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Background image not being shown unless main window is active

I have an annoying bug that I can't seem to figure out and it is driving me crazy. I have a window with a listbox in it and when an item is selected an new window is opened using mvvm light which displays different details, the problem is when I click on the item in my listbox (BrowseGamesView) the new window that opens (GameDetailsView) does not show the background image unless I click back to the BrowseGamesView. I'm calling to an api and using a converter to build the url for the image. I need the image to show when the new window opens.
GameDetailsView
Where I need the background image to show when the window opens.
<Window.Resources>
<vm:GameDetailsViewModel x:Key="vm"/>
<converters:StringToBackgroundImageConverter x:Key="stringToBackgroundImageConverter"/>
<converters:StringToImageConverter x:Key="stringToImageConverter"/>
</Window.Resources>
<Grid DataContext="{StaticResource vm}">
<Grid.Background>
<ImageBrush ImageSource="{Binding Game.ScreenshotBackground, Converter={StaticResource stringToBackgroundImageConverter}}"/>
</Grid.Background>
</Grid>
BrowseGamesView
Where the listbox is held.
<ListBox ItemsSource="{Binding Games}"
ItemContainerStyle="{DynamicResource ListBoxItemStyle1}"
SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedGame}"
Width="480"
Height="500"
Grid.Row="4">
<ListBox.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Image Source="{Binding cover.image_id, Converter={StaticResource stringToImage}}"
Stretch="Fill"
Width="100"
Height="130"/>
<Grid Grid.Column="1">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="310"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="30"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding name}"
Foreground="White"
FontWeight="Bold"
FontSize="16"
Margin="15 2 0 0"
TextWrapping="Wrap"/>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding aggregated_rating, StringFormat={}{0:F0}, Converter={StaticResource nullRatingConverter}}"
Grid.Column="1"
Foreground="{Binding AggregatedRatingColor}"
FontWeight="Bold"
FontSize="16"
HorizontalAlignment="Center"/>
</Grid>
<ItemsControl Grid.Row="1"
ItemsSource="{Binding DeveloperCompanies}"
Margin="15 2 0 0">
<ItemsControl.ItemsPanel>
<ItemsPanelTemplate>
<WrapPanel IsItemsHost="True"/>
</ItemsPanelTemplate>
</ItemsControl.ItemsPanel>
<ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<TextBlock x:Name="commaTextBlock"
Text=", "
Foreground="White"/>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding company.name}"
Foreground="White"
TextWrapping="Wrap"/>
</StackPanel>
<DataTemplate.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource PreviousData}}" Value="{x:Null}">
<Setter Property="Visibility" TargetName="commaTextBlock" Value="Collapsed"/>
</DataTrigger>
</DataTemplate.Triggers>
</DataTemplate>
</ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
</ItemsControl>
<Grid Grid.Row="2"
VerticalAlignment="Bottom"
Margin="0 0 0 4">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<TextBlock Text="Release Date:"
Foreground="White"
Margin="15 20 0 0"/>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding first_release_date, Converter={StaticResource unixTimestampToDateTimeConverter}}"
Foreground="White"
Margin="10 20 0 0"
Grid.Column="1"/>
</Grid>
</Grid>
</Grid>
</DataTemplate>
</ListBox.ItemTemplate>
</ListBox>
GameDetailsViewModel
public class GameDetailsViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
private Game game;
public Game Game
{
get { return game; }
set
{
game = value;
OnPropertyChanged("Game");
}
}
public GameDetailsViewModel()
{
Messenger.Default.Register<Game>(this, NotifyMe);
}
public void NotifyMe(Game sentGame)
{
Game = sentGame;
}
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
protected void OnPropertyChanged(string propertyName)
{
