How do I create for example a dockpanel in xaml and add elements form the code-behind?

Hi,

If I create a dockpanel in my Window1.xaml like this:

<Window x:Class="WindowsApplication8.Window1"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
Title="WindowsApplication8" Height="300" Width="300"
>

<DockPanel x:Name="myDockPanel">

</DockPanel>

</Window>

How shall I add for example a button to my dockpanel form my code behind
(Window1.xaml.cs)?

What I have tried in my code-behind.

Button myButton = new Button();
myButton.Content = "Please Help";

DockPanel.SetDock(myButton, Dock.Top);
myDockPanel.Children.Add(myButton);
this.Content = myDockPanel;

/ Tommy

You don't have to set the window's content to the dock panel again. So this
line ( this.Content = myDockPanel; ) can be removed. Other than that, the
sample should work fine.
--
Valentin Iliescu [MVP - Client Application Development]


"HokutoNoKen" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> If I create a dockpanel in my Window1.xaml like this:
>
> <Window x:Class="WindowsApplication8.Window1"
> xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
> xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
> Title="WindowsApplication8" Height="300" Width="300"
> >
>
> <DockPanel x:Name="myDockPanel">
>
> </DockPanel>
>
> </Window>
>
> How shall I add for example a button to my dockpanel form my code behind
> (Window1.xaml.cs)?
>
> What I have tried in my code-behind.
>
> Button myButton = new Button();
> myButton.Content = "Please Help";
>
> DockPanel.SetDock(myButton, Dock.Top);
> myDockPanel.Children.Add(myButton);
> this.Content = myDockPanel;
>
> / Tommy
>
>
>
>
>
>

I forgot something, by default DockPanel has LastChildFill=true so it will
disregard the Dock value. Set it to false to make the sample work.

--
Valentin Iliescu [MVP - Client Application Development]


"HokutoNoKen" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> If I create a dockpanel in my Window1.xaml like this:
>
> <Window x:Class="WindowsApplication8.Window1"
> xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
> xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
> Title="WindowsApplication8" Height="300" Width="300"
> >
>
> <DockPanel x:Name="myDockPanel">
>
> </DockPanel>
>
> </Window>
>
> How shall I add for example a button to my dockpanel form my code behind
> (Window1.xaml.cs)?
>
> What I have tried in my code-behind.
>
> Button myButton = new Button();
> myButton.Content = "Please Help";
>
> DockPanel.SetDock(myButton, Dock.Top);
> myDockPanel.Children.Add(myButton);
> this.Content = myDockPanel;
>
> / Tommy
>
>
>
>
>
>

Add loaded, se below and the eventhandler Windowloaded in the code behind

Window1.xaml :

<Window x:Class="WindowsApplication8.Window1"

xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"

xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"

Title="WindowsApplication10" Height="300" Width="300"

Loaded="WindowLoaded"

>

<Window.Resources>

<Ellipse x:Key="shape" Fill="Blue" Width="100" Height="80" />



</Window.Resources>

<DockPanel x:Name="myDockPanel"></DockPanel>

</Window>



Window1.xaml.cs:

private void WindowLoaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)

{

// Add button

Button myButton = new Button();

myButton.Content = "Click me!";

this.myDockPanel.Children.Add(myButton);

Ellipse myEllipse = (Ellipse)this.FindResource("shape");

this.myDockPanel.Children.Add(myEllipse);

}

This also solve the question about resources ("Resources doesn´t work at
all?"), this code should also be here (as you see in the example code above
with the ellipse)

Regards,

Tommy




"HokutoNoKen" <tommy.herceg@programgruppen.se> wrote in message
news:enYGEXpaGHA.1352@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> If I create a dockpanel in my Window1.xaml like this:
>
> <Window x:Class="WindowsApplication8.Window1"
> xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
> xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
> Title="WindowsApplication8" Height="300" Width="300"
> >
>
> <DockPanel x:Name="myDockPanel">
>
> </DockPanel>
>
> </Window>
>
> How shall I add for example a button to my dockpanel form my code behind
> (Window1.xaml.cs)?
>
> What I have tried in my code-behind.
>
> Button myButton = new Button();
> myButton.Content = "Please Help";
>
> DockPanel.SetDock(myButton, Dock.Top);
> myDockPanel.Children.Add(myButton);
> this.Content = myDockPanel;
>
> / Tommy
>
>
>
>
>