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How to fill each tab of the tab control's itemslist with one user control dynamically from the mainviewmodel

My MainView contains a TabControl with an ItemTemplate and a ContentTemplate.
The TabControl's ItemsSource is bound to the Property ObservableCollection<TabViewModel> TabCollection in my MainViewModel.
TabViewModel:
namespace LuxUs.ViewModels
{
public class TabViewModel
{
public string Name { get; set; }
public object VM {get; set;}
public TabViewModel(string name)
{
Name = name;
}
public TabViewModel(string name, object vm)
{
Name = name;
VM = vm;
}
}
}
I want to create the tabs with their tab's header AND content dynamically from the MainViewModel like this...:
MainViewModel:
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
namespace LuxUs.ViewModels
{
public class MainViewModel : ObservableObject, IPageViewModel
{
public ObservableCollection<TabViewModel> TabCollection { get; set; }
public MainViewModel()
{
TabCollection = new ObservableCollection<TabViewModel>();
TabCollection.Add(new TabViewModel("Dachdefinition", new DachdefinitionViewModel()));
TabCollection.Add(new TabViewModel("Baukörperdefinition"));
TabCollection.Add(new TabViewModel("Fassade"));
TabCollection.Add(new TabViewModel("Raumdefinition"));
TabCollection.Add(new TabViewModel("Treppenloch | Galerieöffnung"));
}
}
}
View:
<UserControl x:Class="LuxUs.Views.MainView"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
xmlns:local="clr-namespace:LuxUs.Views"
xmlns:models="clr-namespace:LuxUs.Models"
xmlns:vm="clr-namespace:LuxUs.ViewModels"
mc:Ignorable="d">
<Grid>
<Grid>
<TabControl Style="{DynamicResource TabControlStyle}" ItemsSource="{Binding TabCollection}" >
<TabControl.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Name}"/>
</DataTemplate>
</TabControl.ItemTemplate>
<TabControl.ContentTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<UserControl>
<ContentControl Content="{Binding VM}" />
</UserControl>
</DataTemplate>
</TabControl.ContentTemplate>
</TabControl>
</Grid>
</Grid>
</UserControl>
... but the content of each tab won't show. Instead, I get this text. The ViewModel ist the correct one but it should load the view instead of showing this text, of course:
The first tab's ViewModel DachdefinitionViewModel has only an empty constructor:
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
namespace LuxUs.ViewModels
{
public sealed class DachdefinitionViewModel : ObservableObject
{
public DachdefinitionViewModel()
{
}
}
}
And here is its view Dachdefinition.xaml:
<UserControl x:Class="LuxUs.Views.Dachdefinition"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
xmlns:local="clr-namespace:LuxUs.Views"
xmlns:vm="clr-namespace:LuxUs.ViewModels"
mc:Ignorable="d">
<UserControl.DataContext>
<vm:DachdefinitionViewModel></vm:DachdefinitionViewModel>
</UserControl.DataContext>
<Grid Margin="50">
...
...
...
</Grid>
</UserControl>
Is the binding correct here or do I need to bind differently? Why is the view not showing up inside the first tab?

you need to connect view model with correct view via DataTemplate.
DataTemplate provides visual representation for data type which doesn't have it (your view model). If you don't specify DataTemplate, you will get default one: TextBlock with string representation of object (result of ToString() method, default to type name).
<Grid>
<Grid.Resources>
<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type vm:DachdefinitionViewModel}">
<views:Dachdefinition />
</DataTemplate>
</Grid.Resources>
<TabControl Style="{DynamicResource TabControlStyle}"
ItemsSource="{Binding TabCollection}" >
<TabControl.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Name}"/>
</DataTemplate>
</TabControl.ItemTemplate>
<TabControl.ContentTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<UserControl>
<ContentControl Content="{Binding VM}" />
</UserControl>
</DataTemplate>
</TabControl.ContentTemplate>
</TabControl>
</Grid>

