Insert Button to a Panel

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<Page xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    x:Class="ElemCollMethods.Pane1"
    WindowTitle="UI Element Collection Methods Sample">
 <StackPanel>
    <TextBlock Name="txt" FontSize="16">UI Element Collection - Methods</TextBlock>

    <TabControl>
    
        <TabItem MouseLeftButtonUp="InsertButton">
            <TabItem.Header>Insert Control</TabItem.Header>
        </TabItem>
    </TabControl>
    <StackPanel Name="sp1"></StackPanel>

 </StackPanel>
</Page>


//File:Window.xaml.cs

using System;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Documents;
using System.Windows.Navigation;
using System.Windows.Shapes;
using System.Windows.Data;
using System.Windows.Input;

namespace ElemCollMethods
{

  public partial class Pane1 : Page
  {
    System.Windows.Controls.Button btn, btn1, btn2, btn3;

    void InsertButton(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)
    {
            sp1.Children.Clear();
            btn = new Button();
      btn.Content = "Click to insert button";
            sp1.Children.Add(btn);
            btn.Click += (InsertControls);
      btn1 = new Button();
      btn1.Content = "Click to insert button";
            sp1.Children.Add(btn1);
            btn1.Click += (InsertControls);
    }
    void InsertControls(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
    {
      btn2 = new Button();
      btn2.Content = "Inserted Button";
            sp1.Children.Insert(1, btn2);
        }
  }
}

   
    
     


Add child control

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<Page xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    x:Class="ElemCollMethods.Pane1"
    WindowTitle="UI Element Collection Methods Sample">
 <StackPanel>
    <TextBlock Name="txt" FontSize="16">UI Element Collection - Methods</TextBlock>

    <TabControl>
        <TabItem MouseLeftButtonUp="AddButton">
            <TabItem.Header>Add Control</TabItem.Header>
        </TabItem>
    </TabControl>
    <StackPanel Name="sp1"></StackPanel>

 </StackPanel>
</Page>
//File:Window.xaml.cs

using System;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Documents;
using System.Windows.Navigation;
using System.Windows.Shapes;
using System.Windows.Data;
using System.Windows.Input;

namespace ElemCollMethods
{

  public partial class Pane1 : Page
  {
    System.Windows.Controls.Button btn, btn1, btn2, btn3;

    void AddButton(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)
    {
      sp1.Children.Clear();
      btn = new Button();
      btn.Content = "New Button";
      sp1.Children.Add(btn);
    }
  }
}

   
    
     


Show Index of Controls

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<Page xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    x:Class="ElemCollMethods.Pane1"
    WindowTitle="UI Element Collection Methods Sample">
 <StackPanel>
    <TextBlock Name="txt" FontSize="16">UI Element Collection - Methods</TextBlock>

    <TabControl>
        <TabItem MouseLeftButtonUp="ShowIndex">
            <TabItem.Header>Show Index of Controls</TabItem.Header>
        </TabItem>
    </TabControl>
    <StackPanel Name="sp1"></StackPanel>

 </StackPanel>
</Page>

//File:Window.xaml.cs
using System;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Documents;
using System.Windows.Navigation;
using System.Windows.Shapes;
using System.Windows.Data;
using System.Windows.Input;

namespace ElemCollMethods
{

  public partial class Pane1 : Page
  {
    System.Windows.Controls.Button btn, btn1, btn2, btn3;


    void ShowIndex(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)
    {
            sp1.Children.Clear();
            btn = new Button();
      btn.Content = "Click for index";
      btn.Click += (PrintIndex);
            sp1.Children.Add(btn);

            btn1 = new Button();
      btn1.Content = "Click for index";
            sp1.Children.Add(btn1);
            btn1.Click += (PrintIndex1);

      btn2 = new Button();
      btn2.Content = "Click for index";
            sp1.Children.Add(btn2);
            btn2.Click += (PrintIndex2);

      btn3 = new Button();
      btn3.Content = "Click for index";
            sp1.Children.Add(btn3);
            btn3.Click += (PrintIndex3);