PropertyChanged?.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
}
}
BrowseGamesViewModel
public class BrowseGamesViewModel : ViewModelBase, INotifyPropertyChanged
{
private string query;
private Game selectedGame;
private int gamesCount;
private Game game;
public RelayCommand ShowGameDetailsViewCommand { private set; get; }
public string Query
{
get { return query; }
set
{
query = value;
OnPropertyChanged("Query");
}
}
public Game Game
{
get { return game; }
set
{
game = value;
OnPropertyChanged("Game");
}
}
public Game SelectedGame
{
get { return selectedGame; }
set
{
selectedGame = value;
OnPropertyChanged("SelectedGame");
GetGameDetails();
ShowGameDetailsViewCommandExecute();
}
}
public ObservableCollection<Game> Games { get; set; }
public int GamesCount
{
get { return gamesCount; }
set
{
gamesCount = value;
OnPropertyChanged("GamesCount");
}
}
public SearchGamesCommand SearchGamesCommand { get; set; }
public BrowseGamesViewModel()
{
Games = new ObservableCollection<Game>();
SearchGamesCommand = new SearchGamesCommand(this);
ShowGameDetailsViewCommand = new RelayCommand(ShowGameDetailsViewCommandExecute);
}
public void ShowGameDetailsViewCommandExecute()
{
Messenger.Default.Send(new NotificationMessage("ShowGameDetailsView"));
}
private async void GetGameDetails()
{
Game = await IGDBHelper.GetGameInformation(SelectedGame.id);
Messenger.Default.Send(Game);
}
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
protected void OnPropertyChanged(string propertyName)
{
PropertyChanged?.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
}
}
BrowseGamesView Code Behind
public partial class BrowseGamesView : Window
{
public BrowseGamesView()
{
InitializeComponent();
Messenger.Default.Register<NotificationMessage>(this, NotificationMessageReceived);
}
private void NotificationMessageReceived(NotificationMessage msg)
{
if (msg.Notification == "ShowGameDetailsView")
{
var view = new GameDetailsView();
view.Show();
}
}
}

How can I use 2 data bindings for an ItemSource Data Template in WPF App

I have a counter which increments depending on a foreach Loop from:
public partial class UserControlCounter : UserControl, INotifyPropertyChanged
{
private int _scanStatusCounter;
public int ScanStatusCounter
{
get { return _scanStatusCounter; }
set { _scanStatusCounter = value; NotifyPropertyChanged(); }
}
public UserControlCounter()
{
InitializeComponent();
DataContext = this;
}
private async void Button_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
await Task.Run(getAll);
scanStatus.Text = "Persons " + ScanStatusCounter.ToString();
}
private async void getAll()
{
//grab data and iterate it
string[] string_array = new string[] { "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" }; // type = System.String[]
foreach (var i in string_array)
{
ScanStatusCounter++;
await Task.Delay(100);
}
}
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
private void NotifyPropertyChanged([CallerMemberName] String propertyName = "")
{
PropertyChanged?.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
}
}
and the Xaml:
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="150"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="auto"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="auto"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="60"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<ListBox Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" Name="myListBox" Height="40" ></ListBox>
<TextBlock Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" Name="scanStatus" Height="40" Text="{Binding Path=ScanStatusCounter, Mode=TwoWay, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}"></TextBlock>
<Button Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="2" Click="Button_Click" Height="40">Click Me</Button>
</Grid>
That works fine and increments "live", but my problem is that I need to get that now running inside a more complex Data Template.
