c#wpfexpander
WPF Expander with Multiple Buttons
I have a requirement to include buttons that will trigger logic on an Expander in WPF. I have included an image below.
I'm unsure how to accomplish this in WPF, or if its possible. The buttons needs to wire to backend fucntionality to create objects. Each is an expander and should have those buttons on the right of the expander header regardless if they are expanded or not. The button should call _Click method on the code behind when clicked.
Can this be done with an expander and how can I accomplish this?
Solution
To make your Buttons appear at the extreme right, you have to use a DockPanel as your Expander.HeaderTemplate . But Expander uses ToggleButton in its top part where expanding circle is shown. This ToggleButton is having its HorizontalAlignment set as Left. So, we need to change this setting in the Style with ExpanderDownHeaderStyle Key as
<ContentPresenter Grid.Column="1" HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalAlignment}" ... />
Copy paste the below piece of XAML as it is.
<Window.Resources>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="Expander.MouseOver.Circle.Stroke" Color="#FF3C7FB1"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="Expander.MouseOver.Circle.Fill" Color="Transparent"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="Expander.MouseOver.Arrow.Stroke" Color="#222"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="Expander.Pressed.Circle.Stroke" Color="#FF526C7B"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="Expander.Pressed.Circle.Fill" Color="Transparent"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="Expander.Pressed.Arrow.Stroke" Color="#FF003366"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="Expander.Disabled.Circle.Stroke" Color="DarkGray"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="Expander.Disabled.Circle.Fill" Color="Transparent"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="Expander.Disabled.Arrow.Stroke" Color="#666"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="Expander.Static.Circle.Fill" Color="Transparent"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="Expander.Static.Circle.Stroke" Color="DarkGray"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="Expander.Static.Arrow.Stroke" Color="#666"/>
<Style x:Key="ExpanderRightHeaderStyle" TargetType="{x:Type ToggleButton}">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type ToggleButton}">
<Border Padding="{TemplateBinding Padding}">
<Grid Background="Transparent" SnapsToDevicePixels="False">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="19"/>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid>
<Grid.LayoutTransform>
<TransformGroup>
<TransformGroup.Children>
<TransformCollection>
<RotateTransform Angle="-90"/>
</TransformCollection>
</TransformGroup.Children>
</TransformGroup>
</Grid.LayoutTransform>
<Ellipse x:Name="circle" Fill="{StaticResource Expander.Static.Circle.Fill}" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Height="19" Stroke="{StaticResource Expander.Static.Circle.Stroke}" VerticalAlignment="Center" Width="19"/>
<Path x:Name="arrow" Data="M 1,1.5 L 4.5,5 L 8,1.5" HorizontalAlignment="Center" SnapsToDevicePixels="false" Stroke="{StaticResource Expander.Static.Arrow.Stroke}" StrokeThickness="2" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
</Grid>
<ContentPresenter HorizontalAlignment="Center" Margin="0,4,0,0" Grid.Row="1" RecognizesAccessKey="True" SnapsToDevicePixels="True" VerticalAlignment="Top"/>
</Grid>
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsChecked" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Data" TargetName="arrow" Value="M 1,4.5 L 4.5,1 L 8,4.5"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Stroke" TargetName="circle" Value="{StaticResource Expander.MouseOver.Circle.Stroke}"/>
<Setter Property="Fill" TargetName="circle" Value="{StaticResource Expander.MouseOver.Circle.Fill}"/>
<Setter Property="Stroke" TargetName="arrow" Value="{StaticResource Expander.MouseOver.Arrow.Stroke}"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsPressed" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Stroke" TargetName="circle" Value="{StaticResource Expander.Pressed.Circle.Stroke}"/>
<Setter Property="StrokeThickness" TargetName="circle" Value="1.5"/>
<Setter Property="Fill" TargetName="circle" Value="{StaticResource Expander.Pressed.Circle.Fill}"/>
<Setter Property="Stroke" TargetName="arrow" Value="{StaticResource Expander.Pressed.Arrow.Stroke}"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="false">
<Setter Property="Stroke" TargetName="circle" Value="{StaticResource Expander.Disabled.Circle.Stroke}"/>
<Setter Property="Fill" TargetName="circle" Value="{StaticResource Expander.Disabled.Circle.Fill}"/>
<Setter Property="Stroke" TargetName="arrow" Value="{StaticResource Expander.Disabled.Arrow.Stroke}"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<Style x:Key="ExpanderUpHeaderStyle" TargetType="{x:Type ToggleButton}">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type ToggleButton}">
<Border Padding="{TemplateBinding Padding}">
<Grid Background="Transparent" SnapsToDevicePixels="False">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="19"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid>
<Grid.LayoutTransform>
<TransformGroup>
<TransformGroup.Children>
<TransformCollection>
<RotateTransform Angle="180"/>
</TransformCollection>
</TransformGroup.Children>
</TransformGroup>
</Grid.LayoutTransform>