    }
    void PrintIndex(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
    {
            btn.Content = ((sp1.Children.IndexOf(btn)).ToString());
        }
    void PrintIndex1(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
    {
            btn1.Content = ((sp1.Children.IndexOf(btn1)).ToString());
        }
    void PrintIndex2(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
    {
            btn2.Content = ((sp1.Children.IndexOf(btn2)).ToString());
        }
    void PrintIndex3(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
    {
            btn3.Content = ((sp1.Children.IndexOf(btn3)).ToString());
        }
  }
}

   
    
     


Bind to ObjectDataProvider

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<Window x:Class="WpfApplication1.Monitor"
        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
        xmlns:diag="clr-namespace:System.Diagnostics;assembly=System"
        xmlns:system="clr-namespace:System;assembly=mscorlib"
        Title="Monitor" Height="400" Width="389">
    <Grid>
        <Grid.Resources>
            <ObjectDataProvider x:Key="processes" MethodName="GetProcesses" ObjectType="{x:Type diag:Process}"/>
            <ObjectDataProvider x:Key="dateinfo" ObjectType="{x:Type system:DateTime}"/>
        </Grid.Resources>
        <ListView Name="listView1" ItemsSource="{Binding Source={StaticResource processes}}">
            <ListView.ItemTemplate>
                <DataTemplate>
                    <WrapPanel>
                        <TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=Id}" MinWidth="80"/>
                        <TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=StartTime, StringFormat=d}" MinWidth="80"/>
                        <TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=ProcessName,StringFormat=Process {0}}" MinWidth="160"/>
                        <TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=WorkingSet, StringFormat={0:N0}}"/>
                        <TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=WorkingSet, StringFormat={0:N0} bytes}"/>
                        <TextBlock MinWidth="100" TextAlignment="Right">
              <TextBlock.Text>
                <Binding Path="WorkingSet" StringFormat="{}{0:N0} bytes"/>
              </TextBlock.Text>
            </TextBlock>
                    </WrapPanel>
                </DataTemplate>
            </ListView.ItemTemplate>
        </ListView>
    </Grid>
</Window>

   
    
     


Bind to Object to ObjectDataProvider

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<Window x:Class="WpfApplication1.Monitor"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    xmlns:diag="clr-namespace:System.Diagnostics;assembly=System"
    xmlns:debug="clr-namespace:System.Diagnostics;assembly=WindowsBase"
    Title="Monitor" Height="400" Width="400">
    <Grid>
        <Grid.Resources>
            <ObjectDataProvider x:Key="processes" MethodName="GetProcesses" ObjectType="{x:Type diag:Process}"/>
        </Grid.Resources>
        <ListView Name="listView1" ItemsSource="{Binding Source={StaticResource processes}, debug:PresentationTraceSources.TraceLevel=High}">
            <ListView.ItemTemplate>
                <DataTemplate>
                    <WrapPanel>
                        <TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=Id}" MinWidth="80" />
                        <TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=ProcessName}" MinWidth="180" />
                        <TextBlock>
                            <TextBlock.Text>
                                <Binding Path="WorkingSet" />
                            </TextBlock.Text>
                        </TextBlock>
                    </WrapPanel>
                </DataTemplate>
            </ListView.ItemTemplate>
        </ListView>
    </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.Shapes;

namespace WpfApplication1
{
    public partial class Monitor : Window
    {
        public Monitor()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }
    }
    public class AddPaddingValueConverter : IValueConverter
    {
        public AddPaddingValueConverter() { }

        public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture)
        {
            double d = System.Convert.ToDouble(value);
            return d + 20;
        }

        public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture)
        {
            double d = System.Convert.ToDouble(value);
            return d - 20;
        }
    }    
}

   
    
     


The ObjectDataProvider exposes the enum as a binding source

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<Window x:Class="WpfApplication1.Window1"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    xmlns:System="clr-namespace:System;assembly=mscorlib"
    xmlns:WpfApplication1="clr-namespace:WpfApplication1"
    Title="WPF" Height="100" Width="180">

