There is no ListBox.SelectionMode="None", is there another way to disable selection in a listbox?
Approach 1 - ItemsControl
Unless you need other aspects of the ListBox
, you could use ItemsControl
instead. It places items in the ItemsPanel
and doesn't have the concept of selection.
<ItemsControl ItemsSource="{Binding MyItems}" />
By default, ItemsControl
doesn't support virtualization of its child elements. If you have a lot of items, virtualization can reduce memory usage and improve performance, in which case you could use approach 2 and style the ListBox
, or add virtualisation to your ItemsControl
.
Approach 2 - Styling ListBox
Alternatively, just style the ListBox such that the selection is not visible.
<ListBox.Resources> <Style TargetType="ListBoxItem"> <Style.Resources> <!-- SelectedItem with focus --> <SolidColorBrush x:Key="{x:Static SystemColors.HighlightBrushKey}" Color="Transparent" /> <!-- SelectedItem without focus --> <SolidColorBrush x:Key="{x:Static SystemColors.ControlBrushKey}" Color="Transparent" /> <!-- SelectedItem text foreground --> <SolidColorBrush x:Key="{x:Static SystemColors.HighlightTextBrushKey}" Color="Black" /> </Style.Resources> <Setter Property="FocusVisualStyle" Value="{x:Null}" /> </Style></ListBox.Resources>
I found a very simple and straight forward solution working for me, I hope it would do for you as well
<ListBox ItemsSource="{Items}"> <ListBox.ItemContainerStyle> <Style TargetType="{x:Type ListBoxItem}"> <Setter Property="Focusable" Value="False"/> </Style> </ListBox.ItemContainerStyle></ListBox>