<Ellipse x:Name="circle" Fill="{StaticResource Expander.Static.Circle.Fill}" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Height="19" Stroke="{StaticResource Expander.Static.Circle.Stroke}" VerticalAlignment="Center" Width="19"/>
<Path x:Name="arrow" Data="M 1,1.5 L 4.5,5 L 8,1.5" HorizontalAlignment="Center" SnapsToDevicePixels="false" Stroke="{StaticResource Expander.Static.Arrow.Stroke}" StrokeThickness="2" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
</Grid>
<ContentPresenter Grid.Column="1" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="4,0,0,0" RecognizesAccessKey="True" SnapsToDevicePixels="True" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
</Grid>
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsChecked" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Data" TargetName="arrow" Value="M 1,4.5 L 4.5,1 L 8,4.5"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Stroke" TargetName="circle" Value="{StaticResource Expander.MouseOver.Circle.Stroke}"/>
<Setter Property="Fill" TargetName="circle" Value="{StaticResource Expander.MouseOver.Circle.Fill}"/>
<Setter Property="Stroke" TargetName="arrow" Value="{StaticResource Expander.MouseOver.Arrow.Stroke}"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsPressed" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Stroke" TargetName="circle" Value="{StaticResource Expander.Pressed.Circle.Stroke}"/>
<Setter Property="StrokeThickness" TargetName="circle" Value="1.5"/>
<Setter Property="Fill" TargetName="circle" Value="{StaticResource Expander.Pressed.Circle.Fill}"/>
<Setter Property="Stroke" TargetName="arrow" Value="{StaticResource Expander.Pressed.Arrow.Stroke}"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="false">
<Setter Property="Stroke" TargetName="circle" Value="{StaticResource Expander.Disabled.Circle.Stroke}"/>
<Setter Property="Fill" TargetName="circle" Value="{StaticResource Expander.Disabled.Circle.Fill}"/>
<Setter Property="Stroke" TargetName="arrow" Value="{StaticResource Expander.Disabled.Arrow.Stroke}"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<Style x:Key="ExpanderLeftHeaderStyle" TargetType="{x:Type ToggleButton}">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type ToggleButton}">
<Border Padding="{TemplateBinding Padding}">
<Grid Background="Transparent" SnapsToDevicePixels="False">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="19"/>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid>
<Grid.LayoutTransform>
<TransformGroup>
<TransformGroup.Children>
<TransformCollection>
<RotateTransform Angle="90"/>
</TransformCollection>
</TransformGroup.Children>
</TransformGroup>
</Grid.LayoutTransform>
<Ellipse x:Name="circle" Fill="{StaticResource Expander.Static.Circle.Fill}" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Height="19" Stroke="{StaticResource Expander.Static.Circle.Stroke}" VerticalAlignment="Center" Width="19"/>
<Path x:Name="arrow" Data="M 1,1.5 L 4.5,5 L 8,1.5" HorizontalAlignment="Center" SnapsToDevicePixels="false" Stroke="{StaticResource Expander.Static.Arrow.Stroke}" StrokeThickness="2" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
</Grid>
<ContentPresenter HorizontalAlignment="Center" Margin="0,4,0,0" Grid.Row="1" RecognizesAccessKey="True" SnapsToDevicePixels="True" VerticalAlignment="Top"/>
</Grid>
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsChecked" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Data" TargetName="arrow" Value="M 1,4.5 L 4.5,1 L 8,4.5"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Stroke" TargetName="circle" Value="{StaticResource Expander.MouseOver.Circle.Stroke}"/>
<Setter Property="Fill" TargetName="circle" Value="{StaticResource Expander.MouseOver.Circle.Fill}"/>
<Setter Property="Stroke" TargetName="arrow" Value="{StaticResource Expander.MouseOver.Arrow.Stroke}"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsPressed" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Stroke" TargetName="circle" Value="{StaticResource Expander.Pressed.Circle.Stroke}"/>
<Setter Property="StrokeThickness" TargetName="circle" Value="1.5"/>
<Setter Property="Fill" TargetName="circle" Value="{StaticResource Expander.Pressed.Circle.Fill}"/>
<Setter Property="Stroke" TargetName="arrow" Value="{StaticResource Expander.Pressed.Arrow.Stroke}"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="false">
<Setter Property="Stroke" TargetName="circle" Value="{StaticResource Expander.Disabled.Circle.Stroke}"/>
<Setter Property="Fill" TargetName="circle" Value="{StaticResource Expander.Disabled.Circle.Fill}"/>
<Setter Property="Stroke" TargetName="arrow" Value="{StaticResource Expander.Disabled.Arrow.Stroke}"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<Style x:Key="ExpanderHeaderFocusVisual">
<Setter Property="Control.Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate>
<Border>
<Rectangle Margin="0" SnapsToDevicePixels="true" Stroke="Black" StrokeThickness="1" StrokeDashArray="1 2"/>
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<Style x:Key="ExpanderDownHeaderStyle" TargetType="{x:Type ToggleButton}">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type ToggleButton}">
<Border Padding="{TemplateBinding Padding}">
<Grid Background="Transparent" SnapsToDevicePixels="False">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="19"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Ellipse x:Name="circle" Fill="{StaticResource Expander.Static.Circle.Fill}" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Height="19" Stroke="{StaticResource Expander.Static.Circle.Stroke}" VerticalAlignment="Center" Width="19"/>
