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C# WPF ComboBox with rounded corners IsMouseOver won't work

I found this code on doing rounded corners on combobox, I have modifyed it a little, but I have two Issues:
1) The mouseover on the combobox (textbox + togglebutton) won't
work. (I want the standard bahavior with blue background on mouseover, put red just to see if something happend)
2) when I click on the togglebutton I get the popup, but how can I make the textbox clickable to get the popup?
This is what I get:
This is what I want when mouseover (but with rounded corner)
Here are the code:
<Style x:Key="BorderStyle">
<Setter Property="Control.BorderBrush" Value="#A0A1A2" />
<Setter Property="Control.BorderThickness" Value="1" />
<Setter Property="Control.Background" Value="Transparent" />
<Setter Property="Control.Foreground" Value="#101010" />
<Setter Property="Control.FontFamily" Value="Arial" />
<Setter Property="Control.FontWeight" Value="Normal" />
<Setter Property="Control.FontStretch" Value="Normal" />
<Setter Property="Control.FontStyle" Value="Normal" />
</Style>
<Style x:Key="ComboBoxTextBoxStyle" TargetType="{x:Type TextBox}">
<Style.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Red" />
</Trigger>
</Style.Triggers>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type TextBox}">
<Grid>
<Border CornerRadius="2,0,0,2"
BorderThickness="1,1,0,1"
Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"
BorderBrush="#A0A1A2">
<ScrollViewer x:Name="PART_ContentHost"/>
</Border>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<Style x:Key="ComboBoxButtonStyle" TargetType="{x:Type ToggleButton}">
<Style.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Red" />
</Trigger>
</Style.Triggers>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type ToggleButton}">
<Border Background="#EAEAEA"
x:Name="border"
CornerRadius="0,2,2,0"
BorderThickness="0,1,1,1"
BorderBrush="#A0A1A2">
<ContentPresenter />
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<Style x:Key="RoundComboBox" TargetType="{x:Type ComboBox}" BasedOn="{StaticResource BorderStyle}">
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Left"/>
<Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Center"/>
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="14px"/>
<Setter Property="IsReadOnly" Value="True"/>
<Setter Property="Height" Value="25"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type ComboBox}">
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition/>
<ColumnDefinition MaxWidth="18"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<TextBox Name="PART_EditableTextBox"
Padding="0,0,0,0"
IsHitTestVisible="False"
Height="{TemplateBinding Height}"
BorderBrush="#A0A1A2"
Background="#EAEAEA"
Style="{StaticResource ComboBoxTextBoxStyle}"/>
<ToggleButton Grid.Column="1"
Height="{TemplateBinding Height}"
Style="{StaticResource ComboBoxButtonStyle}"
Focusable="False"
IsChecked="{Binding Path=IsDropDownOpen, Mode=TwoWay, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}"
ClickMode="Press">
<Path Grid.Column="1"
HorizontalAlignment="Center"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
Data="M 0 0 L 4 4 L 8 0 Z"
Fill="Black" />
</ToggleButton>
<ContentPresenter Grid.Column="0"
Name="ContentSite"
Content="{TemplateBinding SelectionBoxItem}"
ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding SelectionBoxItemTemplate}"
ContentTemplateSelector="{TemplateBinding ItemTemplateSelector}"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
HorizontalAlignment="Left"
Margin="6,0,0,0"/>
<Popup Grid.Column="0"
Name="Popup"
Placement="Bottom"
IsOpen="{TemplateBinding IsDropDownOpen}"
AllowsTransparency="True"
Focusable="False"
PopupAnimation="Slide">
<Grid Name="DropDown"
SnapsToDevicePixels="True"
MinWidth="{TemplateBinding ActualWidth}"
MaxHeight="{TemplateBinding MaxDropDownHeight}">
<Border x:Name="DropDownBorder"
BorderThickness="1"
CornerRadius="2"
Background="White"
BorderBrush="#A0A1A2"/>
<ScrollViewer SnapsToDevicePixels="True">
<StackPanel IsItemsHost="True" KeyboardNavigation.DirectionalNavigation="Contained" />
</ScrollViewer>
</Grid>
</Popup>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>

