I am doing a small application and i need a DatePicker control, So i use the WPF toolkit datepicker. After completing my application I notice that my application exe has of size 250k and the WPFToolkit dll has a size 442k. So i am extracting the datepicker control from the toolkit by deleting the other controls from it. But it is not working for me. The application is failed when running. How can I extract the datepicker control only from the toolkit?
R – Edit WPF Toolkit to get the DatePicker only
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You can also extract the default control template using Expression Blend, if you have it. Just create an instance of the DatePicker in a new project then select it - in the "Object" menu there should be options to edit the style and template for the control, including an option to edit a copy of the existing template.
Once you've modified the template just paste it into a resource dictionary and reference it from your xaml. I did this as I wanted to create custom templates for the DatePicker, GridView and ListBox controls.
I just had the same problem. Visual Studio isn't building the project that's being referenced.
Written Instructions:
- Right click on the solution and click Properties.
- Click Configuration on the left.
- Make sure the check box under "Build" for the project it can't find is checked. If it is already checked, uncheck, hit apply and check the boxes again.
- (Optional) You had to do it for both Release and Debug modes on the solution properties.
Screen capture Instructions:
- They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Click on the GIF to zoom in, and hopefully it will be easy to follow:
Best Answer
You can download the source code for the WPF Toolkit from Codeplex. Copy the files you need into your project and eliminate the dependency. When adding the file(s) you will find out what else you need to get your project compiling. They probably use some base classes that you eliminated.