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ContentControl Styles and Templates

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This topic describes the styles and templates for the ContentControl control. You can modify the default ControlTemplate to give the control a unique appearance. For more information, see Customizing the Appearance of an Existing Control by Using a ControlTemplate.

Default Style and Template

The following XAML shows the default style for the ContentControl control

XAML


<Style TargetType="ContentControl">
      <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="#FF000000"/>
      <Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Left"/>
      <Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Top"/>
      <Setter Property="Template">
          <Setter.Value>
              <ControlTemplate TargetType="ContentControl">
                  <ContentPresenter
                      Content="{TemplateBinding Content}"
                      ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding ContentTemplate}"
                      Cursor="{TemplateBinding Cursor}"
                      Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}"
                      HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}"
                      VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}"/>
              </ControlTemplate>
          </Setter.Value>
      </Setter>
  </Style>

Reference

ContentControl

Concepts

Control Customization

Customizing the Appearance of an Existing Control by Using a ControlTemplate

Other Resources

Control Styles and Templates

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