    <Window.Resources>
        <ObjectDataProvider x:Key="daysData" MethodName="GetValues" ObjectType="{x:Type System:Enum}" >
            <ObjectDataProvider.MethodParameters>
                <x:Type TypeName="WpfApplication1:DaysOfTheWeek"/>
            </ObjectDataProvider.MethodParameters>
        </ObjectDataProvider>

    </Window.Resources>
    
    <StackPanel>
        <TextBlock Margin="5" Text="Select the day of the week:"/>
        <ComboBox Margin="5" ItemsSource="{Binding Source={StaticResource daysData}}" />
    </StackPanel>
</Window>
//File:Window.xaml.cs
using System.Windows;

namespace WpfApplication1
{
    public enum DaysOfTheWeek
    {
        Monday,
        Tuesday,
        Wednesday,
        Thursday,
        Friday,
        Saturday,
        Sunday
    }

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

   
    
     


Set up ObjectDataProvider in code

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<Window x:Class="WpfApplication1.Monitor"
        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
        xmlns:diag="clr-namespace:System.Diagnostics;assembly=System"
        xmlns:system="clr-namespace:System;assembly=mscorlib"
        Title="Monitor" Height="400" Width="389">
    <Grid>
        <Grid.Resources>
            <ObjectDataProvider x:Key="processes" MethodName="GetProcesses" ObjectType="{x:Type diag:Process}"/>
            <ObjectDataProvider x:Key="dateinfo" ObjectType="{x:Type system:DateTime}"/>
        </Grid.Resources>
        <ListView Name="listView1" ItemsSource="{Binding Source={StaticResource processes}}">
        </ListView>
    </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.Shapes;

using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Windows.Markup;
using System.Xml;
using System.IO;
using System.Timers;

namespace WpfApplication1
{
    public partial class Monitor : Window
    {
        public Monitor()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            ObjectDataProvider provider = new ObjectDataProvider();
            provider.ObjectType = typeof(Process);
            provider.MethodName = "GetProcesses";

            Binding binding = new Binding();
            PresentationTraceSources.SetTraceLevel(binding, PresentationTraceLevel.High);
            binding.Source = provider;
            binding.Mode = BindingMode.OneWay;
            binding.UpdateSourceTrigger = UpdateSourceTrigger.Explicit;
            listView1.ItemTemplate = CreateItemTemplateFromXaml();
            listView1.SetBinding(ListView.ItemsSourceProperty, binding);
        }

        private DataTemplate CreateItemTemplateFromXaml()
        {
            string templateXml = "<DataTemplate xmlns=&#039;http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation&#039; xmlns:x=&#039;http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml&#039;><TextBlock Text=&#039;{Binding Path=ProcessName}&#039;/></DataTemplate>";
            byte[] templateBytes = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(templateXml);

            using (MemoryStream templateStream = new MemoryStream(templateBytes))
            {
                DataTemplate template = (DataTemplate)XamlReader.Load(templateStream);
                return template;
            }
        }

        private DataTemplate CreateItemTemplate()
        {
            DataTemplate template = new DataTemplate();

            FrameworkElementFactory panelFactory = new FrameworkElementFactory(typeof(WrapPanel));

            FrameworkElementFactory idTextFactory = new FrameworkElementFactory(typeof(TextBlock));
            idTextFactory.SetBinding(TextBlock.TextProperty, new Binding("Id"));
            idTextFactory.SetValue(TextBlock.MinWidthProperty, 80d);

            FrameworkElementFactory workingSetTextFactory = new FrameworkElementFactory(typeof(TextBlock));
            workingSetTextFactory.SetBinding(TextBlock.TextProperty, new Binding("WorkingSet"));

            panelFactory.AppendChild(idTextFactory);
            panelFactory.AppendChild(workingSetTextFactory);
            template.VisualTree = panelFactory;

            return template;
        }
    }
}