DataTemplate.DataTriggers not found? - xaml

Question

A pretty strange thing happens when trying to use DataTemplate.DataTriggers in my XAML for Windows 8 Metro app.
In my App.xaml, I am defining template for my data. I'd like to use the DataTriggers, but when I type it my VS2012 editor, I get errors stating that
The attachable property 'DataTriggers' was not found in type 'DataTemplate'.
and
The member "DataTriggers" is not recognized or is not accessible.
A similar issue happens when I try to set the DataType property for DataTemplate:
The property 'DataType' was not found in type 'DataTemplate'.
What am I missing here? The DataTemplate works fine without these things, but still it would be much easier for me to use them in my project. Here a short snippet of my XAML:
<DataTemplate x:Key="MyTemplate" >
<Grid HorizontalAlignment="Left" Width="450" Height="100">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition/>
<RowDefinition/>
<RowDefinition/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="10" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Rectangle Grid.Row="0" Grid.RowSpan="3" Stretch="UniformToFill" Width="10">
<Rectangle.Fill>
<SolidColorBrush Color="#FF425400" />
</Rectangle.Fill>
</Rectangle>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Title}" Style="{StaticResource TitleTextStyle}" Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" />
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Teaser}" Style="{StaticResource SubtitleTextStyle}" Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="1" Grid.ColumnSpan="2"/>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Content}" Style="{StaticResource BasicTextStyle}" Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="2" />
<TextBlock Text="{Binding TimeDesc}" Style="{StaticResource BasicTextStyle}" Grid.Column="2" Grid.Row="2" />
</Grid>
<DataTemplate.DataTriggers>
</DataTemplate.DataTriggers>
</DataTemplate>

Answer 1

Triggers are only available in WPF, and not on any of the other XAML platforms. Common alternatives are VisualStates, converters, or making changes from code.