I programmatically add tabitems to a tabcontrol. I have a custom tabItem with two buttons in the header, one to close the tab, the other to do some other functionality (it triggers an ascending or descending sort). The content of close button is a constant, the content of the other button changes based on a boolean value in the tab's datacontext. Only the buttons in the selected tab show in the tab header.
Initially, both buttons will show on the tab created last. The problem I'm experiencing is that as I select tabs, the content of the close button on the newly selected tab will be visible, as it should be, but the content of the bound button is gone (the button is there).
I should point out the content of the problemmatic button is one of two polygons depending on the value of the binding source.
I should also point out that if i click the empty button the appropriate image appears on the tab header.
Adding more confusion is that the tooltip property attached to the button, behaves correctly - it displays the appropriate tooltip text based on the binding source.
The custom TabItem is mostly created from a ResourceDictionary which I've included.
Please help, I admit my wpf knowledge is limited.
<ResourceDictionary
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:local="clr-namespace:TreeView.Helpers">
<Style x:Key="TabItemFocusVisual">
<Setter Property="Control.Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate>
<Rectangle SnapsToDevicePixels="true" Stroke="Black" StrokeDashArray="1 2" StrokeThickness="1" Margin="3,3,3,1"/>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="TabControlNormalBorderBrush" Color="#8C8E94"/>
<LinearGradientBrush x:Key="TabItemHotBackground" EndPoint="0,1" StartPoint="0,0">
<GradientStop Color="#EAF6FD" Offset="0.15"/>
<GradientStop Color="#D9F0FC" Offset=".5"/>
<GradientStop Color="#BEE6FD" Offset=".5"/>
<GradientStop Color="#A7D9F5" Offset="1"/>
</LinearGradientBrush>
<!--Brushes (for Sort Button -->
<!--Light brush, to highlight.-->
<LinearGradientBrush x:Key="lightBrushBack" EndPoint="0.5,1" StartPoint="0.5,0">
<GradientStop Color="#7EFFFFFF" Offset="0"/>
<GradientStop Color="#03FFFFFF" Offset=".4"/>
<GradientStop Color="#00030000" Offset=".5"/>
<GradientStop Color="#0AFFFFFF" Offset=".55"/>
<GradientStop Color="#7EFFFFFF" Offset="1"/>
</LinearGradientBrush>
<!--Normal brush, little darker than light brush.-->
<LinearGradientBrush x:Key="normalBrushBack" EndPoint="0.5,1" StartPoint="0.5,0">
<GradientStop Color="#7EF0F0F0" Offset="0"/>
<GradientStop Color="#03FFFFFF" Offset=".4"/>
<GradientStop Color="#00030000" Offset=".5"/>
<GradientStop Color="#0AFFFFFF" Offset=".55"/>
<GradientStop Color="#3EFFFFFF" Offset="1"/>
</LinearGradientBrush>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="TabItemSelectedBackground" Color="#F9F9F9"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="TabItemHotBorderBrush" Color="#3C7FB1"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="TabItemDisabledBackground" Color="#F4F4F4"/>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="TabItemDisabledBorderBrush" Color="#FFC9C7BA"/>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type local:CloseableTabItem}" >
<Style.Resources>
<LinearGradientBrush x:Key="ButtonNormalBackground" EndPoint="0,1" StartPoint="0,0">
<GradientStop Color="#F3F3F3" Offset="0"/>
<GradientStop Color="#EBEBEB" Offset="0.5"/>
<GradientStop Color="#DDDDDD" Offset="0.5"/>
<GradientStop Color="#CDCDCD" Offset="1"/>
</LinearGradientBrush>
<LinearGradientBrush x:Key="ButtonOverBackground" EndPoint="0,1" StartPoint="0,0">
<GradientStop Color="#FFFAFAFA" Offset="0"/>
<GradientStop Color="#FFE0E0E3" Offset="1"/>
</LinearGradientBrush>
<LinearGradientBrush x:Key="ButtonPressedBackground" EndPoint="0,1" StartPoint="0,0">
<GradientStop Color="#FFE0E0E2" Offset="0"/>
<GradientStop Color="#FFF8F8F8" Offset="1"/>
</LinearGradientBrush>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="ButtonNormalBorder" Color="#FF969696"/>
<local:VisibilityConverter x:Key="converter" />
<Style x:Key="CloseableTabItemButtonStyle" TargetType="{x:Type Button}">
<Setter Property="Visibility" Value="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Mode=FindAncestor, AncestorType=TabItem}, Path=IsSelected, Converter={StaticResource converter}}"/>
<Setter Property="FocusVisualStyle" Value="{x:Null}"/>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource ButtonNormalBackground}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StaticResource ButtonNormalBorder}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="1"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlTextBrushKey}}"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Center"/>
<Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Center"/>
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="4"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type Button}">
<Grid>
