Ben
Reputation: 57318
WPF combobox prevent selection update
I want to be able to select a value in a ComboBox but avoid the selected value updating.
In other words, for the picture above, I want the empty selection to remain empty when one of the items is selected.
I've tried a ton of different solutions - various bindings on SelectedIndex, SelectedValue, SelectionChanged, playing with IsEditable, IsReadonly, IsHitTestVisible, Text, etc, etc, etc.
How can I prevent the combobox from automatically updating the text on selection, but still have it able to select a choice?
Sample code:
<ComboBox
IsReadOnly="True"
IsEditable="False"
Text="..."
>
<ComboBoxItem>
<TextBlock>Close</TextBlock>
</ComboBoxItem>
<ComboBoxItem>
<TextBlock>Delete</TextBlock>
</ComboBoxItem>
</ComboBox>
Upvotes: 1
Views: 2725
Answers (2)
shadow32
Reputation: 474
As an experienced WPF developer, I'll put some light on this problem. Basically, you have tried a ton of different solutions using the wrong instruments.
In WPF each control has a default style, which fully describes what you'll see on the screen (nothing hidden here). What is not that obvious, however, is how to take a look at the default style of a control. (I work with VS 2013, but the steps described below should work in later versions as well)
- Create a new project in 'Blend for Visual Studio 2013"
- In the "Assets" tab search box type "ComboBox" and double click on it
- Right click on the ComboBox you've just added in the "Objects and timeline" panel and select "Edit template -> Edit a copy..."
- Switch to code view (the button is on the top right side)
Yeah, the default styles are quite lengthy!
Now, what we are interested in is the ControlTemplate. There must be some control in this tempplate responsible for displaying the selected item. If you are in a hurry, just find it and delete the appropriate binding. Below is an example solution, which I would call "Couple hours before deadline solution". Read the comments in the XAML for the proper approach.
<Window x:Class="ComboBoxAdventures.MainWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:Themes="clr-namespace:Microsoft.Windows.Themes;assembly=PresentationFramework.Aero2"
Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525">
<Window.Resources>
<Style x:Key="FocusVisual">
<Setter Property="Control.Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate>
<Rectangle Margin="2" SnapsToDevicePixels="true" Stroke="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlTextBrushKey}}" StrokeThickness="1" StrokeDashArray="1 2"/>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<LinearGradientBrush x:Key="ComboBox.Static.Background" EndPoint="0,1" StartPoint="0,0">
<GradientStop Color="#FFF0F0F0" Offset="0.0"/>
<GradientStop Color="#FFE5E5E5" Offset="1.0"/>
</LinearGradientBrush>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="ComboBox.Static.Border" Color="#FFACACAC"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="ComboBox.Static.Editable.Background" Color="#FFFFFFFF"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="ComboBox.Static.Editable.Border" Color="#FFABADB3"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="ComboBox.Static.Editable.Button.Background" Color="Transparent"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="ComboBox.Static.Editable.Button.Border" Color="Transparent"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="ComboBox.MouseOver.Glyph" Color="#FF000000"/>
<LinearGradientBrush x:Key="ComboBox.MouseOver.Background" EndPoint="0,1" StartPoint="0,0">
<GradientStop Color="#FFECF4FC" Offset="0.0"/>
<GradientStop Color="#FFDCECFC" Offset="1.0"/>
</LinearGradientBrush>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="ComboBox.MouseOver.Border" Color="#FF7EB4EA"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="ComboBox.MouseOver.Editable.Background" Color="#FFFFFFFF"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="ComboBox.MouseOver.Editable.Border" Color="#FF7EB4EA"/>
<LinearGradientBrush x:Key="ComboBox.MouseOver.Editable.Button.Background" EndPoint="0,1" StartPoint="0,0">
<GradientStop Color="#FFEBF4FC" Offset="0.0"/>
<GradientStop Color="#FFDCECFC" Offset="1.0"/>
</LinearGradientBrush>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="ComboBox.MouseOver.Editable.Button.Border" Color="#FF7EB4EA"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="ComboBox.Pressed.Glyph" Color="#FF000000"/>
<LinearGradientBrush x:Key="ComboBox.Pressed.Background" EndPoint="0,1" StartPoint="0,0">
<GradientStop Color="#FFDAECFC" Offset="0.0"/>
<GradientStop Color="#FFC4E0FC" Offset="1.0"/>
</LinearGradientBrush>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="ComboBox.Pressed.Border" Color="#FF569DE5"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="ComboBox.Pressed.Editable.Background" Color="#FFFFFFFF"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="ComboBox.Pressed.Editable.Border" Color="#FF569DE5"/>
<LinearGradientBrush x:Key="ComboBox.Pressed.Editable.Button.Background" EndPoint="0,1" StartPoint="0,0">
<GradientStop Color="#FFDAEBFC" Offset="0.0"/>
<GradientStop Color="#FFC4E0FC" Offset="1.0"/>