Your TabControl declaration should look like this:
<TabControl ItemsSource="{Binding TabCollection}">
<TabControl.Resources>
<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type vm:DachdefinitionViewModel}">
<local:Dachdefinition/>
</DataTemplate>
</TabControl.Resources>
<TabControl.ItemContainerStyle>
<Style TargetType="TabItem">
<Setter Property="Header" Value="{Binding Name}"/>
<Setter Property="Content" Value="{Binding VM}"/>
</Style>
</TabControl.ItemContainerStyle>
</TabControl>
And the Dachdefinition UserControl must not set its own DataContext property, because the DataContext value is supposed to be inherit from the control's parent element, i.e. the TabItem.
<UserControl x:Class="LuxUs.Views.Dachdefinition" ...>
<!--
do not set UserControl.DataContext here
-->
<Grid Margin="50">
...
</Grid>
</UserControl>

Yes there is a problem in databinding.
at
<ContentControl Content="{Binding VM}" />
This line would just display ToString() value of the object bound to
it. (VM in this case).
Instead you can try using ContentTemplateSelection where you can choose the type of ContentTemplate in run time based on the type of object bound to it.
class TabContentTemplateSelector:DataTemplateSelector
{
public DataTemplate DefaultTemplate { get; set; }
public DataTemplate DachdeTemplate { get; set; }
public override DataTemplate SelectTemplate(object item, DependencyObject container)
{
if (item is TabViewModel tabViewModel)
{
if (tabViewModel.VM != null && tabViewModel.VM is DachdefinitionViewModel)
{
return DachdeTemplate;
}
else
{
return DefaultTemplate;
}
}
return base.SelectTemplate(item, container);
}
}
<DataTemplate x:Key="DachdeTemplate">
</DataTemplate>
<DataTemplate x:Key="SomeOtherTemplate">
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Name}"/>
</DataTemplate>
<local:TabContentTemplateSelector x:Key="myTabContentTemplateSelector"
DachdeTemplate="{StaticResource DachdeTemplate}"
DefaultTemplate="{StaticResource
SomeOtherTemplate}"
/>
</UserControl.Resources>
<Grid>
<TabControl ItemsSource="{Binding TabCollection}"
ContentTemplateSelector="{StaticResource
myTabContentTemplateSelector}" >
<TabControl.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Name}"/>
</DataTemplate>
</TabControl.ItemTemplate>
</TabControl>
</Grid>
https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/41e70f/dynamically-selecting-datatemplate-for-wpf-listview-way-1/
Check this for how to dynamically change template.. In the template you can use any kind of user control.

Combobox : DataTemplate for each DataTrigger

I have two problems, one small and one big, and I need help;
First, this is my code :
<ComboBox Name="cmb1" Width="165" Height="25" Margin="25,5,10,10"
ItemsSource="{Binding ChoicesList}"
SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedChoiceList}">
</ComboBox>
<ComboBox Name="cmb2" Width="165" Height="25" Margin="10,5,25,10">
<ComboBox.Style>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type ComboBox}">
<Setter Property="ItemsSource" Value="{Binding Sections}"></Setter>
<Style.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding SelectedChoiceList}" Value="Contract">
<Setter Property="ItemsSource" Value="{Binding Contract}"></Setter>
</DataTrigger>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding SelectedChoiceList}" Value="Service">
<Setter Property="ItemsSource" Value="{Binding Services}"></Setter>
</DataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</ComboBox.Style>
<ComboBox.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="auto"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="auto" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<TextBlock Grid.Column="0"
Text="{Binding Name}"
Margin="4,0"/>
<TextBlock Grid.Column="0"
Text="{Binding label}"
Margin="0"/>
<TextBlock Grid.Column="0"
Text="{Binding Start, StringFormat=d}"
Margin="0"/>
<TextBlock Grid.Column="1"
Text="{Binding End,StringFormat=d}"
Margin="0"/>
</Grid>
</DataTemplate>
</ComboBox.ItemTemplate>
</ComboBox>
Another day, another problem!
In cmb2, I would like nothing to be loaded until I have made one of the three choices, is there a way?
(for the moment I load "section" list if nothing is chosen, and the binding changes according to the choices. I made this choice because the value of "section" can change, it can be "A" or "B" or "C" and more, so I would like "service" = service list, "contract" = contract list and "section"= all other values)
More importantly, I would like to rework this code because currently the DataTemplate is the same for all three binds, which was not awkward (If I choose "section", textblock displays "name" selected, cause section have no label, for example) but I would like, for contracts, to display "name" + "from" + "Starting date" + "To" + "Ending date".
If I add textblock "text = from" and "text = to", it will apply to all my choices, and I would have, for example, if I choose "section", a result like "nameOfSection + from + to", and I don't want that.
So I would like the textblock "from" and "to" to appear only for the choice "contract", I don't know if it's possible?
Hoping to have been clear, and thanking you for your time for the help you will give me;

