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I am passing parameters to UserControl. In the UserControl itself, there is a RadioButton to which the ToggleButton style is attached. In fact, in the style itself there are Text and Icon elements; they need to be passed a parameter, it must be bound via x: Bind. If I assign TargetType="local:MenuButton" it throws a XAML parsing error. If you use TemplateBinding it will throw an error global::System.Diagnostics.Debugger.Break()
<UserControl
x:Class="Organazier.UserControls.MenuButton"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:local="using:Organazier.UserControls"
xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
mc:Ignorable="d" Background="Transparent">
<UserControl.Resources>
<!--default icon-->
<x:String x:Key="DefaultIcon">M4,2L4,22 12.683594,22C12.387594,21.378,12.181078,20.707,12.080078,20L12.074219,20C12.026219,19.673 12,19.34 12,19 12,15.474 14.609,12.566078 18,12.080078 18.327,12.033078 18.66,12 19,12 19.34,12 19.673,12.033078 20,12.080078L20,8 14,2 4,2z M13,3.4550781L18.5,9 13,9 13,3.4550781z M19,14C16.25,14 14,16.25 14,19 14,21.75 16.25,24 19,24 21.75,24 24,21.75 24,19 24,16.25 21.75,14 19,14z M19,16C19.461147,16,19.892436,16.114019,20.283203,16.300781L16.300781,20.285156C16.113553,19.893994 16,19.461758 16,19 16,17.346 17.346,16 19,16z M21.699219,17.716797C21.885981,18.107564 22,18.538853 22,19 22,20.654 20.654,22 19,22 18.538242,22 18.106006,21.886447 17.714844,21.699219L21.699219,17.716797z</x:String>
<Style x:Key="MenuButtonStyle" TargetType="ToggleButton">
<Setter Property="Height" Value="100"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalAlignment" Value="Stretch"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Center"/>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="#CCFFFFFF"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="0"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="ToggleButton">
<Grid x:Name="RootGrid" CornerRadius="10" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}" BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}" Padding="{Binding Padding}">
<Grid x:Name="myGrid">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<!--column for Icon-->
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
<!--Column for Text-->
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<!-- There will be a link error -->
<Path Data="{x:Bind Icon, FallbackValue={StaticResource DefaultIcon}, TargetNullValue={StaticResource DefaultIcon}}" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center"
Stretch="Uniform"
Height="30" Width="31"
Fill="#515EC1"/>
<!-- There will be a link error -->
<TextBlock
FontSize="20"
Grid.Column="1"
Text="{x:Bind TextCustom}"
/>
</Grid>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</UserControl.Resources>
<!--now since we have radio button, there is a property "GroupName" which we can use for our benefit here..-->
<RadioButton Style="{StaticResource MenuButtonStyle}"
GroupName="{x:Bind GroupName}"
Command="{x:Bind TogleCommand}"
CommandParameter="{x:Bind ItemName}"
/>
</UserControl>
Works in wpf
Text="{Binding Text, ElementName=this, FallbackValue=MenuText, TargetNullValue=MenuText}"
<UserControl x:Class="Organaizer.UserControls.MenuButton"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
xmlns:local="clr-namespace:Organaizer.UserControls"
mc:Ignorable="d" x:Name="this" Background="Transparent">
<UserControl.Resources>
<PathGeometry x:Key="DefaultIcon" Figures="M4,2L4,22 12.683594,22C12.387594,21.378,12.181078,20.707,12.080078,20L12.074219,20C12.026219,19.673 12,19.34 12,19 12,15.474 14.609,12.566078 18,12.080078 18.327,12.033078 18.66,12 19,12 19.34,12 19.673,12.033078 20,12.080078L20,8 14,2 4,2z M13,3.4550781L18.5,9 13,9 13,3.4550781z M19,14C16.25,14 14,16.25 14,19 14,21.75 16.25,24 19,24 21.75,24 24,21.75 24,19 24,16.25 21.75,14 19,14z M19,16C19.461147,16,19.892436,16.114019,20.283203,16.300781L16.300781,20.285156C16.113553,19.893994 16,19.461758 16,19 16,17.346 17.346,16 19,16z M21.699219,17.716797C21.885981,18.107564 22,18.538853 22,19 22,20.654 20.654,22 19,22 18.538242,22 18.106006,21.886447 17.714844,21.699219L21.699219,17.716797z"/>
