I just added the Silverlight 4 toolkit to my project via NuGet. (NuGet package "Silverlight Toolkit - All")
I can't find the AutoCompleteBox anywhere in the dlls added to my project. Where is it?
Things I've tried:
I cracked open all the dlls it added
to my project, and I don't see
AutoCompleteBox in any of them.
Looking at the Silverlight Toolkit
discussions, I don't see anyone mentioning its removal.
Looking at the Silverlight Toolkit
changeset history, I don't see it
being mentioned as removed.
I browsed the source, and I do see AutoCompleteBox in there, but it get compiled into a dll System.Windows.Controls.Input.dll, but when I add the project in via NuGet, I don't get that dll, instead I get System.Windows.Controls.Input.Toolkit.dll
Where is the AutoCompleteBox in the Silverlight Toolkit?
Its not in the Silveright Toolkit any more. As of Silverlight 4 it moved to the SDK. You should be able to drag the AutoCompleteBox from you toolbar to the designer and VS will add the reference to System.Windows.Controls.Input.dll for you.
Related
How can I add this (ExtendedDataGrid) to my Silverlight project ?
Here is the link to the project I am referring to
http://wpfextendeddatagrid.codeplex.com
Error is:
You can't add a reference to ExtendedGrid.dll as it was not built
against the Silvelright runtime. Silverlight projects will only work
with Silverlight assemblies.
That project was built for WPF and not Silverlight.
This is extended version of WPF toolkit DataGrid control.
Please note: As code of wpf datatgrid in wpftoolkit is moved inside
ExtendedDataGrid project , kindly update Microsoft.Windows.Controls
namespace to ExtendedGrid.Microsoft.Windows.Controls to use existing
objects.
The error message you included in your post states as much.
Silvelright projects will only work with Silvelright assemblies
Remember Silverlight is a stripped down version of .Net used for the browser plugin, and as such will not work with full version of .Net.
Unless you actually go into the source code of that project and try to port it to silverlight then there is currently no other way for you to add that project to your Silverlight project.
I would advise looking into the Silvelright toolkit and it's datagrid. It may not be as full featured as the one you are trying to reference but it covers the basic requirements for a datagrid in silverlight. There are also some open sourced versions that have been extended for silvelright.
This is really a wanted feature, AutoCompleteBox (not AutoCompleteComboBox apparently).
However, visual studio 2012 cannot find the AutoCompleteBox control. But I have not tried in earlier version of vs, so it may not be a version matter.
I installed wpf toolkit, added those extensions to my WPF project:
WPF Toolkit
WPF Toolkit Design
WPF Toolkit Input Design
WPF Toolkit Input Visual Studio Design
WPF Toolkit Layout
WPF Toolkit Layout Visual Studio Design
WPF Toolkit Visual Studio Design.
Looks almost like virii to me. Every permutation of words are used...
Well well in my WPF project, I added
xmlns:toolkit="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wpf/2008/toolkit"
to a window and tried to also add a auto complete box like this:
<toolkit:AutoCompleteBox />
but AutoCompleteBox does not seem to exist, the first component that is listed when I have typed
<toolkit:
is ButtonBaseBehavior.
Not all the toolkit controls are included in the "main" namepace.
Let me explain it how are the toolkit dlls are built up:
You can also install the WPF toolkit through NuGet:
PM> Install-Package WPFToolkit
It will add three dlls to your project:
WPFToolkit.dll this contains the core/stable controls of toolkit which can be found in the xmlns:toolkit="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wpf/2008/toolkit"
System.Windows.Controls.Input.Toolkit.dll this dll contains the preview controls like AutoCompleteBox and Rating
System.Windows.Controls.Layout.Toolkit.dll this dll contains the preview layout controls like the Accordion
The preview controlls are not included in the main xmls namespace so you need to use a the namespace form the corresponding preview dll:
xmlns:controls="clr-namespace:System.Windows.Controls;assembly=System.Windows.Controls.Input.Toolkit"
<controls:AutoCompleteBox />
Add a reference to (Included in WPFToolkit):
System.Windows.Controls.Input.Toolkit.dll
and then in your xaml at the top:
xmlns:System_Windows_Controls="clr-namespace:System.Windows.Controls;assembly=System.Windows.Controls.Input.Toolkit"
and for using it anywhere in your code just like this:
<System_Windows_Controls:AutoCompleteBox />
I installed the wpftoolkit.msi and added a reference to it, but it doesn't get dipslayed in the toolbox, is there anything else that needs to be done? I followed the instructions from the code plex site, I can access some of the controls from code, only a few, I added WPFToolkit as a reference, does any other reference need to be added for the chart controls and so that they can be accessed from the toolbox?
