How to: create BarStaticItem items

• Aug 01, 2019
• 2 minutes to read

This example shows how to create BarStaticItem items, used to display static text within bars.

The following image shows the result:

Note

A complete sample project is available at https://github.com/DevExpress-Examples/how-to-create-barstaticitem-items-e1579.

Window1.xaml.vb

Imports System
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Linq
Imports System.Text
Imports System.Windows
Imports System.Windows.Controls
Imports System.Windows.Data
Imports System.Windows.Documents
Imports System.Windows.Input
Imports System.Windows.Media
Imports System.Windows.Media.Imaging
Imports System.Windows.Navigation
Imports System.Windows.Shapes

Namespace BarStaticItemEx
    ''' <summary>
    ''' Interaction logic for Window1.xaml
    ''' </summary>
    Partial Public Class Window1
        Inherits Window

        Public Sub New()
            InitializeComponent()
            AddHandler rtfEditor.SelectionChanged, AddressOf rtfEditor_SelectionChanged
        End Sub

        Private Sub rtfEditor_SelectionChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RoutedEventArgs)
            Dim line As Integer = 0
            Dim col As Integer = 0
            rtfEditor.CaretPosition.GetLineStartPosition(-100000, line)
            col = rtfEditor.CaretPosition.GetOffsetToPosition(rtfEditor.CaretPosition.GetLineStartPosition(0))
            staticItemLine.Content = "Line: " & (-line).ToString() & "  Position: " & (-col).ToString()
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace

Application.xaml

<Application x:Class="BarStaticItemEx.App" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" StartupUri="Window1.xaml" Startup="OnAppStartup_UpdateThemeName">
    <Application.Resources>

    </Application.Resources>
</Application>

Application.xaml.vb

Imports System
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Configuration
Imports System.Data
Imports System.Linq
Imports System.Windows

Namespace BarStaticItemEx
    ''' <summary>
    ''' Interaction logic for App.xaml
    ''' </summary>
    Partial Public Class App
        Inherits Application

        Private Sub OnAppStartup_UpdateThemeName(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As StartupEventArgs)

            DevExpress.Xpf.Core.ApplicationThemeHelper.UpdateApplicationThemeName()
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace

Window1.xaml

<Window xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" xmlns:dxb="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/bars" xmlns:dx="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/core" x:Class="BarStaticItemEx.Window1" Title="Window1" Height="163.158" Width="300">
    <Grid>

        <Grid.RowDefinitions>
            <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
            <RowDefinition Height="*"/>
            <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
        </Grid.RowDefinitions>

        <dxb:BarContainerControl Grid.Row="0">
            <dxb:ToolBarControl>
                <dxb:BarButtonItem x:Name="itemCopy" Content="Copy" Glyph="{dx:DXImage Image=Copy_16x16.png}" />
                <dxb:BarButtonItem x:Name="itemPaste" Content="Paste" Glyph="{dx:DXImage Image=Paste_16x16.png}" />
                <dxb:BarButtonItem x:Name="itemUndo" Content="Undo" Glyph="{dx:DXImage Image=Undo_16x16.png}" />
                <dxb:BarButtonItem x:Name="itemRedo" Content="Redo" Glyph="{dx:DXImage Image=Redo_16x16.png}" />
            </dxb:ToolBarControl>
        </dxb:BarContainerControl>

        <RichTextBox Grid.Row="1" x:Name="rtfEditor" />

        <dxb:StatusBarControl Grid.Row="2">
            <dxb:BarStaticItem x:Name="staticItemDocName" Content="Document Name: " AutoSizeMode="Fill" />
            <dxb:BarStaticItem x:Name="staticItemLine" Content="Line: " />
        </dxb:StatusBarControl>


    </Grid>
</Window>

Window1.xaml.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Data;
using System.Windows.Documents;
using System.Windows.Input;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
using System.Windows.Navigation;
using System.Windows.Shapes;

namespace BarStaticItemEx {
    /// <summary>
    /// Interaction logic for Window1.xaml
    /// </summary>
    public partial class Window1 : Window {
        public Window1() {
            InitializeComponent();
            rtfEditor.SelectionChanged += new RoutedEventHandler(rtfEditor_SelectionChanged);
        }

        void rtfEditor_SelectionChanged(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
            int line = 0;
            int col = 0;
            rtfEditor.CaretPosition.GetLineStartPosition(-100000, out line);
            col = rtfEditor.CaretPosition.GetOffsetToPosition(rtfEditor.CaretPosition.GetLineStartPosition(0));
            staticItemLine.Content = "Line: " + (-line).ToString() + "  Position: " + (-col).ToString();
        }
    }
}