using one data template in another data template in WPF
- by Sowmya
Hi,
I have two data templates, one of which is the subset of another like below:
<ResourceDictionary xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:igEditors="http://infragistics.com/Editors"
xmlns:sys="clr-namespace:System;assembly=mscorlib"
xmlns:controls="clr-namespace:Client.UI.WPF;assembly=Client.UI.WPF"
xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2006"
>
<ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
<ResourceDictionary Source="pack://application:,,,/Client.Resources.WPF.Styles;Component/Styles/CommonStyles.xaml"/>
</ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
<DataTemplate x:Key="XYZDataTemplate">
<Grid x:Name="_rootGrid" DataContext="{Binding DataContext}" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Top">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition/>
<RowDefinition/>
<RowDefinition/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<controls:ValueDisplay Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" LabelText="Build number" x:Name="buildNumber" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="120"
Margin="5,10,0,0">
<igEditors:XamTextEditor />
</controls:ValueDisplay>
<controls:ValueDisplay Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" LabelText="Tool version" x:Name="toolVersion" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="120"
Margin="20,10,0,0">
<igEditors:XamTextEditor IsReadOnly="True"/>
</controls:ValueDisplay>
</Grid>
</DataTemplate>
and the other is like below:
<ResourceDictionary xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:igEditors="http://infragistics.com/Editors"
xmlns:sys="clr-namespace:System;assembly=mscorlib"
xmlns:controls="clr-namespace:BHI.ULSS.Client.UI.WPF;assembly=ULSS.Client.UI.WPF"
xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2006"
>
<DataTemplate x:Key="ABCDataTemplate" >
<Grid x:Name="_rootGrid" DataContext="{Binding DataContext}" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Top">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition/>
<RowDefinition/>
<RowDefinition/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<controls:ValueDisplay Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" LabelText="Build number" x:Name="buildNumber" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="120"
Margin="5,10,0,0">
<igEditors:XamTextEditor />
</controls:ValueDisplay>
<controls:ValueDisplay Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" LabelText="Tool version" x:Name="toolVersion" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="120"
Margin="20,10,0,0">
<igEditors:XamTextEditor IsReadOnly="True"/>
</controls:ValueDisplay>
<controls:ValueDisplay Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="2" LabelText="Size" ShowUnit="True" x:Name="size" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="120"
Margin="20,10,0,0">
<igEditors:XamTextEditor/>
</controls:ValueDisplay>
</Grid>
</DataTemplate>
XYZDataTemplate is a subset of the ABCDataTemplate as the first two fields in both the data templates are common, so I was wondering if it is possible to replace the redundant code in the ABCDataTemplate with that of the XYZDataTemplate for code maintainability? Could anyone please suggest if would this be a right approach, if so how can I acheive that?
Thanks in advance,
Sowmya