There were a few problems here. Each item I changed in the XAML is commented.
I've also removed the IsMouseOver triggers from the togglebutton and textbox styles, and put it in the ComboBox style. It now sets the background for the whole combobox when the mouse is anywhere over the ComboBox. The two controls in the ComboBox template now have Background="{TemplateBinding Background}", so they'll use the background color set by that trigger.
I've restored IsHitTestVisible on the textbox, but used a TemplateBinding to bind it to the ComboBox's IsEditable property. This will give you the correct mouse pointer over the textbox.
<!--
Better to define this in one place.
I'd do the same with the border color that you use everywhere.
-->
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="ComboBackgroundBrush" Color="#EAEAEA" />
<Style x:Key="ComboBoxTextBoxStyle" TargetType="{x:Type TextBox}">
<!--
Must set this in a setter, not an an attribute on the control instance.
The attribute you had will override anything the style does. This is part of
"dependency property value precedence".
-->
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource ComboBackgroundBrush}" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type TextBox}">
<Grid>
<Border CornerRadius="2,0,0,2"
BorderThickness="1,1,0,1"
Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"
BorderBrush="#A0A1A2"
>
<ScrollViewer x:Name="PART_ContentHost"/>
</Border>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<Style x:Key="ComboBoxButtonStyle" TargetType="{x:Type ToggleButton}">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource ComboBackgroundBrush}" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type ToggleButton}">
<!--
Needs {TemplateBinding Background} so it uses whatever background brush
the control has at any given moment.
-->
<Border Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"
x:Name="border"
CornerRadius="0,2,2,0"
BorderThickness="0,1,1,1"
BorderBrush="#A0A1A2">
<ContentPresenter />
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<Style x:Key="ComboBoxOverlayToggleButtonStyle" TargetType="ToggleButton">
<Setter Property="Focusable" Value="False" />
<Setter Property="ClickMode" Value="Press" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="ToggleButton">
<Grid Background="Transparent" />
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<Style x:Key="RoundComboBox" TargetType="{x:Type ComboBox}" BasedOn="{StaticResource BorderStyle}">
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Left"/>
<Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Center"/>
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="14px"/>
<Setter Property="IsReadOnly" Value="True"/>
<Setter Property="Height" Value="25"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type ComboBox}">
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition/>
<ColumnDefinition MaxWidth="18"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ToggleButton
Grid.Column="0"
Style="{StaticResource ComboBoxOverlayToggleButtonStyle}"
IsChecked="{Binding Path=IsDropDownOpen, Mode=TwoWay, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}"
/>
<!--
Two problems:
1. IsHitTestVisible="False" prevented it from getting any mouse messages.
2. Background attribute was overriding anything the Style did,
so even if the trigger had fired, its setter would have failed.
Also, Height="{TemplateBinding Height}" is unnecessary. It'll size to its parent Grid.
And BorderBrush="#A0A1A2" should probably be in the Style
-->
<TextBox Name="PART_EditableTextBox"
Padding="0,0,0,0"
BorderBrush="#A0A1A2"
Style="{StaticResource ComboBoxTextBoxStyle}"
Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"
IsHitTestVisible="{TemplateBinding IsEditable}"
/>
<ToggleButton Grid.Column="1"
Height="{TemplateBinding Height}"
Style="{StaticResource ComboBoxButtonStyle}"
Focusable="False"
IsChecked="{Binding Path=IsDropDownOpen, Mode=TwoWay, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}"
ClickMode="Press"
Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"
>
<Path Grid.Column="1"
HorizontalAlignment="Center"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
Data="M 0 0 L 4 4 L 8 0 Z"
Fill="Black" />
</ToggleButton>
<ContentPresenter Grid.Column="0"
Name="ContentSite"
Content="{TemplateBinding SelectionBoxItem}"
ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding SelectionBoxItemTemplate}"
ContentTemplateSelector="{TemplateBinding ItemTemplateSelector}"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
HorizontalAlignment="Left"
Margin="6,0,0,0"
/>
<Popup Grid.Column="0"
Name="Popup"
Placement="Bottom"
IsOpen="{TemplateBinding IsDropDownOpen}"
AllowsTransparency="True"
Focusable="False"
PopupAnimation="Slide">
<Grid Name="DropDown"
SnapsToDevicePixels="True"
MinWidth="{TemplateBinding ActualWidth}"
MaxHeight="{TemplateBinding MaxDropDownHeight}">
<Border x:Name="DropDownBorder"
BorderThickness="1"
CornerRadius="2"
Background="White"
BorderBrush="#A0A1A2"/>
<ScrollViewer SnapsToDevicePixels="True">
<StackPanel IsItemsHost="True" KeyboardNavigation.DirectionalNavigation="Contained" />
</ScrollViewer>
</Grid>
</Popup>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Style.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Red" />
</Trigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>

