<Window x:Class="Project.MainWindow" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" Width="100" Height="400">
<Window.Resources>
<Style x:Key="IconStyle" TargetType="{x:Type Image}">
<Setter Property="Source">
<Setter.Value>
<DrawingImage>
<DrawingImage.Drawing>
<GeometryDrawing Brush="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type ContentControl}}, Path=Foreground}">
<GeometryDrawing.Geometry>
<PathGeometry Figures="M 0,0 0,10 10,5" />
</GeometryDrawing.Geometry>
</GeometryDrawing>
</DrawingImage.Drawing>
</DrawingImage>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</Window.Resources>
<StackPanel>
<ContentControl Foreground="Red">
<Image Style="{StaticResource IconStyle}" />
</ContentControl>
<ContentControl Foreground="Blue">
<Image Style="{StaticResource IconStyle}" />
</ContentControl>
</StackPanel>
</Window>
This example shows two icons. The icons have the color of the parent ContentControl. It works fine.
But the output shows a binding error:
System.Windows.Data Error: 4 : Cannot find source for binding with reference 'RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType='System.Windows.Controls.ContentControl', AncestorLevel='1''. BindingExpression:Path=Foreground; DataItem=null; target element is 'GeometryDrawing' (HashCode=8154127); target property is 'Brush' (type 'Brush')
Why does this error occur? How can I fix it or can I ignore?
EDIT
The error occurs also in this case:
<Window x:Class="Project.MainWindow" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" Width="100" Height="400">
<Window.Resources>
<Style x:Key="IconStyle" TargetType="{x:Type ContentControl}">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="ContentControl">
<Image>
<Image.Source>
<DrawingImage>
<DrawingImage.Drawing>
<GeometryDrawing Brush="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type ContentControl}}, Path=Foreground}">
<GeometryDrawing.Geometry>
<PathGeometry Figures="M 0,0 0,10 10,5" />
</GeometryDrawing.Geometry>
</GeometryDrawing>
</DrawingImage.Drawing>
</DrawingImage>
</Image.Source>
</Image>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</Window.Resources>
<StackPanel>
<ContentControl Foreground="Red" Style="{StaticResource IconStyle}" />
<ContentControl Foreground="Blue" Style="{StaticResource IconStyle}" />
</StackPanel>
</Window>
Just set a name and the error will disappear:
<GeometryDrawing x:Name="GeometryDrawing" Brush="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}, Path=Foreground}">
<GeometryDrawing.Geometry>
<PathGeometry Figures="M 0,0 0,10 10,5" />
</GeometryDrawing.Geometry>
</GeometryDrawing>
A more fancy way for binding to Parent:
RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}
EDIT:
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