</LinearGradientBrush>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="ComboBox.Pressed.Editable.Button.Border" Color="#FF569DE5"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="ComboBox.Disabled.Glyph" Color="#FFBFBFBF"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="ComboBox.Disabled.Background" Color="#FFF0F0F0"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="ComboBox.Disabled.Border" Color="#FFD9D9D9"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="ComboBox.Disabled.Editable.Background" Color="#FFFFFFFF"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="ComboBox.Disabled.Editable.Border" Color="#FFBFBFBF"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="ComboBox.Disabled.Editable.Button.Background" Color="Transparent"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="ComboBox.Disabled.Editable.Button.Border" Color="Transparent"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="ComboBox.Static.Glyph" Color="#FF606060"/>
<Style x:Key="ComboBoxToggleButton" TargetType="{x:Type ToggleButton}">
<Setter Property="OverridesDefaultStyle" Value="true"/>
<Setter Property="IsTabStop" Value="false"/>
<Setter Property="Focusable" Value="false"/>
<Setter Property="ClickMode" Value="Press"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type ToggleButton}">
<Border x:Name="templateRoot" BorderBrush="{StaticResource ComboBox.Static.Border}" BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}" Background="{StaticResource ComboBox.Static.Background}" SnapsToDevicePixels="true">
<Border x:Name="splitBorder" BorderBrush="Transparent" BorderThickness="1" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Margin="0" SnapsToDevicePixels="true" Width="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemParameters.VerticalScrollBarWidthKey}}">
<Path x:Name="arrow" Data="F1 M 0,0 L 2.667,2.66665 L 5.3334,0 L 5.3334,-1.78168 L 2.6667,0.88501 L0,-1.78168 L0,0 Z" Fill="{StaticResource ComboBox.Static.Glyph}" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Margin="0" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
</Border>
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<MultiDataTrigger>
<MultiDataTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Binding="{Binding IsEditable, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type ComboBox}}}" Value="true"/>
<Condition Binding="{Binding IsMouseOver, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}}" Value="false"/>
<Condition Binding="{Binding IsPressed, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}}" Value="false"/>
<Condition Binding="{Binding IsEnabled, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}}" Value="true"/>
</MultiDataTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="templateRoot" Value="{StaticResource ComboBox.Static.Editable.Background}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" TargetName="templateRoot" Value="{StaticResource ComboBox.Static.Editable.Border}"/>
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="splitBorder" Value="{StaticResource ComboBox.Static.Editable.Button.Background}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" TargetName="splitBorder" Value="{StaticResource ComboBox.Static.Editable.Button.Border}"/>
</MultiDataTrigger>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Fill" TargetName="arrow" Value="{StaticResource ComboBox.MouseOver.Glyph}"/>
</Trigger>
<MultiDataTrigger>
<MultiDataTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Binding="{Binding IsMouseOver, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}}" Value="true"/>
<Condition Binding="{Binding IsEditable, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type ComboBox}}}" Value="false"/>
</MultiDataTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="templateRoot" Value="{StaticResource ComboBox.MouseOver.Background}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" TargetName="templateRoot" Value="{StaticResource ComboBox.MouseOver.Border}"/>
</MultiDataTrigger>
<MultiDataTrigger>
<MultiDataTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Binding="{Binding IsMouseOver, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}}" Value="true"/>
<Condition Binding="{Binding IsEditable, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type ComboBox}}}" Value="true"/>
</MultiDataTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="templateRoot" Value="{StaticResource ComboBox.MouseOver.Editable.Background}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" TargetName="templateRoot" Value="{StaticResource ComboBox.MouseOver.Editable.Border}"/>
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="splitBorder" Value="{StaticResource ComboBox.MouseOver.Editable.Button.Background}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" TargetName="splitBorder" Value="{StaticResource ComboBox.MouseOver.Editable.Button.Border}"/>
</MultiDataTrigger>
<Trigger Property="IsPressed" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Fill" TargetName="arrow" Value="{StaticResource ComboBox.Pressed.Glyph}"/>
</Trigger>
<MultiDataTrigger>
<MultiDataTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Binding="{Binding IsPressed, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}}" Value="true"/>
