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ContentControl.ContentTemplate Property

.NET Framework 4

Gets or sets the data template used to display the content of the ContentControl.

Namespace:  System.Windows.Controls
Assembly:  PresentationFramework (in PresentationFramework.dll)
XMLNS for XAML: http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation, http://schemas.microsoft.com/netfx/2007/xaml/presentation
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[BindableAttribute(true)]
public DataTemplate ContentTemplate { get; set; }
XAML Property Element Usage
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<object>
  <object.ContentTemplate>
    <DataTemplate .../>
  </object.ContentTemplate>
</object>
XAML Attribute Usage
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<object ContentTemplate="{resourceExtension styleResourceKey}"/>

XAML Values

resourceExtension

A markup extension that identifies how to reference the template resource, either StaticResource or DynamicResource. See Resources Overview.

styleResourceKey

The key that identifies the requested template selector. The key refers to an existing resource in a ResourceDictionary.

NoteNote

Property element syntax is technically possible, but not recommended. For more information, see Inline Styles and Templates.

Property Value

Type: System.Windows.DataTemplate
A data template. The default value is null.

Identifier field

ContentTemplateProperty

Metadata properties set to true

None

Set this property to a DataTemplate to specify the appearance of the ContentControl. For more information on data templates, see Data Templating Overview.

The following examples show how to create a content template and apply the template to a content control.

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<DataTemplate x:Key="template1">
  <TextBlock Text="{Binding}" FontSize="12" FontWeight="Bold" TextWrapping="Wrap"></TextBlock>
</DataTemplate>
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<ContentControl Name="contCtrl" ContentTemplate="{StaticResource template1}" 
    Content="This is the content of the content control."/>

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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