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How to get property and call command from different ViewModel with mvvm pattern

I have a ViewModel with all the properties that i will need in every sub ViewModel.
It's the first time i try to split commands and viewmodel to multiple files. Last time everything was in the same ViewModel and it was a pain to work with it. Everything shows up as expected but i want to find a way to pass the same data in every viewmodel.
From my GetOrdersCommand, i want to get the HeaderViewModel.SelectedSource property. I didn't find any way to do it without getting a null return or loosing the property data...
I would like to call my GetOrdersCommand from HeaderView button too.
Any tips how i can achieve this ? Perhaps, my design is not good for what i'm trying to do ?
MainWindow.xaml
<views:HeaderView Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" DataContext="{Binding HeaderViewModel}" LoadHeaderViewCommand="{Binding LoadHeaderViewCommand}"/>
<TabControl TabStripPlacement="Bottom" Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1" Grid.RowSpan="2" Grid.ColumnSpan="2">
<TabItem Header="General">
</TabItem>
<TabItem Header="Orders">
<views:OrderView DataContext="{Binding OrderViewModel}" GetOrdersCommand="{Binding GetOrdersCommand}"/>
</TabItem>
</TabControl>
HeaderView.xaml
<DockPanel>
<ComboBox DockPanel.Dock="Left" Width="120" Margin="4" VerticalContentAlignment="Center" ItemsSource="{Binding SourceList}" SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedSource}" DisplayMemberPath="SourceName"/>
<Button x:Name="btnTest" HorizontalAlignment="Left" DockPanel.Dock="Left" Margin="4" Content="Test"/>
</DockPanel>
HeaderView.xaml.cs
public partial class OrderView : UserControl
{
public ICommand GetOrdersCommand
{
get { return (ICommand)GetValue(GetOrdersCommandProperty); }
set { SetValue(GetOrdersCommandProperty, value); }
}
public static readonly DependencyProperty GetOrdersCommandProperty =
DependencyProperty.Register("GetOrdersCommand", typeof(ICommand), typeof(OrderView), new PropertyMetadata(null));
public OrderView()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void UserControl_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
if (GetOrdersCommand != null)
{
GetOrdersCommand.Execute(this);
}
}
}
MainViewModel.cs
private OrderViewModel orderViewModel;
public OrderViewModel OrderViewModel { get; set; } // Getter, setter with OnPropertyChanged
private HeaderViewModel headerViewModel;
public HeaderViewModel HeaderViewModel { get; set; } // Getter, setter with OnPropertyChanged
public MainViewModel()
{
HeaderViewModel = new HeaderViewModel();
OrderViewModel = new OrderViewModel();
}
HeaderViewModel.cs
public ICommand LoadHeaderViewCommand { get; set; }
public HeaderViewModel()
{
LoadHeaderViewCommand = new LoadHeaderViewCommand(this);
}
GetOrdersCommand.cs
public class GetOrdersCommand : ICommand
{
public event EventHandler CanExecuteChanged;
private readonly OrderViewModel _orderViewModel;
public GetOrdersCommand(OrderViewModel orderViewModel)
{
_orderViewModel = orderViewModel;
}
public bool CanExecute(object parameter)
{
return true;
}
public void Execute(object parameter)
{
/* Build Order List according to HeaderViewModel.SelectedSource */
_orderViewModel.Orders = new ObservableCollection<Order>()
{
new Order { ID = 1, IsReleased = false, Name = "Test1"},
new Order { ID = 2, IsReleased = true, Name = "Test2"},
};
}
}