Combobox assigning of selecteditem not displaying wpf

I have a dynamic combobox items added to it. When i select item, it displays properly. but when reloading the control i am assigning selected item to the combobox but it is not displaying.
simpleComboBox.SelectedIndex = simpleComboBox.Items.IndexOf(SelectedItem);
It showing correct index value but values are not displaying.
<Style x:Key="ComboBoxStyle" TargetType="{x:Type ComboBox}">
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="10"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{StaticResource ForegroundTextNormalBrush}" />
<Setter Property="FontFamily" Value="{StaticResource TextFontFamily}"/>
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="{StaticResource FontSize16}"/>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource ControlBackgroundBrush}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StaticResource BorderColorBrush}"/>
<Setter Property="IsEditable" Value="True"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type ComboBox}">
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="50"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<TextBox Name="PART_EditableTextBox"
Style="{StaticResource ComboBoxTextBoxStyle}"
Height="{TemplateBinding Height}"/>
<ToggleButton Grid.Column="1" Margin="0" Style="{StaticResource ToggleButtonStyle}"
Focusable="False"
IsChecked="{Binding Path=IsDropDownOpen, Mode=TwoWay, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}"
ClickMode="Press">
<TextBlock Grid.Column="1" Style="{StaticResource ToggleButtonTextBlockStyle}"/>
</ToggleButton>
<ContentPresenter Name="ContentSite"
ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding SelectionBoxItemTemplate}"
Content="{TemplateBinding SelectionBoxItem}"
ContentStringFormat="{TemplateBinding SelectionBoxItemStringFormat}"
ContentTemplateSelector="{TemplateBinding ItemTemplateSelector}"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
HorizontalAlignment="Left"
Margin="5,0,0,0"/>
<Popup Name="Popup"
Placement="Bottom"
IsOpen="{TemplateBinding IsDropDownOpen}"
AllowsTransparency="True"
Focusable="False"
PopupAnimation="Fade">
<Grid Name="DropDown"
SnapsToDevicePixels="True"
MinWidth="{TemplateBinding ActualWidth}"
MaxHeight="{TemplateBinding MaxDropDownHeight}">
<Border
x:Name="DropDownBorder"
BorderThickness="3"
CornerRadius="5"
Background="{StaticResource AddControlTextBoxBackgroundBrush}"
BorderBrush="{StaticResource AddControlInnerBorderBrush}"/>
<ScrollViewer Margin="4,6,4,6" SnapsToDevicePixels="True">
<StackPanel IsItemsHost="True" KeyboardNavigation.DirectionalNavigation="Contained" />
</ScrollViewer>
</Grid>
</Popup>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Setter Property="ItemTemplate">
<Setter.Value>
<DataTemplate >
<TextBlock Style="{StaticResource SelectedTextBlockStyle}" Text="{Binding}" />
</DataTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Setter Property="ItemContainerStyle">
<Setter.Value>
<Style TargetType="ComboBoxItem">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{StaticResource ForegroundTextNormalBrush}" />
<Setter Property="FontFamily" Value="{StaticResource ArialFontFamily}"/>
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="24"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="0"/>
</Style>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>

Try setting
simpleComboBox.SelectedItem = SelectedItem;
and also set IsSynchronizedWithCurrentItem="True".
This will solve your issue.

