Style Inheritance
<Window x:Class="Styles.StyleInheritance" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" Title="StyleInheritance" Height="300" Width="300"> <Window.Resources> <Style x:Key="BaseStyle"> <Setter Property="Control.FontFamily" Value="Times New Roman" /> <Setter Property="Control.FontSize" Value="18" /> <Setter Property="Control.FontWeight" Value="Bold" /> </Style> <Style x:Key="EmphasizedBaseStyle" BasedOn="{StaticResource BaseStyle}"> <Setter Property="Control.Foreground" Value="White" /> <Setter Property="Control.Background" Value="DarkBlue" /> </Style> </Window.Resources> <StackPanel Margin="5"> <Button Padding="5" Margin="5" Style="{StaticResource BaseStyle}" >Uses BaseStyle</Button> <Button Padding="5" Margin="5" Style="{StaticResource EmphasizedBaseStyle}">Uses EmphasizedBaseStyle</Button> </StackPanel> </Window>