Universal Windows® Apps with XAML and C# Unleashed

Using a Base TargetType

Although the Style in Figure 17.1 is shared among three Buttons, it can be shared by any kind of Control if you mark it with TargetType="Control" instead:

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<Page ...> ...         <Style x:Key="PurpleTiltStyle" TargetType ="Control"> ...       <Button Style="{StaticResource PurpleTiltStyle}" Content="1"/>       <ToggleSwitch Style="{StaticResource PurpleTiltStyle}"/>       <ProgressRing IsActive="True" Style="{StaticResource PurpleTiltStyle}"/> ... </Page>

The result is shown in Figure 17.2. Note that ToggleSwitch’s default appearance enforces a minimum width, so it ignores the Style’s Width setting.

FIGURE 17.2 Heterogeneous controls given the same Style