EDIT: I added all dlls in the folder and still cannot access the chart control.
Answer: I provided an answer bellow you neeed to include a different namespace for the charts the default one from the codeplex site doesn't include all controls.
I believe this is the answer if you want to add the charting controls to your toolbox.
If you just add a reference to what the codeplex site says you won't get all controls.
using Microsoft.Windows.Controls doesn't work you need to include the reference name, if you click on properties for the reference name you can copy name, for charting it is: System.Windows.Controls.DataVisualization.Toolkit
For the toolbox:
Go to your toolbox, right click create a new tab. In the new tab right click choose items add all the controls from the System.Windows.Controls.DataVisualization.Toolkit namespace. You should have all of them in the toolbox.
Here it is http://wpf.codeplex.com/releases/view/40535
Installation and Usage Instructions
Please note: The WPF Toolkit is dependent on .NET Framework 3.5 SP1. You must install .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 in order to use any features in the Toolkit.
Instructions for using the WPF Toolkit binaries:
Install .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
If you have a previous version of WPF Toolkit installed, uninstall it through the Remove Programs dialog on the Control Panel (look for "WPF Toolkit October 2008" or "WPF Toolkit January 2009" or "WPF Toolkit March 2009" or "WPF Toolkit June 2009")
Download the WPFToolkit_Binaries or WPFToolkit_BinariesAndSource
Run the WPFToolkit.msi to install the WPFToolkit.dll and WPF Toolkit design time binaries to your Program Files folder
Reference the binaries in your project:
Reference WPFToolkit.dll in your project
Add a using statement ("using Microsoft.Windows.Controls;") to the top of .cs files
Add a new xmlns (for example, xmlns:toolkit="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wpf/2008/toolkit") to the top of XAML files
Remember to use the namespace prefix (in the above example, ) in the body of your XAML
I want to use the AutoCompleteBox in my WPF application but i cannot find it in visual studio. I have VS 2010 ultimate. I just downloaded and installed WPFToolkit.msi and ran it. When i open VS i cannot find the control. Where can i find it? Do i have to reference it somehow? I also have the .dll but i dont know if i need to put that somewhere? Thank you.
The AutoComplete textbox is a componenet which is in the Preview Quality Band in the WPF Toolkit .So it is not available is visualstudio 2010.You need to download and install the Feb 2010 release of the WpfToolkit and follow the instructions from the below SO post
WPF: AutoComplete TextBox, ...again
Forgive me for being a little naive perhaps, but it seems that System.Windows.Controls.DataVisualization.Charting has vanished from VS2010, and blend 4. I'm trying to make a bar graph with a line overlayed, but can't even get started because I can't find the appropriate controls.
I know I could use an external graphing package, but I'd like to try the inbuilt controls first.
You mention Blend so I assume that you are refering to the WPF/Silverlight chart controls.
The System.Windows.Controls.DataVisualization.Charting namespace is part of the WPF Toolkit. You will have to download this toolkit and reference it from your project.
The question has been clarified to indicate it is about WPF controls. The answer below refers to the Winforms and Asp.net chart controls. I'm leaving it here in case other people find it useful.
The original MS Chart controls were never part of the framework. They are an separate project.
You can download them here.
There is also more info on their project page.
There is an addon to the IDE, (here), but it's for VS2008, I don't know if it will work with 2010. I would assume they are going to update it at some point, but there doesn't seem to be any information on when that will happen.
I stand corrected, .Net 4.0 apparently now has built in chart controls. You shouldn't need to install anything. You'll need to make sure you are targeting framework 4.0.