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.vb
Imports System
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Text
Imports System.Windows
Imports System.Windows.Controls
Imports System.Windows.Data
Imports System.Windows.Documents
Imports System.Windows.Input
Imports System.Windows.Media
Imports System.Windows.Media.Imaging
Imports System.Windows.Shapes
Namespace Styles
Public Partial Class EventSetter
Inherits System.Windows.Window
Public Sub New()
InitializeComponent()
End Sub
Private Sub element_MouseEnter(sender As Object, e As MouseEventArgs)
DirectCast(sender, TextBlock).Background = New SolidColorBrush(Colors.LightGoldenrodYellow)
End Sub
Private Sub element_MouseLeave(sender As Object, e As MouseEventArgs)
DirectCast(sender, TextBlock).Background = Nothing
End Sub
End Class
End Namespace
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