Question

Is there any way to create “global” styles for all TextBoxes used in application? So I don’t have to do Template=… on each TextBox ?

Answer 1

Yes. You need to use an implicit style.

Declare the style as normal:

<Style x:Key="MyDefaultStyle" TargetType="TextBox">
    ....
</Style>

Then declare:

<Style TargetType="TextBox" BasedOn="MyDefaultStyle />

The important part is that you are missing the x:Key declaration. This will get applied to all TextBoxes in your application that don’t explicitly set a Style. Include this in a global resource file.

There’s more information on SilverlightShow.net.