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WPF share DataGrid column setup (template? style?)

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Define your DataGrid as a Resource.

Then, you can "reference" the DataGrid in multiple areas of your Window or Application like this:

<ContentControl Content="{StaticResource myDataGrid}"></ContentControl>

You can change the DataContext of the ContentControl so that the DataGrids will be bound to different data sources.

ChrisNel52 2010-07-07 15:10:30

Just to clarify, in the above sample code I'm assuming the DataGrid has a Key of 'myDataGrid'.

ChrisNel52 2010-07-07 15:12:34

How could I set parameters that may differ among the DataGrids, such as HeadersVisibility?

bufferz 2010-07-07 18:04:31

Option 1: If the HeadersVisibility value is determined by a bound property, than bind the HeadersVisibility to the appropriate property and use a ValueConverter to convert the property value to the correct HeadersVisiblity value.Option 2: Create a UserControl instead of defining the DataGrid as a Resource. Inside your UserControl, define your DataGrid and some dependency properties that can be used to set the correct HeadersVisibility value.

ChrisNel52 2010-07-07 18:31:34

From playing around with both options, #2 felt less hackish. It was still a lot of work, but it's actually easier for me to to maintain several similar similar DataGrids than to define a UserControl since there are still many differing parameters. I thought there may perhaps be a middle ground, but it looks like not. I think a UserControl is the cleanest way to go however, even if the common properties are few. Thank you for the help Chris!

bufferz 2010-07-08 01:04:27

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