creating custom itemscontrol
I'm trying to create a custom control derived from ItemsControl . The ItemsControl is initialized with items, but they are not shown. the itemsControl : public class PipeControl : ItemsControl { static PipeControl() { DefaultStyleKeyProperty.OverrideMetadata(typeof(PipeControl), new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(typeof(PipeControl))); } public PipeControl() { Checkers = new ObservableCollection<Checker>(); Checkers.Add(new Checker()); Checkers.Add(new Checker()); Checkers.Add(new Checker()); Checkers.Add(new Checker()); Checkers.Add(new Checker()); } public ObservableCollection<Checker> Checkers {