Control.Template Property (System.Windows.Controls)

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Microsoft Visual Studio 2008/.NET Framework 3.5

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.NET Framework Class Library

Control..::.Template Property

Gets or sets a control template. This is a dependency property.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Property Template As ControlTemplate

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As Control
Dim value As ControlTemplate

value = instance.Template

instance.Template = value

public ControlTemplate Template { get; set; }

Visual C++

public:
property ControlTemplate^ Template {
    ControlTemplate^ get ();
    void set (ControlTemplate^ value);
}

JScript

public function get Template () : ControlTemplate
public function set Template (value : ControlTemplate)

XAML Property Element Usage

<object>
  <object.Template>
    <ControlTemplate .../>
  </object.Template>
</object>

Property Value

Type: System.Windows.Controls..::.ControlTemplate
The template that defines the appearance of the Control.

Dependency Property Information

Identifier field	TemplateProperty
Metadata properties set to true	AffectsMeasure

Remarks

The ControlTemplate specifies the appearance of a Control; if a Control does not have a ControlTemplate, the Control will not appear in your application. The control author defines the default control template, and the application author can override the ControlTemplate to redefine the visual tree of the control. See ControlTemplate Examples for information and examples of how to change the visual tree of existing controls.

A ControlTemplate is intended to be a self-contained unit of implementation detail that is invisible to outside users and objects, including Style objects. The only way to manipulate the content of the control template is from within the same control template.

Examples

The following example creates a ControlTemplate for a Button. If you add this to your application as a resource, all the buttons in the application will appear as ellipses but will still function as buttons.

XAML

<Style TargetType="Button">
  <!--Set to true to not get any properties from the themes.-->
  <Setter Property="OverridesDefaultStyle" Value="True"/>
  <Setter Property="Template">
    <Setter.Value>
      <ControlTemplate TargetType="Button">
        <Grid>
          <Ellipse Fill="{TemplateBinding Background}"/>
          <ContentPresenter HorizontalAlignment="Center"
                            VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
        </Grid>
      </ControlTemplate>
    </Setter.Value>
  </Setter>
</Style>

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003

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

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0

Reference

Control Class

Control Members

System.Windows.Controls Namespace

Other Resources

Control Library