<Style x:Key="MenuButtonStyle" TargetType="{x:Type ToggleButton}">
<Setter Property="Height" Value="100"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalAlignment" Value="Stretch"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Center"/>
<Setter Property="Background" Value="#CCFFFFFF"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="0"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type ToggleButton}">
<Border Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" CornerRadius="10" BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}" Padding="{Binding Padding, ElementName=this}">
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<!--column for Icon-->
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
<!--Column for Text-->
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<!--the Fallbackvalue is used when the binding path is not correct or null so we can set default value to use instead of that in case.. like we are using default icon here.. and so does happen with Targetnullvalue.. when there is no value provided from source our binding will use default value-->
<Path Data="{Binding Icon, ElementName=this, FallbackValue={StaticResource DefaultIcon}, TargetNullValue={StaticResource DefaultIcon}}" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center"
Stretch="Uniform"
Height="30" Width="31"
Fill="#515EC1"/>
<TextBlock FontSize="20" Grid.Column="1" Text="{Binding Text, ElementName=this, FallbackValue=MenuText, TargetNullValue=MenuText}"/>
</Grid>
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</UserControl.Resources>
<RadioButton Style="{StaticResource MenuButtonStyle}"
GroupName="{Binding GroupName, ElementName=this}"
Command="{Binding Path=TogleCommand, ElementName=this, Mode=OneWay}"
CommandParameter="{Binding ItemName, ElementName=this}"
/>
</UserControl>

If you want to change the style of the radio button like adding some extra control and you want to use binding to pass data to it, you will need to create a custom radiobutton.
Create a new class file called MyRadioButton. Inherited from Radiobutton
Get the default style of the RadioButton and change its target type to MyRadioButton.
Apply that style in the MyRadioButton class by setting the DefaultStyleKey property
Create two DependencyProperties in the MyRadioButton class so you could use binding to pass data to the MyRadioButton class.
Go to the style for MyRadioButton. Add controls as you want which uses the new data.
Here is the simple sample I made, you could refer to this.
MyRadioButton.cs
public class MyRadioButton :RadioButton
{
public MyRadioButton()
{
this.DefaultStyleKey = typeof(MyRadioButton);
this.DataContext = this;
}
// create a string property
public string customText
{
get { return (string)GetValue(customTextProperty); }
set { SetValue(customTextProperty, value); }
}
// Using a DependencyProperty as the backing store for customText. This enables animation, styling, binding, etc...
public static readonly DependencyProperty customTextProperty =
DependencyProperty.Register("customText", typeof(string), typeof(MyRadioButton), new PropertyMetadata(null,new PropertyChangedCallback(OncustomTextChanged)));
// property changed
private static void OncustomTextChanged(DependencyObject d, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
{
var value = e.NewValue;
Debug.WriteLine("New Text Value get");
}
//create a image property
public BitmapImage customImage
{
get { return (BitmapImage)GetValue(customImageProperty); }
set { SetValue(customImageProperty, value); }
}
// Using a DependencyProperty as the backing store for customImage. This enables animation, styling, binding, etc...
