2015 update with clear instructions In Visual Studio 2013, you can get the default ControlTemplate of a control in a few simple steps. In the WPF designer, select the relevant control, or place the mouse cursor on the relevant control in the XAML. Press F4 to open the Properties Window. Open the Miscellaneous category to … Read more
Their names can be a bit confusing :). Here’s a summary: The SelectedItem property returns the entire object that your list is bound to. So say you’ve bound a list to a collection of Category objects (with each Category object having Name and ID properties). eg. ObservableCollection<Category>. The SelectedItem property will return you the currently … Read more
The actual meaning of MVVM is: UI is not Data. Data is Data, UI is UI. This means that you should not develop the application in a way that the program logic (often called business logic) is tightly coupled or dependent on the state of UI components, but instead make it dependent on the state … Read more
I combined the template format used by John Myczek and Tri Q’s algorithm above to create a findChild Algorithm that can be used on any parent. Keep in mind that recursively searching a tree downwards could be a lengthy process. I’ve only spot-checked this on a WPF application, please comment on any errors you might … Read more
In WPF, setting IsDropDownOpen property can do it xaml: <ComboBox Name=”cb” IsEditable=”True” MouseEnter=”Cb_OnMouseEnter”/> code: private void Cb_OnMouseEnter(object sender, MouseEventArgs e) { cb.IsDropDownOpen = true; } – In winform there is DroppedDown property to set. cbo.DroppedDown = true; by this link: How to make combo box auto expand on mouse hover and close when the mouse … Read more