Listbox WPF item background color

Question

I want to change the background color of ListBoxItem

After search I decide to use this

<ListBox>
        <ListBox.Resources>
            <!-- Background of selected item when focussed -->
            <SolidColorBrush x:Key="{x:Static SystemColors.HighlightBrushKey}"
                             Color="Blue" />
            <!-- Background of selected item when not focussed -->
            <SolidColorBrush x:Key="{x:Static SystemColors.ControlBrushKey}"
                             Color="Blue" />

        </ListBox.Resources>
        <TextBlock>fdfsdf1</TextBlock>
        <TextBlock>fdfsdf3</TextBlock>
        <TextBlock>fdfsdf5</TextBlock>
        <TextBlock>fdfsdf3</TextBlock>
        <TextBlock>fdfsdf4</TextBlock>
    </ListBox>

When a listboxitem is focused, the background is blue as expected, but when the selected listboxitem loses focus, the background turns gray. How can I make the background remain blue when it loses focus?

Answer 1

if you mean just when its selected but inactive try InactiveSelectionHighlightBrushKey

    <ListBox.Resources>
        <!-- Background of selected item when focussed -->
        <SolidColorBrush x:Key="{x:Static SystemColors.HighlightBrushKey}"
                         Color="Blue" />
        <!-- Background of selected item when not focussed -->
        <SolidColorBrush x:Key="{x:Static SystemColors.InactiveSelectionHighlightBrushKey}"
                         Color="Blue" />

    </ListBox.Resources>

Answer 2

Try this

<ListBox>
        <ListBox.Resources>
            <Style TargetType="ListBoxItem">
                <Setter Property="Background" Value="Blue" />
            </Style>
        </ListBox.Resources>
        <TextBlock>fdfsdf1</TextBlock>
        <TextBlock>fdfsdf3</TextBlock>
        <TextBlock>fdfsdf5</TextBlock>
        <TextBlock>fdfsdf3</TextBlock>
        <TextBlock>fdfsdf4</TextBlock>
    </ListBox>