listbox items orientation to horizontal - c#

How to make the listbox items orientation to horizontal in the default styling of a listbox.
What i mean by default is the style which we get using blend.

Use the ItemsPanel property to replace the panel with a horizontal StackPanel:
<ListBox>
<ListBox.ItemsPanel>
<ItemsPanelTemplate>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal"/>
</ItemsPanelTemplate>
</ListBox.ItemsPanel>
</ListBox>
If you want to do this in a Style, just add a Setter that sets the ItemsPanel property:
<Style TargetType="ListBox">
<!-- Rest of the style -->
<Setter Property="ItemsPanel">
<Setter.Value>
<ItemsPanelTemplate>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal"/>
</ItemsPanelTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>

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Accurate scrollbar control in an ItemsControl with a VirtualizingStackPanel

I have an Itemscontrol using a VirtualizingStackPanel to display a huge (and growing) list of items:
<ItemsControl Grid.Row="1" Name="ConversationItemsControl" VirtualizingStackPanel.VirtualizationMode="Recycling">
<ItemsControl.ItemsPanel>
<ItemsPanelTemplate>
<VirtualizingStackPanel Orientation="Vertical" />
</ItemsPanelTemplate>
</ItemsControl.ItemsPanel>
<ItemsControl.Template>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="ItemsControl">
<ScrollViewer>
<ItemsPresenter />
</ScrollViewer>
</ControlTemplate>
</ItemsControl.Template>
<ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<local:Message />
</DataTemplate>
</ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
</ItemsControl>
The virtualization is working like a charm, but i cannot get the management of the scrollbar right. If I try to programmatically (e.g. on load) scroll to the bottom like i do in non-virtualized StackPanels:
var scrollViewer = VisualTreeHelper.GetChild(ConversationItemsControl, 0) as ScrollViewer;
scrollViewer.ChangeView(null, double.MaxValue, 1f, true);
the scrollviewer tries to scroll to the bottom, but does not do so completely - it always stops a bit before the "real" bottom. This makes sense in a way since VirtualizingStackPanels are using the scroll value to determine which items to render, but it is totally grinding my gears and unacceptable for end users.
How can I scroll to the "real" bottom? What do I have to do if i want to scroll exactly so far down that the top of a certain item is at the top of the viewport (unless the "real" bottom is too close, naturally)?
This is because the built-in ItemsControl class doesn't support virtualization. You can try a ListBox instead, which uses UI virtualization by default.
If you don't want to have selection behaviour, just set:
<ListBox x:Name="lbCustom">
<ListBox.ItemContainerStyle>
<Style TargetType="ListBoxItem">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="ListBoxItem">
<ContentPresenter/>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</ListBox.ItemContainerStyle>
</ListBox>
and then something like:
lbCustom.ScrollIntoView(lbCustom.Items[lbCustom.Items.Count - 1]

Xaml Listview Windows-Universal Horizontal Scroll Mode

I coded a list that has as an Itemsource an Observable Collection, which is of type Grids. So the listview is containing 4 Items (Grids). I want the Grids to be like horizontal next to each other, so I tried this in Xaml.
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<ListView ScrollViewer.HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Visible" ScrollViewer.HorizontalScrollMode="Enabled" ItemsSource="{Binding DropGrids, Source={StaticResource view}}" Height="100" x:Name="DropList" RenderTransformOrigin="0.5,0.5" >
<ListView.ItemsPanel>
<ItemsPanelTemplate>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal"></StackPanel>
</ItemsPanelTemplate>
</ListView.ItemsPanel>
</ListView>
<AppBarButton Icon="MapPin" Label="Go!" HorizontalAlignment="Right"></AppBarButton>
</StackPanel>
But when I try scrolling the list to the left it is instantly going back (If you want to simulate is use WGA resolution 4 Inch Emulator) and I can't see the fourth Grid on the screen. How do I fix this?
The ListView.ItemsPanel property I got from this post:
Stackoverflow Post - Horizontal Mode
Not sure on the Grid part in your ListView itemsource, but I blogged about how to create a Horizontal ListView here
http://depblog.weblogs.us/2015/03/25/show-items-scrolling-horizontally-with-listview-in-winrt/
I hope this helps...
The complete style is set as
<Style x:Name="BaseListViewStyle" TargetType="ListView">
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.HorizontalScrollMode" Value="Enabled" />
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.VerticalScrollMode" Value="Disabled" />
<Setter Property="VerticalAlignment" Value="Top" />
<Setter Property="ItemsPanel">
<Setter.Value>
<ItemsPanelTemplate>
<VirtualizingStackPanel Orientation="Horizontal"
ScrollViewer.HorizontalScrollMode="Enabled"
ScrollViewer.VerticalScrollMode="Disabled"/>
</ItemsPanelTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>

