Controls

Border

Draws a border, background or both around an element

<Border Grid.Column="0" 
   Grid.Row="0" 
   BorderBrush="OrangeRed" 
   BorderThickness="2"/> 

Button

Allows the user to run a separate subroutine.

<Button Name="btnCancel" 
        Grid.Column=" 
        Grid.Row="" 
        Grid.ColumnSpan="" 
        Grid.RowSpan="" 
        Content="Cancel" 
        Click="btnCancel_Click" 
        HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" 
        VerticalAlignment="Stretch" 
        IsDefault="True" 
        IsCancel="False" 
        FontFamily="Microsoft Sans Serif" 
        FontSize="12"> 
</Button/> 

Sizes

Standard - Height 20, Width ?
Small
Medium
Large - Height 280, Width 322

Closing

System.Windows.Window.GetWindow(this).Close(); 

Escape to Close

Button IsCancel="True" 

Margins

Left, Top, Right, Bottom

Images

Set Build Action to "Resource" not "Embedded Resource"

<Button Name="btnCancel" 
   <Image Source="Resources/Image.png" 
          VerticalAlignment="Center"/> 
</Button> 

Arrows

Webdings 12 pt
Up - 5
Down - 6
Left - 3
Right - 4

size - (H30, W 80)

Calendar

Allows the user to select a date using a visual calendar.

Represents a control that enables a user to select a date using a visual calendar

CheckBox

Allows the user to either select or deselect an option.

ComboBox

Allows the user to either select an item from a drop-down box or enter a different item.

DataGrid

Allows the user to display (and edit) a table of information

<DataGrid Name="dtgProperties" 
                Grid.Row="0" 
                Grid.Column="2" 
                Grid.ColumnSpan="5" 
                AutoGenerateColumns="False" 
                RowHeaderWidth="0"> 
   <DataGrid.ColumnHeaderStyle> 
      <Style TargetType="{x:Type DataGridColumnHeader}"> 
         <Setter Property="Height" Value="35"/> 
         <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="white"/> 
      </Style> 
   </DataGrid.ColumnHeaderStyle> 

   <DataGrid.Columns> 
      <DataGridTextColumn Header="Col1"/> 
      <DataGridTextColumn Header="Col2"/> 
   </DataGrid.Columns> 
</DataGrid> 

GroupBox

Allows you to group other controls together.

<GroupBox Name="GroupBox1" 
   Margin="0" 
   Header="text" 
   Grid.Column="1" 
   Grid.Row="1" 
   Grid.ColumnSpan="10" 
   Grid.RowSpan="10" 
</GroupBox> 

Label

Allows you to display text to the user.

<Label x:Name="Label_One" 
        Margin="0" 
        Padding="0" 
        Grid.Column=" 
        Grid.Row="" 
        Grid.ColumnSpan="" 
        Grid.RowSpan="" 
        Content="This is some text"> 
</Label> 

ListBox

Allows the user to select an item from a list of items.

<ListBox Name="ListBox_Name" 
        HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" 
        VerticalAlignment="Stretch" 
        Grid.Column="1" 
        Grid.Row="1" 
        Margin="0"> 

   <ListBoxItem Content="Monday" > </ListBoxItem> 
   <ListBoxItem Content="Tuesday" > </ListBoxItem> 

</ListBox> 

ListView

RadioButton

(OptionButton) Allows the user to select from a list of possible distinct options.

ToggleButton

base class for controls that can switch state such as: Checkbox and RadioButton

Rectangle

Displays a rectangle shape

There is no click event but you can achieve this by assigning a method to the MouseLeftButtonDown event handler

<Rectangle x:Name="Rectangle1" 
   MouseLeftButtonDown="Rectangle_MouseLeftButtonDown"> 

private void Rectangle_MouseLeftButtonDown( 
   object sender, 
   System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs e) 
{ 
} 

Slider

Allows the user to select from a range by moving a Thumb control along a track.

Represents a control that lets the user select from a range of values by moving a thumb control along a track

StackPanel

Arranges child elements into a single line horizontal or vertical.

