XAML Icons - How to use?

Question

I have some vector graphic files in XAML format and I would like to use them as icons/buttons in an Silverlight application. The approach I would have preferred is to use an Im

Answer 1

JWendel,

You should post some examples of your XAML icons to clarify, but any content control, like Button's and ContentControl's, have both Content, and ContentTemplate properties. A shared ContentTemplate example is shown below:

<UserControl
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    xmlns:sdk="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation/sdk"
    xmlns:toolkit="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation/toolkit"
>
    <UserControl.Resources>
        <Style x:Key="MyTriangleIcon" TargetType="ContentControl">
            <Setter Property="ContentTemplate">
                <Setter.Value>
                    <DataTemplate>
                        <Grid>
                            <Polygon Fill="Black" Stroke="Black">
                                <Polygon.Points>
                                    <Point X="0" Y="100"/>
                                    <Point X="100" Y="0"/>
                                    <Point X="100" Y="100"/>
                                </Polygon.Points>
                            </Polygon>
                            <Polygon Fill="Red" Stroke="Red">
                                <Polygon.Points>
                                    <Point X="100" Y="0"/>
                                    <Point X="0" Y="100"/>
                                    <Point X="0" Y="0"/>
                                </Polygon.Points>
                            </Polygon>
                        </Grid>
                    </DataTemplate>
                </Setter.Value>
            </Setter>
        </Style>
    </UserControl.Resources>

    <StackPanel Background="White">
        <Button Width="120" Height="120" Style="{StaticResource MyTriangleIcon}" />
        <Button Width="120" Height="120" Style="{StaticResource MyTriangleIcon}" />
    </StackPanel>

</UserControl>

You can paste the above content into my XamlViewer to quickly see the results.

Good luck,
Jim McCurdy