DataTrigger Class

Definition

public ref class DataTrigger : System::Windows::TriggerBase, System::Windows::Markup::IAddChild

[System.Windows.Markup.ContentProperty("Setters")]
public class DataTrigger : System.Windows.TriggerBase, System.Windows.Markup.IAddChild

[System.Windows.Markup.ContentProperty("Setters")]
[System.Windows.Markup.XamlSetMarkupExtension("ReceiveMarkupExtension")]
public class DataTrigger : System.Windows.TriggerBase, System.Windows.Markup.IAddChild

[<System.Windows.Markup.ContentProperty("Setters")>]
type DataTrigger = class
    inherit TriggerBase
    interface IAddChild

[<System.Windows.Markup.ContentProperty("Setters")>]
[<System.Windows.Markup.XamlSetMarkupExtension("ReceiveMarkupExtension")>]
type DataTrigger = class
    inherit TriggerBase
    interface IAddChild

Public Class DataTrigger
Inherits TriggerBase
Implements IAddChild

Inheritance

Object

DispatcherObject

DependencyObject

TriggerBase

DataTrigger

Attributes

ContentPropertyAttribute XamlSetMarkupExtensionAttribute

Implements

IAddChild

Examples

In the following example, the ItemsSource of the ListBox is bound to Places, an ObservableCollection<T> of Place objects. Place objects have properties Name and State.

Each ListBoxItem of the ListBox displays a Place object. The Style in the example is applied to each ListBoxItem.

The DataTrigger is specified such that if the State of the Place data item is "WA" then the foreground of the corresponding ListBoxItem is set to Red.

<Window.Resources>
  <c:Places x:Key="PlacesData"/>

  <Style TargetType="ListBoxItem">
    <Style.Triggers>
      <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding Path=State}" Value="WA">
        <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="Red" />
      </DataTrigger>	
      <MultiDataTrigger>
        <MultiDataTrigger.Conditions>
          <Condition Binding="{Binding Path=Name}" Value="Portland" />
          <Condition Binding="{Binding Path=State}" Value="OR" />
        </MultiDataTrigger.Conditions>
        <Setter Property="Background" Value="Cyan" />
      </MultiDataTrigger>
    </Style.Triggers>
  </Style>

  <DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type c:Place}">
    <Canvas Width="160" Height="20">
      <TextBlock FontSize="12"
             Width="130" Canvas.Left="0" Text="{Binding Path=Name}"/>
      <TextBlock FontSize="12" Width="30"
                 Canvas.Left="130" Text="{Binding Path=State}"/>
    </Canvas>
  </DataTemplate>
</Window.Resources>

<StackPanel>
  <TextBlock FontSize="18" Margin="5" FontWeight="Bold"
    HorizontalAlignment="Center">Data Trigger Sample</TextBlock>
  <ListBox Width="180" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Background="Honeydew"
    ItemsSource="{Binding Source={StaticResource PlacesData}}"/>
</StackPanel>

The following example shows how to use a DataTrigger, a BeginStoryboard action, and a Storyboard to animate a property when bound data meets a specified condition. The example displays inventory information in a ListBox control. It uses a DataTrigger to animate the Opacity of every ListBoxItem that contains an out-of-stock book.

<Page 
  xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
  xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
  Title="DataTriggerStoryboardExample">

  <Page.Resources>
    <XmlDataProvider x:Key="InventoryData" XPath="Inventory/Books">
      <x:XData>
        <Inventory xmlns="">
          <Books>
            <Book ISBN="0-7356-0562-9" Stock="in" Number="9">
              <Title>XML in Action</Title>
              <Summary>XML Web Technology</Summary>
            </Book>
            <Book ISBN="0-7356-1370-2" Stock="in" Number="8">
              <Title>Programming Microsoft Windows With C#</Title>
              <Summary>C# Programming using the .NET Framework</Summary>
            </Book>
            <Book ISBN="0-7356-1288-9" Stock="out" Number="7">
              <Title>Inside C#</Title>
              <Summary>C# Language Programming</Summary>
            </Book>
            <Book ISBN="0-7356-1377-X" Stock="in" Number="5">
              <Title>Introducing Microsoft .NET</Title>
              <Summary>Overview of .NET Technology</Summary>
            </Book>
            <Book ISBN="0-7356-1448-2" Stock="out" Number="4">
              <Title>Microsoft C# Language Specifications</Title>
              <Summary>The C# language definition</Summary>
            </Book>
          </Books>
          <CDs>
            <CD Stock="in" Number="3">
              <Title>Classical Collection</Title>
              <Summary>Classical Music</Summary>
            </CD>
            <CD Stock="out" Number="9">
              <Title>Jazz Collection</Title>
              <Summary>Jazz Music</Summary>
            </CD>
          </CDs>
        </Inventory>
      </x:XData>
    </XmlDataProvider>

    <Style x:Key="AnimatedListBoxItemStyle" TargetType="{x:Type ListBoxItem}">

      <Setter Property="Margin" Value="0,2,0,2" />
      <Setter Property="Padding" Value="0,2,0,2" />

      <Style.Triggers>
        <DataTrigger 
         Binding="{Binding XPath=@Stock}" 
         Value="out">
          <DataTrigger.EnterActions>
            <BeginStoryboard>
              <Storyboard>
                <DoubleAnimation
                 Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity"
                 From="0.25" To="0.5" Duration="0:0:1" 
                 RepeatBehavior="Forever"
                 AutoReverse="True"/>
              </Storyboard>
            </BeginStoryboard>
          </DataTrigger.EnterActions>
          <DataTrigger.ExitActions>
            <BeginStoryboard> 
              <Storyboard FillBehavior="Stop">
                <DoubleAnimation
                  Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity"
                  To="1" Duration="0:0:1" />
              </Storyboard>
            </BeginStoryboard>  
          </DataTrigger.ExitActions>
          
        </DataTrigger>
      </Style.Triggers>
    </Style>
  </Page.Resources>

  <StackPanel>
    <ListBox HorizontalAlignment="Center"
      ItemContainerStyle="{StaticResource AnimatedListBoxItemStyle}"
      Padding="2">
      <ListBox.ItemsSource>
        <Binding Source="{StaticResource InventoryData}"
                 XPath="*"/>
      </ListBox.ItemsSource>

      <ListBox.ItemTemplate>
        <DataTemplate>
          <TextBlock FontSize="12" Margin="0,0,10,0">
            <TextBlock.Text>
              <Binding XPath="Title"/>
            </TextBlock.Text>
          </TextBlock>
        </DataTemplate>
      </ListBox.ItemTemplate>
    </ListBox>
  </StackPanel>
</Page>

Remarks

Style, ControlTemplate, and DataTemplate all have a triggers collection. A DataTrigger allows you to set property values when the property value of the data object matches a specified Value. For example, if you are displaying a list of Employee objects, you may want the foreground color to be different based on each Employee's current attendance. (For example, Employees who are currently on vacation are displayed with a purple foreground.) In some scenarios it may be more suitable to create a converter or to use a DataTemplateSelector. For more information, see the Data Templating Overview.

Note that you must specify both the Binding and Value properties on a DataTrigger for the data trigger to be meaningful. If one or both of the properties are not specified, an exception is thrown.

The Setters property of a DataTrigger object can only consist of Setter objects. Adding a Setter child to a DataTrigger object implicitly adds it to the SetterBaseCollection for the DataTrigger object. EventSetter objects are not supported; only Style.Setters supports EventSetter objects.

Constructors

Properties

Methods

Explicit Interface Implementations

Applies to

See also

• Trigger
• MultiDataTrigger
• Introduction to Data Templating Sample