How to Trigger IsFocused on DatePickerTextBox in WPF

I set the Validation.ErrorTemplate property via a DataTrigger. The template includes the Border around my DatePicker and second Border with a TextBlock inside.
I am trying to visible the second Border when DatePickerTextBox IsFocused property is True only.
Below my code I have so far (it is just a shortened version):
<Style x:Key="CustomDatePickerStyle" TargetType="{x:Type DatePicker}">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type DatePicker}">
<Border Background="{DynamicResource Control.Background}" Padding="0" BorderThickness="0" CornerRadius="3">
<Button x:Name="PART_Button" Grid.Column="1" Foreground="{TemplateBinding Foreground}" Focusable="False" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="3,0,3,0" Grid.Row="0" Template="{StaticResource DropDownButtonTemplate}" VerticalAlignment="Center" Width="20"/>
<DatePickerTextBox x:Name="PART_TextBox" Height="14" Margin="3 0 0 0" Grid.Column="0" Focusable="{TemplateBinding Focusable}"
HorizontalContentAlignment="Stretch" Grid.Row="0" VerticalContentAlignment="Center">
<DatePickerTextBox.Template>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="DatePickerTextBox">
<Border x:Name="Border" BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" CornerRadius="3" Opacity="1">
<Grid x:Name="WatermarkContent" HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}" VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}">
<Border x:Name="ContentElement" BorderBrush="Red" BorderThickness="0"/>
<ScrollViewer x:Name="PART_ContentHost" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" HorizontalContentAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}" VerticalContentAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}"/>
<Border x:Name="FocusVisual" BorderBrush="Red" CornerRadius="3" IsHitTestVisible="False" Opacity="0"/>
</Grid>
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</DatePickerTextBox.Template>
</DatePickerTextBox>
</Grid>
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}, Path=IsReadOnly}" Value="false">
<Setter Property="Validation.ErrorTemplate">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate>
<StackPanel>
<Border BorderThickness="1" BorderBrush="Red" CornerRadius="3" HorizontalAlignment="Left">
<AdornedElementPlaceholder x:Name="textBox"/>
</Border>
<Border Background="{DynamicResource Control.Validation.Background}" BorderBrush="{DynamicResource Control.Validation.Border}" BorderThickness="1" CornerRadius="3" >
<TextBlock Text="{Binding [0].ErrorContent}" Padding="3 0 3 0" Foreground="{DynamicResource Control.Validation.Foreground}" Margin="1"/>
<Border.Style>
<Style>
<Setter Property="Border.Visibility" Value="Collapsed"></Setter>
<Style.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding AdornedElement.(DatePicker.IsFocused), ElementName=textBox}" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Border.Visibility" Value="Visible"/>
</DataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</Border.Style>
</Border>
</StackPanel>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</DataTrigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
I think it is possible by accessing via ElementName = PART_TextBox, Path=IsFocused but I always get the Error: PART_TextBox not found

The DatePicker also has a IsKeyboardFocusWithin Property which is True if the focus is in the Textbox of the DatePicker. This helps out, i had the same problem.
<Style TargetType="DatePicker">
<Style.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsKeyboardFocusWithin" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Green"/>
</Trigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>

How to set HighLightColorBrush dynamically? [duplicate]

Here is my code -
<Style x:Key="CustomComboBox" TargetType="{x:Type ComboBox}">
<Setter Property="SnapsToDevicePixels" Value="true"/>
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="18"/>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="LightGray"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type ComboBox}">
<Grid>
<Grid.Resources>
// This part, I want to set dynamically
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="{x:Static SystemColors.HighlightBrushKey}" Color="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}"></SolidColorBrush>
</Grid.Resources>
<ToggleButton Grid.Column="2" Template="{StaticResource ComboBoxToggleButton}" x:Name="ToggleButton" Focusable="false" IsChecked="{Binding Path=IsDropDownOpen, Mode=TwoWay, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}" ClickMode="Press" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" Foreground="{TemplateBinding Foreground}" BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}"/>
<ContentPresenter HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="10,3,23,3" x:Name="Content" VerticalAlignment="Center" Content="{TemplateBinding SelectionBoxItem}" ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding SelectionBoxItemTemplate}" ContentTemplateSelector="{TemplateBinding ItemTemplateSelector}" IsHitTestVisible="False"/>
<TextBox x:Name="PART_EditableTextBox" Visibility="Hidden" Template="{StaticResource ComboBoxTextBox}" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="3,3,23,3" Style="{x:Null}" VerticalAlignment="Center" Focusable="True" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" Foreground="{TemplateBinding Foreground}" IsReadOnly="{TemplateBinding IsReadOnly}" FontSize="{TemplateBinding FontSize}"/>
<Popup Placement="Center" x:Name="Popup" Focusable="False" AllowsTransparency="True"
IsOpen="{TemplateBinding IsDropDownOpen}" PopupAnimation="Fade" VerticalOffset="-2">
<Grid MinWidth="{TemplateBinding ActualWidth}" MaxHeight="{TemplateBinding MaxDropDownHeight}"
x:Name="DropDown" SnapsToDevicePixels="True">
<Border BorderBrush="LightGray" BorderThickness="1,1,1,1" x:Name="DropDownBorder" Background="White" />
<ScrollViewer x:Name="ScrollViewer" Template="{DynamicResource CustomScrollViewerControlTemplate}" BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}" BorderThickness="0" Margin="4,6,4,6" SnapsToDevicePixels="True" HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Auto" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto" CanContentScroll="True">
<ItemsPresenter KeyboardNavigation.DirectionalNavigation="Contained" />
</ScrollViewer>
</Grid>
</Popup>
</Grid>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="HasItems" Value="false">
<Setter Property="MinHeight" Value="95" TargetName="DropDownBorder"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="false">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="LightGray"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsGrouping" Value="true">
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.CanContentScroll" Value="false"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="AllowsTransparency" SourceName="Popup" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="0,2,0,0" TargetName="DropDownBorder"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsEditable" Value="true">
<Setter Property="IsTabStop" Value="false"/>
<Setter Property="Visibility" Value="Visible" TargetName="PART_EditableTextBox"/>
<Setter Property="Visibility" Value="Hidden" TargetName="ContentSite"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
I am creating Custom ComboBox. Here I am trying to get BorderBrush value from ComboBox's TemplateBinding. But I am not getting it. It is always white. I dont know why it is happening, may be my way of getting the Brush is wrong.
Please suggest.