Welcome to SO!
To answer your first point by removing the line that is setting the ItemSource you should be able to have nothing loaded
<Setter Property="ItemsSource" Value="{Binding Sections}"></Setter> can be removed and replaced with another DataTrigger.
To answer your second point you can use DataTemplates with the DataType property to apply a style to a specific data type. This means you can setup each of your, Service, Section and Contract to look differently / template their own properties.
<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type classes:Contract}">
<Label Content="Contract"/>
</DataTemplate>
<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type classes:Service}">
<Label Content="Service"/>
</DataTemplate>
<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type classes:Section}">
<Label Content="Section"/>
</DataTemplate>
This bit of code demonstrates that.
Here is also a sample application I have made that should do what you've asked.
View
<Window x:Class="SOHelp.MainWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
xmlns:classes="clr-namespace:SOHelp.Classes"
mc:Ignorable="d"
Title="MainWindow" Height="450" Width="800">
<Window.Resources>
<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type classes:Contract}">
<Label Content="Contract"/>
</DataTemplate>
<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type classes:Service}">
<Label Content="Service"/>
</DataTemplate>
<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type classes:Section}">
<Label Content="Section"/>
</DataTemplate>
</Window.Resources>
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition/>
<RowDefinition/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<ComboBox Grid.Row="0" Width="165" Height="25"
ItemsSource="{Binding ChoicesList}"
DisplayMemberPath="Name"
SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedChoiceList}"/>
<ComboBox Grid.Row="1" Width="165" Height="25"
ItemsSource="{Binding SelectedChoiceList.Items}"/>
</Grid>
</Window>
Code behind / could be ViewModel
public partial class MainWindow : Window, INotifyPropertyChanged
{
private ObservableCollection<Option> _choicesList;
private Option _selectedChoiceList;
public Option SelectedChoiceList
{
get { return _selectedChoiceList; }
set { _selectedChoiceList = value; NotifyPropertyChanged(); }
}
public ObservableCollection<Option> ChoicesList
{
get { return _choicesList; }
set { _choicesList = value; NotifyPropertyChanged(); }
}
public MainWindow()
{
InitializeComponent();
ChoicesList = new ObservableCollection<Option>
{
new Option("Contract", new ObservableCollection<object>
{
new Contract(), new Contract(), new Contract()
}),
new Option("Service", new ObservableCollection<object>
{
new Service(), new Service(), new Service()
}),
new Option("Section", new ObservableCollection<object>
{
new Section(), new Section(), new Section()
}),
};
DataContext = this;
}
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
private void NotifyPropertyChanged([CallerMemberName] String propertyName = "")
{
PropertyChanged?.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
}
}
Classes I created
public class Option
{
public string Name { get; set; }
public ObservableCollection<object> Items { get; set; }
public Option(string name, ObservableCollection<object> items)
{
Name = name;
Items = items;
}
}
public class Service
{
}
public class Section
{
}
public class Contract
{
}
Hope some of this helps. Let me know if you have any questions.