<Condition Binding="{Binding IsEditable, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type ComboBox}}}" Value="false"/>
</MultiDataTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="templateRoot" Value="{StaticResource ComboBox.Pressed.Background}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" TargetName="templateRoot" Value="{StaticResource ComboBox.Pressed.Border}"/>
</MultiDataTrigger>
<MultiDataTrigger>
<MultiDataTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Binding="{Binding IsPressed, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}}" Value="true"/>
<Condition Binding="{Binding IsEditable, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type ComboBox}}}" Value="true"/>
</MultiDataTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="templateRoot" Value="{StaticResource ComboBox.Pressed.Editable.Background}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" TargetName="templateRoot" Value="{StaticResource ComboBox.Pressed.Editable.Border}"/>
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="splitBorder" Value="{StaticResource ComboBox.Pressed.Editable.Button.Background}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" TargetName="splitBorder" Value="{StaticResource ComboBox.Pressed.Editable.Button.Border}"/>
</MultiDataTrigger>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="false">
<Setter Property="Fill" TargetName="arrow" Value="{StaticResource ComboBox.Disabled.Glyph}"/>
</Trigger>
<MultiDataTrigger>
<MultiDataTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Binding="{Binding IsEnabled, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}}" Value="false"/>
<Condition Binding="{Binding IsEditable, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type ComboBox}}}" Value="false"/>
</MultiDataTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="templateRoot" Value="{StaticResource ComboBox.Disabled.Background}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" TargetName="templateRoot" Value="{StaticResource ComboBox.Disabled.Border}"/>
</MultiDataTrigger>
<MultiDataTrigger>
<MultiDataTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Binding="{Binding IsEnabled, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}}" Value="false"/>
<Condition Binding="{Binding IsEditable, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type ComboBox}}}" Value="true"/>
</MultiDataTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="templateRoot" Value="{StaticResource ComboBox.Disabled.Editable.Background}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" TargetName="templateRoot" Value="{StaticResource ComboBox.Disabled.Editable.Border}"/>
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="splitBorder" Value="{StaticResource ComboBox.Disabled.Editable.Button.Background}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" TargetName="splitBorder" Value="{StaticResource ComboBox.Disabled.Editable.Button.Border}"/>
</MultiDataTrigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<ControlTemplate x:Key="ComboBoxTemplate" TargetType="{x:Type ComboBox}">
<Grid x:Name="templateRoot" SnapsToDevicePixels="true">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition MinWidth="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemParameters.VerticalScrollBarWidthKey}}" Width="0"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Popup x:Name="PART_Popup" AllowsTransparency="true" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" IsOpen="{Binding IsDropDownOpen, Mode=TwoWay, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}" Margin="1" PopupAnimation="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemParameters.ComboBoxPopupAnimationKey}}" Placement="Bottom">
<Themes:SystemDropShadowChrome x:Name="shadow" Color="Transparent" MaxHeight="{TemplateBinding MaxDropDownHeight}" MinWidth="{Binding ActualWidth, ElementName=templateRoot}">
<Border x:Name="dropDownBorder" BorderBrush="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.WindowFrameBrushKey}}" BorderThickness="1" Background="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.WindowBrushKey}}">
<ScrollViewer x:Name="DropDownScrollViewer">
<Grid x:Name="grid" RenderOptions.ClearTypeHint="Enabled">
<Canvas x:Name="canvas" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="0">
<Rectangle x:Name="opaqueRect" Fill="{Binding Background, ElementName=dropDownBorder}" Height="{Binding ActualHeight, ElementName=dropDownBorder}" Width="{Binding ActualWidth, ElementName=dropDownBorder}"/>
</Canvas>
<ItemsPresenter x:Name="ItemsPresenter" KeyboardNavigation.DirectionalNavigation="Contained" SnapsToDevicePixels="{TemplateBinding SnapsToDevicePixels}"/>
</Grid>
</ScrollViewer>
</Border>
</Themes:SystemDropShadowChrome>
</Popup>
<ToggleButton x:Name="toggleButton" BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}" BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" IsChecked="{Binding IsDropDownOpen, Mode=TwoWay, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}" Style="{StaticResource ComboBoxToggleButton}"/>
<!-- This content presenter displays the selected item.
