Need some pointers on XAML styling for a collapsed bullet point list with a hyperlink to display all data items, i.e. show only the first option by default, with some hyperlink text which when clicked, would display the remaining items in the list. E.g.:
Collapsed List
Option 1
Expanded List on clicking "Click me"
Not sure if this is exactly what you're asking for. Generally this is not a "Please write code for me" website
That said, here's some code
It's not terribly difficult to do what you're asking. You just need to create a custom user control. Below is the Xaml and Xaml.cs for a custom user control I made for you
SampleCollapsedList.xaml.cs
public partial class SampleCollapsedList : UserControl, INotifyPropertyChanged
{
public bool IsExpanded { get; set; }
public string FirstItem
{
get
{
return ListItems != null && ListItems.Count > 0 ? ListItems?.First() : string.Empty;
}
}
public ObservableCollection<string> ListItems
{
get { return (ObservableCollection<string>)GetValue(ListItemsProperty); }
set { SetValue(ListItemsProperty, value); }
}
public static readonly DependencyProperty ListItemsProperty =
DependencyProperty.Register(nameof(ListItems), typeof(ObservableCollection<string>), typeof(SampleCollapsedList), new PropertyMetadata(null,CollectionUpdated));
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
public SampleCollapsedList()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private static void CollectionUpdated(DependencyObject d, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
{
if (d is SampleCollapsedList sampleCollapsedList)
{
sampleCollapsedList.OnPropertyChanged(nameof(FirstItem));
}
}
private void OnHyperlinkClicked(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
IsExpanded = !IsExpanded;
OnPropertyChanged(nameof(IsExpanded));
}
private void OnPropertyChanged(string propName)
{
PropertyChanged?.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propName));
}
}
SampleCollapsedList.xaml
<UserControl x:Class="WpfApp1.SampleCollapsedList"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
xmlns:local="clr-namespace:WpfApp1"
mc:Ignorable="d"
d:DesignHeight="450"
d:DesignWidth="800"
x:Name="self">
<UserControl.Resources>
<local:BoolToVisConverter x:Key="BoolToVisibilityConverter" />
</UserControl.Resources>
<Grid Height="250"
Width="500">
<StackPanel Orientation="Vertical"
Visibility="{Binding Path=IsExpanded, ElementName=self, Converter={StaticResource ResourceKey=BoolToVisibilityConverter}, ConverterParameter=opposite}">
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=FirstItem, ElementName=self}" />
<TextBlock><Hyperlink Click="OnHyperlinkClicked">Click Me</Hyperlink></TextBlock>
</StackPanel>
<ListBox Visibility="{Binding Path=IsExpanded, ElementName=self, Converter={StaticResource ResourceKey=BoolToVisibilityConverter}}"
ItemsSource="{Binding Path=ListItems, ElementName=self}"
BorderThickness="0">
<ListBox.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<TextBlock><Run>- </Run><Run Text="{Binding Path=.}" /></TextBlock>
</DataTemplate>
</ListBox.ItemTemplate>
</ListBox>
</Grid>
</UserControl>
Also a simple converter to make the hide show magic happen
using System;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Windows.Data;
using System.Windows;
namespace WpfApp1
{
public class BoolToVisConverter : IValueConverter
{
public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
{
if(parameter is string param && param.ToLower().Contains("opposite"))
{
return (bool)value ? Visibility.Collapsed : Visibility.Visible;
}
else
{
return (bool)value ? Visibility.Visible : Visibility.Collapsed;
}
}
public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
{
throw new NotImplementedException();
}
}
}