Я бы порекомендовал следующее:
Определить поведение
public static class ComboBoxBehaviors
{
public static readonly DependencyProperty DefaultTextProperty =
DependencyProperty.RegisterAttached("DefaultText", typeof(String), typeof(ComboBox), new PropertyMetadata(null));
public static String GetDefaultText(DependencyObject obj)
{
return (String)obj.GetValue(DefaultTextProperty);
}
public static void SetDefaultText(DependencyObject obj, String value)
{
var combo = (ComboBox)obj;
RefreshDefaultText(combo, value);
combo.SelectionChanged += (sender, _) => RefreshDefaultText((ComboBox)sender, GetDefaultText((ComboBox)sender));
obj.SetValue(DefaultTextProperty, value);
}
static void RefreshDefaultText(ComboBox combo, string text)
{
// if item is selected and DefaultText is set
if (combo.SelectedIndex == -1 && !String.IsNullOrEmpty(text))
{
// Show DefaultText
var visual = new TextBlock()
{
FontStyle = FontStyles.Italic,
Text = text,
Foreground = Brushes.Gray
};
combo.Background = new VisualBrush(visual)
{
Stretch = Stretch.None,
AlignmentX = AlignmentX.Left,
AlignmentY = AlignmentY.Center,
Transform = new TranslateTransform(3, 0)
};
}
else
{
// Hide DefaultText
combo.Background = null;
}
}
}
Пользовательское поведение
<ComboBox Name="cmb" Margin="72,121,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top"
local:ComboBoxBehaviors.DefaultText="-- Select Team --"/>