I'm trying to get a DataGridTemplateColumn to behave identically to a TextColumn
Got the first one done ; however selecting all the text isn't working. As mentioned by a number of posts, tried hooking into the GotFocus event and selecting all the text in code-behind. This worked for a standalone textbox ; however for a Textbox which is the edit control for a TemplateColumn, this doesn't work.
Any ideas? Code Sample:
<Window.Resources>
<Style x:Key="HighlightTextBoxStyle" TargetType="{x:Type TextBox}">
<EventSetter Event="GotFocus" Handler="SelectAllText"/>
<EventSetter Event="GotMouseCapture" Handler="SelectAllText"/>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="AliceBlue"/>
</Style>
<DataTemplate x:Key="DefaultTitleTemplate">
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Title}"/>
</DataTemplate>
<DataTemplate x:Key="EditTitleTemplate">
<TextBox x:Name="Fox"
FocusManager.FocusedElement="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}}"
Text="{Binding Path=Title, Mode=TwoWay, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}"
Style="{StaticResource HighlightTextBoxStyle}">
</TextBox>
</DataTemplate>
</Window.Resources>
<DockPanel>
<TextBox DockPanel.Dock="Top" x:Name="Test" Text="{Binding Path=(FocusManager.FocusedElement).Name, ElementName=MyWindow}"
Style="{StaticResource HighlightTextBoxStyle}"/>
<toolkit:DataGrid ItemsSource="{Binding Items}" AutoGenerateColumns="False">
<toolkit:DataGrid.Columns>
<toolkit:DataGridTemplateColumn Header="Templated Title"
CellTemplate="{StaticResource DefaultTitleTemplate}"
CellEditingTemplate="{StaticResource EditTitleTemplate}" />
<toolkit:DataGridTextColumn Header="Title" Binding="{Binding Path=Title}" />
</toolkit:DataGrid.Columns>
</toolkit:DataGrid>
</DockPanel>
Missed updating the post with an answer...
The problem seems to be that for a custom data grid column (aka a DataGridTemplateColumn) the grid has no way of knowing the exact type of the editing control (which is specified via a DataTemplate and could be anything). For a DataGridTextColumn, the editing control type is known and hence the grid can find it and invoke a SelectAll() in it.
So to achieve the end-goal for a TemplateColumn, you need to provide an assist. I forgotten how I solved it the first time around.. but here is something that I searched-tweaked out today. Create a custom derivation of a TemplateColumn with an override of the PrepareCellForEdit method as shown below (Swap Textbox with your exact editing control).
public class MyCustomDataColumn : DataGridTemplateColumn
{
protected override object PrepareCellForEdit(FrameworkElement editingElement, RoutedEventArgs editingEventArgs)
{
var contentPresenter = editingElement as ContentPresenter;
var editingControl = FindVisualChild<TextBox>(contentPresenter);
if (editingControl == null)
return null;
editingControl.SelectAll();
return null;
}
private static childItem FindVisualChild<childItem>(DependencyObject obj)
}
Here's an implementation for FindVisualChild.
XAML:
<WPFTestBed:MyCustomDataColumn Header="CustomColumn"
CellTemplate="{StaticResource DefaultTitleTemplate}"
CellEditingTemplate="{StaticResource EditTitleTemplate}"/>
</DataGrid.Columns>
Lot of code for an annoying inconsistency.