AppBarToggleButton styles and templates

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03/01/2016

[ This article is for Windows 8.x and Windows Phone 8.x developers writing Windows Runtime apps. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation ]

This topic describes the styles and templates for the AppBarToggleButton control. You can modify these resources and the default ControlTemplate to give the control a unique appearance.

Visual states

These are the VisualStates defined in the control's default style.

VisualState name	VisualStateGroup name	Description
`FullSize`	`ApplicationViewStates`	IsCompact is false.
`Compact`	`ApplicationViewStates`	IsCompact is true.
`Normal`	`CommonStates`	The default state.
`PointerOver`	`CommonStates`	The pointer is positioned over the control.
`Pressed`	`CommonStates`	The control is pressed.
`Disabled`	`CommonStates`	The control is disabled.
`Checked`	`CommonStates`	IsChecked is true.
`CheckedPointerOver`	`CommonStates`	The control is checked and the pointer is over it.
`CheckedPressed`	`CommonStates`	The control is checked and pressed.
`CheckedDisabled`	`CommonStates`	The control is checked and disabled.
`Focused`	`FocusStates`	The control has focus.
`Unfocused`	`FocusStates`	The control doesn't have focus.
`PointerFocused`	`FocusStates`	The control has focus obtained through a pointer action.

Theme resources

These resources are used in the control's default style.

Dark theme brushes

To change the colors of the control in the dark theme, override these brushes in App.xaml.

<SolidColorBrush x:Key="AppBarItemBackgroundThemeBrush" Color="Transparent" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="AppBarItemDisabledForegroundThemeBrush" Color="#66FFFFFF" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="AppBarItemForegroundThemeBrush" Color="#FFFFFFFF" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="AppBarItemPointerOverForegroundThemeBrush" Color="#FFFFFFFF" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="AppBarItemPressedForegroundThemeBrush" Color="#FF000000" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="AppBarToggleButtonCheckedBackgroundThemeBrush" Color="#FFFFFFFF" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="AppBarToggleButtonCheckedBorderThemeBrush" Color="#FFFFFFFF" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="AppBarToggleButtonCheckedDisabledBackgroundThemeBrush" Color="#66FFFFFF" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="AppBarToggleButtonCheckedDisabledBorderThemeBrush" Color="Transparent" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="AppBarToggleButtonCheckedDisabledForegroundThemeBrush" Color="#FF000000" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="AppBarToggleButtonCheckedForegroundThemeBrush" Color="#FF000000" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="AppBarToggleButtonCheckedPointerOverBackgroundThemeBrush" Color="#99FFFFFF" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="AppBarToggleButtonCheckedPointerOverBorderThemeBrush" Color="#99FFFFFF" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="AppBarToggleButtonCheckedPressedBackgroundThemeBrush" Color="Transparent" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="AppBarToggleButtonCheckedPressedBorderThemeBrush" Color="#FFFFFFFF" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="AppBarToggleButtonCheckedPressedForegroundThemeBrush" Color="#FFFFFFFF" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="AppBarToggleButtonPointerOverBackgroundThemeBrush" Color="#21FFFFFF" />

Light theme brushes

To change the colors of the control in the light theme, override these brushes in App.xaml.

<SolidColorBrush x:Key="AppBarItemBackgroundThemeBrush" Color="Transparent" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="AppBarItemDisabledForegroundThemeBrush" Color="#66000000" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="AppBarItemForegroundThemeBrush" Color="#FF000000" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="AppBarItemPointerOverForegroundThemeBrush" Color="#FF000000" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="AppBarItemPressedForegroundThemeBrush" Color="#FFFFFFFF" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="AppBarToggleButtonCheckedBackgroundThemeBrush" Color="#FF000000" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="AppBarToggleButtonCheckedBorderThemeBrush" Color="#FF000000" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="AppBarToggleButtonCheckedDisabledBackgroundThemeBrush" Color="#66000000" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="AppBarToggleButtonCheckedDisabledBorderThemeBrush" Color="Transparent" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="AppBarToggleButtonCheckedDisabledForegroundThemeBrush" Color="#FFFFFFFF" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="AppBarToggleButtonCheckedPointerOverBackgroundThemeBrush" Color="#99000000" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="AppBarToggleButtonCheckedPointerOverBorderThemeBrush" Color="#99000000" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="AppBarToggleButtonCheckedPressedBackgroundThemeBrush" Color="Transparent" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="AppBarToggleButtonCheckedPressedBorderThemeBrush" Color="#FF000000" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="AppBarToggleButtonCheckedPressedForegroundThemeBrush" Color="#FF000000" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="AppBarToggleButtonCheckedForegroundThemeBrush" Color="#FFFFFFFF" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="AppBarToggleButtonPointerOverBackgroundThemeBrush" Color="#3D000000" />

Shared resources

The control template uses these resources that are shared with other control templates. Changing these values will affect other controls that use these resources.

