WPF ComboBox DropDown Placement

Question

I have a ContentControl comprised from left to right of a Button, partition and a ComboBox. I want the ComboBox dropdown to line up with the left side of the control as opposed to the left side of the combobox. Can't seem to find docs on Relative placement, etc. Anyone dealt with this? TIA

Answer 1

I've done something similar before - I ended up deriving from ComboBox, getting the popup part of the control and using the CustomPopupPlacementCallback to position it. Something like this...

class MyComboBox : ComboBox
{
    public override void OnApplyTemplate()
    {
        base.OnApplyTemplate();

        var popup = (Popup)Template.FindName("PART_Popup", this);
        popup.Placement = PlacementMode.Custom;
        popup.CustomPopupPlacementCallback = placePopup;
    }

    private CustomPopupPlacement[] placePopup(Size popupSize, Size targetSize, Point offset)
    {
        var placements = new[] { new CustomPopupPlacement() };
        placements[0].Point = // position the drop-down here!
        return placements;
    }
}