<Path x:Name="arrow" Data="M 1,1.5 L 4.5,5 L 8,1.5" HorizontalAlignment="Center" SnapsToDevicePixels="false" Stroke="{StaticResource Expander.Static.Arrow.Stroke}" StrokeThickness="2" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
<ContentPresenter Grid.Column="1" HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalAlignment}" Margin="4,0,0,0" RecognizesAccessKey="True" SnapsToDevicePixels="True" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
</Grid>
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsChecked" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Data" TargetName="arrow" Value="M 1,4.5 L 4.5,1 L 8,4.5"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Stroke" TargetName="circle" Value="{StaticResource Expander.MouseOver.Circle.Stroke}"/>
<Setter Property="Fill" TargetName="circle" Value="{StaticResource Expander.MouseOver.Circle.Fill}"/>
<Setter Property="Stroke" TargetName="arrow" Value="{StaticResource Expander.MouseOver.Arrow.Stroke}"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsPressed" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Stroke" TargetName="circle" Value="{StaticResource Expander.Pressed.Circle.Stroke}"/>
<Setter Property="StrokeThickness" TargetName="circle" Value="1.5"/>
<Setter Property="Fill" TargetName="circle" Value="{StaticResource Expander.Pressed.Circle.Fill}"/>
<Setter Property="Stroke" TargetName="arrow" Value="{StaticResource Expander.Pressed.Arrow.Stroke}"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="false">
<Setter Property="Stroke" TargetName="circle" Value="{StaticResource Expander.Disabled.Circle.Stroke}"/>
<Setter Property="Fill" TargetName="circle" Value="{StaticResource Expander.Disabled.Circle.Fill}"/>
<Setter Property="Stroke" TargetName="arrow" Value="{StaticResource Expander.Disabled.Arrow.Stroke}"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<Style x:Key="ExpanderStyle1" TargetType="{x:Type Expander}">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlTextBrushKey}}"/>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Transparent"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Stretch"/>
<Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Stretch"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="Transparent"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="1"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type Expander}">
<Border BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}" BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" CornerRadius="3" SnapsToDevicePixels="true">
<DockPanel>
<ToggleButton x:Name="HeaderSite" ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding HeaderTemplate}" ContentTemplateSelector="{TemplateBinding HeaderTemplateSelector}" Content="{TemplateBinding Header}" DockPanel.Dock="Top" Foreground="{TemplateBinding Foreground}" FontWeight="{TemplateBinding FontWeight}" FocusVisualStyle="{StaticResource ExpanderHeaderFocusVisual}" FontStyle="{TemplateBinding FontStyle}" FontStretch="{TemplateBinding FontStretch}" FontSize="{TemplateBinding FontSize}" FontFamily="{TemplateBinding FontFamily}" HorizontalContentAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}" IsChecked="{Binding IsExpanded, Mode=TwoWay, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}" Margin="1" MinWidth="0" MinHeight="0" Padding="{TemplateBinding Padding}" Style="{StaticResource ExpanderDownHeaderStyle}" VerticalContentAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}"/>
<ContentPresenter x:Name="ExpandSite" DockPanel.Dock="Bottom" Focusable="false" HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}" Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}" Visibility="Collapsed" VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}"/>
</DockPanel>
</Border>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsExpanded" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Visibility" TargetName="ExpandSite" Value="Visible"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="ExpandDirection" Value="Right">
<Setter Property="DockPanel.Dock" TargetName="ExpandSite" Value="Right"/>
<Setter Property="DockPanel.Dock" TargetName="HeaderSite" Value="Left"/>
<Setter Property="Style" TargetName="HeaderSite" Value="{StaticResource ExpanderRightHeaderStyle}"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="ExpandDirection" Value="Up">
<Setter Property="DockPanel.Dock" TargetName="ExpandSite" Value="Top"/>
<Setter Property="DockPanel.Dock" TargetName="HeaderSite" Value="Bottom"/>
<Setter Property="Style" TargetName="HeaderSite" Value="{StaticResource ExpanderUpHeaderStyle}"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="ExpandDirection" Value="Left">
<Setter Property="DockPanel.Dock" TargetName="ExpandSite" Value="Left"/>
<Setter Property="DockPanel.Dock" TargetName="HeaderSite" Value="Right"/>
<Setter Property="Style" TargetName="HeaderSite" Value="{StaticResource ExpanderLeftHeaderStyle}"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="false">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.GrayTextBrushKey}}"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</Window.Resources>
Expander usage
<Expander Grid.Row="1" HorizontalContentAlignment="Stretch" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Style="{DynamicResource ExpanderStyle1}">
<Expander.HeaderTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<DockPanel LastChildFill="False" Background="LimeGreen">
<TextBlock Text="Expander1"/>
<Button Content="Press" DockPanel.Dock="Right"/>
<Button Content="Press" DockPanel.Dock="Right"/>
</DockPanel>
</DataTemplate>
</Expander.HeaderTemplate>
<StackPanel Background="LightSteelBlue"></StackPanel>
</Expander>
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