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.

BUT... I am not satisfied with th

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:

<UserControl
    x:Class="WpfApplication1.UserControl1"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    xmlns:local="clr-namespace:WpfApplication1"
    >
    <UserControl.Resources>
        <DataTemplate x:Key="one">
            <TextBlock>Template One</TextBlock>
        </DataTemplate>
        <DataTemplate x:Key="two">
            <TextBlock>Template Two</TextBlock>
        </DataTemplate>
        <local:MySelector x:Key="MySelector"/>
    </UserControl.Resources>
    <StackPanel>
        <ContentPresenter
            ContentTemplateSelector="{StaticResource MySelector}"
            Content="a"/>
        <ContentPresenter
            ContentTemplateSelector="{StaticResource MySelector}"
            Content="b"/>
    </StackPanel>
</UserControl>