WPF: FindAncestor of Unknown Type

[Wonko the Sane]

Hello,

I am creating a ControlTemplate for a ComboBox. This ComboBox will have a
transparent background so it uses the control it is placed in as its
background.

I would like the background of the Popup to also match the parent control.
It cannot use the Transparent background of the ComboBox, because it may span
outside the parent control. However, we want there to be enough flexibility
to place this on different controls, so I don't necessarily know the parent
control type to use FindAncestor against.

Thanks,
WdS

 

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

WdS,

So why are you calling FindAncestor? If you want the popup background
to be transparent, then just specify it in the declaration of the popup (or
not, if you don't want that). Why the call to FindAncestor?

 

[Wonko the Sane]

Sorry - I wrote that after a very long day....

The problem is that the popup is transparent. I actually want the popup
background to be the color of the parent of the combobox.

Thanks,
WtS

WdS,

So why are you calling FindAncestor? If you want the popup background
to be transparent, then just specify it in the declaration of the popup (or
not, if you don't want that). Why the call to FindAncestor?

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- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
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Hello,

I am creating a ControlTemplate for a ComboBox. This ComboBox will have a
transparent background so it uses the control it is placed in as its
background.

I would like the background of the Popup to also match the parent control.
It cannot use the Transparent background of the ComboBox, because it may
span
outside the parent control. However, we want there to be enough
flexibility
to place this on different controls, so I don't necessarily know the
parent
control type to use FindAncestor against.

Thanks,
WdS

 

[Walter Wang [MSFT]]

Hi WtS,

I think you can use

AncestorType={x:Type UIElement}

Use AncestorLevel to skip some levels of unwanted parents.


Regards,
Walter Wang ([email protected], remove 'online.')
Microsoft Online Community Support

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