TabControl::ContentTemplate Property

.NET Framework (current version)

Gets or sets the DataTemplate to apply to any TabItem that does not have a ContentTemplate or ContentTemplateSelector property defined.

Namespace: System.Windows.Controls
Assembly: PresentationFramework (in PresentationFramework.dll)

Syntax

C++

public:
property DataTemplate^ ContentTemplate {
	DataTemplate^ get();
	void set(DataTemplate^ value);
}

Property Value

Type: System.Windows::DataTemplate^

The DataTemplate to apply to any TabItem that does not have a ContentTemplate or ContentTemplateSelector property defined. The default is null.

Remarks

XAML Attribute Usage

<object ContentTemplate="{ResourceExtension TemplateResourceKey}"/>

XAML Values

ResourceExtension: One of the following: StaticResource, or DynamicResource. See XAML Resources.
TemplateResourceKey: The key that identifies the template being requested. The key refers to an existing resource in a ResourceDictionary.

Note
Property element syntax is technically possible, but not recommended. See Inline Styles and Templates.

Dependency Property Information

Identifier field	ContentTemplateProperty
Metadata properties set to true	None

The following example creates two DataTemplate objects. The DataTemplate called contentTemplate is assigned to the ContentTemplate of the TabControl and the DataTemplate called tabItemTemplate is assigned to the ContentTemplate of the second TabItem. All TabItem objects contain the white rectangle defined in contentTemplate, except the second TabItem, which has a gray rectangle, as defined in tabItemTemplate.

XAML

Version Information

.NET Framework
Available since 3.0