wpf Styles in WPF Inheriting from a style
Example
It is common to need a base style that defines properties/values shared between multiple styles belonging to the same control, especially for something like TextBlock. This is accomplished by using the BasedOn property. Values are inherited and then can be overridden.
<Style x:Key="BaseTextBlockStyle" TargetType="TextBlock">
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="12"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="#FFBBBBBB" />
<Setter Property="FontFamily" Value="Arial" />
</Style>
<Style x:Key="WarningTextBlockStyle"
TargetType="TextBlock"
BasedOn="{StaticResource BaseTextBlockStyle">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="Red"/>
<Setter Property="FontWeight" Value="Bold" />
</Style>
In the above example, any TextBlock using the style WarningTextBlockStyle would be presented as 12px Arial in red and bold.
Because implicit styles have an implicit x:Key that matches their TargetType, you can inherit those as well:
<!-- Implicit -->
<Style TargetType="TextBlock">
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="12"/>
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="#FFBBBBBB" />
<Setter Property="FontFamily" Value="Arial" />
</Style>
<Style x:Key="WarningTextBlockStyle"
TargetType="TextBlock"
BasedOn="{StaticResource {x:Type TextBlock}}">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="Red"/>
<Setter Property="FontWeight" Value="Bold" />
</Style>
