Translate ImageButton from C# to XAML
- by Bill
I worked out the C# code to create an ImageButton (below) that has three images (one base-image and two overlays) and three text boxes as the face of the button. I am inheriting from the Button class, which unfortunately includes several components that I didn't realize would surface until after coding and need to remove, namely the bright-blue surrounding border on IsMouseOver, and any visible borders between the buttons, as the buttons will end up in a wrapPanel and the borders need to be seamless. Now that the format has been worked out in C#, I expect that I need to translate to XAML so that I can create a ControlTemplate to get the functionality necessary, however I am not certain as to the process of translating from C# to XAML. Can anyone steer me in the right direction?
public class ACover : Button
{
Image cAImage = null;
Image jCImage = null;
Image jCImageOverlay = null;
TextBlock ATextBlock = null;
TextBlock AbTextBlock = null;
TextBlock ReleaseDateTextBlock = null;
private string _TracksXML = "";
public ACover()
{
Grid cArtGrid = new Grid();
cArtGrid.Background = new SolidColorBrush(Color.FromRgb(38, 44, 64));
cArtGrid.Margin = new System.Windows.Thickness(5, 10, 5, 10);
RowDefinition row1 = new RowDefinition();
row1.Height = new GridLength(225);
RowDefinition row2 = new RowDefinition();
row2.Height = new GridLength(0, GridUnitType.Auto);
RowDefinition row3 = new RowDefinition();
row3.Height = new GridLength(0, GridUnitType.Auto);
RowDefinition row4 = new RowDefinition();
row4.Height = new GridLength(0, GridUnitType.Auto);
cArtGrid.RowDefinitions.Add(row1);
cArtGrid.RowDefinitions.Add(row2);
cArtGrid.RowDefinitions.Add(row3);
cArtGrid.RowDefinitions.Add(row4);
ColumnDefinition col1 = new ColumnDefinition();
col1.Width = new GridLength(0, GridUnitType.Auto);
cArtGrid.ColumnDefinitions.Add(col1);
jCImage = new Image();
jCImage.Height = 240;
jCImage.Width = 260;
jCImage.VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Top;
jCImage.Source = new BitmapImage(new Uri(Properties.Settings.Default.pathToGridImages + "jc.png", UriKind.Absolute));
cArtGrid.Children.Add(jCImage);
cArtImage = new Image();
cArtImage.Height = 192;
cArtImage.Width = 192;
cArtImage.Margin = new System.Windows.Thickness(3, 7, 0, 0);
cArtImage.VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Top;
cArtGrid.Children.Add(cArtImage);
jCImageOverlay = new Image();
jCImageOverlay.Height = 192;
jCImageOverlay.Width = 192;
jCImageOverlay.Margin = new System.Windows.Thickness(3, 7, 0, 0);
jCImageOverlay.VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Top;
jCImageOverlay.Source = new BitmapImage(new Uri( Properties.Settings.Default.pathToGridImages + "jc-overlay.png", UriKind.Absolute));
coverArtGrid.Children.Add(jCImageOverlay);
ATextBlock = new TextBlock();
ATextBlock.Foreground = new SolidColorBrush(Color.FromRgb(173, 176, 198));
ATextBlock.Margin = new Thickness(10, -10, 0, 0);
cArtGrid.Children.Add(ATextBlock);
AlTextBlock = new TextBlock();
AlTextBlock.Margin = new Thickness(10, 0, 0, 0);
AlTextBlock.Foreground = new SolidColorBrush(Color.FromRgb(173, 176, 198));
cArtGrid.Children.Add(AlTextBlock);
RDTextBlock = new TextBlock();
RDTextBlock.Margin = new Thickness(10, 0, 0, 0);
RDTextBlock.Foreground = new SolidColorBrush(Color.FromRgb(173, 176, 198));
cArtGrid.Children.Add(RDTextBlock);
Grid.SetColumn(jCImage, 0);
Grid.SetRow(jCImage, 0);
Grid.SetColumn(jCImageOverlay, 0);
Grid.SetRow(jCImageOverlay, 0);
Grid.SetColumn(cArtImage, 0);
Grid.SetRow(cArtImage, 0);
Grid.SetColumn(ATextBlock, 0);
Grid.SetRow(ATextBlock, 1);
Grid.SetColumn(AlTextBlock, 0);
Grid.SetRow(AlTextBlock, 2);
Grid.SetColumn(RDTextBlock, 0);
Grid.SetRow(RDTextBlock, 3);
this.Content = cArtGrid;
}
public string A
{
get { if (ATextBlock != null) return ATextBlock.Text;
else return String.Empty; }
set { if (ATextBlock != null) ATextBlock.Text = value; }
}
public string Al
{
get { if (AlTextBlock != null) return AlTextBlock.Text;
else return String.Empty; }
set { if (AlTextBlock != null) AlTextBlock.Text = value; }
}
public string RD
{
get { if (RDTextBlock != null) return RDTextBlock.Text;
else return String.Empty; }
set { if (RDTextBlock != null) RDTextBlock.Text = value; }
}
public ImageSource Image
{
get { if (cArtImage != null) return cArtImage.Source;
else return null; }
set { if (cArtImage != null) cArtImage.Source = value; }
}
public string TracksXML
{
get { return _TracksXML; }
set { _TracksXML = value; }
}
public double ImageWidth
{
get { if (cArtImage != null) return cArtImage.Width;
else return double.NaN; }
set { if (cArtImage != null) cArtImage.Width = value; }
}
public double ImageHeight
{
get { if (cArtImage != null) return cArtImage.Height;
else return double.NaN; }
set { if (cArtImage != null) cArtImage.Height = value; }
}
}