I've tried to inject the Counter onClick with:
private async void Button_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
var btn = sender as Button;
var contentPresenter = (btn.TemplatedParent as ContentPresenter);
var ppStatusCounter = contentPresenter.ContentTemplate.FindName("scanStatus", contentPresenter) as TextBlock;
ppStatusCounter.Text = "Entrys found: " + ScanStatusCounter.ToString();
}
But then I get the Value only onClick not like a live incrementing Counter, that's my Data Template:
<UserControl.Resources>
<c1:NameList x:Key="NameListData"/>
<DataTemplate x:Key="NameItemTemplate">
<Grid Margin="2">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="auto"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="100" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="100" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="100" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="40"></RowDefinition>
<RowDefinition Height="40"></RowDefinition>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<TextBlock Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" Text="Domaine"/>
<TextBox Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" x:Name="txtDomainName" Text="{Binding Path=DomaineName}" Margin="0,0,5,0"></TextBox>
<Button Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1" Width="100" Height="30" Margin="5,5,5,5" x:Name="btnNames" Click="Button_Click" Content="Start Scan" />
<Grid Grid.Column="2" Grid.Row="1" Height="20">
<ProgressBar x:Name="pbStatus" Height="20" Width="100" Minimum="0" Maximum="100" Visibility="Hidden"/>
<TextBlock x:Name="pbStatusText" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" Text="Scanning" Visibility="Hidden"/>
</Grid>
<TextBlock Grid.Column="3" Grid.Row="1" Name="scanStatus" Text="{Binding Path=ScanStatusCounter, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}"/>
</Grid>
</DataTemplate>
</UserControl.Resources>
<Grid>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" VerticalAlignment="top">
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Margin="0,20,0,0">
<ListBox x:Name="lstDomainNames"
Margin="5,5,5,5"
ItemsSource="{Binding Source={StaticResource NameListData}}"
ItemTemplate="{StaticResource NameItemTemplate}"
IsSynchronizedWithCurrentItem="True"/>
</StackPanel>
</StackPanel>
</Grid>
that's my Data Source Class, not much there:
public partial class NameList : ObservableCollection<SetCredentials>
{
private static Logger logger = LogManager.GetCurrentClassLogger();
public NameList() : base()
{
using var forest = Forest.GetCurrentForest();
Forest currentForest = Forest.GetCurrentForest();
DomainCollection domains = currentForest.Domains;
foreach (Domain objDomain in domains)
{
Add(new SetCredentials(objDomain.ToString()));
}
}
}
public class SetCredentials
{
private string domainName;
public SetCredentials(string domain)
{
this.domainName = domain;
}
public string DomaineName
{
get { return domainName; }
set { domainName = value; }
}
}
Do I have to add a second Data Binding source to my ItemSource or do I need another approach for this, for example in my TextBox Binding?

Disable Itemscontrol components on button click

I'm learning wpf through mvvm.
My application consist of below logic.
Form which has a button that will add a selected components horizontally from Itemcontrol like textbox, combobox and rich textbox and a button whenever the button is clicked.
When the add button is clicked the specified set of components will be added in the line information dynamically.
2) Data will be inserted into the table after pressing the add info button.
3) The issue is after clicking the add info button, the components in the itemscontrol should be readonly. This is the place I'm struggling as of now.
Model.cs:
public class textboxModel
{
public string Text { get; set; }
public string lblText { get; set; }
public string isactive { get; set; }
public bool txtboxreadonly { get; set; }
}
public class ButtonDataModel
{
public string Content { get; set; }
public ICommand Command { get; set; }
public string column { get; set; }
public string isactive { get; set; }
public bool buttreadonly { get; set; }
}
ViewModel.cs:
public class viewmodel : notifyproperties
{
public Relaycommand Status { get; set; }
public Relaycommand AddCommand { get; set; }
public labelconversionOnPauseButtonclick pauseclick = new labelconversionOnPauseButtonclick();
public auditinformation auditid = new auditinformation();
public ButtonDataModel bdm = new ButtonDataModel();
public auditinformation adt
{
get { return auditid; }
set
{
if (value != auditid)
{
auditid = value;
OnPropertyChanged("adt");
}
}
}
public labelconversionOnPauseButtonclick res
{
get { return pauseclick; }
set
{
if (value != pauseclick)
{
pauseclick = value;
OnPropertyChanged("res");
}
}
}
