How to make the WPF Label Selectable? - wpf

Question

I just want to copy the label content from the UI Window. Anybody can help how to make it?

Answer 1

I had the same problem as you.
I wanted my labels to be selectable.
I did not find a proper way to do that, instead I use a TextBox with a custom style.
<Style x:Key="TextBoxAsLabel" TargetType="{x:Type TextBox}">
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="Transparent"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="0"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.WindowTextBrushKey}}"/>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Transparent"/>
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="0"/>
<Setter Property="KeyboardNavigation.TabNavigation" Value="None"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Left"/>
<Setter Property="VerticalAlignment" Value="Center"/>
<Setter Property="FocusVisualStyle" Value="{x:Null}"/>
<Setter Property="AllowDrop" Value="False"/>
<Setter Property="FontFamily" Value="Arial"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalAlignment" Value="Stretch" />
<Setter Property="VerticalAlignment" Value="Center" />
<Setter Property="TextWrapping" Value="Wrap"/>
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="11"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type TextBox}">
<themes:ClassicBorderDecorator x:Name="Bd" BorderThickness="0" BorderStyle="Sunken" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}">
<ScrollViewer x:Name="PART_ContentHost" BorderBrush="Transparent" BorderThickness="0"/>
</themes:ClassicBorderDecorator>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsReadOnly" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="Bd" Value="Transparent"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="Black"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="0,0,0,0"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
you also need to add this to your namespaces:
xmlns:themes="clr-namespace:Microsoft.Windows.Themes;assembly=PresentationFramework.Classic"
Usage is : <TextBox Text="{Binding ValueToBind}" IsReadOnly="True" Style="{DynamicResource TextBoxAsLabel}" />
Note: Change your style binding type as needed.
Hope this will help you :)

Answer 2

You shouldn't have to override the entire template. Try this:
<TextBox Text="Copy this...">
<TextBox.Style>
<Style TargetType="TextBox">
<Setter Property="IsReadOnly" Value="True" />
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="0" />
<Setter Property="TextWrapping" Value="Wrap" />
</Style>
</TextBox.Style>
</TextBox>
The above style should give you a selectable TextBox that looks like a TextBlock or a Label.