Bind event handler to button with RoutedEventHandler


   
  

<Window
  x:Class="WpfApplication1.StackPanelDemo"
  xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
  xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
  Title="Stack Panel Demo">
  <StackPanel>
    <Button x:Name="canvasButton">Canvas Demo</Button>
  </StackPanel>
</Window>
//File:Window.xaml.cs
using System;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Data;
using System.Windows.Documents;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Shapes;


namespace WpfApplication1 {
  public partial class StackPanelDemo : Window {
    public StackPanelDemo() {
      InitializeComponent();

      this.canvasButton.Click += new RoutedEventHandler(canvasButton_Click);
    }

    void canvasButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
      Console.WriteLine("clicked");
    }
  }
}

   
    
     


Get RoutedEvent Name


   
  


<Window
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    x:Class="WpfApplication1.Window1"
    Title="Routed Events" Height="400" Width="800">
  
    <Grid Name="contentGrid" Background="Red">
        <Rectangle Name="clickMeRectangle" 
                   Height="70" 
                   Width="70" 
                   Stroke="Black" 
                   Fill="CadetBlue" />
        <Button Name="clickMeButton" 
                Height="23" 
                HorizontalAlignment="Right" 
                VerticalAlignment="Top" 
                Width="70" 
                PreviewMouseDown="Generic_MouseDown" 
                Click="clickMeButton_Click">Click Me</Button>
        <TextBlock Name="outputText" />
    </Grid>
</Window>

//File:Window.xaml.cs
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Data;
using System.Windows.Documents;
using System.Windows.Input;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
using System.Windows.Navigation;
using System.Windows.Shapes;

namespace WpfApplication1
{
    public partial class Window1 : Window
    {
        private void Generic_MouseDown(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine(outputText.Text);
            Console.WriteLine(e.RoutedEvent.Name);
            Console.WriteLine(sender.ToString());
            Console.WriteLine(((FrameworkElement)e.Source).Name);
        }

        private void Window_MouseUp(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)
        {
            outputText.Text = outputText.Text;
        }

        private void clickMeButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            outputText.Text = "Button clicked:" + outputText.Text;
        }
    }
}

   
    
     


Convert RoutedEventArgs.OriginalSource to event sender


   
  

<Window x:Class="WpfApplication1.Window1"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    Title="WPF" Height="200" Width="200">
    <StackPanel>
        <Button Click="SharedButtonClickHandler" Height="23" Margin="10" 
                Name="button1" Width="75">Button One</Button>
        <Button Click="SharedButtonClickHandler" Height="23" Margin="10" 
                Name="button2" Width="75">Button Two</Button>
        <Button Click="SharedButtonClickHandler" Height="23" Margin="10" 
                Name="button3" Width="75">Button Three</Button>
    </StackPanel>
</Window>
//File:Window.xaml.cs
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;

namespace WpfApplication1
{
    public partial class Window1 : Window
    {
        public Window1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void SharedButtonClickHandler(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            Button source = e.OriginalSource as Button;

            if (source != null)
            {
                MessageBox.Show("You pressed " + source.Name, Title);
            }
        }
    }
}

   
    
     


Create a custom RoutedCommand, the CommandBinding objects, and the KeyBinding objects in code.


   
  

<Window x:Class="WpfApplication1.Window1"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    xmlns:custom="clr-namespace:WpfApplication1"
    Title="Custom RoutedCommand Sample"
    Name="RootWindow" Height="500" Width="600"
    Focusable="True">
  <Window.CommandBindings>
    <CommandBinding Command="{x:Static custom:Window1.ColorCmd}"
                    Executed="ColorCmdExecuted"
                    CanExecute="ColorCmdCanExecute"/>
  </Window.CommandBindings>
  <DockPanel>
    <Menu DockPanel.Dock="Top" Height="25">
      <MenuItem Header="Commands">
        <MenuItem Header="Color Command" Command="{x:Static custom:Window1.ColorCmd}" />
      </MenuItem>
    </Menu>
    <Border BorderBrush="Black" BorderThickness="1" Margin="10"
            Height="165" Width="250" DockPanel.Dock="Top">
      <TextBlock TextWrapping="Wrap" Margin="3">
        a
        <LineBreak/>
        b
        <LineBreak/>
        <LineBreak/>
        c
        <LineBreak/>
      </TextBlock>
    </Border>
    <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Center" DockPanel.Dock="Bottom">
      <Border BorderBrush="Black" BorderThickness="1" Height="200" Width="200">
        <StackPanel Name="FirstStackPanel" Background="AliceBlue" Focusable="True">
          <StackPanel.CommandBindings>
            <CommandBinding Command="{x:Static custom:Window1.ColorCmd}" Executed="ColorCmdExecuted" CanExecute="ColorCmdCanExecute"/>
          </StackPanel.CommandBindings>

          <Label>StackPanel</Label>

          <Button Command="{x:Static custom:Window1.ColorCmd}"
                  CommandParameter="ButtonOne"
                  CommandTarget="{Binding ElementName=FirstStackPanel}" 
                  Content="CommandTarget = FristStackPanel" />
        </StackPanel>
      </Border>
      <Border BorderBrush="Black" BorderThickness="1" Height="200" Width="200">
        <StackPanel Background="AliceBlue" Focusable="True">
          <Label>Second StackPanel</Label>
        </StackPanel>
      </Border>
    </StackPanel>
  </DockPanel>
</Window>


//File:Window.xaml.cs

using System;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Input;


namespace WpfApplication1
{
    public partial class Window1 : Window
    {
        public static RoutedCommand ColorCmd = new RoutedCommand();
        public Window1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }
        private void ColorCmdExecuted(object sender, ExecutedRoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            Panel target = e.Source as Panel;
            if (target != null)
            {
                if (target.Background == Brushes.AliceBlue)
                {
                    target.Background = Brushes.Red;
                }
                else
                {
                    target.Background = Brushes.AliceBlue;
                }
            }
        }
        private void ColorCmdCanExecute(object sender, CanExecuteRoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            if (e.Source is Panel)
            {
                e.CanExecute = true;
            }
            else
            {
                e.CanExecute = false;
            }
        }
    }
}

   
    
     


Bubble routed events, and write an event handler for a routed event.


