WPF - Hosting a content control inside a Data Template via code

Question

I'm trying to host a content control within a data template.

Exactly similar to this: Putting a ContentControl *inside* a WPF DataTemplate?

I was successful in doing it via XAML. I'd like to do the same via code.

I created a style :

<Style x:Key="radioButtonAddtruefalse">
  <Setter Property="Control.Template">
    <Setter.Value>
      <ControlTemplate>
        <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
          <RadioButton Content="True"  IsChecked="{Binding Value}"></RadioButton>
          <RadioButton Content="False" IsChecked="{Binding Value, Converter={StaticResource _invertedBooleanConverter}}"></RadioButton>
        </StackPanel>
      </ControlTemplate>
    </Setter.Value>
  </Setter>
</Style>

and within a data template:

                <DataTemplate>
                  <ContentControl Style="{StaticResource radioButtonAddtruefalse}"> /ContentControl>
                </DataTemplate>

I tried doing this via code, but found nothing under DataTemplate that allows me to host a contentcontrol. Any suggestions?

Look at http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5471405/create-datatemplate-in-code-behind — Sandeep Singh Rawat, Mar 06 '13 at 11:14

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:05

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Just copied from MSDN Forum but this should work. Havent tried it though.

FrameworkElementFactory fef = new FrameworkElementFactory(typeof(TextBlock));

Binding placeBinding = new Binding();

fef.SetBinding(TextBlock.TextProperty, placeBinding);

placeBinding.Path = new PropertyPath("Name");

dataTemplate = new DataTemplate();

dataTemplate.VisualTree = fef;

Also look at Create DataTemplate in code behind

edited May 23 '17 at 12:05

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answered Mar 06 '13 at 11:17

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Thanks for the reply. Turns out the contentcontrol when done in xaml doesn't really appear in the Template's visualtree. It's there as a child... Found a workaround. (Not specific to above discussion, hence not putting it in). I did learn about FrameworkElementFactory though. Thanks. – Thriddas Mar 06 '13 at 12:39

WPF - Hosting a content control inside a Data Template via code

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