public static readonly DependencyProperty customImageProperty =
DependencyProperty.Register("customImage", typeof(BitmapImage), typeof(MyRadioButton), new PropertyMetadata(null, new PropertyChangedCallback(OncustomImageChanged)));
private static void OncustomImageChanged(DependencyObject d, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
{
var value = e.NewValue;
Debug.WriteLine("New BitmapImage Value get");
}
MyRadioButton Style
<Application.Resources>
<Style TargetType="local:MyRadioButton">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{ThemeResource RadioButtonBackground}"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{ThemeResource RadioButtonForeground}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{ThemeResource RadioButtonBorderBrush}"/>
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="8,6,0,0"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalAlignment" Value="Left"/>
<Setter Property="VerticalAlignment" Value="Center"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Left"/>
<Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Top"/>
<Setter Property="FontFamily" Value="{ThemeResource ContentControlThemeFontFamily}"/>
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="{ThemeResource ControlContentThemeFontSize}"/>
<Setter Property="MinWidth" Value="120"/>
<Setter Property="UseSystemFocusVisuals" Value="{StaticResource UseSystemFocusVisuals}"/>
<Setter Property="FocusVisualMargin" Value="-7,-3,-7,-3"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="RadioButton">
<Grid x:Name="RootGrid" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}" BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}" CornerRadius="{TemplateBinding CornerRadius}">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="20"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="120"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Normal"/>
<VisualState x:Name="PointerOver">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource RadioButtonForegroundPointerOver}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="RootGrid" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource RadioButtonBackgroundPointerOver}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="RootGrid" Storyboard.TargetProperty="BorderBrush">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource RadioButtonBorderBrushPointerOver}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="OuterEllipse" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Stroke">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource RadioButtonOuterEllipseStrokePointerOver}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="OuterEllipse" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Fill">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource RadioButtonOuterEllipseFillPointerOver}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="CheckOuterEllipse" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Stroke">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource RadioButtonOuterEllipseCheckedStrokePointerOver}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="CheckOuterEllipse" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Fill">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource RadioButtonOuterEllipseCheckedFillPointerOver}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="CheckGlyph" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Fill">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource RadioButtonCheckGlyphFillPointerOver}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="CheckGlyph" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Stroke">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource RadioButtonCheckGlyphStrokePointerOver}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Pressed">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource RadioButtonForegroundPressed}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="RootGrid" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource RadioButtonBackgroundPressed}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="RootGrid" Storyboard.TargetProperty="BorderBrush">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource RadioButtonBorderBrushPressed}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="OuterEllipse" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Stroke">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource RadioButtonOuterEllipseStrokePressed}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="OuterEllipse" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Fill">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource RadioButtonOuterEllipseFillPressed}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="CheckOuterEllipse" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Stroke">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource RadioButtonOuterEllipseCheckedStrokePressed}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="CheckOuterEllipse" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Fill">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource RadioButtonOuterEllipseCheckedFillPressed}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="CheckGlyph" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Fill">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource RadioButtonCheckGlyphFillPressed}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="CheckGlyph" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Stroke">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource RadioButtonCheckGlyphStrokePressed}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Disabled">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource RadioButtonForegroundDisabled}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="RootGrid" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource RadioButtonBackgroundDisabled}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="RootGrid" Storyboard.TargetProperty="BorderBrush">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource RadioButtonBorderBrushDisabled}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="OuterEllipse" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Stroke">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource RadioButtonOuterEllipseStrokeDisabled}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="OuterEllipse" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Fill">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource RadioButtonOuterEllipseFillDisabled}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="CheckOuterEllipse" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Stroke">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource RadioButtonOuterEllipseCheckedStrokeDisabled}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="CheckOuterEllipse" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Fill">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource RadioButtonOuterEllipseCheckedFillDisabled}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="CheckGlyph" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Fill">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource RadioButtonCheckGlyphFillDisabled}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="CheckGlyph" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Stroke">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource RadioButtonCheckGlyphStrokeDisabled}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CheckStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Checked">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" Storyboard.TargetName="CheckGlyph" To="1" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity"/>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" Storyboard.TargetName="OuterEllipse" To="0" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity"/>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" Storyboard.TargetName="CheckOuterEllipse" To="1" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity"/>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Unchecked"/>
<VisualState x:Name="Indeterminate"/>
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<Grid Height="32" VerticalAlignment="Top">
<Ellipse Grid.Column="0" x:Name="OuterEllipse" Fill="{StaticResource RadioButtonOuterEllipseFill}" Height="20" Stroke="{ThemeResource RadioButtonOuterEllipseStroke}" StrokeThickness="{ThemeResource RadioButtonBorderThemeThickness}" UseLayoutRounding="False" Width="20"/>
<Ellipse Grid.Column="0" x:Name="CheckOuterEllipse" Fill="{ThemeResource RadioButtonOuterEllipseCheckedFill}" Height="20" Opacity="0" Stroke="{ThemeResource RadioButtonOuterEllipseCheckedStroke}" StrokeThickness="{ThemeResource RadioButtonBorderThemeThickness}" UseLayoutRounding="False" Width="20"/>
<Ellipse Grid.Column="0" x:Name="CheckGlyph" Fill="{ThemeResource RadioButtonCheckGlyphFill}" Height="10" Opacity="0" Stroke="{ThemeResource RadioButtonCheckGlyphStroke}" UseLayoutRounding="False" Width="10"/>
</Grid>
<Grid Height="32" Grid.Column="1">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<TextBlock Grid.Row="1" Text="{Binding customText}" Width="60" Height="32"/>
<Image Source="{Binding customImage}" Width="60" Height="32"/>
</Grid>
<ContentPresenter x:Name="ContentPresenter"
AutomationProperties.AccessibilityView="Raw"
ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding ContentTemplate}"
Grid.Column="2" Content="{TemplateBinding Content}"
ContentTransitions="{TemplateBinding ContentTransitions}"
Foreground="{TemplateBinding Foreground}"
HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}"
Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}"
TextWrapping="Wrap"
VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}"/>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</Application.Resources>
MainPage.Xaml
<Grid>
<local:MyRadioButton x:Name="MyTestBUTTON" customText="{x:Bind testString}" customImage="{x:Bind targetimage}" Content="First Choice"/>
</Grid>
MainPage.cs
public string testString { get; set; }
public BitmapImage targetimage { get; set; }
public MainPage()
{
this.InitializeComponent();
targetimage = new BitmapImage();
targetimage.UriSource = new Uri("ms-appx:///Assets/london.png");
testString = "234";
}
Result

UWP User Control Unable to instatiate MyUserControl

My Uwp app builds and runs correctly. The User Control is visible in the user control designer. When I initially add the control to my main page the control is visible in the designer. I run the app and come back to main Page designed and the User Control has vanished and the xaml says "Unable ti instaiate an object of type user Control. I don;t understand why the control is visible in the user control designer but not the main page designer AND the app runs fine.
Has anybody else come across this problem? is there a clue to where I might find issues in the user control?
The XAML for the user control:
<UserControl
x:Class="UI_Test_1.Controls.BookingTimeControl"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
xmlns:local="using:UI_Test_1.Views"
xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
xmlns:telerik="using:Telerik.UI.Xaml.Controls.Input"
xmlns:uControls="using:UI_Test_1.Controls"
d:DesignHeight="400"
d:DesignWidth="500"
mc:Ignorable="d">
<UserControl.Resources>
<Style x:Key="ListBoxItemContainerStyle1" TargetType="ListBoxItem">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Transparent" />
<Setter Property="TabNavigation" Value="Local" />
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="5,5,5,5" />
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Left" />
<Setter Property="UseSystemFocusVisuals" Value="{StaticResource UseSystemFocusVisuals}" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="ListBoxItem">
<Grid
x:Name="LayoutRoot"
Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"
BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}">
<Grid.Resources>
<Style x:Key="BaseContentPresenterStyle" TargetType="ContentPresenter">
<Setter Property="FontFamily" Value="XamlAutoFontFamily" />
<Setter Property="FontWeight" Value="Bold" />
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="10" />
<Setter Property="TextWrapping" Value="Wrap" />