The easiest way is just to remove the Content binding as shown below.
The proper way to do those kind of things, however, is to inherit from ComboBox,
define a dependency property ShowSelectedItem and then add a trigger for the ContentPreseneter below,
which changes the Content based on the value of the ShowSelectedItem.
You'll also need a custom IValueConverter for mapping bool to Hidden/Visible and some
googling about Generic.xaml and how to overwrite the DefaultStyle dependency property in the static constructor.
You may also wonder why I didn't just comment out the whole ContentPresenter.
Well, lets say it just keeps the 'backbone' of the control :)
-->
<ContentPresenter x:Name="contentPresenter" Tag="I have removed only this part: Content='{TemplateBinding SelectionBoxItem}'"
ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding SelectionBoxItemTemplate}"
ContentTemplateSelector="{TemplateBinding ItemTemplateSelector}"
Content="" ContentStringFormat="{TemplateBinding SelectionBoxItemStringFormat}"
HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}"
IsHitTestVisible="false" Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}"
SnapsToDevicePixels="{TemplateBinding SnapsToDevicePixels}"
VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}">
</ContentPresenter>
</Grid>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="HasDropShadow" SourceName="PART_Popup" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Margin" TargetName="shadow" Value="0,0,5,5"/>
<Setter Property="Color" TargetName="shadow" Value="#71000000"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="HasItems" Value="false">
<Setter Property="Height" TargetName="dropDownBorder" Value="95"/>
</Trigger>
<MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="IsGrouping" Value="true"/>
<Condition Property="VirtualizingPanel.IsVirtualizingWhenGrouping" Value="false"/>
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.CanContentScroll" Value="false"/>
</MultiTrigger>
<Trigger Property="ScrollViewer.CanContentScroll" SourceName="DropDownScrollViewer" Value="false">
<Setter Property="Canvas.Top" TargetName="opaqueRect" Value="{Binding VerticalOffset, ElementName=DropDownScrollViewer}"/>
<Setter Property="Canvas.Left" TargetName="opaqueRect" Value="{Binding HorizontalOffset, ElementName=DropDownScrollViewer}"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="TextBox.Static.Background" Color="#FFFFFFFF"/>
<Style x:Key="ComboBoxEditableTextBox" TargetType="{x:Type TextBox}">
<Setter Property="OverridesDefaultStyle" Value="true"/>
<Setter Property="AllowDrop" Value="true"/>
<Setter Property="MinWidth" Value="0"/>
<Setter Property="MinHeight" Value="0"/>
<Setter Property="FocusVisualStyle" Value="{x:Null}"/>
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.PanningMode" Value="VerticalFirst"/>
<Setter Property="Stylus.IsFlicksEnabled" Value="False"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type TextBox}">
<ScrollViewer x:Name="PART_ContentHost" Background="Transparent" Focusable="false" HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Hidden" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Hidden"/>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<ControlTemplate x:Key="ComboBoxEditableTemplate" TargetType="{x:Type ComboBox}">
<Grid x:Name="templateRoot" SnapsToDevicePixels="true">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition MinWidth="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemParameters.VerticalScrollBarWidthKey}}" Width="0"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Popup x:Name="PART_Popup" AllowsTransparency="true" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" IsOpen="{Binding IsDropDownOpen, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}" PopupAnimation="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemParameters.ComboBoxPopupAnimationKey}}" Placement="Bottom">
<Themes:SystemDropShadowChrome x:Name="shadow" Color="Transparent" MaxHeight="{TemplateBinding MaxDropDownHeight}" MinWidth="{Binding ActualWidth, ElementName=templateRoot}">
<Border x:Name="dropDownBorder" BorderBrush="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.WindowFrameBrushKey}}" BorderThickness="1" Background="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.WindowBrushKey}}">
<ScrollViewer x:Name="DropDownScrollViewer">
<Grid x:Name="grid" RenderOptions.ClearTypeHint="Enabled">
<Canvas x:Name="canvas" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="0">
<Rectangle x:Name="opaqueRect" Fill="{Binding Background, ElementName=dropDownBorder}" Height="{Binding ActualHeight, ElementName=dropDownBorder}" Width="{Binding ActualWidth, ElementName=dropDownBorder}"/>
</Canvas>
<ItemsPresenter x:Name="ItemsPresenter" KeyboardNavigation.DirectionalNavigation="Contained" SnapsToDevicePixels="{TemplateBinding SnapsToDevicePixels}"/>
</Grid>
</ScrollViewer>
</Border>
</Themes:SystemDropShadowChrome>
