FrameworkContentElement::DefaultStyleKey Property
Gets or sets the key to use to find the style template for this control in themes.
Assembly: PresentationFramework (in PresentationFramework.dll)
protected public: property Object^ DefaultStyleKey { Object^ get (); void set (Object^ value); }
Property Value
Type: System::ObjectThe style key. To work correctly as part of theme style lookup, this value is expected to be the Type of the element being styled. nullptr is an accepted value for a certain case; see Remarks.
This property is typically not set through any of its direct setters. Instead, you override the type-specific metadata of this dependency property every time you create a new subclass. When you subclass, call the OverrideMetadata method against the DefaultStyleKeyProperty identifier, within the static constructor of the control subclass.
For instance, an inline class such as Bold actually has very little implementation beyond overriding the DefaultStyleKey metadata in its static constructor, and exposing several instance constructors. The fact that elements surrounded by the Bold tag gain a FontWeight property of Bold is implemented within the theme style that was referenced by setting the default value of DefaultStyleKey to typeof(Bold).
If you want your element or control to deliberately not use theme styles, set the OverridesDefaultStyle property to true.
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.