public viewmodel()
{
Status = new Relaycommand(pauseclick.Statusdata);
AddCommand = new Relaycommand(o => auditid.addcommand());
}
}
public class auditinformation : notifyproperties
{
public Relaycommand Command { get; set; }
private string _lines;
public string Lines
{
get { return this._lines; }
set
{
this._lines = value;
this.OnPropertyChanged("Lines");
}
}
private readonly ObservableCollection<ButtonDataModel> _MyDatabutton = new ObservableCollection<ButtonDataModel>();
public ObservableCollection<ButtonDataModel> MyData { get { return _MyDatabutton; } }
private readonly ObservableCollection<textboxModel> _MyDatatxtbox = new ObservableCollection<textboxModel>();
public ObservableCollection<textboxModel> MyDatatxtbox { get { return _MyDatatxtbox; } }
private readonly ObservableCollection<LabelDataModel> _MyDataLabel = new ObservableCollection<LabelDataModel>();
public ObservableCollection<LabelDataModel> MyDataLabel { get { return _MyDataLabel; } }
public void addcommand()
{
int num= 1;
for (int i = 0; i < num; i++)
{
MyDatatxtbox.Add(new textboxModel
{
isactive = "1",
});
MyData.Add(new ButtonDataModel
{
Command = new Relaycommand(o => search()),
Content = "Add info",
isactive = "1",
});
}
}
public void search( )
{
var asss = MyDatatxtbox.Where(a=> a.isactive == "1").Select(a => a.Text);
var itemstoremove = MyDatatxtbox.Where(i => i.isactive == "1").ToList();
foreach (var s in asss)
{
foreach (var a in itemstoremove)
{
if (a.isactive == "1")
{
MessageBox.Show(s);
buttreadonly = true;
}
}
}
// var itemstoremove = MyDatatxtbox.Where(i => i.isactive == "1").ToList();
foreach(var a in itemstoremove)
{
a.isactive = "0";
}
//foreach (var a in itemstoremove)
//{
// a.txtboxreadonly = true;
//}
// var itemstoremovebutton = MyData.Where(i => i.isactive == "1").ToList();
// foreach (var a in itemstoremovebutton)
// {
//// MyData.Remove(a);
// a.isactive = "0";
// }
}
}
window.xaml:
<GroupBox Header="Audit Information" Grid.Row="1">
<Grid >
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<TextBlock HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" Grid.Column="0" Text="Member ID"></TextBlock>
<TextBox HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" Grid.Column="1" Width="85" ></TextBox>
<TextBlock HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" Grid.Column="2" Text="Claim Number"></TextBlock>
<TextBox HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" Grid.Column="3" Width="85" ></TextBox>
<TextBlock HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" Grid.Column="4" Text="Date Audited"></TextBlock>
<TextBox HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" Grid.Column="5" Width="85" ></TextBox>
<TextBlock HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" Grid.Column="6" Text="Query ID"></TextBlock>
<TextBox HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" Grid.Column="7" Width="85" ></TextBox>
<TextBlock HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" Grid.Column="8" Text="Audit ID"></TextBlock>
<TextBox HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" Grid.Column="9" Width="85" ></TextBox>
<Button HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" Width="85" Height="25" Command="{Binding AddCommand}" Content="Add" Grid.Column="10"></Button>
</Grid>
</GroupBox>
<GroupBox Grid.Row="2" Margin="0,0,0,0" Header="Line Information" >
<ScrollViewer HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Disabled" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="3.2*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="1.8*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<StackPanel Height="22" Grid.Column="0">
<Label HorizontalAlignment="Center" Content="DOS" />
</StackPanel>
<ItemsControl Grid.Column="0" Grid.Row="1" ItemsSource="{Binding adt.MyDatatxtbox}">
<ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<StackPanel Margin="0,0,0,50">
<TextBox IsReadOnly="{Binding txtboxreadonly}" Text="{Binding Text, Mode=TwoWay}" Height="25" Width="85" />
</StackPanel>
</DataTemplate>
</ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
</ItemsControl>
<StackPanel Height="22" Grid.Column="1">
<Label HorizontalAlignment="Center" Content="CPT" />
</StackPanel>
<ItemsControl Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="1" ItemsSource="{Binding adt.MyDatatxtbox}">
<ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<StackPanel Margin="0,0,0,50">
<TextBox IsReadOnly="{Binding txtboxreadonly}" Margin="0,0,30,0" Text="{Binding Text, Mode=TwoWay}" Height="25" Width="85" />
</StackPanel>
</DataTemplate>
</ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
</ItemsControl>
<StackPanel Height="22" Grid.Column="2">
<Label HorizontalAlignment="Right" Content="Open-close Modifier" Margin="0,0,-17,0" Width="121" />
</StackPanel>