<Border SnapsToDevicePixels="true" x:Name="Chrome"
Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"
BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}"
BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}"
CornerRadius="2" Opacity="0" />
<ContentPresenter SnapsToDevicePixels="{TemplateBinding SnapsToDevicePixels}"
HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}"
Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}"
VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}"
RecognizesAccessKey="True"/>
</Grid>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Opacity" TargetName="Chrome" Value="1"/>
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="Chrome" Value="{DynamicResource ButtonOverBackground}" />
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsPressed" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Opacity" TargetName="Chrome" Value="1"/>
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="Chrome" Value="{DynamicResource ButtonPressedBackground}" />
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="false">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="#ADADAD"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<Style x:Key="SortableButtonStyle" TargetType="{x:Type Button}">
<Setter Property="Visibility" Value="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Mode=FindAncestor, AncestorType=TabItem}, Path=IsSelected, Converter={StaticResource converter}}"/>
<Setter Property="SnapsToDevicePixels" Value="True"/>
<Setter Property="OverridesDefaultStyle" Value="True"/>
<Setter Property="FocusVisualStyle" Value="{x:Null}"/>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource ButtonNormalBackground}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StaticResource ButtonNormalBorder}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="1"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlTextBrushKey}}"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Center"/>
<Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Center"/>
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="4"/>
<Setter Property="Content">
<Setter.Value>
<Polygon Points="1,1 4,7.5 7.5,1" Stroke="Black" Fill="Black" />
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Setter Property="ToolTip" Value="Sort the Tree Descending" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type Button}">
<Grid>
<Border SnapsToDevicePixels="true" x:Name="Chrome"
Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"
BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}"
BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}"
CornerRadius="2" Opacity="0" />
<ContentPresenter SnapsToDevicePixels="{TemplateBinding SnapsToDevicePixels}"
HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}"
Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}"
VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}"
RecognizesAccessKey="True"/>
</Grid>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Opacity" TargetName="Chrome" Value="1"/>
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="Chrome" Value="{DynamicResource ButtonOverBackground}" />
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsPressed" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Opacity" TargetName="Chrome" Value="1"/>
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="Chrome" Value="{DynamicResource ButtonPressedBackground}" />
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="false">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="#ADADAD"/>
</Trigger>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type TabItem}}, Path=DataContext.SortDirectionIsAscending}" Value="false">
<Setter Property="Content">
<Setter.Value>
<Polygon Points="1,8 4,1.5 7.5,8" Stroke="Black" Fill="Black" />
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Setter Property="ToolTip" Value="Sort the Tree Ascending" />
</DataTrigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</Style.Resources>
<Setter Property="FocusVisualStyle" Value="{StaticResource TabItemFocusVisual}"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="Black"/>
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="6,1,6,1"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StaticResource TabControlNormalBorderBrush}"/>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource ButtonNormalBackground}"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Stretch"/>
<Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Stretch"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type local:CloseableTabItem}">
<Grid SnapsToDevicePixels="true">
<Border x:Name="Bd" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}" BorderThickness="1,1,1,0" >
<DockPanel x:Name="ContentPanel">
<Grid DockPanel.Dock="Right">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition />
<ColumnDefinition />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Button Grid.Column="0" x:Name="PART_Sort"
