set property threw an exception

Question

hi,

I use watermark like this in silverlight 5, why it throws an exception?

 <Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot" Background="White">

        <TextBox Watermark="This is my watermark" Margin="20"></TextBox>

    </Grid>

how can I use this kind of property,do i miss something?

Answer 1

Hi.

Are you sure TextBox class has Watermark property?

This property is not implemented.

Take a look at this;

Hope this helps you.

Answer 2

Hi,

Please try to create one Class library project. Then add Class File using the Following code. After that please add this dll in your project.

public class WatermarkTextBox : TextBox 
{ 
    private bool displayWatermark = true; 
    private bool hasFocus = false; 
     public WatermarkTextBox() 
    { 
        this.GotFocus += new RoutedEventHandler(WatermarkTextBox_GotFocus); 
        this.LostFocus += new RoutedEventHandler(WatermarkTextBox_LostFocus); 
        this.TextChanged += new TextChangedEventHandler(WatermarkTextBox_TextChanged); 
        this.Unloaded += new RoutedEventHandler(WatermarkTextBox_Unloaded); 
    } 

    private void WatermarkTextBox_TextChanged(object sender, TextChangedEventArgs e) 
    { 
        if (!hasFocus && Text == "") 
        { 
            setMode(true); 
            displayWatermark = true; 
            this.Text = Watermark; 
        } 
    } 

    private void WatermarkTextBox_Unloaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) 
    { 
        this.GotFocus -= WatermarkTextBox_GotFocus; 
        this.LostFocus -= WatermarkTextBox_LostFocus; 
        this.Unloaded -= WatermarkTextBox_Unloaded; 
        this.TextChanged -= WatermarkTextBox_TextChanged; 
    } 

    private void WatermarkTextBox_GotFocus(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) 
    { 
        hasFocus = true; 
        if (displayWatermark) 
        { 
            setMode(false); 
            this.Text = ""; 
        } 
    } 
    private void WatermarkTextBox_LostFocus(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) 
    { 
        hasFocus = false; 
        if (this.Text == "") 
        { 
            displayWatermark = true; 
            setMode(true); 
            this.Text = Watermark; 
        } 
        else 
        { 
            displayWatermark = false; 
        } 
    } 
    private void setMode(bool watermarkStyle) 
    { 
        if (watermarkStyle) 
        { 
            this.FontStyle = FontStyles.Italic; 
            this.Foreground = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Gray); 
        } 
        else 
        { 
            this.FontStyle = FontStyles.Normal; 
            this.Foreground = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Black); 
        } 
    } 
    public new string Watermark 
    { 
        get { return GetValue(WatermarkProperty) as string; } 
        set { SetValue(WatermarkProperty, value); } 
    } 
    public static new readonly DependencyProperty WatermarkProperty = 
        DependencyProperty.Register("Watermark", typeof(string), typeof(WatermarkTextBox), new PropertyMetadata(watermarkPropertyChanged)); 
    private static void watermarkPropertyChanged(DependencyObject obj, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e) 
    { 
        WatermarkTextBox textBox = obj as WatermarkTextBox; 
        if (textBox.displayWatermark) 
        { 
            textBox.Text = e.NewValue.ToString(); 
            textBox.setMode(true); 
        } 
    } 

In the MainPage.xaml:

xmlns:watertext="clr-namespace:SilverlightClassLibrary1;assembly=SilverlightClassLibrary1"

    <watertext:WatermarkTextBox Watermark="This is my watermark" Margin="150,150,150,150"></watertext:WatermarkTextBox>


 

Best Regards,
Amy Peng

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