ItemsPanelTemplate Class (System.Windows.Controls)

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ItemsPanelTemplate Class

Specifies the panel that the ItemsPresenter creates for the layout of the items of an ItemsControl.

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 Class ItemsPanelTemplate _
    Inherits FrameworkTemplate

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As ItemsPanelTemplate

public class ItemsPanelTemplate : FrameworkTemplate

Visual C++

public ref class ItemsPanelTemplate : public FrameworkTemplate

JScript

public class ItemsPanelTemplate extends FrameworkTemplate

XAML Object Element Usage

<ItemsPanelTemplate>
  VisualTree
</ItemsPanelTemplate>

Remarks

The ItemsPanelTemplate specifies the panel that is used for the layout of items. GroupStyle has a Panel property that is of type ItemsPanelTemplate. ItemsControl types have an ItemsPanel property that is of type ItemsPanelTemplate.

Each ItemsControl type has a default ItemsPanelTemplate. For the ItemsControl class, the default ItemsPanel value is an ItemsPanelTemplate that specifies a StackPanel. For the ListBox, the default uses the VirtualizingStackPanel. For MenuItem, the default uses WrapPanel. For StatusBar, the default uses DockPanel.

Examples

To create a horizontal ListBox, you can create a template that specifies a horizontal StackPanel and set it as the ItemsPanel property. The following example shows a ListBox Style that creates a horizontal ListBox.

XAML

<Style TargetType="ListBox">
  <Setter Property="ItemsPanel">
    <Setter.Value>
      <ItemsPanelTemplate>
        <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal"
                    VerticalAlignment="Center"
                    HorizontalAlignment="Center"/>
      </ItemsPanelTemplate>
    </Setter.Value>
  </Setter>
</Style>

The following example uses a ControlTemplate to create a horizontal ListBox that has rounded corners. Note that in this example, instead of setting the ItemsPanel property as in previous example, the horizontal StackPanel is specified within the ControlTemplate. Note that the IsItemsHost property is set to true on the StackPanel, indicating that the generated items should go in the panel. When you specify it this way, the ItemsPanel cannot be replaced by the user of the control without using a ControlTemplate. Therefore, only do this if you know you wouldn't want the panel to be replaced without the use of a template.

XAML

<Style TargetType="ListBox">
  <Setter Property="Template">
    <Setter.Value>
      <ControlTemplate TargetType="ListBox">
        <Border CornerRadius="5" Background="{TemplateBinding ListBox.Background}">
          <ScrollViewer HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
            <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal"
                       VerticalAlignment="Center"
                       HorizontalAlignment="Center"
                       IsItemsHost="True"/>
          </ScrollViewer>
        </Border>
      </ControlTemplate>
    </Setter.Value>
  </Setter>
</Style>

Alternatively, you can do the following to achieve the same results. In this case, the ItemsPresenter creates the panel for the layout of the items based on what is specified by the ItemsPanelTemplate.

XAML

<Style TargetType="{x:Type ListBox}">
  <Setter Property="ItemsPanel">
    <Setter.Value>
      <ItemsPanelTemplate>
        <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal"
                     VerticalAlignment="Center"
                     HorizontalAlignment="Center"/>
      </ItemsPanelTemplate>
    </Setter.Value>
  </Setter>
  <Setter Property="Template">
    <Setter.Value>
      <ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type ListBox}">
        <Border CornerRadius="5"
                Background="{TemplateBinding ListBox.Background}">
          <ScrollViewer HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
            <ItemsPresenter/>
          </ScrollViewer>
        </Border>
      </ControlTemplate>
    </Setter.Value>
  </Setter>
</Style>

For an example of how to use the different styling and templating properties on the ItemsControl, see Data Templating Overview.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
  System.Windows.Threading..::.DispatcherObject
    System.Windows..::.FrameworkTemplate
      System.Windows.Controls..::.ItemsPanelTemplate

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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

ItemsPanelTemplate Members

System.Windows.Controls Namespace

Other Resources

Styling with ControlTemplates Sample

Introduction to Styling and Templating Sample

Styling and Templating