<Setter Property="LineStackingStrategy" Value="MaxHeight" />
<Setter Property="TextLineBounds" Value="Full" />
<Setter Property="OpticalMarginAlignment" Value="TrimSideBearings" />
</Style>
<Style
x:Key="BodyContentPresenterStyle"
BasedOn="{StaticResource BaseContentPresenterStyle}"
TargetType="ContentPresenter">
<Setter Property="FontWeight" Value="Bold" />
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="12" />
</Style>
</Grid.Resources>
<Rectangle
x:Name="PressedBackground"
Control.IsTemplateFocusTarget="True"
Fill="Transparent" />
<ContentPresenter
x:Name="ContentPresenter"
Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}"
HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}"
VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}"
Content="{TemplateBinding Content}"
ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding ContentTemplate}"
ContentTransitions="{TemplateBinding ContentTransitions}"
Style="{StaticResource BodyContentPresenterStyle}"
TextWrapping="NoWrap" />
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Normal" />
<VisualState x:Name="Disabled">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="Transparent" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="PointerOver">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="PressedBackground" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Fill">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="yellow" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="Black" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Pressed">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="PressedBackground" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Fill">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="Green" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource SystemControlHighlightAltBaseHighBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Selected">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="PressedBackground" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Fill">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="Transparent" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource SystemControlHighlightAltBaseHighBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="SelectedUnfocused">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="PressedBackground" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Fill">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="Green" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="White" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="SelectedPointerOver">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="PressedBackground" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Fill">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="Green" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource SystemControlHighlightAltBaseHighBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="SelectedPressed">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="PressedBackground" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Fill">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="Transparent" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource SystemControlHighlightAltBaseHighBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<uControls:StringFormatConverter x:Key="dateFormatter" />
</UserControl.Resources>
<Grid>
<Grid
Margin="10,10,10,10"
HorizontalAlignment="Left"
VerticalAlignment="Top"
Background="Black">
<StackPanel
Grid.Row="0"
Grid.RowSpan="2"
Width="445"
Height="350"
Margin="5,5,5,5"
HorizontalAlignment="Left"
VerticalAlignment="Top"
Background="Blue"
Orientation="Horizontal">
<ListBox
Name="timeSelectionList"
Width="135"
Height="350"
HorizontalAlignment="Center"
VerticalAlignment="Top"
BorderBrush="Black"
BorderThickness="2"
GotFocus="Control_GotFocus"
ItemContainerStyle="{StaticResource ListBoxItemContainerStyle1}"
ItemsSource="{x:Bind timeSelectors}"
LostFocus="Control_LostFocus"
PreviewKeyDown="timeSelectionList_PreviewKeyDown"
SelectionChanged="TimeSelectionList_SelectionChanged" />
<StackPanel VerticalAlignment="Top" Orientation="Vertical">
<DatePicker
x:Name="cal"
Background="White"
Date="{x:Bind viewModel.bookingTime, Mode=TwoWay}"
DateChanged="cal_DateChanged"
DayFormat="{}{day.integer} {dayofweek.abbreviated}"
FontSize="20"
GotFocus="Control_GotFocus"
LostFocus="Control_LostFocus"
Opacity="100"
PreviewKeyDown="cal_PreviewKeyDown" />
<TimePicker
x:Name="timePicker"
Margin="5"
HorizontalAlignment="Center"
Background="White"
FontSize="20"
GotFocus="Control_GotFocus"
LostFocus="Control_LostFocus"
MinuteIncrement="5"
TimeChanged="timePicker_TimeChanged" />
<TextBox
Name="bookingTimeBox"
Width="250"
Height="auto"
Margin="5,0,5,5"
Background="Black"
FontSize="12"
FontWeight="Bold"
Foreground="Yellow"
Text="{x:Bind viewModel.bookingTime, Mode=OneWay, Converter={StaticResource dateFormatter}}"
TextAlignment="Center" />
</StackPanel>
</StackPanel>
</Grid>
</Grid>

How to make a round edges Button Style base on default style

Good Day,
I want to know how can I make a button looks like this using the default style from this article: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/mt299109.aspx
I found articles that add this line after the content presenter but it is very rounded:
<Ellipse Name="BorderCircle" Stroke="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}" StrokeThickness="2"/>
Thanks,
NicoTing

This will give you round edges in the button and you can use UWPCommunityToolkit for Shadow.
Without UWPCommunityToolkit
<Button Style="{StaticResource DefaultButtonStyle}" Content="Sign In" Background="#0086f1" Foreground="White" Height="35" Width="150"/>
Style
<Style TargetType="Button" x:Name="DefaultButtonStyle" x:Key="DefaultButtonStyle">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{ThemeResource SystemControlBackgroundBaseLowBrush}" />
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{ThemeResource SystemControlForegroundBaseHighBrush}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{ThemeResource SystemControlForegroundTransparentBrush}" />
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="{ThemeResource ButtonBorderThemeThickness}" />
