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How to Embed Arbitrary Content in a WPF Control

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19 Sep 2012Apache5 min read 100K   1.7K   32  
Many WPF controls can display arbitrary XAML inside them. How can I do that with my own controls?
<ResourceDictionary
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    xmlns:local="clr-namespace:MyControls">

    <Style TargetType="{x:Type local:HeaderFooterControl}">
        <Setter Property="Template">
            <Setter.Value>
                <ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type local:HeaderFooterControl}">
                    <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical">
                        <ContentPresenter ContentSource="Header" />
                        <ContentPresenter />
                        <ContentPresenter ContentSource="Footer" />
                    </StackPanel>
                </ControlTemplate>
            </Setter.Value>
        </Setter>
    </Style>
</ResourceDictionary>

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Technical Lead Thomson Reuters
United States United States
Ivan is a hands-on software architect/technical lead working for Thomson Reuters in the New York City area. At present I am mostly building complex multi-threaded WPF application for the financial sector, but I am also interested in cloud computing, web development, mobile development, etc.

Please visit my web site: www.ikriv.com.

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