<ItemsControl Grid.Column="2" Grid.Row="1" ItemsSource="{Binding adt.MyDatatxtbox}">
<ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<StackPanel Margin="0,0,0,50">
<TextBox IsReadOnly="{Binding txtboxreadonly}" Margin="0,0,30,0" Text="{Binding Text, Mode=TwoWay}" Height="25" Width="85" />
</StackPanel>
</DataTemplate>
</ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
</ItemsControl>
<StackPanel Height="22" Grid.Column="3">
<Label HorizontalAlignment="Center" Content="Comments" />
</StackPanel>
<ItemsControl Grid.Column="3" Grid.Row="1" ItemsSource="{Binding adt.MyDatatxtbox}">
<ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<StackPanel Margin="0,0,0,10">
<RichTextBox IsReadOnly="{Binding txtboxreadonly}" Margin="0,0,0,0" Height="65" Width="425" />
</StackPanel>
</DataTemplate>
</ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
</ItemsControl>
<StackPanel Height="22" Grid.Column="4">
<Label HorizontalAlignment="Center" Content="Line Status" />
</StackPanel>
<ItemsControl Grid.Column="4" Grid.Row="1" ItemsSource="{Binding adt.MyDatatxtbox}">
<ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<StackPanel Margin="10,0,0,50">
<ComboBox IsEnabled= "{Binding txtboxreadonly}" Margin="0,0,0,0" Height="25" Width="95" >
<ComboBoxItem Content="Coffie"></ComboBoxItem>
<ComboBoxItem Content="Tea"></ComboBoxItem>
</ComboBox>
</StackPanel>
</DataTemplate>
</ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
</ItemsControl>
<StackPanel Height="22" Grid.Column="5">
<Label HorizontalAlignment="Center" Content="Additional Comments" />
</StackPanel>
<ItemsControl Grid.Column="5" Grid.Row="1" ItemsSource="{Binding adt.MyDatatxtbox}">
<ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<StackPanel Margin="0,0,0,10">
<RichTextBox IsReadOnly="{Binding txtboxreadonly}" Margin="0,0,0,0" Height="65" Width="425" />
</StackPanel>
</DataTemplate>
</ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
</ItemsControl>
<ItemsControl Grid.Column="6" Grid.Row="1" ItemsSource="{Binding adt.MyData}">
<ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<StackPanel Margin="0,0,0,50">
<Button Margin="0,0,0,0" Height="25" Width="55" Content="{Binding Content}" Command="{Binding Command}" >
</Button>
</StackPanel>
</DataTemplate>
</ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
</ItemsControl>
</Grid>
</ScrollViewer>
</GroupBox>
</Grid>
</Grid>
</TabItem>
</TabControl>
So the question is how to disable/readonly the Line Information ,textbox and cpt on add info button click.

Dirty way would be adding a "global" bool property in your ViewModel and binding it to your Controls IsEnabled/ReadOnly Properties.

WPF: Using the ItemsControl DataTemplate in ComboBox

I'm learning WPF and I'm trying to do something simple. I have two classes: Candy and MyColor. The code of these two classes look like this
public class Candy
{
public MyColor Color { get; set; }
public string Name { get; set; }
}
public class MyColor
{
public string Name { get; set; }
public uint Id { get; set; }
}
(I have attached an image below to make it clearer)
I have an area in the window in which I can create a MyColor by using a textbox that inserts the MyColor.Name, and a simple logic which increments the MyColor.Id. On the other side of the window, I have a button that creates new item in a ItemsControl which holds Candy. Within this ItemsControl there is an ComboBox which I can specify Candy.Color and a TextBox which I specify the Candy.Name. Finally, when I hit the button Generate List the code should output in the TextBox below a list in the format of
Candy.Color Candy.Name
I'm trying to figure out how to automatically populate the ComboBox filled with a list of Colors I have created so I can specify the Candy color, but I don't know how to bind my data source. Also, how would I generate the text?
Currently my code looks like this
namespace QuestionToAsk
{
/// <summary>
/// Interaction logic for MainWindow.xaml
/// </summary>
public partial class MainWindow : Window
{
ObservableCollection<MyColor> Colors;
ObservableCollection<Candy> Candies;
public MainWindow()
{
InitializeComponent();
Colors = new ObservableCollection<MyColor>();
Candies = new ObservableCollection<Candy>();
Colors.Add(new MyColor() { Name = "(Unspecified)", Id = 0 });
icColors.ItemsSource = Colors;
icCandies.ItemsSource = Candies;
}
private void btnColor(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
if (txtColor.Text != "")
{
uint last_id = Colors.Last<MyColor>().Id;
Colors.Add(new MyColor() { Name = txtColor.Text, Id = last_id+1 });
txtColor.Text = "";
}
}
private void btnNewCandy(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
Candies.Add(new Candy());
}
private void btnGetList(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
//How to create the list of <Color, Name>?