</Popup>
<ToggleButton x:Name="toggleButton" BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}" BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" IsChecked="{Binding IsDropDownOpen, Mode=TwoWay, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}" Style="{StaticResource ComboBoxToggleButton}"/>
<Border x:Name="border" Background="{StaticResource TextBox.Static.Background}" Margin="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}">
<TextBox x:Name="PART_EditableTextBox" HorizontalContentAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}" IsReadOnly="{Binding IsReadOnly, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}" Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}" Style="{StaticResource ComboBoxEditableTextBox}" VerticalContentAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}"/>
</Border>
</Grid>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="false">
<Setter Property="Opacity" TargetName="border" Value="0.56"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsKeyboardFocusWithin" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="Black"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="HasDropShadow" SourceName="PART_Popup" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Margin" TargetName="shadow" Value="0,0,5,5"/>
<Setter Property="Color" TargetName="shadow" Value="#71000000"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="HasItems" Value="false">
<Setter Property="Height" TargetName="dropDownBorder" Value="95"/>
</Trigger>
<MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="IsGrouping" Value="true"/>
<Condition Property="VirtualizingPanel.IsVirtualizingWhenGrouping" Value="false"/>
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.CanContentScroll" Value="false"/>
</MultiTrigger>
<Trigger Property="ScrollViewer.CanContentScroll" SourceName="DropDownScrollViewer" Value="false">
<Setter Property="Canvas.Top" TargetName="opaqueRect" Value="{Binding VerticalOffset, ElementName=DropDownScrollViewer}"/>
<Setter Property="Canvas.Left" TargetName="opaqueRect" Value="{Binding HorizontalOffset, ElementName=DropDownScrollViewer}"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
<Style x:Key="Style.ComboBox.Ghost" TargetType="{x:Type ComboBox}">
<Setter Property="FocusVisualStyle" Value="{StaticResource FocusVisual}"/>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource ComboBox.Static.Background}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StaticResource ComboBox.Static.Border}"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.WindowTextBrushKey}}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="1"/>
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.HorizontalScrollBarVisibility" Value="Auto"/>
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.VerticalScrollBarVisibility" Value="Auto"/>
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="6,3,5,3"/>
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.CanContentScroll" Value="true"/>
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.PanningMode" Value="Both"/>
<Setter Property="Stylus.IsFlicksEnabled" Value="False"/>
<Setter Property="Template" Value="{StaticResource ComboBoxTemplate}"/>
<Style.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsEditable" Value="true">
<Setter Property="IsTabStop" Value="false"/>
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="2"/>
<Setter Property="Template" Value="{StaticResource ComboBoxEditableTemplate}"/>
</Trigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</Window.Resources>
<StackPanel>
<ComboBox Style="{StaticResource Style.ComboBox.Ghost}" ItemsSource="{Binding SelectedDummyModel}" SelectedItem="{Binding DummyModels}"/>
</StackPanel>
</Window>
Upvotes: 5
Charles May
Reputation: 1763
Here's something I came up with based on adding buttons to the combobox.
This is just two buttons added to the combobox.
<ComboBox x:Name="cboBox" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="151" Margin="182,132,0,0" SelectionChanged="cboBox_SelectionChanged" Grid.Column="1" Height="22">
<Button Content="Close" Width="141" Click="Button_Close" Height="51"/>
<Button Content="Delete" Width="141" Click="Button_Delete" Height="51"/>
</ComboBox>
I then went into the code behind and added code to handle the click event for each button.
As you will see we aren't even dealing with the combobox other than using it to show the buttons and then closing the dropdown upon clicking one of the buttons.
private void Button_Close(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
lbl1.Content = "Close Clicked";
cboBox.IsDropDownOpen = false;
}
private void Button_Delete(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
lbl1.Content = "Delete Clicked";
cboBox.IsDropDownOpen = false;
}
I really need to get better versed with WPF. I actually enjoyed messing with this.
Upvotes: 1
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