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="8,4,8,4" />
<Setter Property="HorizontalAlignment" Value="Left" />
<Setter Property="VerticalAlignment" Value="Center" />
<Setter Property="FontFamily" Value="{ThemeResource ContentControlThemeFontFamily}" />
<Setter Property="FontWeight" Value="Normal" />
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="{ThemeResource ControlContentThemeFontSize}" />
<Setter Property="UseSystemFocusVisuals" Value="True" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="Button">
<!--Changes-->
<Grid x:Name="RootGrid" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" BorderBrush="#FFF9F7F7" CornerRadius="5">
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Normal">
<Storyboard>
<PointerUpThemeAnimation Storyboard.TargetName="RootGrid" />
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="PointerOver">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="BorderBrush">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource SystemControlHighlightBaseMediumLowBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource SystemControlHighlightBaseHighBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<PointerUpThemeAnimation Storyboard.TargetName="RootGrid" />
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Pressed">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="RootGrid"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource SystemControlBackgroundBaseMediumLowBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="BorderBrush">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource SystemControlHighlightTransparentBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource SystemControlHighlightBaseHighBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<PointerDownThemeAnimation Storyboard.TargetName="RootGrid" />
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Disabled">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="RootGrid"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource SystemControlBackgroundBaseLowBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource SystemControlDisabledBaseMediumLowBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="BorderBrush">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource SystemControlDisabledTransparentBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<!--Changes-->
<Grid x:Name="myGrid" VerticalAlignment="Stretch"
HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" CornerRadius="5">
<ContentPresenter x:Name="ContentPresenter"
AutomationProperties.AccessibilityView="Raw"
BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}"
BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}"
ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding ContentTemplate}"
ContentTransitions="{TemplateBinding ContentTransitions}"
Content="{TemplateBinding Content}"
HorizontalContentAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}"
Padding="{TemplateBinding Padding}"
VerticalContentAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}"
CornerRadius="5" />
</Grid>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
Result
With UWPCommunityToolkit
Xaml Reference
xmlns:controls="using:Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Controls"
XAML
<StackPanel HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center">
<controls:DropShadowPanel BlurRadius="8"
ShadowOpacity="0.7"
OffsetX="2"
OffsetY="2"
Color="Black"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
HorizontalAlignment="Center">
<Button Style="{StaticResource DefaultButtonStyle}" Background="#0086f1"
Foreground="White" Content="Sign In" Height="35" Width="150"/>
</controls:DropShadowPanel>
</StackPanel>
Result
Instruction For UWP Community Toolkit
vs2017
Min SDK Windows 10.0.14393.x
Add nuget package "Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Controls"
Link for getting start link
Download UWP toolkit sample app for quick view what you can do with UWPCommunityToolkit or Codes

Use Rectangle
<Grid x:Name="RootGrid"> <!-- Delete Background -->
....
<Rectangle RadiusX="10" RadiusY="10" Fill="{TemplateBinding Background}" Stroke="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}" StrokeThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}"/>
<ContentPresenter x:Name="ContentPresenter" AutomationProperties.AccessibilityView="Raw" ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding ContentTemplate}" ContentTransitions="{TemplateBinding ContentTransitions}" Content="{TemplateBinding Content}" HorizontalContentAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}" Padding="{TemplateBinding Padding}" VerticalContentAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}"/>
</Grid>

Pivot Header style

C# UWP Windows 10 project
I need to set Pivot header style to something like this
I has tried to use this example from stackoverflow, but not sucessful.
Can you say how I can set rectangle (like on image) behind header text and change background color for selected unselected items?

As the answer you've mentioned, we can use PivotHeaderItem styles and templates to implement this.
Firstly, we can copy the style from MSDN and put in into Page.Resources.
Then add a Border in the Grid and set its properties like following:
<Grid x:Name="Grid" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}">
...
<Border x:Name="Border"
BorderBrush="Gray"
BorderThickness="2"
CornerRadius="20">
<ContentPresenter x:Name="ContentPresenter"
Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}"
HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}"
VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}"
Content="{TemplateBinding Content}"
ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding ContentTemplate}"
FontFamily="{TemplateBinding FontFamily}"
FontSize="{TemplateBinding FontSize}"
FontWeight="{TemplateBinding FontWeight}">
<ContentPresenter.RenderTransform>
<TranslateTransform x:Name="ContentPresenterTranslateTransform" />
</ContentPresenter.RenderTransform>
</ContentPresenter>
</Border>
</Grid>
This will add a border with corners like your image.
