Styling WPF ComboBox items

Question

I have a very simple WPF application which displays a ComboBox which binds to a list of classes which represent people. Each \'Person\' object has a Name string field, and a

Answer 1

Use ItemContainerStyle instead of ItemTemplate:

    <ComboBox ItemsSource="{Binding People}" Width="100" Height="20">
        <ComboBox.ItemContainerStyle>
            <Style TargetType="ComboBoxItem">
                <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="Pink" />
                <Style.Triggers>
                    <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding Path=Sex}" Value="Male">
                        <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="Blue" />
                    </DataTrigger>
                </Style.Triggers>
            </Style>
        </ComboBox.ItemContainerStyle>
    </ComboBox>

Answer 2

You should use "Style" triggers instead of "TextBlock.Triggers"

use this XAML:

<Window x:Class="ComboBoxColour.MainWindow"
        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
        Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525">
    <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical">
        <ComboBox ItemsSource="{Binding People}" Width="100" Height="20">
            <ComboBox.ItemTemplate>
                <DataTemplate>
                    <TextBlock Name="somePerson" Text="{Binding Path=Name}">
                        <TextBlock.Style>
                            <Style TargetType="TextBlock">
                                <Style.Triggers>
                                    <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding Path=Sex}" Value="Male">
                                        <DataTrigger.Setters>
                                            <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="blue"/>
                                        </DataTrigger.Setters>
                                    </DataTrigger>
                                    <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding Path=Sex}" Value="Female">
                                        <DataTrigger.Setters>
                                            <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="Pink"/>
                                        </DataTrigger.Setters>
                                    </DataTrigger>
                                </Style.Triggers>
                            </Style>
                        </TextBlock.Style>
                    </TextBlock>
                </DataTemplate>
            </ComboBox.ItemTemplate>
        </ComboBox>
    </StackPanel>
</Window>

Now you'll have blue for male and pink for female.