Display XAML elements depending on selected item's type

In my WPF application, I have an Observable collection of abstract base class Test, which is actually full of its derivative classes SqlTest and ConfigTest.
I have a combo box which allows the user to select an item from the observable collection and am wanting different controls depending on the type of test chosen.
I have tried using DataTemplates but haven't managed to get them working for anything other than lists.
Test.cs
public abstract class Test
{
public string Number { get; set; } // A string as test numbers can contain multiple decimal points depending on the section
public string Description { get; set; }
public string Condition { get; set; }
public string Result { get; set; }
}
View Model
public class MainWindowViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
public ObservableCollection<Test> Tests { get; set; } = new ObservableCollection<Test>();
public Test SelectedTest
{
get { return _selectedTest; }
set
{
_selectedTest = value;
OnPropertyChanged("SelectedTest");
}
}
private Test _selectedTest;
public MainWindowViewModel()
{
Tests.Add(new SqlTest("Change Me", "Check Me", "2", "A Test", "Condition", "Result"));
Tests.Add(new ConfigTest("key", "value", "orig", "1.10", "Test2", "this is a result", "or is it?"));
Tests.Add(new SqlTest("Change Me", "Check Me", "2", "A Test", "Condition", "Result"));
}
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
[NotifyPropertyChangedInvocator]
protected virtual void OnPropertyChanged([CallerMemberName] string propertyName = null)
{
PropertyChanged?.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
}
}
My xaml
<ComboBox Grid.Row="0" ItemsSource="{Binding Tests}" SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedTest}" IsSynchronizedWithCurrentItem="True" SelectedIndex="0">
<ComboBox.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<TextBlock><Run Text="{Binding Number}" /><Run Text=" "/><Run Text="-" /><Run Text=" "/><Run Text="{Binding Description}" /></TextBlock>
</DataTemplate>
</ComboBox.ItemTemplate>
</ComboBox>
<!-- The Conditions of the test -->
<TextBlock Grid.Row="1" Margin="0, 5, 0, 0" Text="{Binding SelectedTest.Condition}" TextWrapping="Wrap" />
<!-- The Result of the test -->
<TextBlock Grid.Row="2" Margin="0, 5, 0, 0" Text="{Binding SelectedTest.Result}" TextWrapping="Wrap" />

Here is a pretty simple example I whipped up in a few minutes for you.
MainWindowVm is the View Model for the main window. It has 2 properties, the first is a list of Things, the second is the selected Thing. The main window binds a combobox to Things with SelectedThing as the SelectedItem. There is a ContentControl bound to SelctedThing also, with 2 DataTemplates defined in its resources. The DataType property of the template is automatically used by the ContentControl and compared against the type of its content when SelectedThing changes. Whatever markup is inside the template is displayed below the combobox.
XAML:
<Window x:Class="WpfApplication1.MainWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
xmlns:local="clr-namespace:WpfApplication1"
xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
Title="MainWindow"
Width="525"
Height="350"
mc:Ignorable="d">
<Window.DataContext>
<local:MainWindowVm />
</Window.DataContext>
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<ComboBox Grid.Row="0"
ItemsSource="{Binding Path=Things}"
SelectedItem="{Binding Path=SelectedThing}" />
<ContentControl Grid.Row="1" Content="{Binding Path=SelectedThing}">
<ContentControl.Resources>
<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type local:Thing1}">
<StackPanel>
<TextBlock Text="This Is the template for Thing1" />
<Button Content="This is a button!" />
</StackPanel>
</DataTemplate>
<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type local:Thing2}">
<StackPanel>
<TextBlock Text="This Is the template for Thing2" />
<TextBox Text="Enter some text" />
</StackPanel>
</DataTemplate>
</ContentControl.Resources>
</ContentControl>
</Grid>
</Window>
MainWindowVm.cs:
using System;
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
using System.ComponentModel;
namespace WpfApplication1
{
class MainWindowVm : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
public MainWindowVm()
{
Things = new ObservableCollection<object>();
Things.Add(new Thing1());
Things.Add(new Thing2());
}
public ObservableCollection<Object> Things { get; set; }
private Object _selectedThing;
public Object SelectedThing
{
get
{
return _selectedThing;
}
set
{
if (value != _selectedThing)
{
_selectedThing = value;
PropertyChanged?.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(nameof(SelectedThing)));
}
}
}
}
}
Thing1 and Thing2 are just empty classes.

