Trouble with setting both DataTemplate and ControlTemplate to Map Pushpins in WPF - wpf

Question

I am having trouble setting both DataTemplate and ControlTemplate to my bing map pushpins. I am using data binding which works to a point when i try to customize my pushpins by adding ControlTemplate.
My code:
<UserControl x:Class="BingMap.MapUserControl"
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"
xmlns:m="clr-namespace:Microsoft.Maps.MapControl.WPF;assembly=Microsoft.Maps.MapControl.WPF"
xmlns:ed="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/2010/drawing"
xmlns:viewPushpins="clr-namespace:Program.Map_Control.ViewPushpins">
<UserControl.DataContext>
<viewPushpins:MapViewPushpins/>
</UserControl.DataContext>
<UserControl.Resources>
<DataTemplate x:Key="PushpinDataTemplateP">
<m:Pushpin Location = "{Binding MapLocationP}" ToolTip="{Binding MapTooltipTextP}"/>
</DataTemplate>
<ControlTemplate x:Key="PushpinControlTemplateP">
<Grid>
<Ellipse Fill="Green" Width="15" Height="15" />
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</UserControl.Resources>
<Grid>
<m:Map Name="myMap"
CredentialsProvider="..."
ZoomLevel="1"
Center="30,-100"
Mode="AerialWithLabels"
MouseLeftButtonUp="Map_Left_Click_Up">
<m:MapItemsControl
Template="{StaticResource PushpinControlTemplateP}"
ItemTemplate="{StaticResource PushpinDataTemplateP}" MouseLeftButtonUp="Map_Left_Click_Up"
ItemsSource="{Binding MapLocationsP}"/>
</m:Map>
</Grid>
</UserControl>
This code works if I remove the line:
Template="{StaticResource PushpinControlTemplateP}"
but then don't get my customized pushpin.
Any ideas on how can I fix this?

Answer 1

By setting MapItemsControl.Template, you're specifying a template for the MapItemsControl itself, not the items it produces. You can set the template for individual items produced by an ItemsControl indirectly via the ItemContainerStyle:
<Style x:Key="PushPinStyle">
<Setter Property="Control.Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate>
<!-- your template goes here -->
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<m:MapItemsControl ItemContainerStyle="{StaticResource }" ...>

Answer 2

I see where i got this wrong. As already mentioned by Kent, the line
Template="{StaticResource PushpinControlTemplateP}"
shouldn't be in MapItemsControl.
I solved my problem with moving this line of code to Resources so they look like this:
<UserControl.Resources>
<ControlTemplate x:Key="PushpinControlTemplateP">
<Grid>
<Ellipse Fill="Green" Width="15" Height="15" />
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
<DataTemplate x:Key="PushpinDataTemplateP">
<m:Pushpin Location = "{Binding MapLocationP}" ToolTip="{Binding MapTooltipTextP}" Template="{StaticResource PushpinControlTemplateP}"/>
</DataTemplate>
</UserControl.Resources>