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Lolrapa
Lolrapa

Reputation: 183

WPF mark and select controls

I would like to know if any way to "mark" a group of controls in WPF and then retrive those controls in a window.xaml.cs function.

Due the layout of the window the controls cannot be grouped under any xaml structure.

I would like something like this

<Button Selection="selection" />
<Textbox />
<Label Selection="selection" />

-

function someEvent()
{
  //In here get a collection with the button and the Label using 'selection'
}

The important thing is that the identifier cannot be unique, I can't use Name and also must not be generic, I cant use Label or Button.

And finally as I said at the beggining, controls cannot be encolsed in any kind of group either. They may be encolsed separately.

Thank you all!

Upvotes: 0

Views: 77

Answers (1)

Andrew Hanlon
Andrew Hanlon

Reputation: 7421

As per my comment, WPF controls have a Tag property that can be used to add arbitrary information to a control. That said, a better solution is to implement an Attached Property that has both the correct type, and encapsulates the intent of your 'mark'.

From an 'XY problem' perspective, there is likely a more basic requirement that has led you to this specific question. Since you didn't include further details, all I can add is that there is likely a better way to handle things like enabling/disabling a set of controls, or even using an ItemsControl with a DataTemplate to treat the 'group' as a single entity. I recommend including scenario details in your SO questions.

Upvotes: 2

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