}
}
public class Candy
{
public MyColor Color { get; set; }
public string Name { get; set; }
}
public class MyColor
{
public string Name { get; set; }
public uint Id { get; set; }
}
}
And my XML file looks like this:
<Window x:Class="QuestionToAsk.MainWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:local="clr-namespace:QuestionToAsk"
Title="Color Candy Maker" Height="350" Width="525">
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<DockPanel Margin="3">
<Button Content="Add Color" Click="btnColor" DockPanel.Dock="Bottom"/>
<TextBox x:Name="txtColor" DockPanel.Dock="Bottom"/>
<ItemsControl x:Name="icColors" Grid.Column="0" Grid.Row="0" DockPanel.Dock="Top">
<ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate x:Name="tColorsTemplate">
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Name}" Name="Color" />
</DataTemplate>
</ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
</ItemsControl>
</DockPanel>
<DockPanel Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="0" Margin="3">
<Grid DockPanel.Dock="Bottom">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Button Content="New Candy" Click="btnNewCandy" Grid.Column="0"/>
<Button Content="Generate List" Click="btnGetList" Grid.Column="1"/>
</Grid>
<ItemsControl Name="icCandies" DockPanel.Dock="Top">
<ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ComboBox Name="cmbColors" Grid.Column="0">
<!-- How to bind this cmbColors to icColors? -->
</ComboBox>
<TextBox Text="{Binding Name}" Grid.Column="1" />
</Grid>
</DataTemplate>
</ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
</ItemsControl>
</DockPanel>
<DockPanel Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="2">
<TextBox x:Name="txtColorCandy"/>
</DockPanel>
</Grid>
</Window>

EDIT
I have removed all my ideas and implemented it using your hard design :D.
The xaml code
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<DockPanel Margin="3">
<Button Content="Add Color" Click="btnColor" DockPanel.Dock="Bottom"/>
<TextBox x:Name="txtColor" DockPanel.Dock="Bottom"/>
<ItemsControl x:Name="icColors" Grid.Column="0" Grid.Row="0" DockPanel.Dock="Top">
<ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate x:Name="tColorsTemplate">
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Name}" Name="Color" />
</DataTemplate>
</ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
</ItemsControl>
</DockPanel>
<DockPanel Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="0" Margin="3">
<Grid DockPanel.Dock="Bottom">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Button Content="New Candy" Click="btnNewCandy" Grid.Column="0"/>
<Button Content="Generate List" Click="btnGetList" Grid.Column="1"/>
</Grid>
<ItemsControl Name="icCandies" DockPanel.Dock="Top">
<ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ComboBox Name="cmbColors" Grid.Column="0"
ItemsSource="{Binding Colors, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Mode=FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type Window}}}"
DisplayMemberPath="Name"
SelectedItem="{Binding Color}">
</ComboBox>
<TextBox Text="{Binding Name}" Grid.Column="1" />
</Grid>
</DataTemplate>
</ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
</ItemsControl>
</DockPanel>
<DockPanel Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="2">
<TextBox x:Name="txtColorCandy" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto"/>
</DockPanel>
</Grid>
Note the usage of RelativeSource since the values of ComboBox was in a property of the Window class while the selected value was to be saved in the Candy class. So the ItemsSource is bound to a property of Window class and the SelectedItem is bound to a property of the Candy class
Code Behind
public partial class MainWindow : Window
{
private ObservableCollection<MyColor> _colors;
public IEnumerable<MyColor> Colors
{
get { return _colors; }
}
private ObservableCollection<Candy> _candies;
public IEnumerable<Candy> Candies
{
get { return _candies; }
}
public MainWindow()
{
InitializeComponent();
_colors = new ObservableCollection<MyColor>();
_candies = new ObservableCollection<Candy>();
_colors.Add(new MyColor { Name = "(Unspecified)", Id = 0 });
icColors.ItemsSource = Colors;
icCandies.ItemsSource = Candies;
}
private void btnColor(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
if (txtColor.Text != "")
{
uint last_id = Colors.Last<MyColor>().Id;
_colors.Add(new MyColor() { Name = txtColor.Text, Id = last_id + 1 });
txtColor.Text = "";
}
}
private void btnNewCandy(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
_candies.Add(new Candy());
}
private void btnGetList(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
foreach (var item in _candies)
{
if (item.Name == null || item.Color == null)
continue;
sb.AppendLine(item.Color.Name + " " + item.Name);
}
txtColorCandy.Text = sb.ToString();
}
}
It there are any confusion let me know and I will try to help

WPF Data Binding not showing

So I'm having what should be a simple XAML Data Binding error. I've got the below XAML with two classes (so far) that they used for DataBinding, a Row, which contains an ObservableCollection rows. The nodes have a bunch of extra associated information and I'm trying to show these nodes in a grid-like fashion (it's going to be used for a path-finding algorithm.)
