How to define a DataTemplate in code?

Question

How can I create a DataTemplate in code (using C#) and then add a control to that DataTemplate?

Answer 1

You can add a control like a TextBlock using a FrameworkElementFactory. Then you can add the TextBlockto the VisualTree of the DataTemplate. Like so:

//Create binding object and set as mode=oneway
Binding binding = new Binding();
binding.Path = new PropertyPath("SomePropertyPathName");
binding.Mode = BindingMode.OneWay;

//get textblock object from factory and set binding
FrameworkElementFactory textElement = new FrameworkElementFactory(typeof(TextBlock));
textElement.SetBinding(TextBlock.TextProperty, binding);

//apply textblock to datatemplate
dataTemplate.VisualTree = textElement;