Binding from a property of each item inside an ItemsControl to a property of an object outside the ItemsControl

I have an ItemsControl, and a Button outside the ItemsControl. Each item inside the ItemsControl has a dependency property called "MyProperty" (defined in the code-behind).
I would like to set the IsEnabled property of the Button to false when at least one of the items in the ItemsControl has the MyProperty property set to 5. (of course this is just a stupid example of a more complicated situation)
I tried by means of a data trigger, but with no luck:
XAML:
<Window x:Class="cancellami24.MainWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525">
<Window.Resources>
<Style x:Key="MyStyle" TargetType="{x:Type ContentPresenter}">
<Style.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding Path=MyProperty}" Value="5">
<Setter Property="IsEnabled" TargetName="MyButton" Value="False" /><!--error on TargetName-->
</DataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</Window.Resources>
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition />
<RowDefinition />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<ItemsControl x:Name="MyListBox" Grid.Row="0" ItemContainerStyle="{StaticResource MyStyle}">
<ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=MyProperty, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged, Mode=OneWay}" />
</DataTemplate>
</ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
</ItemsControl>
<Button x:Name="MyButton" Grid.Row="1" Click="MyButton_Click"/>
</Grid>
</Window>
Code-behind:
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
using System.Windows;
namespace cancellami24
{
public partial class MainWindow : Window
{
private readonly ObservableCollection<MyItem> myCollection = new ObservableCollection<MyItem>();
public MainWindow()
{
InitializeComponent();
myCollection.Add(new MyItem(1));
myCollection.Add(new MyItem(2));
myCollection.Add(new MyItem(3));
MyListBox.ItemsSource = myCollection;
}
private void MyButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
myCollection[2].SetValue(MyItem.MyPropertyProperty, 5);
}
}
public class MyItem : DependencyObject
{
public static readonly DependencyProperty MyPropertyProperty = DependencyProperty.Register("MyProperty", typeof(int), typeof(MyItem));
public MyItem(int propertyValue)
{
SetValue(MyPropertyProperty, propertyValue);
}
}
}

You need custom converter to solve it
public class MyConverter : IValueConverter
{
bool flag = false;
var collection = value as ObservableCollection<MyItem>();
if(collection==null) return flag;
foreach (var item in collection)
{
if (item.MyProperty==5)
{
flag = true;
break;
}
}
return flag;
}
Add MyConverter to your App.xaml
<local:MyConverter x:key="MyConverter"/>
Xaml:
<Button x:Name="MyButton" IsEnabled="{Binding ElementName=MyListBox, Path=ItemsSource, Converter={StaticResource MyConverter}}"/>

Show Different UI elements when selecting TreeView Items

I am new with WPF - I want to create a tester for my server
I want to have on the right side of the application a TreeView and whenever a user selects a node - appropriate items is shown on the right side. For example I have a Connection node and under it many Sessions nodes, The Connection and Session have different parameters. I have built the tree view using mvvm and all works fine, but how can I achieve the second goal?
the xaml
<Window x:Class="Tree1.MainWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:self ="clr-namespace:Tree1"
xmlns:models ="clr-namespace:Tree1.Models"
Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525">
<Window.Resources>
<HierarchicalDataTemplate DataType="{x:Type self:TestPlanViewModel}" ItemsSource="{Binding Connections}">
</HierarchicalDataTemplate>
<HierarchicalDataTemplate DataType="{x:Type self:ConnectionViewModel}" ItemsSource="{Binding Sessions}">
<StackPanel>
<TextBlock Text="Connection" Margin="10, 0, 0,0"></TextBlock>
</StackPanel>
</HierarchicalDataTemplate>
<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type self:SessionViewModel}">
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<TextBlock Margin="10,0,0,0" Text="Session"></TextBlock>
</StackPanel>
</DataTemplate>
</Window.Resources>
<Grid Margin="10">
<Button Height="23" VerticalAlignment="Top" Margin="277,10,144,0" Name="addSessionBtn" Width="76"></Button>
<TreeView Name="testPlanTview" Margin="0,10,283,0" SelectedItemChanged="testPlanTview_SelectedItemChanged">
<TreeViewItem ItemsSource="{Binding Connections}" Header="Test Plan">
</TreeViewItem>
</TreeView>
</Grid>

