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
'Usage
Dim instance As ItemsPanelTemplate
'Declaration
Public Class ItemsPanelTemplate _
Inherits FrameworkTemplate
<ItemsPanelTemplate>
VisualTree
</ItemsPanelTemplate>
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.
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.
<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.
<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.
<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.
System..::.Object
System.Windows.Threading..::.DispatcherObject
System.Windows..::.FrameworkTemplate
System.Windows.Controls..::.ItemsPanelTemplate
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
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.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0
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