Setting the Style property of a WPF Label in code?
c#, label, user-interface, wpf
Solution
Where in code are you trying to get the style? Code behind?
You should write this:
If you're in code-behind:
Style style = this.FindResource("LabelTemplate") as Style;
label1.Style = style;
If you're somewhere else
Style style = Application.Current.FindResource("LabelTemplate") as Style;
label1.Style = style;
Bottom note: don't name a `Style` with the keyword `Template`, you'll eventually end up confusing a `Style` and a `Template`, and you shouldn't as those are two different concepts.
Problem
In App.xaml, I have the following code: ``` <Application.Resources> <Style x:Key="LabelTemplate" TargetType="{x:Type Label}"> <Setter Property="Height" Value="53" /> <Setter Property="Width" Value="130" /> <Setter Property="HorizontalAlignment" Value="Left" /> <Setter Property="Margin" Value="99,71,0,0" /> <Setter Property="VerticalAlignment" Value= "Top" /> <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="#FFE75959" /> <Setter Property="FontFamily" Value="Calibri" /> <Setter Property="FontSize" Value="40" /> </Style> </Application.Resources> ``` This is meant to provide a generic template for my labels. In the main XAML code, I have the following line of code: ``` <Label Content="Movies" Style="{StaticResource LabelTemplate}" Name="label1" /> ``` However, I'd like to initialize the Style property through code. I have tried: ``` label1.Style = new Style("{StaticResource LabelTemplate}"); ``` and ``` label1.Style = "{StaticResource LabelTemplate}"; ``` Neither solution was valid. Any help would be appreciated :).