Where is the WPF Numeric UpDown control?

Question

Getting into the first serious WPF project. It seems like there are a lot of basic controls flat out missing. Specifically, I am looking for the Numeric UpDown control. W

Answer 1

I made my own;

the xaml

<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
    <TextBox x:Name="txtNum" x:FieldModifier="private" Margin="5,5,0,5" Width="50" Text="0" TextChanged="txtNum_TextChanged" />
    <Button x:Name="cmdUp" x:FieldModifier="private" Margin="5,5,0,5" Content="˄" Width="20" Click="cmdUp_Click" />
    <Button x:Name="cmdDown" x:FieldModifier="private" Margin="0,5,0,5"  Content="˅" Width="20" Click="cmdDown_Click" />
</StackPanel>

and the code behind

private int _numValue = 0;

public int NumValue
{
    get {  return _numValue; }
    set
    {
        _numValue = value;
        txtNum.Text = value.ToString();
    }
}

public NumberUpDown()
{
    InitializeComponent();
    txtNum.Text = _numValue.ToString();
}

private void cmdUp_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    NumValue++;
}

private void cmdDown_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    NumValue--;
}

private void txtNum_TextChanged(object sender, TextChangedEventArgs e)
{
    if (txtNum == null)
    {
        return;
    }

    if (!int.TryParse(txtNum.Text, out _numValue))
        txtNum.Text = _numValue.ToString();
}

Answer 2

Here is another open source control that has many different input methods (mouse drag, mouse wheel, cursor keys, textbox editing), supports many data types and use cases:

https://github.com/Dirkster99/NumericUpDownLib

Answer 3

Go to NugetPackage manager of you project-> Browse and search for mahApps.Metro -> install package into you project. You will see Reference added: MahApps.Metro. Then in you XAML code add:

"xmlns:mah="http://metro.mahapps.com/winfx/xaml/controls"

Where you want to use your object add:

<mah:NumericUpDown x:Name="NumericUpDown" ... /> 

Enjoy the full extensibility of the object (Bindings, triggers and so on...).

Answer 4

Let's enjoy some hacky things:
Here is a Style of Slider as a NumericUpDown, simple and easy to use, without any hidden code or third party library.

<Style TargetType="{x:Type Slider}">
    <Style.Resources>
        <Style x:Key="RepeatButtonStyle" TargetType="{x:Type RepeatButton}">
            <Setter Property="Focusable" Value="false" />
            <Setter Property="IsTabStop" Value="false" />
            <Setter Property="Padding" Value="0" />
            <Setter Property="Width" Value="20" />
        </Style>
    </Style.Resources>
    <Setter Property="Stylus.IsPressAndHoldEnabled" Value="false" />
    <Setter Property="SmallChange" Value="1" />
    <Setter Property="Template">
        <Setter.Value>
            <ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type Slider}">
                <Grid>
                    <Grid.RowDefinitions>
                        <RowDefinition />
                        <RowDefinition />
                    </Grid.RowDefinitions>
                    <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                        <ColumnDefinition />
                        <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
                    </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                    <TextBox Grid.RowSpan="2"
                             Height="Auto"
                             Margin="0" Padding="0" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalContentAlignment="Center"
                             Text="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Mode=TemplatedParent}, Path=Value}" />
                    <RepeatButton Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" Command="{x:Static Slider.IncreaseLarge}" Style="{StaticResource RepeatButtonStyle}">
                        <Path Data="M4,0 L0,4 8,4 Z" Fill="Black" />
                    </RepeatButton>
                    <RepeatButton Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1" Command="{x:Static Slider.DecreaseLarge}" Style="{StaticResource RepeatButtonStyle}">
                        <Path Data="M0,0 L4,4 8,0 Z" Fill="Black" />
                    </RepeatButton>
                    <Border x:Name="TrackBackground" Visibility="Collapsed">
                        <Rectangle x:Name="PART_SelectionRange" Visibility="Collapsed" />
                    </Border>
                    <Thumb x:Name="Thumb" Visibility="Collapsed" />
                </Grid>
            </ControlTemplate>
        </Setter.Value>
    </Setter>
</Style>

Answer 5

This is example of my own UserControl with Up and Down key catching.

Xaml code:

<Grid>
    <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
        <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
        <ColumnDefinition Width="13" />
    </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
    <Grid.RowDefinitions>
        <RowDefinition Height="13" />
        <RowDefinition Height="13" />
    </Grid.RowDefinitions>
    <TextBox Name="NUDTextBox"  Grid.Column="0" Grid.Row="0" Grid.RowSpan="2" TextAlignment="Right" PreviewKeyDown="NUDTextBox_PreviewKeyDown" PreviewKeyUp="NUDTextBox_PreviewKeyUp" TextChanged="NUDTextBox_TextChanged"/>
    <RepeatButton Name="NUDButtonUP"  Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="0" FontSize="8" FontFamily="Marlett" VerticalContentAlignment="Center" HorizontalContentAlignment="Center" Click="NUDButtonUP_Click">5</RepeatButton>
    <RepeatButton Name="NUDButtonDown"  Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="1" FontSize="8"  FontFamily="Marlett" VerticalContentAlignment="Center" HorizontalContentAlignment="Center" Height="13" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" Click="NUDButtonDown_Click">6</RepeatButton>
</Grid>