Thanks guys ! I moved my commands to their owning ViewModel as suggested.
I tried MVVVM Light Tools and found about Messenger Class.
I used it to send my SelectedSource (Combobox from HeaderView) from HeaderViewModel to OrderViewModel. Am i suppose to use Messenger class like that ? I don't know, but it did the trick!!!
I thought about moving GetOrdersCommand to OrderViewModel, binding my button command to OrderViewModel, binding SelectedSource as CommandParameter but i didn't know how i was suppose to RaiseCanExecuteChanged when HeaderViewModel.SelectedSource changed... Any advice?
MainWindow.xaml
<views:HeaderView DataContext="{Binding Source={StaticResource Locator}, Path=HeaderVM}" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" Grid.ColumnSpan="2"/>
<TabControl TabStripPlacement="Bottom" Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1" Grid.RowSpan="2" Grid.ColumnSpan="2">
<TabItem Header="General">
</TabItem>
<TabItem Header="Orders">
<views:OrderView DataContext="{Binding Source={StaticResource Locator}, Path=OrderVM}"/>
</TabItem>
</TabControl>
OrderViewModel.cs
private ObservableCollection<Order> _orders;
public ObservableCollection<Order> Orders
{
get { return _orders; }
set
{
if (_orders != value)
{
_orders = value;
RaisePropertyChanged(nameof(Orders));
}
}
}
public OrderViewModel()
{
Messenger.Default.Register<Source>(this, source => GetOrders(source));
}
private void GetOrders(Source source)
{
if (source.SourceName == "Production")
{
Orders = new ObservableCollection<Order>(){
new Order { ID = 1, IsReleased = false, Name = "Production 1" }
};
}
else
{
Orders = new ObservableCollection<Order>(){
new Order { ID = 2, IsReleased = true, Name = "Test 1" }
};
}
}
Part of HeaderViewModel.cs
private Source _SelectedSource;
public Source SelectedSource
{
get { return _SelectedSource; }
set
{
if (_SelectedSource != value)
{
_SelectedSource = value;
RaisePropertyChanged(nameof(SelectedSource));
GetOrdersCommand.RaiseCanExecuteChanged();
}
}
}
private RelayCommand _GetOrdersCommand;
public RelayCommand GetOrdersCommand
{
get
{
if (_GetOrdersCommand == null)
{
_GetOrdersCommand = new RelayCommand(GetOrders_Execute, GetOrders_CanExecute);
}
return _GetOrdersCommand;
}
}
private void GetOrders_Execute()
{
Messenger.Default.Send(SelectedSource);
}
private bool GetOrders_CanExecute()
{
return SelectedSource != null ? true : false;
}

initialize a WPF with undefined datatype

Here is a class with undefined variable that needs to be passed into the WPF window.
public class SelectedVal<T>
{
public T val {get;set;}
}
Window:
public partial class SOMEDialogue : Window
{
public List<SelectedVal<T>> returnlist { get { return FullList; } }
public List<SelectedVal<T>> FullList = new List<SelectedVal<T>>();
public SOMEDialogue (List<SelectedVal<T>> inputVal)
{
InitializeComponent();
}
}
So here is the question, how can I do this properly to get the T and have a global variable set in my WPF?
Edited (code edited too):
The purpose for the WPF is:
A list of SelectedVal<T> input
Display this input in this WPF
Depend on the T type, user can do something about this input
When finished a return List<SelectedVal<T>> returnlist can be
accessed

This is the basic idea I'm describing. Let me know if you hit any snags. I'm guessing that the search text and the min/max int values are properties of the dialog as a whole. I'm also assuming that there may be a mixture of item types in the collection, which may be an assumption too far. Can you clarify that?
Selected value classes
public interface ISelectedVal
{
Object Val { get; set; }
}
public class SelectedVal<T> : ISelectedVal
{
public T Val { get; set; }
object ISelectedVal.Val
{
get => this.Val;
set => this.Val = (T)value;
}
}
public class StringVal : SelectedVal<String>
{
}
public class IntVal : SelectedVal<int>
{
}
Dialog Viewmodel
public class SomeDialogViewModel : ViewModelBase
{
public SomeDialogViewModel(List<ISelectedVal> values)
{
FullList = values;
}
public List<ISelectedVal> FullList { get; set; }
private String _searchText = default(String);
public String SearchText
{
get { return _searchText; }
set
{
if (value != _searchText)
{
_searchText = value;
OnPropertyChanged();
}
}
}
private int _minInt = default(int);
public int MinInt
{
get { return _minInt; }
set
{
if (value != _minInt)
{
_minInt = value;
OnPropertyChanged();
}
}
}
private int _maxInt = default(int);
public int MaxInt
{
get { return _maxInt; }
set
{
if (value != _maxInt)
{
_maxInt = value;
OnPropertyChanged();
}
}
}
}
.xaml.cs
public SOMEDialogue (List<ISelectedVal> inputValues)
{
InitializeComponent();
DataContext = new SomeDialogViewModel(inputValues);
}
XAML
<Window.Resources>
<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type local:StringVal}">
<StackPanel>
<Label>Value</Label>
<Label Content="{Binding Val}" />
<Label>Search text:</Label>
<TextBox Text="{Binding DataContext.SearchText, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType=Window}}" />
<!-- Other stuff -->
</StackPanel>
</DataTemplate>
<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type local:IntVal}">
<StackPanel>
<Label>Value</Label>
<Label Content="{Binding Val}" />
<Label>Min value:</Label>
<TextBox Text="{Binding DataContext.MinIntVal, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType=Window}}" />
<Label>Max value:</Label>
<TextBox Text="{Binding DataContext.MaxIntVal, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType=Window}}" />
<!-- Other stuff -->
</StackPanel>
</DataTemplate>
</Window.Resources>
<Grid>
<ItemsControl
ItemsSource="{Binding FullList}"
/>
</Grid>