After this, we can edit the "Selected" VisualState so that when we selected the header, it can change the background and foreground:
<VisualState x:Name="Selected">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="White" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Border" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="Red" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Border" Storyboard.TargetProperty="BorderBrush">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="Red" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
Following is the complete XAML I used for example:
<Page x:Class="PivotUWP.MainPage"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
xmlns:local="using:PivotUWP"
xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
mc:Ignorable="d">
<Page.Resources>
<Style TargetType="PivotHeaderItem">
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="{ThemeResource PivotHeaderItemFontSize}" />
<Setter Property="FontFamily" Value="{ThemeResource PivotHeaderItemFontFamily}" />
<Setter Property="FontWeight" Value="{ThemeResource PivotHeaderItemThemeFontWeight}" />
<Setter Property="CharacterSpacing" Value="{ThemeResource PivotHeaderItemCharacterSpacing}" />
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Transparent" />
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{ThemeResource SystemControlForegroundBaseMediumBrush}" />
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="{ThemeResource PivotHeaderItemMargin}" />
<Setter Property="Height" Value="48" />
<Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Center" />
<Setter Property="IsTabStop" Value="False" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="PivotHeaderItem">
<Grid x:Name="Grid" Margin="10,0" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}">
<Grid.Resources>
<Style x:Key="BaseContentPresenterStyle" TargetType="ContentPresenter">
<Setter Property="FontFamily" Value="XamlAutoFontFamily" />
<Setter Property="FontWeight" Value="SemiBold" />
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="15" />
<Setter Property="TextWrapping" Value="Wrap" />
<Setter Property="LineStackingStrategy" Value="MaxHeight" />
<Setter Property="TextLineBounds" Value="Full" />
<Setter Property="OpticalMarginAlignment" Value="TrimSideBearings" />
</Style>
<Style x:Key="BodyContentPresenterStyle" BasedOn="{StaticResource BaseContentPresenterStyle}" TargetType="ContentPresenter">
<Setter Property="FontFamily" Value="{ThemeResource PivotHeaderItemFontFamily}" />
<Setter Property="FontWeight" Value="{ThemeResource PivotHeaderItemThemeFontWeight}" />
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="{ThemeResource PivotHeaderItemFontSize}" />
</Style>
</Grid.Resources>
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="SelectionStates">
<VisualStateGroup.Transitions>
<VisualTransition From="Unselected" GeneratedDuration="0:0:0.33" To="UnselectedLocked" />
<VisualTransition From="UnselectedLocked" GeneratedDuration="0:0:0.33" To="Unselected" />
</VisualStateGroup.Transitions>
<VisualState x:Name="Disabled">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource SystemControlDisabledBaseMediumLowBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Unselected" />
<VisualState x:Name="UnselectedLocked">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0"
Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenterTranslateTransform"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="X"
To="{ThemeResource PivotHeaderItemLockedTranslation}" />
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0"
Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter"
Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Opacity)"
To="0" />
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Selected">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="White" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Border" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="Red" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Border" Storyboard.TargetProperty="BorderBrush">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="Red" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="UnselectedPointerOver">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource SystemControlHighlightAltBaseMediumHighBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Grid" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource SystemControlHighlightTransparentBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="SelectedPointerOver">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource SystemControlHighlightAltBaseMediumHighBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Grid" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource SystemControlHighlightTransparentBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="UnselectedPressed">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource SystemControlHighlightAltBaseMediumHighBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Grid" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource SystemControlHighlightTransparentBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="SelectedPressed">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource SystemControlHighlightAltBaseMediumHighBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Grid" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource SystemControlHighlightTransparentBrush}" />
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<Border x:Name="Border"
BorderBrush="Gray"
BorderThickness="2"
CornerRadius="20">
<ContentPresenter x:Name="ContentPresenter"
Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}"
HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}"
VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}"
Content="{TemplateBinding Content}"
ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding ContentTemplate}"
FontFamily="{TemplateBinding FontFamily}"
FontSize="{TemplateBinding FontSize}"
FontWeight="{TemplateBinding FontWeight}">
<ContentPresenter.RenderTransform>
<TranslateTransform x:Name="ContentPresenterTranslateTransform" />
</ContentPresenter.RenderTransform>
</ContentPresenter>
</Border>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</Page.Resources>
<Grid Background="{ThemeResource ApplicationPageBackgroundThemeBrush}">
<Pivot x:Name="rootPivot" Title="PIVOT TITLE">
<PivotItem Header="Pivot Item 1">
<!-- Pivot content goes here -->
<TextBlock Text="Content of pivot item 1." />
</PivotItem>
<PivotItem Header="Pivot Item 2">
<!-- Pivot content goes here -->
<TextBlock Text="Content of pivot item 2." />
</PivotItem>
<PivotItem Header="Pivot Item 3">
<!-- Pivot content goes here -->
<TextBlock Text="Content of pivot item 3." />
</PivotItem>
</Pivot>
</Grid>
</Page>
And it looks like:

C# XAML deactivate highlighting on tap

I want to deactivate the blue highlight on Windows Phone 8.1 that I get whenever I click a Button or ListBox Item. Like everything that is transparent is blue.
