How to apply Control resource on a Control using code

Question

I have created a Control resource for a TabItem in the XAML file. I an generating TabItems dynamically and i want to apply that Control Resource to each and every TabItem that gets generated .How to apply that control resource to every other TabItem using c# code as soon as they are generated.

Answer 1

What I've done is in my C# Code of the class definition, I hooked into the "Loaded" event. From that, I try to find the resource of the style and apply if found... something like

public class MyTabItem : TabItem
{
   public MyTabItem()
   {
      Loaded += MyLoadedExtras;
   }

   private void MyLoadedExtras( object sender, EventArgs e )
   {
      object basis = TryFindResource("XKeyValueFromYourTabItemStyle");
      if (basis != null)
         Style = (Style)basis;

      // disconnect from loaded event after our one time in
      Loaded -= MyLoadedExtras;
   }
}

So, when you dynamically add an instance of the "MyTabItem", it will immediately look for itself for the resources available and set the style for you.