ListView in Listview - SelectedIndex of parent not set when selecting child

I have a UI which displays a ListView in a ListView:
<ListView
SelectedIndex="{x:Bind ParentViewModel.SelectedParentIndex, Mode=TwoWay}"
ItemsSource="{x:Bind ParentViewModel.ParentViewModels, Mode=OneWay}">
<ListView.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate x:DataType="viewModels:ParentViewModel">
<StackPanel>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding ParentName}" />
<ListView
SelectedIndex="{x:Bind SelectedChildIndex, Mode=TwoWay}"
ItemsSource="{Binding ChildViewModels, Mode=OneWay}">
<ListView.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate x:DataType="viewModels:ChildViewModel">
<TextBlock Text="{Binding ChildName}" />
</DataTemplate>
</ListView.ItemTemplate>
</ListView>
</StackPanel>
</DataTemplate>
</ListView.ItemTemplate>
</ListView>
When I click on a parent element the SelectedParentIndex gets set and when I click on a child element the SelectedChildIndex gets set.
My problem is that when I click on a child element i don't know to wich parent element it belongs because the SelectedParentIndex is not set. How can I solve this?
And the flow how it should be:

Just add an event in. Here is a compiled working example.
<ListView
ItemsSource="{Binding ParentViewModels, Mode=OneWay}"
SelectedIndex="{Binding SelectedParentIndex, Mode=TwoWay}"
SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedParent,Mode=TwoWay}">
<ListView.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate >
<StackPanel>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding ParentName}" />
<ListView
ItemsSource="{Binding ChildViewModels, Mode=OneWay}"
SelectedIndex="{Binding SelectedChildIndex, Mode=TwoWay}"
SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedChild,Mode=TwoWay}">
<ListView.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding ChildName}" />
</DataTemplate>
</ListView.ItemTemplate>
</ListView>
</StackPanel>
</DataTemplate>
</ListView.ItemTemplate>
</ListView>
Here are the cs files. Please pay close attention to the structure.
The MasterViewModel is your DataContext for your View. It handles the SelectedParent, the SelectedParentIndex and your parents collection.
public class MasterViewModel : ViewModelBase
{
private ParentViewModel _SelectedParent;
public ParentViewModel SelectedParent
{
get { return _SelectedParent; }
set
{
_SelectedParent = value;
OnPropertyChanged("SelectedParent");
}
}
private int _SelectedParentIndex;
public int SelectedParentIndex
{
get { return _SelectedParentIndex; }
set
{
_SelectedParentIndex = value;
OnPropertyChanged("SelectedParentIndex");
}
}
public ObservableCollection<ParentViewModel> ParentViewModels
{
get; private set;
}
public MasterViewModel()
{
ParentViewModels = new ObservableCollection<ParentViewModel>();
LoadData();
}
private void LoadData()
{
for(int x = 0; x < 10; x++)
{
ParentViewModel parent = new ParentViewModel();
parent.ChildChangedEvent += Parent_ChildChangedEvent;
for(int y = 0; y < 20; y++)
{
ChildViewModel child = new ChildViewModel()
{ ChildName = "Child " + y };
parent.ChildViewModels.Add(child);
}
ParentViewModels.Add(parent);
}
}
private void Parent_ChildChangedEvent(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
SelectedParent = (ParentViewModel)sender;
}
}
Your ParentViewModel contains your SelectedChildIndex, your SelectedChild and your ChildViewModels collection. It also has a name property
Notice that I added an EventHandler to your ParentViewModel. When the SelectedChild is updated, it fires the event off. Then, we handle this event in the MasterViewModel where we can force the SelectedParent to update.
public class ParentViewModel : ViewModelBase
{
public String ParentName { get; set; }
private int _SelectedChildIndex;
public int SelectedChildIndex
{
get { return _SelectedChildIndex; }
set
{
_SelectedChildIndex = value;
OnPropertyChanged("SelectedChildIndex");
}
}
private ChildViewModel _SelectedChild;
public ChildViewModel SelectedChild
{
get { return _SelectedChild; }
set
{
_SelectedChild = value;
OnPropertyChanged("SelectedChild");
if (ChildChangedEvent != null)
{
ChildChangedEvent(this, new EventArgs());
}
}
}
public ObservableCollection<ChildViewModel> ChildViewModels
{
get; private set;
}
public event EventHandler ChildChangedEvent;
public ParentViewModel()
{
ChildViewModels = new ObservableCollection<ChildViewModel>();
}
}
Your ChildViewModel just has a name property.
public class ChildViewModel : ViewModelBase
{
private string _childName;
public string ChildName
{
get { return _childName; }
set
{
_childName = value;
OnPropertyChanged("ChildName");
}
}
}
The ViewModelBase just updates the UI
public class ViewModelBase : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
public void OnPropertyChanged(string propName)
{
PropertyChangedEventHandler handler = PropertyChanged;
if (handler != null)
{
handler(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propName));
}
}
}

