A simple child window for MahApps.Metro. Yes, this means you need MahApps.Metro
to use this control.
The dll contains the ChildWindow
and a helper class ChildWindowManager
.
MahApps.Metro.SimpleChildWindow can be installed via NuGet.
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Property | Description |
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AllowMove (bool default false ) |
The child window can be moved by the title bar |
IsModal (bool default true ) |
The overlay takes the mouse events if an overlay brush exists (by default it is black with an opacity) |
OverlayBrush (Brush default Transparent ) |
The brush for the overlay container. The theme defines this to a black solid brush with an opacity |
ShowTitleBar (bool default true ) |
Show/hides the title bar |
TitleBarHeight (int default 30 ) |
Sets the title bar height |
TitleBarBackground (Brush default WindowTitleColorBrush from MahApps.Metro) |
The title bar background |
TitleForeground (Brush default IdealForegroundColorBrush from MahApps.Metro) |
The title foreground |
Title (string ) |
The title for the child window |
TitleFontSize (double default WindowTitleFontSize from MahApps.Metro) |
|
TitleFontFamily (FontFamily default HeaderFontFamily from MahApps.Metro) |
|
Icon (object ) |
Defines an icon for the title bar |
IconTemplate (DataTemplate ) |
Defines a template for the Icon or something else |
ShowCloseButton (bool default false ) |
Show a close button on the title bar |
CloseOnOverlay (bool default false ) |
If set to true the ChildWindow can be closed by clicking on the overlay. |
CloseByEscape (bool default true ) |
If set to true the ChildWindow can be closed by the Escape key. |
CloseButtonStyle (Style default MetroWindowButtonStyle from MahApps.Metro) |
Defines the style for the close button |
CloseButtonCommand (ICommand ) |
Defines a command for the close button. This command will be only executed if the Close method was called. |
CloseButtonCommandParameter (object ) |
Defines a (bindable) parameter for the close button command |
IsOpen (bool ) |
Show or closes the child window |
ChildWindowWidth (double ) |
Defines the width for the child window |
ChildWindowHeight (double ) |
Defines the height for the child window |
EnableDropShadow (bool default true ) |
Shows a shadow (glow) around the child window |
GlowBrush (SolidColorBrush default Black ) |
Defines the glow (shadow) for the child window |
BorderBrush |
Defines the brush for the child window border |
BorderThickness |
Defines the border thickness for the child window |
FocusedElement (FrameworkElement ) |
Which element should be focused after open the child window (if no element is defined, the first element will be focused) |
AllowFocusElement (bool default true ) |
Defines if the child window should focus an element |
VerticalContentAlignment |
Defines the vertical position of the child window |
HorizontalContentAlignment |
Defines the horizontal position of the child window |
Method | Description |
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Close() |
Closes the ChildWindow . It will also raise the Closing event and execute the CloseButtonCommand . After all successfully closing stuff the ClosingFinished event will be raised. |
Event | Description |
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IsOpenChanged (RoutedEventHandler) |
An event that is raised when IsOpen property changes. |
Closing (EventHandler) |
An event that is raised when the ChildWindow is closing. |
ClosingFinished (RoutedEventHandler) |
An event that is raised when the closing animation has finished. |
Show a child window with this method.
public static Task ShowChildWindowAsync(this MetroWindow window,
ChildWindow dialog,
OverlayFillBehavior overlayFillBehavior = OverlayFillBehavior.WindowContent)
OverlayFillBehavior
: An enumeration to control the fill behavior of the behavior (full window or only the content)
Directly in XAML
<simpleChildWindow:ChildWindow
IsOpen="{Binding IsChildWindowOpenOrNotProperty}"
HorizontalContentAlignment="Stretch"
VerticalContentAlignment="Stretch"
Padding="15"
ChildWindowImage="Error"
Title="TestChild 1">
<Grid>
</Grid>
</simpleChildWindow:ChildWindow>
Or with the ChildWindowManager
private async void OpenAChildWindow_OnButtonClick(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
// opens a cool child window
await this.ShowChildWindowAsync(new CoolChildWindow() { IsModal = false });
}
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Copyright (c) 2014-2015 Jan Karger
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