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Use any DataTemplate as an Adorner in WPF

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This article explains a simpler way of attaching adorners by using a WPF behavior class.
  • AdornerBehaviorSample.zip
    • AdornerBehaviorSample
      • .svn
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          • CodeProject.docx.svn-work
          • FinalScreen.png.svn-work
        • text-base
          • AdornerBehaviorSample.sln.svn-base
          • AdornerBehaviorSample.suo.svn-base
          • EventMapping.png.svn-base
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      • ~$deProject.docx
      • AdornerBehaviorSample.sln
      • AdornerBehaviorSample
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            • Application.ico.svn-base
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            • Paper-pencil.png.svn-base
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          • props
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            • AdornerBehaviorSample.csproj.svn-base
            • app.config.svn-base
            • App.xaml.cs.svn-base
            • App.xaml.svn-base
            • Application.ico.svn-base
            • CaAdornerBehavior.cs.svn-base
            • Exclamation.png.svn-base
            • Mail-add.png.svn-base
            • MainWindow.xaml.cs.svn-base
            • MainWindow.xaml.svn-base
            • Paper-pencil.png.svn-base
            • Pencil.png.svn-base
            • SampleViewModel.cs.svn-base
            • Simple Styles.xaml.svn-base
          • tmp
            • prop-base
            • props
            • text-base
        • AdornerBehaviorSample.csproj
        • app.config
        • App.xaml
        • App.xaml.cs
        • Application.ico
        • CaAdornerBehavior.cs
        • Exclamation.png
        • Mail-add.png
        • MainWindow.xaml
        • MainWindow.xaml.cs
        • Paper-pencil.png
        • Pencil.png
        • Properties
          • .svn
            • all-wcprops
            • entries
            • prop-base
            • props
            • text-base
              • AssemblyInfo.cs.svn-base
            • tmp
              • prop-base
              • props
              • text-base
          • AssemblyInfo.cs
        • SampleViewModel.cs
        • Simple Styles.xaml
      • BlendSelection.png
      • CodeProject.docx
      • EventMapping.png
      • FinalScreen.png
  • AdornerBehaviorSample2.zip
    • all-wcprops
    • entries
    • AdornerBehaviorSample.suo.svn-base
    • EventMapping.png.svn-base
    • BlendSelection.png.svn-work
    • CodeProject.docx.svn-work
    • FinalScreen.png.svn-work
    • AdornerBehaviorSample.sln.svn-base
    • AdornerBehaviorSample.suo.svn-base
    • EventMapping.png.svn-base
    • ~$deProject.docx
    • AdornerBehaviorSample.sln
    • all-wcprops
    • entries
    • Application.ico.svn-base
    • Exclamation.png.svn-base
    • Mail-add.png.svn-base
    • Paper-pencil.png.svn-base
    • Pencil.png.svn-base
    • AdornerBehaviorSample.csproj.svn-base
    • app.config.svn-base
    • App.xaml.cs.svn-base
    • App.xaml.svn-base
    • Application.ico.svn-base
    • CaAdornerBehavior.cs.svn-base
    • Exclamation.png.svn-base
    • Mail-add.png.svn-base
    • MainWindow.xaml.cs.svn-base
    • MainWindow.xaml.svn-base
    • Paper-pencil.png.svn-base
    • Pencil.png.svn-base
    • SampleViewModel.cs.svn-base
    • Simple Styles.xaml.svn-base
    • AdornerBehaviorSample.csproj
    • app.config
    • App.xaml
    • App.xaml.cs
    • Application.ico
    • CaAdornerBehavior.cs
    • Exclamation.png
    • Mail-add.png
    • MainWindow.xaml
    • MainWindow.xaml.cs
    • Paper-pencil.png
    • Pencil.png
    • all-wcprops
    • entries
    • AssemblyInfo.cs.svn-base
    • AssemblyInfo.cs
    • SampleViewModel.cs
    • Simple Styles.xaml
    • BlendSelection.png
    • CodeProject.docx
    • EventMapping.png
    • FinalScreen.png
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;

namespace AdornerBehaviorSample
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Sampel view model to bing inot adorner data tempslate
    /// </summary>
    class SampleViewModel
    {
        public string SampleString { get; set; }
    }
}

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My main background is VC++, server and client development.

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