WPF: Find Resources from UserControl within DataTemplateSelector class

Question

I know there is this thread: How to find a resource in a UserControl from a DataTemplateSelector class in WPF?

asking the same.

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Answer 1

Yes, you can cast the container parameter to FrameworkElement and call FindResource to do a resource lookup starting at the ContentPresenter. For example:

Code:

public class MySelector
    : DataTemplateSelector
{
    public override DataTemplate SelectTemplate
        (object item, DependencyObject container)
    {
        // Determine the resource key to use
        var key = item.ToString() == "a" ? "one" : "two";
        // Find the resource starting from the container
        return ((FrameworkElement)container).FindResource(key) as DataTemplate;
    }
}

XAML:

    
        
            Template One
        
        
            Template Two