Setting a button's text to have some bold characters in WPF

Question

I'd like to know if it is possible to define as the text of a Button in WPF, something like: a b c

I've tried setting alt text http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/1838/ctldhrzhy41gbrcch4dpjz4.png

but that doesn't seem to work.

Is it only possible to use the Bold tag with FlowDocuments?

Thanks

Solution 1

Use a TextBlock to hold the formatted text:

<Button>
  <TextBlock>Hey <Bold>you</Bold>!!!</TextBlock>
</Button>

Per your comment, if you want to be explicit about the fact that this sets the Content property, you can use XAML property element syntax to do so:

<Button>
  <Button.Content>
    <TextBlock>Hey <Bold>you</Bold>!!!</TextBlock>
  </Button.Content>
</Button>

However this is redundant because Button has a ContentPropertyAttribute which makes the first version exactly equivalent to the second anyway.

Solution 2

This will work.

<Grid>
   <Button Name="button1" Width="40" Height="40" 
           Content="something" FontWeight="Bold" />
</Grid>

Solution 3

Try <Button><TextBlock>a<Bold>b</Bold>c</TextBlock></Button>.

Comments

[devoured elysium]

Perfect! That'll do the job. Now, is any way to put it inside Contents? Not that I need it, just trying to understand what is going on here.

[SLaks]

No. An attribute can only hold plain text.

[Rob Allen]

The only way to do what you want is as posted. When you use the Content property, its the same as setting the text in the old WinForms.

[user6170001]

Yes, but only using XAML property element syntax. I've updated the answer to show how, but to reiterate, it's redundant to do so: a child element of a Button automatically becomes its Content anyway.

[Sujay Ghosh]

Can this be done in the same way in VS2017 ; please help as I am unable to do so