Question

I’ve got question about wpf xaml style definitions. When I try to set style in this way:

<StackPanel Orientation="Vertical">
      <StackPanel.Style>
          <Setter Property="BusinessModeler:GraphItemBehaviour.IsBroughtIntoViewWhenSelected" Value="True" />
      </StackPanel.Style>
</StackPanel>

raises exception with message – 'System.Windows.Setter' is not a valid value for property 'Style'.

when I use this definition:

<Style x:Key="itemBehaviour" > 
    <Setter Property="BusinessModeler:GraphItemBehaviour.IsBroughtIntoViewWhenSelected" Value="True" />
</Style>
<StackPanel Orientation="Vertical" Style="{StaticResource itemBehaviour}">

everything works fine.

So, what is the difference?

Answer 1

StackPanel.Style is a property of type Style, so without wrapping the Setter in <Style></Style> you’re trying to set the Style property to something of type Setter.

<StackPanel.Style>
    <Style>
        <Setter Property="BusinessModeler:GraphItemBehaviour.IsBroughtIntoViewWhenSelected" Value="True" />
    </Style>
</StackPanel.Style>