WatermarkTextBox

WatermarkTextBox

Derives from Xceed.Wpf.Toolkit.AutoSelectTextBox

The WatermarkTextBox is simply a TextBox that allows you to specify an object, usually a String, to represent null or missing text.

Using Text

     <xctk:WatermarkTextBox Watermark="Enter First Name" />

Using an Image with Text

         <xctk:WatermarkTextBox>
            <xctk:WatermarkTextBox.Watermark>
                <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
                    <Image Source="Contact16.png" Stretch="None" />
                    <TextBlock Text="Enter First Name" Margin="4,0,0,0" />
                </StackPanel>
            </xctk:WatermarkTextBox.Watermark>
        </xctk:WatermarkTextBox>    

Custom WatermarkTemplate

        <xctk:WatermarkTextBox Watermark="Enter First Name">
            <xctk:WatermarkTextBox.WatermarkTemplate>
                <DataTemplate>
                    <Border BorderBrush="Green" BorderThickness="1">
                        <ContentControl Content="{Binding}" Foreground="DarkRed" FontWeight="Bold" Focusable="False" />
                    </Border>
                </DataTemplate>
            </xctk:WatermarkTextBox.WatermarkTemplate>
        </xctk:WatermarkTextBox>   

Properties

Property	Description
AutoMoveFocus	Gets or sets a value indicating if the focus can navigate in the appropriate flow direction (e.g., from one cell to another when a cell is being edited) when the cursor is at the beginning or end of the auto-select text box. (Inherited from AutoSelectTextBox)
AutoSelectBehavior	Gets or sets a value indicating how the content of the auto-select text box is selected (Never or OnFocus). By default, Never. (Inherited from AutoSelectTextBox)
KeepWatermarkOnGotFocus	Gets or sets if the Watermark will be displayed when the focus is set on the watermarkTextBox, when text is empty. Default is False.
Watermark	Gets or sets the object to use in place of null or missing Text.
WatermarkTemplate	Gets or sets the DataTemplate to use to display the Watermark.

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