Displaying properties of a class in a listbox from a databound Observable collection WPF

I am currently attempting to display items from an ObservableCollection(myClass). The class itself just has some public string properties. I know that the collection is being updated from a stream source correctly but for some reason it's not updating the list box with the properties I want it to. It's very likely that my XAML has some error in it:
<Window x:Class="PoSClientWPF.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">
<Grid Margin="10">
<ListBox x:Name="pumpListBox" ItemsSource="{Binding PumpCollection}" Grid.IsSharedSizeScope="True">
<ListBox.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition SharedSizeGroup="ID" />
<ColumnDefinition SharedSizeGroup="State" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<TextBlock Margin="2" Text="{Binding pumpID}" Grid.Column="0"/>
<TextBlock Margin="2" Text="{Binding state}" Grid.Column="1"/>
</Grid>
</DataTemplate>
</ListBox.ItemTemplate>
</ListBox>
</Grid>
</Window>
From researching other posts about this very error. I've included adding this.DataContext = this; to my MainWindow as well as having:
public ObservableCollection<PumpItem> PumpCollection
{
get { return pumpCollection; }
}
In order to bind the ItemsSource to it. I think there is an error in how I'm declaring the bindings in XAML but I'm not sure. I'm trying to add the properties pumpID and state to the listbox from the class instance.
The class pumpItem is shown below:
public enum pumpState
{
Available,
customerWaiting,
Pumping,
customerPaying
};
public enum fuelSelection
{
Petrol,
Diesel,
LPG,
Hydrogen,
None
};
public class PumpItem
{
public string pumpID;
public double fuelPumped;
public double fuelCost;
public fuelSelection selection;
public pumpState state;
public PumpItem(string _ID)
{
this.pumpID = _ID;
this.fuelPumped = 0;
this.fuelCost = 0;
this.selection = fuelSelection.None;
this.state = pumpState.Available;
}
}
Any pointers or help much appreciated.

You can't bind to fields. Change these to public properties
public class PumpItem
{
private string pumpID;
public string PumpId
{
get
{
return pumpId;
}
set
{
pumpId = value;
}
}
private double fuelPumped;
public double FuelPumped
{
get
{
return fuelPumped;
}
set
{
fuelPumped = value;
}
}
private double fuelCost;
public double FuelCost
{
get
{
return fuelCost;
}
set
{
fuelCost= value;
}
}
public fuelSelection selection;
public fuelSelection Selection
{
get
{
return selection;
}
set
{
selection = value;
}
}
public pumpState state;
public pumpState State
{
get
{
return state;
}
set
{
state = value;
}
}
public PumpItem(string _ID)
{
this.PumpID = _ID;
this.FuelPumped = 0;
this.FuelCost = 0;
this.Selection = fuelSelection.None;
this.State = pumpState.Available;
}
}
XAML
<TextBlock Margin="2" Text="{Binding PumpID}" Grid.Column="0"/>
<TextBlock Margin="2" Text="{Binding State}" Grid.Column="1"/>
Check the Output console for binding errors

