How to include an XAML icon in another XAML file-CodePudding

I've downloaded the Visual Studio Image Library, which contains XAML icons. For example, this is the content of the file FolderClosed_16x.xaml:

<!-- This file was generated by the AiToXaml tool.-->
<!-- Tool Version: 14.0.22307.0 -->
<Viewbox Width="16" Height="16" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation">
  <Rectangle Width="16" Height="16">
    <Rectangle.Fill>
      <DrawingBrush>
        <DrawingBrush.Drawing>
          <DrawingGroup>
            <DrawingGroup.Children>
              <GeometryDrawing Brush="#00FFFFFF" Geometry="F1M0,0L16,0 16,16 0,16z" />
              <GeometryDrawing Brush="#FFF6F6F6" Geometry="F1M1.5,1L9.61,1 10.61,3 13.496,3C14.323,3,14.996,3.673,14.996,4.5L14.996,12.5C14.996,13.327,14.323,14,13.496,14L1.5,14C0.673,14,0,13.327,0,12.5L0,2.5C0,1.673,0.673,1,1.5,1" />
              <GeometryDrawing Brush="#FFEFEFF0" Geometry="F1M1.9998,3.0004L1.9998,4.0004 8.8738,4.0004 8.3738,3.0004z" />
              <GeometryDrawing Brush="#FFDBB679" Geometry="F1M2,3L8.374,3 8.874,4 2,4z M13.496,4L10,4 9.992,4 8.992,2 1.5,2C1.225,2,1,2.224,1,2.5L1,12.5C1,12.776,1.225,13,1.5,13L13.496,13C13.773,13,13.996,12.776,13.996,12.5L13.996,4.5C13.996,4.224,13.773,4,13.496,4" />
            </DrawingGroup.Children>
          </DrawingGroup>
        </DrawingBrush.Drawing>
      </DrawingBrush>
    </Rectangle.Fill>
  </Rectangle>
</Viewbox>

I've added this file to my project in Visual Studio. How do I use the icon in another XAML file? Pasting these lines inside my XAML file works as expected, but I'd like to keep all icon files in a directory and reference them in multiple places. Is this possible without modifying the icon files?

I'd like to use it like this in my MainWindow.xaml, but this doesn't work:

<ContentControl Template="{StaticResource Icons/FolderClosed_16x.xaml}" />

CodePudding user response：

You should define the Viewbox as a type or resource.

Create new `UserControl´ (Project->Add user Control (WPF) in Visual Studio) called FolderClosed_16x.

Replace the contents of the FolderClosed_16x.xaml file with this:

 <Viewbox x:Class="WpfApp1.FolderClosed_16x"
          xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
          xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
          Width="16" Height="16">
     <Rectangle Width="16" Height="16">
         <Rectangle.Fill>
             <DrawingBrush>
                 <DrawingBrush.Drawing>
                     <DrawingGroup>
                         <DrawingGroup.Children>
                             <GeometryDrawing Brush="#00FFFFFF" Geometry="F1M0,0L16,0 16,16 0,16z" />
                             <GeometryDrawing Brush="#FFF6F6F6" Geometry="F1M1.5,1L9.61,1 10.61,3 13.496,3C14.323,3,14.996,3.673,14.996,4.5L14.996,12.5C14.996,13.327,14.323,14,13.496,14L1.5,14C0.673,14,0,13.327,0,12.5L0,2.5C0,1.673,0.673,1,1.5,1" />
                             <GeometryDrawing Brush="#FFEFEFF0" Geometry="F1M1.9998,3.0004L1.9998,4.0004 8.8738,4.0004 8.3738,3.0004z" />
                             <GeometryDrawing Brush="#FFDBB679" Geometry="F1M2,3L8.374,3 8.874,4 2,4z M13.496,4L10,4 9.992,4 8.992,2 1.5,2C1.225,2,1,2.224,1,2.5L1,12.5C1,12.776,1.225,13,1.5,13L13.496,13C13.773,13,13.996,12.776,13.996,12.5L13.996,4.5C13.996,4.224,13.773,4,13.496,4" />
                         </DrawingGroup.Children>
                     </DrawingGroup>
                 </DrawingBrush.Drawing>
             </DrawingBrush>
         </Rectangle.Fill>
     </Rectangle>
 </Viewbox>

Change the base type in FolderClosed_16x.xaml.cs to Viewbox:

 public partial class FolderClosed_16x : Viewbox
 {
     public FolderClosed_16x()
     {
         InitializeComponent();
     }
 }

Reference the control as usual from another view:
```
 <local:FolderClosed_16x />
```