Using XAML to add elements to ChartControl

[PhineasPhred]

I have an addon that I wrote that puts a grid of controls next to the ChartTrader in it's own space on a chart. All the grids, buttons and labels, etc., were created in code. I'd like to use XAML to describe the grid and the controls to make it easier to modify and customize.

All the addon examples that I've seen posted use an NTWindow to load the XAML elements by using the Content = LoadXAML(); call. I don't have an NTWindow. All I have is a Grid created like this:

// get the grid of the chart window
System.Windows.Controls.Grid chartGrid = chartWindow.MainTabControl.Parent as System.Windows.Controls.Grid;

// create a new grid to hold controls
System.Windows.Controls.Grid buttonGrid; // this holds all my elements

// after inserting a column at the end of the chartGrid
chartGrid.Children.Add(buttonGrid);

How can I load my XAML elements into this buttonGrid like you do with a window? The Grid doesn't seem to have a Content like the NTWindows do.

Thanks for any help!

[NinjaTrader_Jesse]

Hello PhineasPhred,

This would actually be a good situation to not use xaml because of where the controls are going to be placed. As you are not using a window the code you have shown is the most simple way to approach that. If you wanted to use xaml, you could look at how the addon sample in the help guide loads the xaml from resource and then parses it to find controls. Rather than applying that to the Content you would need to pick out the individual controls that you want and then add them like you already are.


Please let me know if I may be of further assistance.