Changing DataContext doesn't update list fields

I created a new TextBlock class which has ItemsSource property and translates that ItemsSource into "Run" object:
public class MultiTypeDynamicTextBlock : TextBlock
{
public interface ISection
{
Inline GetDisplayElement();
}
public class TextOption : ISection
{
private Run mText;
public TextOption(string aText)
{
mText = new Run();
mText.Text = aText.Replace("\\n", "\n");
}
public Inline GetDisplayElement()
{
return mText;
}
}
public class LineBreakOption : ISection
{
public Inline GetDisplayElement()
{
return new LineBreak();
}
public ISection Clone()
{
return new LineBreakOption();
}
}
public class ImageOption : ISection
{
private InlineUIContainer mContainer;
public ImageOption(string aDisplay)
{
Image lImage;
lImage = new Image();
lImage.Source = new BitmapImage(new Uri(Environment.CurrentDirectory + aDisplay));
lImage.Height = 15;
lImage.Width = 15;
mContainer = new InlineUIContainer(lImage);
}
public Inline GetDisplayElement()
{
return mContainer;
}
}
public static readonly DependencyProperty ItemsSourceProperty =
DependencyProperty.Register("ItemsSource", typeof(ObservableCollection<ISection>), typeof(MultiTypeDynamicTextBlock),
new UIPropertyMetadata(new ObservableCollection<ISection>(),
new PropertyChangedCallback(SetContent)));
public ObservableCollection<ISection> ItemsSource
{
get
{
return GetValue(ItemsSourceProperty) as ObservableCollection<ISection>;
}
set
{
if (ItemsSource != null)
ItemsSource.CollectionChanged -= CollectionChanged;
SetValue(ItemsSourceProperty, value);
SetContent();
ItemsSource.CollectionChanged += CollectionChanged;
}
}
private void CollectionChanged(object sender, System.Collections.Specialized.NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs e)
{
SetContent();
}
private static void SetContent(DependencyObject d, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
{
DependencyObject lParent = d;
MultiTypeDynamicTextBlock lPanel = lParent as MultiTypeDynamicTextBlock;
if (lPanel != null)
{
lPanel.ItemsSource = e.NewValue as ObservableCollection<ISection>;
}
}
private void SetContent()
{
if (ItemsSource != null)
{
Inlines.Clear();
foreach (ISection lCurr in ItemsSource)
{
Inlines.Add(lCurr.GetDisplayElement());
}
}
}
If I Bind the ItemsSource directly to the DataContext, it works.
But if I bind it to an object that changes at runtime (such as SelectedItem on a ListBox) it doesn't update the text when a new item is selected.
<StackPanel>
<ListBox x:Name="TheList" ItemsSource="{Binding Items}" SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedItem}">
<ListBox.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Title}"/>
</DataTemplate>
</ListBox.ItemTemplate>
</ListBox>
<StackPanel DataContext="{Binding ElementName=TheList, Path=SelectedItem}">
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Title}" FontSize="20"/>
<local:MultiTypeDynamicTextBlock ItemsSource="{Binding Items}"/>
</StackPanel>
</StackPanel>
Any reason why?

In your example, does the SelectedItem has two properties Title and Items? Or is Items a property in your viewmodel? If the answer is the latter, than you can find a solution below.
I don't entirely understand what you mean, but I'll give it a try.
If you mean that the ItemsSource on your custom control isn't set, than you have to point XAML into the right direction.
Below you can find a solution, if this is what you want to achieve.
What I did is pointing the compiler to the right source with this line of code:
ItemsSource="{Binding DataContext.Items, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType=Window}}"
Here you say that the compiler can find the Binding property in the DataContext of the Window (or any control where you can find the property).
<StackPanel>
<ListBox x:Name="TheList" ItemsSource="{Binding Items}" SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedItem}">
<ListBox.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Title}"/>
</DataTemplate>
</ListBox.ItemTemplate>
</ListBox>
<StackPanel DataContext="{Binding ElementName=TheList, Path=SelectedItem}">
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Title}" FontSize="20"/>
<local:MultiTypeDynamicTextBlock ItemsSource="{Binding DataContext.Items, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType=Window}}"/>
</StackPanel>
</StackPanel>
Hopefully this helped.
EDIT
The title property will changes when I select another one from the ListBox.
If Items is set to a new ObservableCollection, do you call the OnPropertyChanged event for Items when the SelectedItem changes?
OnPropertyChanged("Items");

