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Geir Sagberg
Geir Sagberg

Reputation: 9821

Is "unobtrusive" styling possible in WPF / XAML?

I know I can reuse styles by creating a style like:

<Style x:Key="ButtonStyle" TargetType="Button">
  <Setter Property="Margin" Value="5" />
</Style>

And applying it:

<Button Style="{StaticResource ButtonStyle}" />

However, I would like to specify a style that automatically applies to e.g. all buttons in the user control, like I would have done in CSS with button { margin: 5px }. Is this possible?

EDIT: Similar question: Is it possible to set a style in XAML that selectively affects controls?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 83

Answers (2)

John Bowen
John Bowen

Reputation: 24453

You can use what are called "implicit styles" by omitting the x:Key attribute and including only the TargetType. This will then apply to every control of that type in the scope of the ResourceDictionary where it is defined.

<Style TargetType="Button">
  <Setter Property="Margin" Value="5" />
</Style>

Upvotes: 4

MJay
MJay

Reputation: 537

By removing the "x:key" Property in the style, it is inherited to all TargetTypes. Which means the same as in your css example.

<Style TargetType="Button">
  <Setter Property="Margin" Value="5" />
</Style>

Upvotes: 3

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