Custom Implicit style for WPF Toolkit WatermarkTextBox

Question

From here it seems possible to create a custom implicit style for WpfToolkit IntegerUpDown control.

<Style TargetType="xctk:IntegerUpDown"
       BasedOn="{StaticResource {x:Type xctk:IntegerUpDown}}">

I cannot seem to create a custom implicit style for WpfToolkit WatermarkTextBox though. I have tried this but it does not compile:

<ResourceDictionary xmlns:xctk="http://schemas.xceed.com/wpf/xaml/toolkit" ...>

<Style TargetType="xctk:WatermarkTextBox"
       BasedOn="{StaticResource {x:Type xctk:WatermarkTextBox}}">...</Style>

Produces error:

Failed to create a 'TargetType' from the text 'xctk:WatermarkTextBox'

Also tried:

<Style TargetType="{x:Type Control}" BasedOn="{StaticResource BaseStyle}" x:Key="WatermarkBaseStyle">
    <Setter Property="FontSize" Value="24" />
</Style>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type xctk:WatermarkTextBox}" BasedOn="{StaticResource WatermarkBaseStyle}"/>

Produces error:

'Failed to create a 'Type' from the text 'xctk:WatermarkTextBox'.'

And are you able to create an element somewhere in your XAML, like ? If so, I'll let someone else look into it, who actually has the sources of the toolkit... — Csaba Fabian, Feb 03 '14 at 16:28
Yes, and using a named style with `TargetType="{x:Type Control}"` I am able to use a named style. But I am trying to define an implicit style so I don't have to apply the style by name to each control. This works: `` — Brock Hensley, Feb 03 '14 at 16:37

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 15 '15 at 06:36

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The following works for me:

<Style TargetType="{x:Type xctk:WatermarkTextBox}" 
       BasedOn="{StaticResource {x:Type xctk:WatermarkTextBox}}">

Try using the x:Type markup extension in both the TargetType and BasedOn properties.

answered Jul 15 '15 at 06:36

lc.

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