Changing what DataTemplate is used by a GridView programmatically

Asked Jan 15 '14 at 21:03

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I am creating a Windows RT app that uses a main GridView to list videos. The videos are shown as thumbnails and clicking on the thumbnail takes you to another page that shows the video.

My question is, how can I switch out what template is used for the GridView?

I have a "Small Icons" template right now that shows 12 video thumbnails on the screen at once, but I'm developing another view that shows 2 really big thumbnails at once. I want to be able to have the user click a button and switch between the views. The data on the backend will be the same, only the view changes. My best example is in windows explorer, how you can change between Large Icons, Small Icons, Details etc. I'm doing this in C# on Windows RT.

edited Jun 21 '14 at 01:53

JasonMArcher

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asked Jan 15 '14 at 21:03

Jeff Pegg

It is often easier to help if you include some code and show what you have already tried. – surfmuggle Jan 15 '14 at 21:26
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Sounds like datatemplateselector – Johan Larsson Jan 15 '14 at 22:50
I guess I misunderstood how DataTemplateSelector worked, I was under the assumption it was on an item-by-item basis, not for the whole template. I'm going to look into it and I'll mark an answer when I get an answer, thank you. – Jeff Pegg Jan 16 '14 at 14:03
I got it working, thank you for answering my question! – Jeff Pegg Jan 16 '14 at 19:29
I don't know how to mark your answer correct though. I'm new to the site as a poster, been following for a long time as a reader. – Jeff Pegg Jan 16 '14 at 19:30

Changing what DataTemplate is used by a GridView programmatically

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