ControlTemplate.TargetType property

Gets or sets the type to which the ControlTemplate is applied.

Syntax

public Type TargetType { get; set; }

<ControlTemplate TargetType="typeName"/>

XAML Values

typeName

A string that specifies the type name of the type where the template is applied.

Property value

Type: System.Type [.NET] | TypeName [C++]

The type to which the ControlTemplate is applied.

Remarks

The typical way to specify a TargetType value is through a XAML attribute on the ControlTemplate. When set in XAML, the meaning of the type concept takes on some aspects of how types are represented in XAML. In particular, any prefixes that would be necessary to refer to a given type as a XAML element should also be included as the value of the TargetType value string. For example, if a template is intended to target a custom type that must be preceded by the already-mapped prefix "local" in a particular markup scope, then the TargetType value should include that same prefix. This behavior is enabled by built-in conversion behavior in the Windows Runtime XAML parser.

Note  

If you have previously programmed XAML for Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), then you might have used an x:Type markup extension to fill in any XAML values that take a System.Type. The Windows Runtime XAML parser does not support x:Type. Instead, you should refer to the type by name without using any markup extension, and any necessary XAML-to-backing type conversion is already handled by the built-in conversion behavior described in the previous paragraph.

Tip  If you are programming using a Microsoft .NET language (C# or Visual Basic), the TypeName type projects as System.Type. When programming using C#, it is common to use the typeof operator to get references to the System.Type of a type. In Visual Basic, use GetType.

Examples

The following example sets the TargetType property to Button to create a simple ControlTemplate for a Button.

<ControlTemplate TargetType="Button">
  <Grid >
    <VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
      <VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">

        <VisualStateGroup.Transitions>

          <!--Take one half second to transition to the PointerOver state.-->
          <VisualTransition To="PointerOver" 
                              GeneratedDuration="0:0:0.5"/>
        </VisualStateGroup.Transitions>
        
        <VisualState x:Name="Normal" />

        <!--Change the SolidColorBrush, ButtonBrush, to red when the
            Pointer is over the button.-->
        <VisualState x:Name="PointerOver">
          <Storyboard>
            <ColorAnimation Storyboard.TargetName="ButtonBrush" 
                            Storyboard.TargetProperty="Color" To="Red" />
          </Storyboard>
        </VisualState>
      </VisualStateGroup>
    </VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
    <Grid.Background>
      <SolidColorBrush x:Name="ButtonBrush" Color="Green"/>
    </Grid.Background>
  </Grid>
</ControlTemplate>

Requirements

See also

ControlTemplate

Build date: 3/12/2013