Button clip problem Silevrlight 4

Question

I'm working on an interactive map. I'm using Silverlight 4 within VisualStudio 2010. My problem is that i can't assign a geometry to Button Clip property:

Code:

bouton1.Clip = (PathGeometry)Forme.Data;
//forme is a class that inherits from Path

when i run my application i get an ArgumentException:

The value is not included in the expected range

Answer 1

Your Path called "Forme" has its geometry defined using the Path Mini-Language right?

This type of Geometry cannot be share by multiple elements.

The work-around is store the path data as a string in a ResourceDictionary accessible to both your "Forme" element and "bouton1" then assign it using StaticResource. Something like:-

<StackPanel>
  <StackPanel.Resources>
    <sys:String x:Key="MyPath">M 10,100 C 10,300 300,-200 300,100</sys:String>
  </StackPanel.Resources>
  <Button x:Name="btn"  Content="Button" Height="150" Clip="{StaticResource MyPath}" />
  <Path Data="{StaticResource MyPath}" Stroke="Black" StrokeThickness="2"  />
</StackPanel>

The painful downside is that the VS2010 designer doesn't grasp this and therefore doesn't apply the path. You would need to run the app to visually see the results.