ItemsControl.ItemsPanel Property

XAML Values

• singlePanelTemplate
  A single ItemsPanelTemplate object element. That ItemsPanelTemplate would typically have multiple child elements that define the panel layout.

• resourceReferenceToPanelTemplate
  A resource reference to an existing ItemsPanelTemplate from a resources collection. The resource reference must specify the desired ItemsPanelTemplate by key.

Property Value

Type: System.Windows.Controls.ItemsPanelTemplate
An ItemsPanelTemplate that defines the panel to use for the layout of the items. The default value for the ItemsControl is an ItemsPanelTemplate that specifies a StackPanel.

<Grid>
  <Grid.Resources>
    <Style x:Key="horizontalListBoxStyle" TargetType="ListBox">
      <Setter Property="ItemsPanel">
        <Setter.Value>
          <ItemsPanelTemplate>
            <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal"
              VerticalAlignment="Center"
              HorizontalAlignment="Center"/>
          </ItemsPanelTemplate>
        </Setter.Value>
      </Setter>
    </Style>

    <src:Items x:Key="items"/>
  </Grid.Resources>

  <ListBox ItemsSource="{StaticResource items}" 
           Style="{StaticResource horizontalListBoxStyle}"/>

</Grid>

Public Class Items
    Inherits System.Collections.ObjectModel.ObservableCollection(Of String)

    Public Sub New()
        Add("Item 1")
        Add("Item 2")
        Add("Item 3")
        Add("Item 4")
        Add("Item 5")
    End Sub
End Class

public class Items : 
    System.Collections.ObjectModel.ObservableCollection<string>
{
    public Items()
    {
        Add("Item 1");
        Add("Item 2");
        Add("Item 3");
        Add("Item 4");
        Add("Item 5");
    }
}