<FontFamily x:Key="ContentControlThemeFontFamily">Segoe UI</FontFamily>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="FocusVisualBlackStrokeThemeBrush" Color="Black" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="FocusVisualWhiteStrokeThemeBrush" Color="White" />

Default style

<!-- Default style for Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.AppBarToggleButton -->
<Style TargetType="AppBarToggleButton">
  <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{ThemeResource AppBarItemForegroundThemeBrush}"/>
  <Setter Property="VerticalAlignment" Value="Top"/>
  <Setter Property="HorizontalAlignment" Value="Left"/>
  <Setter Property="FontFamily" Value="{ThemeResource ContentControlThemeFontFamily}"/>
  <Setter Property="FontWeight" Value="Normal"/>
  <Setter Property="Template">
    <Setter.Value>
      <ControlTemplate TargetType="AppBarToggleButton">
        <Grid x:Name="RootGrid" Width="100" Background="Transparent">
                      <VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
                          <VisualStateGroup x:Name="ApplicationViewStates">
              <!-- FullSize is used when we are in landscape or filled mode -->
              <VisualState x:Name="FullSize"/>
              <!-- Compact is used when we are in portrait or snapped mode -->
              <VisualState x:Name="Compact">
                                  <Storyboard>
                                      <ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="TextLabel" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Visibility">
                                          <DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="Collapsed"/>
                                      </ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
                                      <ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="RootGrid" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Width">
                                          <DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="60"/>
                                      </ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
                                  </Storyboard>
                              </VisualState>
                          </VisualStateGroup>
                          <VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
                              <VisualState x:Name="Normal"/>
                              <VisualState x:Name="PointerOver">
                                  <Storyboard>
                                      <ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="BackgroundEllipse" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Fill">
                                          <DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource AppBarToggleButtonPointerOverBackgroundThemeBrush}"/>
                                      </ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
                                      <ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Content" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
                                          <DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource AppBarItemPointerOverForegroundThemeBrush}"/>
                                      </ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
                                  </Storyboard>
                              </VisualState>
                              <VisualState x:Name="Pressed">
                                  <Storyboard>
                                      <ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="OutlineEllipse" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Stroke">
                                          <DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource AppBarItemForegroundThemeBrush}"/>
                                      </ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
                                      <ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="BackgroundEllipse" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Fill">
                                          <DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource AppBarItemForegroundThemeBrush}"/>
                                      </ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
                                      <ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Content" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
                                          <DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource AppBarItemPressedForegroundThemeBrush}"/>
                                      </ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
                                  </Storyboard>
                              </VisualState>
                              <VisualState x:Name="Disabled">
                                  <Storyboard>
                                      <ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="OutlineEllipse" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Stroke">
                                          <DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource AppBarItemDisabledForegroundThemeBrush}"/>
                                      </ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
                                      <ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Content" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
                                          <DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource AppBarItemDisabledForegroundThemeBrush}"/>
                                      </ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
                                      <ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="TextLabel" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
                                          <DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource AppBarItemDisabledForegroundThemeBrush}"/>
                                      </ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
                                  </Storyboard>
                              </VisualState>
                            <VisualState x:Name="Checked">
                              <Storyboard>
                                <ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="OutlineEllipse" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Stroke">
                                  <DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource AppBarToggleButtonCheckedBorderThemeBrush}"/>
                                </ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
                                <ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="BackgroundEllipse" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Fill">
                                  <DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource AppBarToggleButtonCheckedBackgroundThemeBrush}"/>
                                </ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
                                <ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Content" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
                                  <DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource AppBarToggleButtonCheckedForegroundThemeBrush}"/>
                                </ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
                              </Storyboard>
                            </VisualState>
                            <VisualState x:Name="CheckedPointerOver">
                              <Storyboard>
                                <ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="OutlineEllipse" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Stroke">
                                  <DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource AppBarToggleButtonCheckedPointerOverBorderThemeBrush}"/>
                                </ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
                                <ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="BackgroundEllipse" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Fill">
                                  <DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource AppBarToggleButtonCheckedPointerOverBackgroundThemeBrush}"/>
                                </ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
                                <ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Content" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
                                  <DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource AppBarToggleButtonCheckedForegroundThemeBrush}"/>
                                </ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
                              </Storyboard>
                            </VisualState>
                            <VisualState x:Name="CheckedPressed">
                              <Storyboard>
                                <ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="OutlineEllipse" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Stroke">
                                  <DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource AppBarToggleButtonCheckedPressedBorderThemeBrush}"/>
                                </ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
                                <ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="BackgroundEllipse" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Fill">
                                  <DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource AppBarToggleButtonCheckedPressedBackgroundThemeBrush}"/>
                                </ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
                                <ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Content" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
                                  <DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource AppBarToggleButtonCheckedPressedForegroundThemeBrush}"/>
                                </ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
                              </Storyboard>
                            </VisualState>
                            <VisualState x:Name="CheckedDisabled">
                              <Storyboard>
                                <ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="OutlineEllipse" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Stroke">
                                  <DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource AppBarToggleButtonCheckedDisabledBorderThemeBrush}"/>
                                </ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
                                <ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="BackgroundEllipse" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Fill">
                                  <DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource AppBarToggleButtonCheckedDisabledBackgroundThemeBrush}"/>
                                </ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
                                <ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Content" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
                                  <DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource AppBarToggleButtonCheckedDisabledForegroundThemeBrush}"/>
                                </ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
                                <ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="TextLabel" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
                                  <DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource AppBarItemDisabledForegroundThemeBrush}"/>
                                </ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
                              </Storyboard>
                            </VisualState>
                          </VisualStateGroup>
                          <VisualStateGroup x:Name="FocusStates">
                              <VisualState x:Name="Focused">
                                  <Storyboard>
                                      <DoubleAnimation
                          Storyboard.TargetName="FocusVisualWhite"
                          Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity"
                          To="1"
                          Duration="0"/>
                                      <DoubleAnimation
                          Storyboard.TargetName="FocusVisualBlack"
                          Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity"
                          To="1"
                          Duration="0"/>
                                  </Storyboard>
                              </VisualState>
                              <VisualState x:Name="Unfocused" />
                              <VisualState x:Name="PointerFocused" />
                          </VisualStateGroup>
                      </VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>

