WPF Remove Down Arrow from Combobox, but not Scrollbar? - wpf

Question

I have a combobox which does not allow text input. Because of this, I don't need the down arrow; just clicking anywhere on the box drops the menu down.
I found this answer: WPF: ComboBox without dropdown button
However, that answer removes the down arrow AND the resulting scrollbar in the drop down menu. I would like to just remove the down arrow, but not the scrollbar in the drop down menu.
How is this possible?

Answer 1

You would have to edit the control template unfortunately.
This template removes the dropdown arrow (warning; it's super long). Feel free to customize the template however you like. I got the original template from MSDN. I Just commented out the lines that show the drop down glyph so that you could see what they originally looked like (Search for "Path" to find them).
<Window
x:Class="comboNoArrow.MainWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
xmlns:local="clr-namespace:comboNoArrow"
xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
Title="MainWindow"
Width="525"
Height="350"
mc:Ignorable="d">
<Window.Resources>
<!-- Control colors. -->
<Color x:Key="WindowColor">#FFE8EDF9</Color>
<Color x:Key="ContentAreaColorLight">#FFC5CBF9</Color>
<Color x:Key="ContentAreaColorDark">#FF7381F9</Color>
<Color x:Key="DisabledControlLightColor">#FFE8EDF9</Color>
<Color x:Key="DisabledControlDarkColor">#FFC5CBF9</Color>
<Color x:Key="DisabledForegroundColor">#FF888888</Color>
<Color x:Key="SelectedBackgroundColor">#FFC5CBF9</Color>
<Color x:Key="SelectedUnfocusedColor">#FFDDDDDD</Color>
<Color x:Key="ControlLightColor">White</Color>
<Color x:Key="ControlMediumColor">#FF7381F9</Color>
<Color x:Key="ControlDarkColor">#FF211AA9</Color>
<Color x:Key="ControlMouseOverColor">#FF3843C4</Color>
<Color x:Key="ControlPressedColor">#FF211AA9</Color>
<Color x:Key="GlyphColor">#FF444444</Color>
<Color x:Key="GlyphMouseOver">sc#1, 0.004391443, 0.002428215, 0.242281124</Color>
<!-- Border colors -->
<Color x:Key="BorderLightColor">#FFCCCCCC</Color>
<Color x:Key="BorderMediumColor">#FF888888</Color>
<Color x:Key="BorderDarkColor">#FF444444</Color>
<Color x:Key="PressedBorderLightColor">#FF888888</Color>
<Color x:Key="PressedBorderDarkColor">#FF444444</Color>
<Color x:Key="DisabledBorderLightColor">#FFAAAAAA</Color>
<Color x:Key="DisabledBorderDarkColor">#FF888888</Color>
<Color x:Key="DefaultBorderBrushDarkColor">Black</Color>
<!-- Control-specific resources. -->
<Color x:Key="HeaderTopColor">#FFC5CBF9</Color>
<Color x:Key="DatagridCurrentCellBorderColor">Black</Color>
<Color x:Key="SliderTrackDarkColor">#FFC5CBF9</Color>
<Color x:Key="NavButtonFrameColor">#FF3843C4</Color>
<LinearGradientBrush x:Key="MenuPopupBrush" StartPoint="0.5,0" EndPoint="0.5,1">
<GradientStop Offset="0" Color="{DynamicResource ControlLightColor}" />
<GradientStop Offset="0.5" Color="{DynamicResource ControlMediumColor}" />
<GradientStop Offset="1" Color="{DynamicResource ControlLightColor}" />
</LinearGradientBrush>
<LinearGradientBrush x:Key="ProgressBarIndicatorAnimatedFill" StartPoint="0,0" EndPoint="1,0">
<LinearGradientBrush.GradientStops>
<GradientStopCollection>
<GradientStop Offset="0" Color="#000000FF" />
<GradientStop Offset="0.4" Color="#600000FF" />
<GradientStop Offset="0.6" Color="#600000FF" />
<GradientStop Offset="1" Color="#000000FF" />
</GradientStopCollection>
</LinearGradientBrush.GradientStops>
</LinearGradientBrush>
<ControlTemplate x:Key="ComboBoxToggleButton" TargetType="{x:Type ToggleButton}">
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition />
<ColumnDefinition Width="20" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Border
x:Name="Border"
Grid.ColumnSpan="2"
BorderThickness="1"
CornerRadius="2">
<Border.BorderBrush>
<LinearGradientBrush StartPoint="0,0" EndPoint="0,1">
<GradientStop Offset="0" Color="{DynamicResource BorderLightColor}" />
<GradientStop Offset="1" Color="{DynamicResource BorderDarkColor}" />
</LinearGradientBrush>
</Border.BorderBrush>
<Border.Background>
<LinearGradientBrush StartPoint="0,0" EndPoint="0,1">
<LinearGradientBrush.GradientStops>
<GradientStopCollection>
<GradientStop Color="{DynamicResource ControlLightColor}" />
<GradientStop Offset="1.0" Color="{DynamicResource ControlMediumColor}" />
</GradientStopCollection>
</LinearGradientBrush.GradientStops>
</LinearGradientBrush>
</Border.Background>
</Border>
<Border
Grid.Column="0"
Margin="1"
CornerRadius="2,0,0,2">
<Border.Background>
<SolidColorBrush Color="{DynamicResource ControlLightColor}" />
</Border.Background>
</Border>
<!--<Path
x:Name="Arrow"
Grid.Column="1"
HorizontalAlignment="Center"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
Data="M 0 0 L 4 4 L 8 0 Z">
<Path.Fill>
<SolidColorBrush Color="{DynamicResource GlyphColor}" />
</Path.Fill>
</Path>-->
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Normal" />
<VisualState x:Name="MouseOver">
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Border" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Panel.Background).(GradientBrush.GradientStops)[1].(GradientStop.Color)">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{StaticResource ControlMouseOverColor}" />
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Pressed" />
<VisualState x:Name="Disabled">
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Border" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Panel.Background).(GradientBrush.GradientStops)[1].(GradientStop.Color)">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{StaticResource DisabledControlDarkColor}" />
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Arrow" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Shape.Fill).(SolidColorBrush.Color)">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{StaticResource DisabledForegroundColor}" />
