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Resource.xaml in Avalonia

I am creating an app using avalonia which has some UI stuff in another assembly because of re-usability. Within this additional assembly, i want to have a Resource.xml file which is referenced by the application project and other projects. It contains styles etc.

Content:

<ResourceDictionary
    xmlns="https://github.com/avaloniaui"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    >
    <Style x:Key="normal_button" Selector="Button.normal_button">
        <Setter Property="Margin" Value="0" />
        <Setter Property="Height" Value="25" />
        <Setter Property="MinWidth" Value="75" />
    </Style>
</ResourceDictionary>

Error:

Unable to find suitable setter or adder for property Content of type Avalonia.Styling:Avalonia.Controls.ResourceDictionary for argument Avalonia.Styling:Avalonia.Styling.Style, available setter parameter lists are: ...

What am i doing wrong? Are there some entries in the .csproj file necessary?

Solution

  • Avalonia styles can't be used from resource dictionaries. You need Styles as a root of your shared file and StyleInclude for inclusion.

    e. g. https://github.com/AvaloniaUI/Avalonia/blob/master/samples/ControlCatalog/SideBar.xaml

    https://github.com/AvaloniaUI/Avalonia/blob/master/samples/ControlCatalog/App.xaml#L18