You can use DataTemplates. There are two possible solution for your problem.
First of all let's create a base class:
public abstract class SelectableObject : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
private bool isSelected;
protected void OnPropertyChanged(string propertyName)
{
if (PropertyChanged != null)
{
PropertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
}
}
public bool IsSelected
{
get
{
return isSelected;
}
set
{
if (isSelected != value)
{
isSelected = value;
OnPropertyChanged("IsSelected");
}
}
}
}
For our example we have two classes:
Car, whose properties are "Hp" (int) and "Matriculation" (DateTime)
Person, whose properties are "Name" (string) and "Surname" (string)
Both of them extend SelectableObject.
Now the ViewModel (of course it is just a sample):
public class ViewModel : SelectableObject
{
private ArrayList tree = new ArrayList();
private ObjectWrapper current;
private Car car = new Car();
private Person person = new Person();
public ViewModel()
{
car.Hp = 120;
car.Matriculation = DateTime.Today;
car.PropertyChanged += new PropertyChangedEventHandler(OnItemPropertyChanged);
person.Name = "John";
person.Surname = "Doe";
person.PropertyChanged += new PropertyChangedEventHandler(OnItemPropertyChanged);
tree.Add(car);
tree.Add(person);
}
private void OnItemPropertyChanged(object sender, PropertyChangedEventArgs e)
{
SelectableObject impl = (SelectableObject)sender;
if (e.PropertyName == "IsSelected" && impl.IsSelected)
{
Current = new ObjectWrapper(impl);
}
}
public ObjectWrapper Current
{
get
{
return current;
}
private set
{
current = value;
OnPropertyChanged("Current");
}
}
public IEnumerable Tree
{
get
{
return tree;
}
}
}
The ViewModel uses a the ObjectWrapper class:
public class ObjectWrapper
{
private readonly object wrappedInstance;
private readonly ReadOnlyCollection<PropertyWrapper> propertyWrappers;
public ObjectWrapper(object instance)
{
Collection<PropertyWrapper> collection = new Collection<PropertyWrapper>();
Type instanceType;
wrappedInstance = instance;
instanceType = instance.GetType();
foreach (PropertyInfo propertyInfo in instanceType.GetProperties(BindingFlags.DeclaredOnly | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance))
{
collection.Add(new PropertyWrapper(instance, propertyInfo));
}
propertyWrappers = new ReadOnlyCollection<PropertyWrapper>(collection);
}
public ReadOnlyCollection<PropertyWrapper> PropertyWrappers
{
get
{
return propertyWrappers;
}
}
public object Instance { get { return wrappedInstance; } }
}
public class PropertyWrapper
{
private readonly object instance;
private readonly PropertyInfo propertyInfo;
public PropertyWrapper(object instance, PropertyInfo propertyInfo)
{
this.instance = instance;
this.propertyInfo = propertyInfo;
}
public string Label
{
get
{
return propertyInfo.Name;
}
}
public Type PropertyType
{
get
{
return propertyInfo.PropertyType;
}
}
public object Value
{
get
{
return propertyInfo.GetValue(instance, null);
}
set
{
propertyInfo.SetValue(instance, value, null);
}
}
}
First solution (the easiest one)
You can use implicit datatemplating:
<Window x:Class="WpfApplication1.MainWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:local="clr-namespace:WpfApplication1"
xmlns:toolkit="http://schemas.xceed.com/wpf/xaml/toolkit"
xmlns:sys="clr-namespace:System;assembly=mscorlib"
Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="600">
<DockPanel>
<TreeView ItemsSource="{Binding Tree}" DockPanel.Dock="Left" Margin="5">
<TreeView.ItemContainerStyle>
<Style BasedOn="{StaticResource {x:Type TreeViewItem}}" TargetType="{x:Type TreeViewItem}">
<Setter Property="IsSelected" Value="{Binding IsSelected, Mode=TwoWay}" />
</Style>
</TreeView.ItemContainerStyle>
</TreeView>
<ContentControl Content="{Binding Path=Current.Instance, Mode=OneWay}" Margin="5">
<ContentControl.Resources>
<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type local:Car}">
... define your car template here ...
