Styling ListBox with Static Content - xaml

Question

I have a set of static content that I want in a ListBox control.
<ListBox>
<ListBox.Items>
<ListBoxItem>
<Image />
<TextBlock Text="One" />
</ListBoxItem>
<ListBoxItem>
<Image />
<TextBlock Text="Two" />
</ListBoxItem>
<ListBoxItem>
<Image />
<TextBlock Text="Three" />
</ListBoxItem>
</ListBox.Items>
</ListBox>
How do I go about styling this? I know I can style each ListBoxItem individually, and I know how to style when data bound, but how do I style the a listbox item template when using static content like this?

Answer 1

You can define the items as low-level objects and use data-templating, which may not be the same as styles but properties are only set once as well:
<ListBox xmlns:sys="clr-namespace:System;assembly=mscorlib">
<ListBox.Items>
<sys:String>one</sys:String>
<sys:String>two</sys:String>
<sys:String>three</sys:String>
</ListBox.Items>
<ListBox.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<!-- "Style" this at will -->
<StackPanel>
<Image />
<TextBlock Text="{Binding}"/>
</StackPanel>
</DataTemplate>
</ListBox.ItemTemplate>
</ListBox>
(To style the wrapping ListBoxItems you can try using an implicit style defined in the ListBox.Resources)
The following only works in WPF
Add a style to the resources of the ListBox and only set the TargetType and not the x:Key, it will be applied automatically.
You can even nest this automatic application using Resources, e.g.:
<ListBox>
<ListBox.Resources>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type ListBoxItem}">
<Style.Resources>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type Image}">
<Setter Property="Width" Value="100"/>
</Style>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type TextBlock}">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="Blue"/>
</Style>
</Style.Resources>
</Style>
</ListBox.Resources>
<!-- Items here -->
</ListBox>