WPF

John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

So little documentation - and even less time...

TextBlock textBlock1 = new TextBlock();
textBlock1.TextWrapping = TextWrapping.Wrap;
textBlock2.Background = Brushes.AntiqueWhite;
textBlock1.Inlines.Add(new Run("Hello "));
textBlock1.Inlines.Add(new Bold(new Run(userName)));
textBlock1.Inlines.Add(new Run(", how are you today?"));

<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
  <TextBlock Text="Hello "/>
  <TextBlock Text="{Binding Mode=OneWay, Path=Name}" />
  <TextBlock Text=", how are you?" />
</StackPanel>

<local:GreetingConverter x:Key="GreetingFormatter">

<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
  <TextBlock Text="{Binding Mode=OneWay, Path=Name}"
    Converter={StaticResource GreetingFormatter} />
</StackPanel>

using System;
using System.Windows.Data; 

namespace MySample.GreetingConverter
{
    [ValueConversion(typeof(object),typeof(string))]
    public class FormattingConverter: IValueConverter
    {
        public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, 
            object parameter, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture)
        {
            return string.Format("Hello {0}, how are you?", value);
        } 

        public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, 
            object parameter, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture)
        {
            // we don't intend this to ever be called
            return null; 
        }
    }
} 

<Window x:Class="HDI_WPF_ListItemTemplate_cs.Window1"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    Title="Window1" Height="300" Width="300" Loaded="Window_Loaded">
  <Window.Resources>
    <ContextMenu x:Key="myMenu">
      <MenuItem Header="my text" />
    </ContextMenu>
  </Window.Resources>
  <Grid>
    <ListBox x:Name="lstItems" Width="300" MaxHeight="300" FontSize="16">
      <ListBox.ItemTemplate>
        <DataTemplate>
          <Border BorderBrush="Blue" Margin="0,4,0,4" BorderThickness="1" CornerRadius="5">
            <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical" ContextMenu="{StaticResource myMenu}">
              <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Background="AntiqueWhite">
                <TextBlock FontSize="16" Text="{Binding Path=FirstName}" />
                <TextBlock FontSize="16" Text=" " />
                <TextBlock FontSize="16" Text="{Binding Path=LastName}" />
              </StackPanel>
              <TextBlock FontSize="12" Text="{Binding Path=Age}" />
              <TextBlock FontSize="12" Text="{Binding Path=FavoriteMovie}" />
            </StackPanel>
          </Border>
        </DataTemplate>
      </ListBox.ItemTemplate>
      <ListBox.ItemsPanel>
        <ItemsPanelTemplate>
          <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical" />
        </ItemsPanelTemplate>
      </ListBox.ItemsPanel>
    </ListBox>
  </Grid>
</Window>