And the code:

public partial class NumericUpDown : UserControl
{
    int minvalue = 0, 
        maxvalue = 100,
        startvalue = 10;
    public NumericUpDown()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
        NUDTextBox.Text = startvalue.ToString();
    }

    private void NUDButtonUP_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
    {
        int number;
        if (NUDTextBox.Text != "") number = Convert.ToInt32(NUDTextBox.Text);
        else number = 0;
        if (number < maxvalue)
            NUDTextBox.Text = Convert.ToString(number + 1); 
    }

    private void NUDButtonDown_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
    {
        int number;
        if (NUDTextBox.Text != "") number = Convert.ToInt32(NUDTextBox.Text);
        else number = 0;
        if (number > minvalue)
            NUDTextBox.Text = Convert.ToString(number - 1); 
    }

    private void NUDTextBox_PreviewKeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
    {

        if (e.Key == Key.Up)
        {
            NUDButtonUP.RaiseEvent(new RoutedEventArgs(Button.ClickEvent));
            typeof(Button).GetMethod("set_IsPressed", BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic).Invoke(NUDButtonUP, new object[] { true }); 
        }


        if (e.Key == Key.Down)
        {
            NUDButtonDown.RaiseEvent(new RoutedEventArgs(Button.ClickEvent));
            typeof(Button).GetMethod("set_IsPressed", BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic).Invoke(NUDButtonDown, new object[] { true }); 
        }
    }

    private void NUDTextBox_PreviewKeyUp(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
    {
        if (e.Key == Key.Up)
            typeof(Button).GetMethod("set_IsPressed", BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic).Invoke(NUDButtonUP, new object[] { false });

        if (e.Key == Key.Down)
            typeof(Button).GetMethod("set_IsPressed", BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic).Invoke(NUDButtonDown, new object[] { false });
    }

    private void NUDTextBox_TextChanged(object sender, TextChangedEventArgs e)
    {
        int number = 0;
        if (NUDTextBox.Text!="")
            if (!int.TryParse(NUDTextBox.Text, out number)) NUDTextBox.Text = startvalue.ToString();
        if (number > maxvalue)  NUDTextBox.Text = maxvalue.ToString();
        if (number < minvalue) NUDTextBox.Text = minvalue.ToString();
        NUDTextBox.SelectionStart = NUDTextBox.Text.Length;

    }

}

Answer 6

<ResourceDictionary
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    xmlns:local="clr-namespace:numericButton2">


    <Style TargetType="{x:Type local:NumericUpDown}">
        <Setter Property="Template">
            <Setter.Value>
                <ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type local:NumericUpDown}">              
                        <Grid>
                            <Grid.RowDefinitions>
                                <RowDefinition Height="*"/>
                                <RowDefinition Height="*"/>
                                <RowDefinition Height="*"/>
                            </Grid.RowDefinitions>
                            <RepeatButton Grid.Row="0" Name="Part_UpButton"/>
                            <ContentPresenter Grid.Row="1"></ContentPresenter>
                            <RepeatButton Grid.Row="2" Name="Part_DownButton"/>
                        </Grid>                  
                </ControlTemplate>
            </Setter.Value>
        </Setter>
    </Style>
</ResourceDictionary>

    <Window x:Class="numericButton2.MainWindow"
            xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
            xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
            xmlns:local="clr-namespace:numericButton2"
            Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525">
        <Grid>
            <local:NumericUpDown Margin="181,94,253,161" x:Name="ufuk" StepValue="4" Minimum="0" Maximum="20">            
            </local:NumericUpDown>
            <TextBlock Margin="211,112,279,0" Text="{Binding ElementName=ufuk, Path=Value}" Height="20" VerticalAlignment="Top"></TextBlock>
        </Grid>
    </Window>
public class NumericUpDown : Control
{
    private RepeatButton _UpButton;
    private RepeatButton _DownButton;
    public readonly static DependencyProperty MaximumProperty;
    public readonly static DependencyProperty MinimumProperty;
    public readonly static DependencyProperty ValueProperty;
    public readonly static DependencyProperty StepProperty;   
    static NumericUpDown()
    {
        DefaultStyleKeyProperty.OverrideMetadata(typeof(NumericUpDown), new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(typeof(NumericUpDown)));
        MaximumProperty = DependencyProperty.Register("Maximum", typeof(int), typeof(NumericUpDown), new UIPropertyMetadata(10));
        MinimumProperty = DependencyProperty.Register("Minimum", typeof(int), typeof(NumericUpDown), new UIPropertyMetadata(0));
        StepProperty = DependencyProperty.Register("StepValue", typeof(int), typeof(NumericUpDown), new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(5));
        ValueProperty = DependencyProperty.Register("Value", typeof(int), typeof(NumericUpDown), new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(0));
    }
    #region DpAccessior
    public int Maximum
    {
        get { return (int)GetValue(MaximumProperty); }
        set { SetValue(MaximumProperty, value); }
    }
    public int Minimum
    {
        get { return (int)GetValue(MinimumProperty); }
        set { SetValue(MinimumProperty, value); }
    }
    public int Value
    {
        get { return (int)GetValue(ValueProperty); }
        set { SetCurrentValue(ValueProperty, value); }
    }
    public int StepValue
    {
        get { return (int)GetValue(StepProperty); }
        set { SetValue(StepProperty, value); }
    }
    #endregion
    public override void OnApplyTemplate()
    {
        base.OnApplyTemplate();
        _UpButton = Template.FindName("Part_UpButton", this) as RepeatButton;
        _DownButton = Template.FindName("Part_DownButton", this) as RepeatButton;
        _UpButton.Click += _UpButton_Click;
        _DownButton.Click += _DownButton_Click;
    }

    void _DownButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
    {
        if (Value > Minimum)
        {
            Value -= StepValue;
            if (Value < Minimum)
                Value = Minimum;
        }
    }

    void _UpButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
    {
        if (Value < Maximum)
        {
            Value += StepValue;
            if (Value > Maximum)
                Value = Maximum;
        }
    }

}