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Border" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Border.BorderBrush).(GradientBrush.GradientStops)[1].(GradientStop.Color)">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{StaticResource DisabledBorderDarkColor}" />
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CheckStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Checked">
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Border" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Panel.Background).(GradientBrush.GradientStops)[1].(GradientStop.Color)">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{StaticResource ControlPressedColor}" />
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Unchecked" />
<VisualState x:Name="Indeterminate" />
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
<ControlTemplate x:Key="ComboBoxTextBox" TargetType="{x:Type TextBox}">
<Border
x:Name="PART_ContentHost"
Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"
Focusable="False" />
</ControlTemplate>
<Style x:Key="{x:Type ComboBox}" TargetType="{x:Type ComboBox}">
<Setter Property="SnapsToDevicePixels" Value="true" />
<Setter Property="OverridesDefaultStyle" Value="true" />
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.HorizontalScrollBarVisibility" Value="Auto" />
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.VerticalScrollBarVisibility" Value="Auto" />
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.CanContentScroll" Value="true" />
<Setter Property="MinWidth" Value="120" />
<Setter Property="MinHeight" Value="20" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type ComboBox}">
<Grid>
<ToggleButton
x:Name="ToggleButton"
Grid.Column="2"
ClickMode="Press"
Focusable="false"
IsChecked="{Binding IsDropDownOpen, Mode=TwoWay, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}"
Template="{StaticResource ComboBoxToggleButton}" />
<ContentPresenter
x:Name="ContentSite"
Margin="3,3,23,3"
HorizontalAlignment="Left"
VerticalAlignment="Stretch"
Content="{TemplateBinding SelectionBoxItem}"
ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding SelectionBoxItemTemplate}"
ContentTemplateSelector="{TemplateBinding ItemTemplateSelector}"
IsHitTestVisible="False" />
<TextBox
x:Name="PART_EditableTextBox"
Margin="3,3,23,3"
HorizontalAlignment="Left"
VerticalAlignment="Bottom"
Background="Transparent"
Focusable="True"
IsReadOnly="{TemplateBinding IsReadOnly}"
Style="{x:Null}"
Template="{StaticResource ComboBoxTextBox}"
Visibility="Hidden" />
<Popup
x:Name="Popup"
AllowsTransparency="True"
Focusable="False"
IsOpen="{TemplateBinding IsDropDownOpen}"
Placement="Bottom"
PopupAnimation="Slide">
<Grid
x:Name="DropDown"
MinWidth="{TemplateBinding ActualWidth}"
MaxHeight="{TemplateBinding MaxDropDownHeight}"
SnapsToDevicePixels="True">
<Border x:Name="DropDownBorder" BorderThickness="1">
<Border.BorderBrush>
<SolidColorBrush Color="{DynamicResource BorderMediumColor}" />
</Border.BorderBrush>
<Border.Background>
<SolidColorBrush Color="{DynamicResource ControlLightColor}" />
</Border.Background>
</Border>
<ScrollViewer Margin="4,6,4,6" SnapsToDevicePixels="True">
<StackPanel IsItemsHost="True" KeyboardNavigation.DirectionalNavigation="Contained" />
</ScrollViewer>
</Grid>
</Popup>
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Normal" />
<VisualState x:Name="MouseOver" />
<VisualState x:Name="Disabled">
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="PART_EditableTextBox" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(TextElement.Foreground).(SolidColorBrush.Color)">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{StaticResource DisabledForegroundColor}" />
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="EditStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Editable">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="PART_EditableTextBox" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{x:Static Visibility.Visible}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentSite" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{x:Static Visibility.Hidden}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Uneditable" />
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
</Grid>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="HasItems" Value="false">
<Setter TargetName="DropDownBorder" Property="MinHeight" Value="95" />
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsGrouping" Value="true">
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.CanContentScroll" Value="false" />
</Trigger>
<Trigger SourceName="Popup" Property="AllowsTransparency" Value="true">
<Setter TargetName="DropDownBorder" Property="CornerRadius" Value="4" />
<Setter TargetName="DropDownBorder" Property="Margin" Value="0,2,0,0" />
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<Style x:Key="{x:Type ComboBoxItem}" TargetType="{x:Type ComboBoxItem}">
<Setter Property="SnapsToDevicePixels" Value="true" />
<Setter Property="OverridesDefaultStyle" Value="true" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type ComboBoxItem}">
<Border
x:Name="Border"
Padding="2"
Background="Transparent"
SnapsToDevicePixels="true">
<ContentPresenter />
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="SelectionStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Unselected" />
<VisualState x:Name="Selected">
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Border" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Panel.Background).(SolidColorBrush.Color)">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{StaticResource SelectedBackgroundColor}" />
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="SelectedUnfocused">
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Border" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Panel.Background).(SolidColorBrush.Color)">
<EasingColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{StaticResource SelectedUnfocusedColor}" />
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</Window.Resources>
<Canvas>
<ComboBox Width="100" />
</Canvas>
</Window>