XAML - How to have global inputBindings?

inputbinding, wpf, xaml

Solution

One solution is to use an Attached Property with a `Style` to set the `InputBindings` on all the controls of a given type in your application. Unfortunately, since you can't make a "catch-all" `Style` (that I know of, anyway), you'll have to create a `Style` for each control type on which you want to set the `InputBindings` (this shouldn't, however, be too many controls). Below is some sample code that shows how to do this:

using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Input;

namespace WpfApplication1
{
    public class MyAttached
    {
        public static readonly DependencyProperty InputBindingsProperty =
            DependencyProperty.RegisterAttached("InputBindings", typeof(InputBindingCollection), typeof(MyAttached),
            new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(new InputBindingCollection(),
            (sender, e) =>
            {
                var element = sender as UIElement;
                if (element == null) return;
                element.InputBindings.Clear();
                element.InputBindings.AddRange((InputBindingCollection)e.NewValue);
            }));

        public static InputBindingCollection GetInputBindings(UIElement element)
        {
            return (InputBindingCollection)element.GetValue(InputBindingsProperty);
        }

        public static void SetInputBindings(UIElement element, InputBindingCollection inputBindings)
        {
            element.SetValue(InputBindingsProperty, inputBindings);
        }

    }
}

<Application x:Class="WpfApplication1.App"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    xmlns:loc="clr-namespace:WpfApplication1"
    StartupUri="Window1.xaml">
    <Application.Resources>
        <Style TargetType="TextBox">
            <Setter Property="loc:MyAttached.InputBindings">
                <Setter.Value>
                    <InputBindingCollection>
                        <KeyBinding Key="A" Modifiers="Ctrl" Command="loc:Window1.MyAction" />
                    </InputBindingCollection>
                </Setter.Value>
            </Setter>
        </Style>
        <Style TargetType="Button">
            <Setter Property="loc:MyAttached.InputBindings">
                <Setter.Value>
                    <InputBindingCollection>
                        <KeyBinding Key="A" Modifiers="Ctrl" Command="loc:Window1.MyAction" />
                    </InputBindingCollection>
                </Setter.Value>
            </Setter>
        </Style>
    </Application.Resources>
</Application>

<Window x:Class="WpfApplication1.Window1"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    xmlns:loc="clr-namespace:WpfApplication1"
    Title="Window1" Height="300" Width="300">
    <Window.CommandBindings>
        <CommandBinding Command="loc:Window1.MyAction" Executed="MyAction_Executed" />
    </Window.CommandBindings>
    <StackPanel>
        <Button Content="Try Ctrl+A Here!" />
        <TextBox Text="Try Ctrl+A Here!" />
    </StackPanel>
</Window>

using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Input;

namespace WpfApplication1
{
    public partial class Window1
    {
        public static readonly RoutedUICommand MyAction = new RoutedUICommand("MyAction", "MyAction", typeof(Window1));

        public Window1() { InitializeComponent(); }

        private void MyAction_Executed(object sender, ExecutedRoutedEventArgs e) { MessageBox.Show("MyAction!"); }
    }
}

Problem

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• Defining InputBindings within a Style