Use EventSetter to add mouse event handler
<Window x:Class="Styles.EventSetter"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
Title="EventSetter" Height="300" Width="300">
<Window.Resources>
<Style x:Key="MouseOverHighlightStyle">
<Setter Property="TextBlock.Padding" Value="5"/>
<EventSetter Event="FrameworkElement.MouseEnter" Handler="element_MouseEnter" />
<EventSetter Event="FrameworkElement.MouseLeave" Handler="element_MouseLeave" />
</Style>
</Window.Resources>
<StackPanel>
<TextBlock Style="{StaticResource MouseOverHighlightStyle}">Hover over me.</TextBlock>
<TextBlock Padding="5">asdf</TextBlock>
<TextBlock Style="{StaticResource MouseOverHighlightStyle}">Hover over me.</TextBlock>
</StackPanel>
</Window>
//File:Window.xaml.cs
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Data;
using System.Windows.Documents;
using System.Windows.Input;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
using System.Windows.Shapes;
namespace Styles
{
public partial class EventSetter : System.Windows.Window
{
public EventSetter()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void element_MouseEnter(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
((TextBlock)sender).Background = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.LightGoldenrodYellow);
}
private void element_MouseLeave(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
((TextBlock)sender).Background = null;
}
}
}
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