Create DataTemplate in code behind

Question

How do i add controls to datatemplates programmatically?

For Example. Below I\'ve created TextBlock and DataTemplate.

TextBlock text = new TextBlock(         


        

Answer 1

Although Archedius's method works, officially it is deprecated and instead recommended way to programmatically create a template is to load XAML from a string or a memory stream using the Load method of the XamlReader class like this...

public DataTemplate Create(Type type)
{
    StringReader stringReader = new StringReader(
    @" 
            <" + type.Name + @" Text=""{Binding " + ShowColumn + @"}""/> 
        ");
    XmlReader xmlReader = XmlReader.Create(stringReader);
    return XamlReader.Load(xmlReader) as DataTemplate;
}

Official line taken from msdn: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.frameworkelementfactory.aspx

Code example from Fredrik Hedblad's post here: Problems with XamlReader generating DataTemplate