          <StackPanel VerticalAlignment="Top" Margin="0,14,0,13">
            <Grid Width="40" Height="40" Margin="0,0,0,5" HorizontalAlignment="Center">
              <Ellipse
                  x:Name="BackgroundEllipse"
                  UseLayoutRounding="False"
                  Width="40"
                  Height="40"
                  Fill="{ThemeResource AppBarItemBackgroundThemeBrush}"/>
              <Ellipse
                  x:Name="OutlineEllipse"
                  UseLayoutRounding="False"
                  Width="40"
                  Height="40"
                  Stroke="{ThemeResource AppBarItemForegroundThemeBrush}"
                  StrokeThickness="2" />
              <ContentPresenter
                  x:Name="Content"
                  Content="{TemplateBinding Icon}"
                  Foreground="{TemplateBinding Foreground}"
                  HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
                  VerticalAlignment="Stretch"
                  AutomationProperties.AccessibilityView="Raw"/>
            </Grid>
            <TextBlock
                x:Name="TextLabel"
                Text="{TemplateBinding Label}"
                Foreground="{ThemeResource AppBarItemForegroundThemeBrush}"
                FontSize="12"
                FontFamily="{TemplateBinding FontFamily}"
                TextAlignment="Center"
                Width="88"
                TextWrapping="Wrap"/>
          </StackPanel>
          <Rectangle
              x:Name="FocusVisualWhite"
              IsHitTestVisible="False"
              Stroke="{ThemeResource FocusVisualWhiteStrokeThemeBrush}"
              StrokeEndLineCap="Square"
              StrokeDashArray="1,1"
              Opacity="0"
              StrokeDashOffset="1.5"/>
          <Rectangle
              x:Name="FocusVisualBlack"
              IsHitTestVisible="False"
              Stroke="{ThemeResource FocusVisualBlackStrokeThemeBrush}"
              StrokeEndLineCap="Square"
              StrokeDashArray="1,1"
              Opacity="0"
              StrokeDashOffset="0.5"/>
        </Grid>
      </ControlTemplate>
    </Setter.Value>
  </Setter>
</Style>