HorizontalAlignment="Center"
Margin="3,0,3,0"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
Width="16"
Height="16"
Style="{DynamicResource SortableButtonStyle}"
Command="{Binding SortTabCommand}"
CommandParameter="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type TabControl}}}">
</Button>
<Button Grid.Column="1" x:Name="PART_Close"
HorizontalAlignment="Center"
Margin="3,0,3,0"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
Width="16"
Height="16"
Style="{DynamicResource CloseableTabItemButtonStyle}"
ToolTip="Close Tab"
Command="{Binding CloseTabCommand}"
CommandParameter="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type TabControl}}}">
<Path x:Name="Path"
Stretch="Fill"
StrokeThickness="0.5"
Stroke="#FF333333"
Fill="#FF969696"
Data="F1 M 2.28484e-007,1.33331L 1.33333,0L 4.00001,2.66669L 6.66667,6.10352e-005L 8,1.33331L 5.33334,4L 8,6.66669L 6.66667,8L 4,5.33331L 1.33333,8L 1.086e-007,6.66669L 2.66667,4L 2.28484e-007,1.33331 Z "
HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
VerticalAlignment="Stretch"/>
</Button>
</Grid>
<ContentPresenter x:Name="Content" SnapsToDevicePixels="{TemplateBinding SnapsToDevicePixels}" ContentSource="Header" RecognizesAccessKey="True" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}"/>
</DockPanel>
</Border>
</Grid>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" SourceName="PART_Close" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Fill" TargetName="Path" Value="#FFB83C3D"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsPressed" SourceName="PART_Close" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Fill" TargetName="Path" Value="#FF9D0000"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" SourceName="PART_Sort" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Fill" TargetName="Path" Value="#FFB83C3D"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsPressed" SourceName="PART_Sort" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Fill" TargetName="Path" Value="#FF9D0000"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="Bd" Value="{StaticResource TabItemHotBackground}"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsSelected" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Panel.ZIndex" Value="1"/>
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="Bd" Value="{StaticResource TabItemSelectedBackground}"/>
</Trigger>
<MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="IsSelected" Value="false"/>
<Condition Property="IsMouseOver" Value="true"/>
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" TargetName="Bd" Value="{StaticResource TabItemHotBorderBrush}"/>
</MultiTrigger>
<Trigger Property="TabStripPlacement" Value="Bottom">
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" TargetName="Bd" Value="1,0,1,1"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="TabStripPlacement" Value="Left">
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" TargetName="Bd" Value="1,1,0,1"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="TabStripPlacement" Value="Right">
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" TargetName="Bd" Value="0,1,1,1"/>
</Trigger>
<MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="IsSelected" Value="true"/>
<Condition Property="TabStripPlacement" Value="Top"/>
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="-2,-2,-2,-1"/>
<Setter Property="Margin" TargetName="ContentPanel" Value="0,0,0,1"/>
</MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="IsSelected" Value="true"/>
<Condition Property="TabStripPlacement" Value="Bottom"/>
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="-2,-1,-2,-2"/>
<Setter Property="Margin" TargetName="ContentPanel" Value="0,1,0,0"/>
</MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="IsSelected" Value="true"/>
<Condition Property="TabStripPlacement" Value="Left"/>
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="-2,-2,-1,-2"/>
<Setter Property="Margin" TargetName="ContentPanel" Value="0,0,1,0"/>
</MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger>
<MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Property="IsSelected" Value="true"/>
<Condition Property="TabStripPlacement" Value="Right"/>
</MultiTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="-1,-2,-2,-2"/>
<Setter Property="Margin" TargetName="ContentPanel" Value="1,0,0,0"/>
</MultiTrigger>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="false">
<Setter Property="Background" TargetName="Bd" Value="{StaticResource TabItemDisabledBackground}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" TargetName="Bd" Value="{StaticResource TabItemDisabledBorderBrush}"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.GrayTextBrushKey}}"/>
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</ResourceDictionary>
I programmatically add tabitems to a tabcontrol
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