How do I access an element inside a style programmatically?

I have a WPF button style below:
<Style x:Key="myButtonStyle" TargetType="{x:Type Button}">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type Button}">
<Grid Width="{Binding Width}" Height="{Binding Height}">
<Border Name="container" Background="{Binding Background}" CornerRadius="{Binding CornerRadius}">
<TextBlock Margin="10" FontFamily="Arial" FontWeight="Bold" TextAlignment="Left" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="Auto" FontSize="{Binding TextSize}" Foreground="White" Text="{Binding Text}" TextWrapping="Wrap"/>
</Border>
<Border Name="overlay" Background="Transparent" CornerRadius="{Binding CornerRadius}" />
</Grid>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsPressed" Value="True">
<Setter TargetName="overlay" Property="Opacity" Value="0.6" />
<Setter TargetName="overlay" Property="Background" Value="Black" />
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
The problem is that, although all of the buttons of my application have the same style, some of them need to have a border around it. Therefore I would like to know if it is possible to access the container border of my style to set its thickness and color? If so how can I do this?
Edit:
I've mixed the suggestions of madd0 and Josh and created a DataTrigger inside my style with a binding to a property that tells me if the button should or should not have a border.
The final code is below:
<Style x:Key="myButtonStyle" TargetType="{x:Type Button}">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type Button}">
<Grid Width="{Binding Width}" Height="{Binding Height}">
<Border Name="container" Background="{Binding Background}" CornerRadius="{Binding CornerRadius}">
<TextBlock Margin="10" FontFamily="Arial" FontWeight="Bold" TextAlignment="Left" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="Auto" FontSize="{Binding TextSize}" Foreground="White" Text="{Binding Text}" TextWrapping="Wrap"/>
</Border>
<Border Name="overlay" Background="Transparent" CornerRadius="{Binding CornerRadius}" />
</Grid>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding Path=HasBorder}" Value="true">
<Setter TargetName="container" Property="BorderThickness" Value="{Binding BorderThickness}" />
<Setter TargetName="container" Property="BorderBrush" Value="{Binding BorderBrush}" />
</DataTrigger>
<Trigger Property="IsPressed" Value="True">
<Setter TargetName="overlay" Property="Opacity" Value="0.6" />
<Setter TargetName="overlay" Property="Background" Value="Black" />
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
Thank you all for your help,
Komyg

I think if you extend the Button class and give it a new boolean DependencyProperty, essentially all you need to do is give your Border a name, then in ControlTemplate.Triggers, Trigger off that boolean property to make the border as you need it in your special cases.
It would be similar to what you already have with the IsPressed ControlTemplate trigger.

I don't think you'll really need to access your control template properties. Since Button already has border properties, you ought to just set those properties on the button directly. Then, add the border to your ControlTemplate, binding its properties to that of the button.