contentcontrol_contenttemplate.md

-api-id	-api-type
P:Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.ContentControl.ContentTemplate	winrt property

Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.ContentControl.ContentTemplate

-description

Gets or sets the data template that is used to display the content of the ContentControl.

-xaml-syntax

<contentControl>
  <contentControl.ContentTemplate>
    dataTemplate
  </contentControl.ContentTemplate>
</contentControl>
- or -
<contentControl ContentTemplate="templateReference"/>

-xaml-values

dataTemplate

dataTemplateA DataTemplate object element that defines the display for this ContentControl.

templateReference

templateReferenceA {StaticResource} markup extension reference to an existing DataTemplate definition.Both attribute and property element syntax for ContentTemplate are shown, because defining the template inline or referencing an existing one as a resource are both equally valid scenarios.

## -property-value The data template that is used to display the content of the [ContentControl](contentcontrol.md).

-remarks

Instead of declaring a fixed DataTemplate, you can also implement a DataTemplateSelector and use it to set the ContentTemplateSelector property. This technique enables custom template switching based on input data, at the application level. For more information, see DataTemplateSelector.

-examples

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