DataFormDataField.ContentTemplate doesn't work in your latest versions, is it a bug?

[Zhang]

I found that DataFormDataField.ContentTemplate doesn't work since version "RadControls for WPF Q2 2013",  actually i only have the latest 3 versions. I've tried each one, all the same, just display the default textbox. My code is simple, just copy from your online documentation, as below:
     <Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot" Background="White">
            <Grid.Resources>
                <DataTemplate x:Key="MyTemplate">
                    <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" >
                        <telerik:DataFormDataField>
                            <telerik:DataFormDataField.LabelTemplate>
                                <DataTemplate>
                                    <Label Foreground="Orange">Title:</Label>
                                </DataTemplate>
                            </telerik:DataFormDataField.LabelTemplate>
                            <telerik:DataFormDataField.ContentTemplate>
                                <DataTemplate>
                                    <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
                                        <TextBox Text="25" Margin="0,0,10,0" />
                                        <TextBlock Text="years" Foreground="Green" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" />
                                    </StackPanel>
                                </DataTemplate>
                            </telerik:DataFormDataField.ContentTemplate>
                        </telerik:DataFormDataField>
                    </StackPanel>
                </DataTemplate>
            </Grid.Resources>
            <telerik:RadDataForm x:Name="DataForm1"
                           AutoGenerateFields="False" 
                           ReadOnlyTemplate="{StaticResource MyTemplate}">
            </telerik:RadDataForm>
        </Grid>

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[Zhang]

It's OK now, I should use DataFormDataField.Content rather than DataFormDataField.ContentTemplate.

[Anton]

It's not OK. I want to set ContentTemplate in style. It does not work.

Ivan Ivanov wrote that it's not supported in Telerik for WPF: http://www.telerik.com/forums/dataformdatafield-contenttemplate-example#DLMthmV4h0GQbxxhYd5YFg

Then he posted example with ContentTemplate, but it does not work actually: http://www.telerik.com/forums/dataformdatafield-contenttemplate-example#8c2eBHHE70eJuh-NNpSo7g

 

<DataTemplate x:Key="DTempate">
    <StackPanel>
        <telerik:DataFormDataField DataMemberBinding="{Binding Name}" Label="Name1">
            <telerik:DataFormDataField.ContentTemplate>
                <DataTemplate>
                    <Button Background="Yellow" Content="{Binding Name}" />
                </DataTemplate>
            </telerik:DataFormDataField.ContentTemplate>
        </telerik:DataFormDataField>
        <telerik:DataFormDataField DataMemberBinding="{Binding Name}" Label="Name2">
            <Button Background="Yellow" Content="{Binding Name}" />
        </telerik:DataFormDataField>
    </StackPanel>
</DataTemplate>

[Anton]

The style I want to create:

<Style x:Key="CustomerComboBoxFieldStyle" TargetType="{x:Type telerik:DataFormComboBoxField}" BasedOn="{StaticResource DataFormDataFieldStyle}">

    <Setter Property="ContentTemplate">

        <Setter.Value>

            <DataTemplate>

                <telerik:RadComboBox

                        ItemsSource="{Binding ItemsSource, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Mode=FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type telerik:DataFormComboBoxField}}}"

                        Style="{StaticResource CustomerComboBoxStyle}" />

            </DataTemplate>

        </Setter.Value>

    </Setter>

</Style>

 

<telerik:DataFormComboBoxField Label="Customer" ItemsSource="{Binding Customers}" Style="{StaticResource CustomerComboBoxFieldStyle}" />

[Yoan]

Hi Anton,

Indeed, DataFormDataFiled respects the Content property only. You can try to modify your style to set the Content property instead. Can you give it a try and confirm whether it is a viable option for you?

Regards,
Yoan
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[Anton]

Hi Yoan,

I tried, it works incorrectly. Only one control in application will receive the content. It's expected behavior, it's wrong to set Content in WPF style.

[Yoan]

Hello Anton,

Indeed you are right. This is why we have applied a fix for this issue. The fix is expected to be released with next internal build (next week).

Regards,
Yoan
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