using System.Linq; using System.Windows; using System.Windows.Controls; using System.Windows.Documents; using System.Windows.Media; namespace InABox.Wpf; public static class TextBoxUtils { public static string GetPlaceholder(DependencyObject obj) => (string)obj.GetValue(PlaceholderProperty); public static void SetPlaceholder(DependencyObject obj, string value) => obj.SetValue(PlaceholderProperty, value); public static readonly DependencyProperty PlaceholderProperty = DependencyProperty.RegisterAttached( "Placeholder", typeof(string), typeof(TextBoxUtils), new FrameworkPropertyMetadata( defaultValue: null, propertyChangedCallback: OnPlaceholderChanged) ); private static void OnPlaceholderChanged(DependencyObject d, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e) { if (d is TextBox textBoxControl) { if (!textBoxControl.IsLoaded) { // Ensure that the events are not added multiple times textBoxControl.Loaded -= TextBoxControl_Loaded; textBoxControl.Loaded += TextBoxControl_Loaded; } textBoxControl.TextChanged -= TextBoxControl_TextChanged; textBoxControl.TextChanged += TextBoxControl_TextChanged; // If the adorner exists, invalidate it to draw the current text if (GetOrCreateAdorner(textBoxControl, out PlaceholderAdorner adorner)) adorner.InvalidateVisual(); } } private static void TextBoxControl_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { if (sender is TextBox textBoxControl) { textBoxControl.Loaded -= TextBoxControl_Loaded; GetOrCreateAdorner(textBoxControl, out _); } } private static void TextBoxControl_TextChanged(object sender, TextChangedEventArgs e) { if (sender is TextBox textBoxControl && GetOrCreateAdorner(textBoxControl, out PlaceholderAdorner adorner)) { // Control has text. Hide the adorner. if (textBoxControl.Text.Length > 0) adorner.Visibility = Visibility.Hidden; // Control has no text. Show the adorner. else adorner.Visibility = Visibility.Visible; } } private static bool GetOrCreateAdorner(TextBox textBoxControl, out PlaceholderAdorner adorner) { // Get the adorner layer AdornerLayer layer = AdornerLayer.GetAdornerLayer(textBoxControl); // If null, it doesn't exist or the control's template isn't loaded if (layer == null) { adorner = null; return false; } // Layer exists, try to find the adorner adorner = layer.GetAdorners(textBoxControl)?.OfType().FirstOrDefault(); // Adorner never added to control, so add it if (adorner == null) { adorner = new PlaceholderAdorner(textBoxControl); layer.Add(adorner); } return true; } public class PlaceholderAdorner : Adorner { public PlaceholderAdorner(TextBox textBox) : base(textBox) { } protected override void OnRender(DrawingContext drawingContext) { TextBox textBoxControl = (TextBox)AdornedElement; string placeholderValue = TextBoxUtils.GetPlaceholder(textBoxControl); if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(placeholderValue)) return; // Create the formatted text object FormattedText text = new FormattedText( placeholderValue, System.Globalization.CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, textBoxControl.FlowDirection, new Typeface(textBoxControl.FontFamily, textBoxControl.FontStyle, textBoxControl.FontWeight, textBoxControl.FontStretch), textBoxControl.FontSize, SystemColors.InactiveCaptionBrush, VisualTreeHelper.GetDpi(textBoxControl).PixelsPerDip); text.MaxTextWidth = System.Math.Max(textBoxControl.ActualWidth - textBoxControl.Padding.Left - textBoxControl.Padding.Right, 10); text.MaxTextHeight = System.Math.Max(textBoxControl.ActualHeight, 10); // Render based on padding of the control, to try and match where the textbox places text Point renderingOffset = new Point(textBoxControl.Padding.Left, textBoxControl.Padding.Top); // Template contains the content part; adjust sizes to try and align the text if (textBoxControl.Template.FindName("PART_ContentHost", textBoxControl) is FrameworkElement part) { Point partPosition = part.TransformToAncestor(textBoxControl).Transform(new Point(0, 0)); renderingOffset.X += partPosition.X; renderingOffset.Y += partPosition.Y; text.MaxTextWidth = System.Math.Max(part.ActualWidth - renderingOffset.X, 10); text.MaxTextHeight = System.Math.Max(part.ActualHeight, 10); } // Draw the text drawingContext.DrawText(text, renderingOffset); } } }