C 27.0829,55.3746 24.6821,55.3746 23.4454,
54.1379C 22.2088,52.9013 22.2088,50.5004 23.4454,49.2637 Z M 42.75,26.9167C 38.3777,26.9167 34.8333,30.4611 34.8333,
34.8333C 34.8333,39.2056 38.3777,42.75 42.75,42.75C 47.1222,42.75 50.6667,39.2056 50.6667,34.8333C 50.6667,
30.4611 47.1222,26.9167 42.75,26.9167 Z
</sys:String>
</WrapPanel.Resources>
<Button Name="SaveButton"
Style="{StaticResource Button_Style}"
Tag="OnlyPath"
local:MyDependencyClass.DataForPath="{StaticResource Save}"
Margin="10" />
<Button Name="JustText"
Style="{StaticResource Button_Style}"
Tag="OnlyText"
Content="Just Text"
Margin="10" />
<Button Name="SearchButton"
Style="{StaticResource Button_Style}"
Tag="OnlyPath"
local:MyDependencyClass.DataForPath="{StaticResource Search}"
Margin="10" />
</WrapPanel>
</Window>
Code behind
public partial class MainWindow : Window
{
public MainWindow()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
}
public class MyDependencyClass : DependencyObject
{
#region IsCheckedOnDataProperty
public static readonly DependencyProperty DataForPathProperty;
public static void SetDataForPath(DependencyObject DepObject, string value)
{
DepObject.SetValue(DataForPathProperty, value);
}
public static string GetDataForPath(DependencyObject DepObject)
{
return (string)DepObject.GetValue(DataForPathProperty);
}
#endregion
static MyDependencyClass()
{
PropertyMetadata MyPropertyMetadata = new PropertyMetadata(String.Empty);
DataForPathProperty = DependencyProperty.RegisterAttached("DataForPath",
typeof(string),
typeof(MyDependencyClass),
MyPropertyMetadata);
}
}
Note: In the Style I have not used TemplateBinding for attached property, because TemplateBinding doesn’t work outside a template or outside its VisualTree property, so you can’t even use TemplateBinding inside a template’s trigger. Therefore, we must use the construction {RelativeSource TemplatedParent} and a Path equal to the dependency property whose value you want to retrieve.
Output
To download the entire example please follow this link.
I stumbled across simillar problem but was wondering how to get to the 'Foreground Colour' of the Button in its DISABLED state (to have correct colour of my drawing). Here is a finally simple sollution. No templates, No styles, no code, nothing at all. Just the right relative binding :-) :
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<Button Height="22" IsEnabled="False">
<Polygon Points="4,0 4,5 5,5 2.5,10 0,5 1,5 1,0 "
Fill="{Binding (TextElement.Foreground), RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type ContentPresenter}}}">
<Polygon.LayoutTransform>
<RotateTransform Angle="90"></RotateTransform>
</Polygon.LayoutTransform>
</Polygon>
</Button>
<Button Height="22" IsEnabled="True">
<Polygon Points="4,0 4,5 5,5 2.5,10 0,5 1,5 1,0 "
Fill="{Binding (TextElement.Foreground), RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type ContentPresenter}}}">
<Polygon.LayoutTransform>
<RotateTransform Angle="180"></RotateTransform>
</Polygon.LayoutTransform>
</Polygon>
</Button>
</StackPanel>

Mouseover border in a custom control for a textblock

I am trying to create a custom control for a text block that when moused over, a border will appear. I am pretty new to WPF and have only made some very simple custom controls. I need to implement this in a XAML UserControl.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again, StackOverflow.
EDIT: I am going to have to bind a persistence property to several different controls, so I really need to do this in a custom control. This is what I have, and it isn't working:
xmlns:customControls="clr-namespace:****.CustomControls"
....
<customControls:MouseOverBorder>
<TextBlock Style="{StaticResource ResourceKey=HomePageButtonText}"
Height="100"
Width="100"
Margin="5"
Text="View Reports" />
</customControls:MouseOverBorder>
And the UserControl:
<UserControl
x:Class="****.MouseOverBorder"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
mc:Ignorable="d">
<UserControl.Resources>
<ResourceDictionary>
<Style x:Key="MouseOverBorder" TargetType="{x:Type Border}">
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="1" />
<Setter Property="CornerRadius" Value="3" />
<Style.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="Border.IsMouseOver" Value="true">
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="White" />
</Trigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</ResourceDictionary>
</UserControl.Resources>
<Border Style="{DynamicResource MouseOverBorder}" BorderThickness="1" CornerRadius="3" SnapsToDevicePixels="True"/>
No need to make a UserControl. I've managed to accomplish this with the following markup:
<Border Style="{DynamicResource BorderStyle1}" BorderThickness="1" CornerRadius="3" >
<TextBlock Text="TextBlock" />
</Border>
Here's the style:
<Style x:Key="BorderStyle1" TargetType="{x:Type Border}">
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="1"/>
<Setter Property="CornerRadius" Value="3"/>
<Style.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True">
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="#FF123BBA"/>
</Trigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
EDIT:
Still don't get it why do you need a UserControl (please don't call it custom control - these are different things), but let's consider your example.
When you write the following
<customControls:MouseOverBorder>
<TextBlock Style="{StaticResource ResourceKey=HomePageButtonText}"
Height="100"
Width="100"
Margin="5"
Text="View Reports" />
</customControls:MouseOverBorder>
you are actually setting MouseOverBorder.Content property. Originally it's Content is defined in MouseOverBorder.xaml file. So you are replacing all your UserControl structure with TextBlock. But still I got your idea and have solution for it.
First, add custom DependencyProperty and CLR wrapper for it to MouseOverBorder class:
public static readonly DependencyProperty MyContentTemplateProperty =
DependencyProperty.Register("MyContentTemplate", typeof(DataTemplate), typeof(MouseOverBorder), null);
[Browsable(true)]
[Category("Other")]
public DataTemplate MyContentTemplate
{
get { return (DataTemplate)GetValue(MyContentTemplateProperty); }
set { SetValue(MyContentTemplateProperty, value); }
}
Second, make something inside MouseOverBorder use this property, e.g.
<ContentPresenter ContentTemplate="{Binding MyContentTemplate, ElementName=userControl}"/>
<!-- userControl is the Name of MouseOverBorder, defined in xaml -->
At last, you can use your UserControl as following:
<customControls:MouseOverBorder>
<customControls:MouseOverBorder.MyContentTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<TextBlock Style="{StaticResource ResourceKey=HomePageButtonText}"
Height="100"
Width="100"
Margin="5"
Text="View Reports" />
</DataTemplate>
</customControls:MouseOverBorder.MyContentTemplate>
</customControls:MouseOverBorder>

