using System.Windows; using System.Windows.Controls; using System.Windows.Media; namespace SourceGit.Helpers { /// /// Attached properties to TextBox. /// public static class TextBoxHelper { /// /// Placeholder property /// public static readonly DependencyProperty PlaceholderProperty = DependencyProperty.RegisterAttached( "Placeholder", typeof(string), typeof(TextBoxHelper), new PropertyMetadata(string.Empty, OnPlaceholderChanged)); /// /// Vertical alignment for placeholder. /// public static readonly DependencyProperty PlaceholderBaselineProperty = DependencyProperty.RegisterAttached( "PlaceholderBaseline", typeof(AlignmentY), typeof(TextBoxHelper), new PropertyMetadata(AlignmentY.Center)); /// /// Property to store generated placeholder brush. /// public static readonly DependencyProperty PlaceholderBrushProperty = DependencyProperty.RegisterAttached( "PlaceholderBrush", typeof(Brush), typeof(TextBoxHelper), new PropertyMetadata(Brushes.Transparent)); /// /// Triggered when placeholder changed. /// /// /// private static void OnPlaceholderChanged(DependencyObject d, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e) { var textBox = d as TextBox; if (textBox != null) textBox.Loaded += OnTextLoaded; } /// /// Setter for Placeholder property /// /// /// public static void SetPlaceholder(UIElement element, string value) { element.SetValue(PlaceholderProperty, value); } /// /// Getter for Placeholder property /// /// /// public static string GetPlaceholder(UIElement element) { return (string)element.GetValue(PlaceholderProperty); } /// /// Setter for PlaceholderBaseline property /// /// /// public static void SetPlaceholderBaseline(UIElement element, AlignmentY align) { element.SetValue(PlaceholderBaselineProperty, align); } /// /// Setter for PlaceholderBaseline property. /// /// /// public static AlignmentY GetPlaceholderBaseline(UIElement element) { return (AlignmentY)element.GetValue(PlaceholderBaselineProperty); } /// /// Setter for PlaceholderBrush property. /// /// /// public static void SetPlaceholderBrush(UIElement element, Brush value) { element.SetValue(PlaceholderBrushProperty, value); } /// /// Getter for PlaceholderBrush property. /// /// /// public static Brush GetPlaceholderBrush(UIElement element) { return (Brush)element.GetValue(PlaceholderBrushProperty); } /// /// Set placeholder as background when TextBox was loaded. /// /// /// private static void OnTextLoaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { var textBox = sender as TextBox; if (textBox == null) return; Label placeholder = new Label(); placeholder.Content = textBox.GetValue(PlaceholderProperty); VisualBrush brush = new VisualBrush(); brush.AlignmentX = AlignmentX.Left; brush.AlignmentY = GetPlaceholderBaseline(textBox); brush.TileMode = TileMode.None; brush.Stretch = Stretch.None; brush.Opacity = 0.3; brush.Visual = placeholder; textBox.SetValue(PlaceholderBrushProperty, brush); textBox.Background = brush; textBox.TextChanged += OnTextChanged; OnTextChanged(textBox, null); } /// /// Dynamically hide/show placeholder. /// /// /// private static void OnTextChanged(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { var textBox = sender as TextBox; if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(textBox.Text)) { textBox.Background = textBox.GetValue(PlaceholderBrushProperty) as Brush; } else { textBox.Background = Brushes.Transparent; } } } }