Using a static resource storyboard from code

Hi,

I have a simple xaml that has a custom style for a button, and a storyboard to animate the button (refering to elements introduced in the style - panels, brushes, etc). I want to execute the storyboard on a button instance from code, so I retrieve the storyboard with FindResource and try calling its Begin() method on the button instance - I get an exception that the name one of the style elements (for example "panel1") cannot be found :(. Everything works great if i refer to the storyboard via <StaticResource> in an <EventTrigger>

What is the correct way to resolve this situation

Thanx.

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Using a static resource storyboard from code

MSP.Saami

hi,

was there a solution here ,

I would be very grateful !

eg. Ed you say

"If you are using a Template, you may need to pass that in to the Begin storyboard call.
"

Will you show an example please

many thanks,

craig kelly-soens
Swapna.B.

the following seem to work, is this what you are trying to do

<Storyboard x:Key="sb1" Storyboard.TargetName="MySolidColorBrush" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Color">

<ColorAnimation BeginTime="0:0:0" From="white" To="green" Duration="0:0:2"></ColorAnimation>

</Storyboard>

<ControlTemplate x:Key="qa1" TargetType="{x:Type Button}">

<Border Width="200" BorderBrush="Black" BorderThickness="2">

<TextBlock Name="mytxt" >

<TextBlock.Background>

<SolidColorBrush x:Name="MySolidColorBrush" Color="green" />

</TextBlock.Background>

<ContentPresenter/>

</TextBlock>

</Border>

</ControlTemplate>

Storyboard sb = this.FindResource("sb1") as Storyboard;

this.RegisterName("MySolidColorBrush",btns.Template.FindName("MySolidColorBrush",btns));

sb.Begin(btns);
William Bartholomew
Do you have a repro that you can give us If you are using a Template, you may need to pass that in to the Begin storyboard call.
Using a static resource storyboard from code

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