WPF Dependency Properties Settings binding doesnt update

Ive already been through about 30 different posts and changed how I handle this and it gets closer but still wont work.
I have a Custom Button control in a library, that I am using in Main application. The button displays, handles mouse overs and such, but the dependency property for the text, (or Icon but Ill get to that later) wont update. When I set up the Dependency property with a default value that the only value it displays, it wont display anyhting I set in the designer, or through code.
public static readonly DependencyProperty FileTextProperty;
//Constructor
static FileButton()
{
DefaultStyleKeyProperty.OverrideMetadata(typeof(FileButton), new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(typeof(FileButton)));
// Initialize dependency properties
FileTextProperty = DependencyProperty.Register("FileText", typeof(string), typeof(FileButton), new UIPropertyMetadata ("Default File Text"));
}
/// <summary>
/// The Filename text displayed by the button.
/// </summary>
[Description("The text displayed by the button."), Category("Common Properties")]
public string FileText
{
get { return (string)GetValue(FileTextProperty); }
set { SetValue(FileTextProperty, value); }
}
here is the XAML (Somewhat abbreviated)
<Style x:Key="ButtonFocusVisual">
<Setter Property="Control.Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate>
<Rectangle Margin="2" SnapsToDevicePixels="true" Stroke="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlTextBrushKey}}" StrokeThickness="1" StrokeDashArray="1 2"/>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<Style x:Key="GradientStyle" TargetType="{x:Type Button}">
<Setter Property="FocusVisualStyle" Value="{StaticResource ButtonFocusVisual}"/>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource ButtonNormalBackground}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StaticResource ButtonNormalBorder}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="1"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlTextBrushKey}}"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Center"/>
<Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Center"/>
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="1"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type local:FileButton}">
<Grid x:Name="main" MinHeight="38" MaxHeight="38">
<Grid Margin="4,0" Name="DisplayMain">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
<ColumnDefinition/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<TextBlock x:Name="fileText" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Text="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType=local:FileButton, AncestorLevel=1}, Path=FileText}" TextWrapping="NoWrap" VerticalAlignment="Top" Grid.Column="0" Margin="4,0,0,0" TextTrimming="WordEllipsis"/>
</Grid>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</ControlTemplate.Resources>
<Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot" Margin="0">
<local:FileButton Style="{DynamicResource GradientStyle}"/>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
When I run it the only data displayed on the button is the defaulted text. Even though I know I am setting the Dependency Property. I even when as far as using the binding Path=FileText.Length in the XAML to make sure its reaching it and it is, and it displayed 0 on the button, so it seems like Im not setting the data, even when I manually create the button, and insert it into a container, it still doesnt display what I set it to. (Yes I stepped into it in the debugger to make sure)
Any ideas, its been most of the day trying to figure this out.
PLEASE HELP THANKS!
You don't need to create a custom button for this. You can put any content you want inside a Button:
<Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot">
<Button VerticalAlignment="Top" Margin="132,140,168,0" Height="54.96">
<StackPanel>
<Image Source="{Binding Icon}"></Image>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding FileName}" HorizontalAlignment="Left"/>
</StackPanel>
</Button>
</Grid>
Where FileName is a property in a viewmodel you create, which you set to be the DataContext of your Window (or grid or button).
With this MVVM setup, when you change FileName in your code, it will automatically display it in your button.
You can still style the button any way you want.
I'm not sure why you're using RelativeSource binding instead of TemplateBinding
With all else being the same, I would do this
<TextBlock Text="{TemplateBinding FileText}" />

using control templates that vary only slightly

i have the following control template:
<ControlTemplate x:Key="GrayButton" TargetType="{x:Type Button}">
<Grid>
<Image x:Name="GrayButtonImage" Source="/Server;component/Images/bg.bmp"/>
<TextBlock VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Foreground="White" Text="{x:Static props:Resources.IDS_ABORT}"/>
</Grid>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="True">
<Setter TargetName="GrayButtonImage" Property="Source" Value="/Server;component/Images/GrayButtonOn.bmp"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="False">
<Setter TargetName="GrayButtonImage" Property="Source" Value="/Server;component/Images/GrayButton.bmp"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
and here's one button using the control template:
<Button Height="40" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="250,334,0,0" Name="ejf" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="106" Template="{StaticResource GrayButton}" Click="execJournalPrgm" IsEnabled="False"/>
I need roughly 4-8 more buttons that vary only by text name/color... what is the best way to do this without repeating the control template definition 4-8 times?
any help would be greatly appreciated.
One way to do this is by making a custom control (by inheriting from Button) and setting up all the necessary properties which should be bound in the default template. Then you only need to create instances of that control and set those properties instead of changing anything in the template.

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