There is no difference in effect; in both cases the TargetType property will be set to typeof(Border) The first version {x:Type Border} was needed in the first version of WPF because the compiler did not use the TypeConverter class to convert the string into a Type object and you needed to specify the TypeExtension class … Read more
No you cannot, however I often create a style for a shared base class such as FrameworkElement, and then create my individual control styles that are BasedOn the base style <Style TargetType=”{x:Type FrameworkElement}”> <!– Shared Setters –> </Style> <Style TargetType=”{x:Type TextBlock}” BasedOn=”{StaticResource {x:Type FrameworkElement}}” /> <Style TargetType=”{x:Type Label}” BasedOn=”{StaticResource {x:Type FrameworkElement}}” /> <Style TargetType=”{x:Type Button}” … Read more
Unfortunately, you cannot apply styles to the base FrameworkElement type; while WPF will let you write the style, it will not apply it to the controls that derive from it. It appears that this also applies to subtypes of FrameworkElement, e.g. ButtonBase, the supertype of Button/ToggleButton/RepeatButton. You can still use inheritance, but you will have … Read more