Binding ZIndex from DataTemplate

I have a View that is basically setup like this:
<Grid>
<ViewBox>
<Grid>
<ItemsControl ItemsSource="{Binding MyItems}"
ItemTemplate="{Binding Source={StaticResource MyItemsDataTemplate}}">
<ItemsControl.ItemsPanel>
<ItemsPanelTemplate>
<Grid />
</ItemsPanelTemplate>
</ItemsControl.ItemsPanel>
</ItemsControl>
</Grid>
</ViewBox>
</Grid>
The DataTemplate used here can be reduced to this:
<DataTemplate x:Key="AreaItemDisplayDataTemplate">
<Canvas Grid.ZIndex={Binding Z}>
<Grid>
// an shape is displayed here...
</Grid>
</Canvas>
I would now expect the ZIndex to be bound to the Z property of the individual items. When i debug the code, i can also see, that the Z property getter is accessed when i would expect it (whenever i raise the propertychanged event for it, eg) so i assume the binding to work correctly.
However, the ZIndex is not working as expected. The binding to the value has no effect on the actual displayed Z Order. Where am i going wrong with this code?
The content of the DataTemplate gets wrapped in a ContentPresenter so the Canvas in the DataTemplate isn't a direct child of the ItemsPanel Grid. That is the reason the ZIndex property doesn't do anything.
Move the ZIndex Binding to the ItemContainerStyle and it should work.
<ItemsControl ItemsSource="{Binding MyItems}"
ItemTemplate="{Binding Source={StaticResource MyItemsDataTemplate}}">
<ItemsControl.ItemsPanel>
<ItemsPanelTemplate>
<Grid />
</ItemsPanelTemplate>
</ItemsControl.ItemsPanel>
<ItemsControl.ItemContainerStyle>
<Style TargetType="ContentPresenter">
<Setter Property="Grid.ZIndex" Value="{Binding Z}"/>
</Style>
</ItemsControl.ItemContainerStyle>
</ItemsControl>

Changing ListBox ItemsPanelTemplate has gotten me into trouble?

I have a CustomControl (say CC) that has been inherited from ContentControl and contains a ScrollViewer which includes a ContentPresenter. When I put a ListBox into the CC it works without any problem. But when I set the ItemsPanelTemplate of the ListBox it doesn't notify CC to scroll into the ListBox selected item.
What's the reason for it? -Thanks
UPDATE:
I'll encounter the problem described above only if I set HorizontalScrollBarVisibility or VerticalScrollBarVisibility to Hidden and customize the ItemsPanelTemplate of the ListBox simultaneously. (I need to hide scollbars.)
I wonder if hiding Scrollbars prevents ScrollViewer contents from notifying it to bring selected item into view, why this issue doesn't happen when I don't change items panel???
Generic.xaml:
<ResourceDictionary ...>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type local:CustomControl1}">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type local:CustomControl1}">
<Border ...>
<ScrollViewer ...
CanContentScroll="True"
HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Hidden" « PROBLEM
VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Hidden"> «
<ContentPresenter Content="{TemplateBinding Content}"/>
</ScrollViewer>
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</ResourceDictionary>
MainWindow.xaml:
<Window x:Class="MyNamespace1.MainWindow"
...
xmlns:proj="clr-namespace:MyNamespace0;assembly=...">
<Grid>
<proj:CustomControl1 x:Name="CC">
<ListBox>
<ListBox.ItemsPanel> «
<ItemsPanelTemplate> «
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal"/> « PROBLEM
</ItemsPanelTemplate> «
</ListBox.ItemsPanel> «
<!--content goes here-->
</ListBox>
</proj:CustomControl1>
</Grid>
</Window>
Have you set the IsItemsHost property for the Panel in the ItemsPanelTemplate to True?
E.g. if the itemspaneltemplate should use a Canvas:
<ItemsPanelTemplate>
<Canvas IsItemsHost="True" />
</ItemsPanelTemplate>
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StackPanel treats its content has having infinite space..
You will have to limit its size explicitly, or change it to other panel, Grid for example.
Try this:
<ItemsPanelTemplate>
<Grid/>
</ItemsPanelTemplate>
Or:
<ItemsPanelTemplate>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Width="100" Height="100"/>
</ItemsPanelTemplate>

Setting Canvas properties in an ItemsControl DataTemplate

I'm trying to databind to this ItemsControl:
<ItemsControl ItemsSource="{Binding Path=Nodes, Mode=TwoWay, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}">
<ItemsControl.ItemsPanel>
<ItemsPanelTemplate>
<Canvas />
</ItemsPanelTemplate>
</ItemsControl.ItemsPanel>
</ItemsControl>
By using this DataTemplate, I'm trying to individually position my Node elements on the Canvas correctly:
<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type Model:EndNode}">
<Controls:EndNodeControl Canvas.Left="{Binding Path=XPos}" Canvas.Top="{Binding Path=YPos}" />
</DataTemplate>
However, it's not working as expected. All my node elements are drawn on top of each other in the same position. Any suggestions on how to accomplish this?
The attached properties only work on direct children of the Canvas. ItemsControl will place ContentPresenter controls as its direct children, so you might want to add a style for that as well:
<ItemsControl ItemsSource="{Binding Path=Nodes}">
<ItemsControl.ItemsPanel>
<ItemsPanelTemplate>
<Canvas />
</ItemsPanelTemplate>
</ItemsControl.ItemsPanel>
<ItemsControl.ItemContainerStyle>
<Style TargetType="ContentPresenter">
<Setter Property="Canvas.Left" Value="{Binding Path=XPos}" />
<Setter Property="Canvas.Top" Value="{Binding Path=YPos}" />
</Style>
</ItemsControl.ItemContainerStyle>
</ItemsControl>

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