The problem is that the "Here" TextBlock doesn't show up. But I know that the Nodes are getting bound properly because their values show up in the Debugging StackPanel.
<Window.Resources>
<local:Row x:Key="TestRow">
<local:Node x="0" y="0" Cost="20" />
<local:Node x="0" y="1" Cost="20" />
<local:Node x="0" y="2" Cost="20" />
</local:Row>
</Window.Resources>
<Grid Name="MainGrid" Margin="10,10,10,10" >
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="150" />
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="100" />
<ColumnDefinition />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<StackPanel Margin="0,25,0,0"
DataContext="{Binding ElementName=AStarListView,
Path=SelectedItem}"
x:Name="Debugging" Orientation="Vertical" >
<TextBlock Text="{Binding x}" />
<TextBlock Text="{Binding y}" />
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Cost}" />
</StackPanel>
<ListView Grid.RowSpan="2" Margin="2,2,2,2" Grid.Column="1"
x:Name="AStarListView"
ItemsSource="{StaticResource TestRow}" >
<ListView.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate DataType="local:Row">
<ListView ItemsSource="{Binding nodes}" Width="48" Height="48" >
<ListView.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate DataType="local:Node">
<TextBlock Text="Here" />
</DataTemplate>
</ListView.ItemTemplate>
</ListView>
</DataTemplate>
</ListView.ItemTemplate>
</ListView>
Here's the (stripped) Node class.
public class Node : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
public Tuple<int, int> coordinates { get; set; }
public int x
{
get
{
if (this.coordinates == null)
return -1;
return this.coordinates.Item1;
}
set
{
if (this.coordinates != null)
this.coordinates = new Tuple<int, int>(value, y);
else
this.coordinates = new Tuple<int, int>(value, -1);
OnPropertyChanged("x");
}
}
public int y
{
get
{
if (this.coordinates == null)
return -1;
return this.coordinates.Item2;
}
set
{
if (this.coordinates != null)
this.coordinates = new Tuple<int, int>(x, value);
else
this.coordinates = new Tuple<int, int>(-1, value);
OnPropertyChanged("y");
}
}
private Node _parent;
private int _Cost;
public int Cost
{
get
{
return _Cost;
}
set
{
_Cost = value;
OnPropertyChanged("Cost");
}
}
protected void OnPropertyChanged(string propertyName)
{
if (PropertyChanged != null)
{
PropertyChangedEventArgs args =
new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName);
this.PropertyChanged(this, args);
}
}
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
}
Here's the Row class:
public class Row : ObservableCollection<Node>
{
public ObservableCollection<Node> nodes { get; set; }
public Row()
{
this.nodes = new ObservableCollection<Node>();
}
}

Here's the corrected XAML, the class definitions are correct in the question, need to replace "AStarListView" with this XAML.
<ListView Grid.RowSpan="2" Margin="2,2,2,2" Grid.Column="1" x:Name="AStarListView"
ItemsSource="{StaticResource TestRow}" >
<ListView.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate DataType="local:Node">
<Grid Background="#dddddd" >
<TextBlock Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" Text="{Binding x}"/>
<TextBlock Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" Text="{Binding y}"/>
<TextBlock Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" Text="{Binding Cost}"/>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="24"/>
<RowDefinition Height="24"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="24"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="24"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
</Grid>
</DataTemplate>
</ListView.ItemTemplate>
</ListView>
My problem was that I had the ListViews too deeply nested. The inner ListView was binding to the "nodes" property of a Node, which didn't exist.