The Button is only displayed as a clickable image:
<Button Content="" BorderBrush="Transparent" Foreground="Transparent" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Margin="145,-0.5,146,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Height="120" Click="btn_Lock" Grid.Row="1">
<Button.Background>
<ImageBrush Stretch="Uniform" ImageSource="Assets/safe_icon.png"/>
</Button.Background>
</Button>
And the ImageBox Items are normal items as well and have a blue background where the rest is transparent when clicking and white when selected. This should not be visible but transparent as well.
Thank you in advance

To make the change to the button control you need to change its style below is an example of changing the style of a button from the themebackgroundcolor to pink...
XAML Styles is a complicated subject ...
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/expression/dd279541.aspx
I would recommend watching blend for developers from plural site as well to master this subject
In the below example the buttons color is changed from the default color to pink when it is clicked on...
<Page
x:Class="App5.MainPage"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:local="using:App5"
xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
mc:Ignorable="d">
<Page.Resources>
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="PinkBrush" Color="#FFFF07A5"/>
<Style x:Key="ButtonStyle1" TargetType="Button">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{ThemeResource ButtonBackgroundThemeBrush}"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{ThemeResource ButtonForegroundThemeBrush}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{ThemeResource ButtonBorderThemeBrush}"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="{ThemeResource ButtonBorderThemeThickness}"/>
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="12,4,12,4"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalAlignment" Value="Left"/>
<Setter Property="VerticalAlignment" Value="Center"/>
<Setter Property="FontFamily" Value="{ThemeResource ContentControlThemeFontFamily}"/>
<Setter Property="FontWeight" Value="SemiBold"/>
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="{ThemeResource ControlContentThemeFontSize}"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="Button">
<Grid>
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Normal"/>
<VisualState x:Name="PointerOver">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background" Storyboard.TargetName="Border">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource ButtonPointerOverBackgroundThemeBrush}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground" Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource ButtonPointerOverForegroundThemeBrush}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Pressed">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background" Storyboard.TargetName="Border">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{StaticResource PinkBrush}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground" Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource ButtonPressedForegroundThemeBrush}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Disabled">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background" Storyboard.TargetName="Border">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource ButtonDisabledBackgroundThemeBrush}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="BorderBrush" Storyboard.TargetName="Border">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource ButtonDisabledBorderThemeBrush}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground" Storyboard.TargetName="ContentPresenter">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="{ThemeResource ButtonDisabledForegroundThemeBrush}"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="FocusStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Focused">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="1" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="FocusVisualWhite"/>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="1" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Storyboard.TargetName="FocusVisualBlack"/>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Unfocused"/>
<VisualState x:Name="PointerFocused"/>
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<Border x:Name="Border" BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}" BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" Margin="3">
<ContentPresenter x:Name="ContentPresenter" AutomationProperties.AccessibilityView="Raw" ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding ContentTemplate}" ContentTransitions="{TemplateBinding ContentTransitions}" Content="{TemplateBinding Content}" HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}" Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}" VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}"/>
</Border>
<Rectangle x:Name="FocusVisualWhite" IsHitTestVisible="False" Opacity="0" StrokeDashOffset="1.5" StrokeEndLineCap="Square" Stroke="{ThemeResource FocusVisualWhiteStrokeThemeBrush}" StrokeDashArray="1,1"/>
<Rectangle x:Name="FocusVisualBlack" IsHitTestVisible="False" Opacity="0" StrokeDashOffset="0.5" StrokeEndLineCap="Square" Stroke="{ThemeResource FocusVisualBlackStrokeThemeBrush}" StrokeDashArray="1,1"/>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</Page.Resources>
<Grid Background="{ThemeResource ApplicationPageBackgroundThemeBrush}">
<Button Content="Button" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="118" Margin="291,228,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="219" Style="{StaticResource ButtonStyle1}" />
</Grid>
</Page>