Thank you for your help.
I managed to fix this by updating the MultiTypeDynamicTextBlock as follows:
public class MultiTypeDynamicTextBlock : TextBlock
{
public interface ISection
{
Inline GetDisplayElement();
ISection Clone();
}
public class TextOption : ISection
{
private Run mText;
public TextOption(string aText)
{
mText = new Run();
mText.Text = aText.Replace("\\n", "\n");
}
public Inline GetDisplayElement()
{
return mText;
}
public ISection Clone()
{
return new TextOption(mText.Text);
}
}
public class LineBreakOption : ISection
{
public Inline GetDisplayElement()
{
return new LineBreak();
}
public ISection Clone()
{
return new LineBreakOption();
}
}
public class SectionList
{
private ObservableCollection<ISection> mList;
public Action CollectionChanged;
public ObservableCollection<ISection> Items
{
get
{
ObservableCollection<ISection> lRet = new ObservableCollection<ISection>();
foreach (ISection lCurr in mList)
{
lRet.Add(lCurr.Clone());
}
return lRet;
}
}
public int Count { get { return mList.Count; } }
public SectionList()
{
mList = new ObservableCollection<ISection>();
}
public void Add(ISection aValue)
{
mList.Add(aValue);
}
public SectionList Clone()
{
SectionList lRet = new SectionList();
lRet.mList = Items;
return lRet;
}
}
public MultiTypeDynamicTextBlock()
{
}
public static readonly DependencyProperty ItemsCollectionProperty =
DependencyProperty.Register("ItemsCollection", typeof(SectionList), typeof(MultiTypeDynamicTextBlock),
new UIPropertyMetadata((PropertyChangedCallback)((sender, args) =>
{
MultiTypeDynamicTextBlock textBlock = sender as MultiTypeDynamicTextBlock;
SectionList inlines = args.NewValue as SectionList;
if (textBlock != null)
{
if ((inlines != null) && (inlines.Count > 0))
{
textBlock.ItemsCollection.CollectionChanged += textBlock.ResetInlines;
textBlock.Inlines.Clear();
foreach (ISection lCurr in textBlock.ItemsCollection.Items)
{
textBlock.Inlines.Add(lCurr.GetDisplayElement());
}
}
else
{
inlines = new SectionList();
inlines.Add(new TextOption("No value set"));
textBlock.ItemsCollection = inlines;
}
}
})));
public SectionList ItemsCollection
{
get
{
return (SectionList)GetValue(ItemsCollectionProperty);
}
set
{
SectionList lTemp;
if (value == null)
{
lTemp = new SectionList();
lTemp.Add(new TextOption("No value set for property"));
}
else
{
lTemp = value;
}
SetValue(ItemsCollectionProperty, lTemp);
}
}
private void ResetInlines()
{
Inlines.Clear();
foreach (ISection lCurr in ItemsCollection.Items)
{
Inlines.Add(lCurr.GetDisplayElement());
}
}
}
And I update the fields that were Binded to be of type MultiTypeDynamicTextBlock.SectionList
As long as I am using a copy (Clone) it is working, for some reason when I don't clone it removes the value from the display in the list, if someone knows why I would love to learn but I managed to go around it.
the XAML of the window is:
<StackPanel>
<ListBox x:Name="TheList" ItemsSource="{Binding GeneralItems}" SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedItem}">
<ListBox.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<StackPanel>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Title}" FontSize="20"/>
<local:MultiTypeDynamicTextBlock ItemsCollection="{Binding Items}" Margin="20,0,0,0"/>
</StackPanel>
</DataTemplate>
</ListBox.ItemTemplate>
</ListBox>
<StackPanel DataContext="{Binding GeneralItems, Path=SelectedItem}">
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Title}" FontSize="20"/>
<local:MultiTypeDynamicTextBlock DataContext="{Binding Items}" ItemsCollection="{Binding}" Margin="20,0,0,0"/>
</StackPanel>
</StackPanel>