Question

In .NET WPF, I have the following XAML code:

<StackPanel>
    <StackPanel.Resources>
        <Style TargetType="FrameworkElement">
            <Setter Property="Margin" Value="5" />
        </Style>
    </StackPanel.Resources>

    <CheckBox>Check 1</CheckBox>
    <TextBox>Some text...</TextBox>
</StackPanel>

The controls do not have any margins applied to them.

Is it possible to apply a style to multiple controls (of different types) without using a key to set the style explicitly on each control?

Answer 1

Styles are not inherited, you can base the subclasses’ styles on that one though using BasedOn.

Another method in this case should be using an ItemsControl with an ItemContainerStyle set to this style.

There are examples for both methods in this answer.