How do I Extend the Silverlight TabControl for DataBinding?

Question

Yi-Lun Luo at Microsoft says:

[C]urrently [the] TabControl doesn't override PrepareContainerForItemOverride, so it won't automatically wrap your data source in TabItems.

So the question is: How do I create my own control that:

1. Extends the TabControl.
2. Overrides the PrepareContainerForItemOverride.
3. Automatically wraps my data source in TabItems or my own TabItemExtended controls?

Answer 1

There is a good example of a subclassed TabControl is the Prism RI. Make sure to look at Themes\generic.xaml and Shell.xaml for the templates.