</DataTemplate>
<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type local:Person}">
... define your person template here ...
</DataTemplate>
</ContentControl.Resources>
</ContentControl>
</DockPanel>
</Window>
Second solution (imho the best one)
You can take advantage of ObjectWrapper object, by using an ItemsControl (here I used Extended WPF Toolkit for DateTime and Int controls):
<Window x:Class="WpfApplication1.MainWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:local="clr-namespace:WpfApplication1"
xmlns:toolkit="http://schemas.xceed.com/wpf/xaml/toolkit"
xmlns:sys="clr-namespace:System;assembly=mscorlib"
Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="600">
<Window.Resources>
<local:ItemTemplateSelector x:Key="ItemTemplateSelector" />
<DataTemplate x:Key="{x:Type sys:String}">
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=Label, Mode=OneWay}" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
<TextBox Text="{Binding Path=Value, Mode=TwoWay}" Margin="5" />
</StackPanel>
</DataTemplate>
<DataTemplate x:Key="{x:Type sys:DateTime}">
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=Label, Mode=OneWay}" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
<toolkit:DateTimePicker Value="{Binding Path=Value, Mode=TwoWay}" Margin="5" />
</StackPanel>
</DataTemplate>
<DataTemplate x:Key="{x:Type sys:Int32}">
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=Label, Mode=OneWay}" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
<toolkit:IntegerUpDown Value="{Binding Path=Value, Mode=TwoWay}" Margin="5" />
</StackPanel>
</DataTemplate>
</Window.Resources>
<DockPanel>
<TreeView ItemsSource="{Binding Tree}" DockPanel.Dock="Left" Margin="5">
<TreeView.ItemContainerStyle>
<Style BasedOn="{StaticResource {x:Type TreeViewItem}}" TargetType="{x:Type TreeViewItem}">
<Setter Property="IsSelected" Value="{Binding IsSelected, Mode=TwoWay}" />
</Style>
</TreeView.ItemContainerStyle>
</TreeView>
<ItemsControl ItemsSource="{Binding Path=Current.PropertyWrappers, Mode=OneWay}"
Margin="5" ItemTemplateSelector="{StaticResource ItemTemplateSelector}" />
</DockPanel>
</Window>
The implementation of the ItemTemplateSelector it is not difficult:
public class ItemTemplateSelector : DataTemplateSelector
{
public override System.Windows.DataTemplate SelectTemplate(object item, System.Windows.DependencyObject container)
{
PropertyWrapper propertyWrapper = (PropertyWrapper)item;
FrameworkElement frameworkElement = (FrameworkElement)container;
DataTemplate dataTemplate = (DataTemplate)frameworkElement.TryFindResource(propertyWrapper.PropertyType);
return dataTemplate;
}
}
My answer is quite long, but I wanted to show you both roads you can use.
Of course you can improve the PropertyWrapper by using attributes.

If you're already using MVVM i would sugest something like System.Windows.Interactivity and Prism regions to implement what you need.
For example:
Xaml:
<TreeView Name="testPlanTview" Margin="0,10,283,0">
<TreeViewItem ItemsSource="{Binding Connections}" Header="Test Plan">
<i:Interaction.Triggers>
<i:EventTrigger EventName="SelectedItemChanged">
<i:InvokeCommandAction Command="{Binding OpenNewViewCommand}"
CommandParameter="{Binding SelectedItem,ElementName=testPlanTview}"/>
</i:EventTrigger>
</i:Interaction.Triggers>
</TreeViewItem>
</TreeView>
<ContentControl prism:RegionManager.RegionName="MyRegion"/>
Viewmodel:
public ICommand OpenNewViewCommand
{
get { return this.selectedCommand; }
}
In the view model constructor you add:
this.selectedCommand = new DelegateCommand<YourModel>(this.SelectedExecute);
And the command:
private void SelectedExecute(YourModel parameter)
{
this.regionManager.RequestNavigate(RegionNames.MyRegion, new Uri("ViewToNavigate", UriKind.Relative), parameters);
}
Please be aware that this is just an example on how to make the navigation possible with prism. For more information on what i'm suggesting you can check the msdn link here