   
  

<StackPanel
  xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
  xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
  x:Class="WpfApplication1.RoutedEventHandle" Name="dpanel" Button.Click="HandleClick">
  <StackPanel.Resources>
      <Style TargetType="{x:Type Button}">
        <Setter Property="Height" Value="20"/>
        <Setter Property="Width" Value="250"/>
        <Setter Property="HorizontalAlignment" Value="Left"/>
      </Style>
  </StackPanel.Resources>
  <Button Name="Button1">Item 1</Button>
  <Button Name="Button2">Item 2</Button>
</StackPanel>
//File:Window.xaml.cs

using System;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Documents;

namespace WpfApplication1
{
    public partial class RoutedEventHandle : StackPanel
    {
        void HandleClick(object sender, RoutedEventArgs args)
        {
            FrameworkElement fe = (FrameworkElement)sender;
            Console.WriteLine("Event handled by element named ");
            Console.WriteLine(fe.Name);
            FrameworkElement fe2 = (FrameworkElement)args.Source;
            Console.WriteLine("Event originated from source element of type ");
            Console.WriteLine(args.Source.GetType().ToString());
            Console.WriteLine(" with Name ");
            Console.WriteLine(fe2.Name);
            Console.WriteLine(args.RoutedEvent.RoutingStrategy);
        }
    }
}

   
    
     


Apply Syntax Highlighting in a Text Control


   
  


<Window x:Class="WpfApplication1.Window1"
  xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
  xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
  Title="Window1" Height="600" Width="800">
  <Grid>
    <RichTextBox x:Name="rtbTextContent" TextChanged="RichTextBox_TextChanged" />
  </Grid>
</Window>
//File:Window.xaml.cs
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Documents;
using System.Windows.Media;

namespace WpfApplication1
{

    public partial class Window1 : Window
    {
        public Window1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }
        
        private void RichTextBox_TextChanged(object sender, TextChangedEventArgs e)
        {

            TextRange textRange = new TextRange(rtbTextContent.Document.ContentStart, rtbTextContent.Document.ContentEnd);
            rtbTextContent.TextChanged -= RichTextBox_TextChanged;
            textRange.ClearAllProperties();
            ApplyFormatting();
            rtbTextContent.TextChanged += RichTextBox_TextChanged;
        }

        private void ApplyFormatting()
        {
            TextPointer tp = rtbTextContent.Document.ContentStart;
            tp = FindNextString(tp);

            TextPointer textRangeEnd = tp.GetPositionAtOffset(1, LogicalDirection.Forward);

            TextRange tokenTextRange = new TextRange(tp, tp.GetPositionAtOffset(1, LogicalDirection.Forward));

            tokenTextRange.ApplyPropertyValue(TextElement.ForegroundProperty, Brushes.Blue);
        }

        private TextPointer FindNextString(TextPointer tp)
        {
            char[] buffer = new char[1];
            tp.GetTextInRun(LogicalDirection.Forward, buffer, 0, 1);
            return tp;
        }
    }
}

   
    
     


Get the content from the rich text box.


   
  

<Window x:Class="WpfApplication1.Window1"
  xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
  xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
  Title="Window1" Height="600" Width="800">
  <Grid>
    <RichTextBox x:Name="rtbTextContent" TextChanged="RichTextBox_TextChanged" />
  </Grid>
</Window>
//File:Window.xaml.cs
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Documents;
using System.Windows.Media;

namespace WpfApplication1
{

    public partial class Window1 : Window
    {
        public Window1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }
        
        private void RichTextBox_TextChanged(object sender, TextChangedEventArgs e)
        {

            TextRange textRange = new TextRange(rtbTextContent.Document.ContentStart, rtbTextContent.Document.ContentEnd);
            rtbTextContent.TextChanged -= RichTextBox_TextChanged;
            textRange.ClearAllProperties();
            ApplyFormatting();
            rtbTextContent.TextChanged += RichTextBox_TextChanged;
        }

        private void ApplyFormatting()
        {
            TextPointer tp = rtbTextContent.Document.ContentStart;
            tp = FindNextString(tp);

            TextPointer textRangeEnd = tp.GetPositionAtOffset(1, LogicalDirection.Forward);

            TextRange tokenTextRange = new TextRange(tp, tp.GetPositionAtOffset(1, LogicalDirection.Forward));

            tokenTextRange.ApplyPropertyValue(TextElement.ForegroundProperty, Brushes.Blue);
        }

        private TextPointer FindNextString(TextPointer tp)
        {
            char[] buffer = new char[1];
            tp.GetTextInRun(LogicalDirection.Forward, buffer, 0, 1);
            return tp;
        }
    }
}