Bind to property in App.xaml

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I have a quick question: I want to bind a Solidcolorbrush, which is located in App.xaml's Resources. It has a key assigned to it, but how would I bind to that property from another page?

Here is the App.xaml itself:

<Application x:Class="Mplayer.App"
         xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
         xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
         StartupUri="MainWindow.xaml">
<Application.Resources>
    <ResourceDictionary>
        <Color x:Key="PrimaryAccentColor" A="255" R="3" G="169" B="244"/>
        <SolidColorBrush x:Key="PrimaryAccentBrush" Color="{StaticResource PrimaryAccentColor}"/>
        <Color x:Key="SecondaryAccentColor" A="255" R="3" G="169" B="244"/>
        <SolidColorBrush x:Key="SecondaryAccentBrush" Color="{StaticResource SecondaryAccentColor}"/>
        <Color x:Key="LightBackgroundColor" A="255" R="3" G="169" B="244"/>
        <SolidColorBrush x:Key="LightBackgroundBrush" Color="{StaticResource LightBackgroundColor}"/>
        <Color x:Key="DarkBackgroundColor" A="255" R="3" G="169" B="244"/>
        <SolidColorBrush x:Key="DarkBackgroundBrush" Color="{StaticResource DarkBackgroundColor}"/>
    </ResourceDictionary>
</Application.Resources>

If I then have a page which I want to bind to the PrimaryAccentColorBrush, how would that bind look?

I tried setting the bind to {Binding Path={StaticResource PrimaryAccentColorBrush}}, but it did not locate it.

Any help would be appreciated =)

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 16 '14 at 09:20

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You don't have to use Binding, just use StaticResource, like you already do:

Property="{StaticResource PrimaryAccentBrush}"

answered Sep 16 '14 at 09:20

Patrick Hofman

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@Tokfrans: Need more help? – Patrick Hofman Sep 16 '14 at 11:09

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 16 '14 at 09:20

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You almost had it... try this instead:

<TextBlock Background="{Binding Source={StaticResource PrimaryAccentColorBrush}}" />

Although you don't seem to have a PrimaryAccentColorBrush in your example... did you mean PrimaryAccentBrush?

answered Sep 16 '14 at 09:20

Sheridan

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Haha yes. I meant PrimaryAccentBrush. But thank you very much for the help. – Tokfrans Sep 16 '14 at 09:22
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You don't need the `Binding` if you're referencing a resource. – Dan Puzey Sep 16 '14 at 09:26
I know that, but the question author asked how to bind to the resource, so I just showed them what they asked for. – Sheridan Sep 16 '14 at 09:30

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