Arranges child elements into a single line that can be either horizontal or vertical

(msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.controls.stackpanel.aspx)

This control measures in the direction of stacking at Double.PositiveInfinity

<stackpanel Name="StackPanel1" 
    Height=40 
    Width=200 
    Orientation="Vertical" 
    Grid.ColumnSpan="1" 
    Grid.Row="2"/gt 
  
   <Label Content="Single" FontSize="15" /> 
   <Button> Button One</Button> 
</stackpanel> 

Similar to the WrapPanel except it does not wrap the content
Instead it stretches its content in one direction, allowing you to stack them
This control stretches its content by default, although this can be changed by overridding the HorizontalAlignment or VerticalAlignment properties of the child elements

TabControl

Allows you to display multiple tabs of the same controls.

A control that can contain multiple items that share the same space

<TabControl Name="TabControl1" 
       Height="Auto" 
       Width="Auto" 
       VerticalAlignment="Stretch" 
       HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"> 
       Margin="10,10,10,31" 
       Background="Bisque"> 

   <TabItem Header="TabItem"> 
      <Grid Background="#FFE5E5E5" 
             Margin="10,10,10,10"/> 

   <TabItem Header="TabItem"> 

</TabControl> 

TabItem Style

Defining a style for your TabItem controls

<Window.Resouces> 
    <Style TargetType="{x:Type TabItem}"> 
        <Setter Property="Template"> 
            <Setter.Value> 
                 <ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type TabItem}"> 
                      <Grid> 
                           <Border Name="Border" 
                                Background="LightBlue" 
                                BorderBrush="Black" 
                                BorderThickness="1,1,1,1" 
                                CornerRadius="6,6,0,0"> 
                           <ContentPresenter x:Name="ContentSite" 
                                VerticalAlignment="Center" 
                                HorizontalAlignment="Center" 
                                ContentSource="Header" 
                                Margin="12,2,12,2" /gt 
                        </Border> 
                     </Grid> 
                  </ControlTemplate> 

    </Style> 
</Window.Resouces> 

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TextBox

(EditBox) Allows you to display text and to allow the user to enter information.

<TextBox Name="TextBox_One" 
    Margin="0" 
        Grid.Column="" > 
   The first line of text 
   <LineBreak/> 
   The second line of text 
   <LineBreak/> 
   <LineBreak/> 
   Another line of text 
</TextBox> 

fontfamily
fontsize

TreeView

Allows you to display a hierarchy of nodes with parents and child.

<TreeView Name="tvwList" 
           Grid.Column=0 
           Grid.Row=0 
           VerticalAlignment="Stretch" 
           HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"> 
<TreeViewItem Header="one"/> 
   <TreeViewItem Header="two"/> 
<TreeViewItem Header="three"/> 
</TreeView> 

System.Windows.Controls.TreeViewItem oTreeViewItem; 
oTreeViewItem = new TreeViewItem(); 
oTreeViewItem.Header = "four"; 
this.tvwList.Items.Add(oTreeViewItem); 

treeviewitem = (System.Windows.Controls.TreeViewItem) this.tvwName.SelectedItem 

MouseLeftButtonDown
System.Windows.Control.TreeViewItem treeviewitem;
System.Windows.DependencyObject dependencyobject;

try 
{ 
   //identify which node as been selected 
   treeviewitem = e.Source as System.Windows.Controls.TreeViewItem; 

   dependencyobject = this.tvwXMLParts.InputHitTest(e.GetPosition(this.tvwXMLParts)) as System.Windows.DependencyObject; 


   if (dependencyobject is System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock) 
   { 
      //initiate the dragging 
      System.Windows.DragDrop.DoDragDrop(this.txtXMLPart, 
         this.tvwXMLParts.SelectedValue, 
         System.WIndows.DragDropEffects.Move); 

      e.Handled = true; 
   } 
} 

MouseRightButtonUp

System.Window.Controls.TreeViewItem treeviewitem; 

//identify which node has been selected 
treeviewitem = e.Source as System.Windows.Controls.TreeViewItem; 

//displays the context menu 
if (treeviewitem != null) 
{ 
   tvwXMLPartsContextMenu.PlacementTarget = this; 
   tvwXMLPartsContextMenu.IsOpen = true; 
} 

System.Windows.Controls.TreeViewItem treeviewitem = (System.Windows.Controls.TreeView) 
   SearchTreeView<System.Windows.Controls.TreeViewItem> 
   ((System.Windows.DependencyObject)e.OriginalSource); 

if (treeviewitem != null) 
{ 
   treeviewitem.IsSelected = true; 
   e.Handled = true; 
} 

WebBrowser

Allows the user to include a web browser on a form.