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WPF DataTrigger that accepts parameter?

I have the following style defined in my XAML to enable buttons only when something in the DataContext has changed (IsDirty = true) :
<!-- Style for Buttons to enable based on IsDirty value -->
<Style x:Key="EnableWhenDirtyButtonStyle" TargetType="{x:Type Button}"
BasedOn="{StaticResource ButtonStyle}">
<Setter Property="IsEnabled" Value="False" />
<Style.Triggers>
<!-- Enable button when something has changed -->
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor,
AncestorType={x:Type UserControl}}, Path=DataContext.IsDirty}" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Button.IsEnabled" Value="true" />
</DataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
This works as long as there is only one DataContext within the UserControl. I now have the situation where I have 3 different DataViews so I have 3 different IsDirty values (i.e., CustomerTableIsDirty, OrderTableIsDirty, OrderDetailTableIsDirty). In this case I can create three new *DisableWhenDirtyButtonStyle in the UserControl like:
<Style x:Key="CustomerTableEnableWhenDirtyButtonStyle"
TargetType="{x:Type Button}"
BasedOn="{StaticResource ButtonStyle}">
<Setter Property="Button.IsEnabled" Value="False" />
<Style.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding Path=CustomerTableIsDirty}" Value="true">
<Setter Property="Button.IsEnabled" Value="True" />
</DataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
Is there a way to create a DataTrigger such that the binding value can be passed into the style as a parameter?
Alternatively, is there a way to add conditions to a MultiDataTrigger when inheriting a style via 'BasedOn' which would already have a MultiDataTrigger defined. For instance:
<Style x:Key="CustomerTableEnableWhenDirtyButtonStyle"
TargetType="{x:Type Button}"
BasedOn="{StaticResource EnableWhenDirtyButtonStyle}">
<!-- Add the following to existing MultiDataTrigger in EnableWhenDirtyButtonStyle -->
<Condition Binding="{Binding Path=CustomerTableIsDirty}" Value="true" />
</Style>
I CANNOT use MultiBinding as this style is part of a base project which gets used by multiple other projects (as a DLL). The users of this DLL would not be able to update the style to include the necessary Binding Path.

Instead of using 3 different names, just use a single name IsDirty.

WPF DataGridTextColumn binding and style

here's the deal: styling the DataGridTextColumn's textblock for a datagrid.
I need to format the textblock by it's value, by comparing it from another binded value.
What i want to achieve is something like this:
<Style x:Key="ExpeditionerCellStyle" BasedOn="{StaticResource RightAlignStyle}" TargetType="{x:Type TextBlock}">
<Style.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding Path=BEST}" Value="{RelativeSource Mode=Self}">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Green" />
</DataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
Which is not possible, because the Value of Datatrigger cannot be a relative source.
So i tried with multibinding
<Style x:Key="ExpeditionerCellStyle" BasedOn="{StaticResource RightAlignStyle}" TargetType="{x:Type TextBlock}">
<Style.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Value="True">
<DataTrigger.Binding>
<MultiBinding Converter="{StaticResource IsValueEqualParameterConverter}">
<Binding Path="BEST" />
<Binding RelativeSource="{RelativeSource Mode=Self}" />
</MultiBinding>
</DataTrigger.Binding>
</DataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
with no luck: textblock Text property is empty, probably because the style is applied before the actual binding is performed.
I have no more ideas.
Please help me!

I'm not sure if this will work, but I noticed that you forgot to specify the Binding.Path in your MultiConverter example... try this:
<Style x:Key="ExpeditionerCellStyle" BasedOn="{StaticResource RightAlignStyle}" TargetType="{x:Type TextBlock}">
<Style.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Value="True">
<DataTrigger.Binding>
<MultiBinding Converter="{StaticResource IsValueEqualParameterConverter}">
<Binding Path="BEST" />
<Binding Path="Text" RelativeSource="{RelativeSource Mode=Self}" />
</MultiBinding>
</DataTrigger.Binding>
</DataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>

If you only want to change the style of the textblock based on the content of the textblock why not just add a bidning to the textblock background and use a converter to check the content of the text?
In other words bind both the text and the background to the same source and use a converter with the background and in the converter match the content and return the correct background style.
If you need something else leave a comment so we better know what the problem is.

I ended modifying a bit my code.
Instead of relying on the value of the cell, in the field "BEST" i passed the name of the column.
Then using the converter I check
Current textblock (as suggested by #Sheridan) -> DatagridCell -> Column's header
if it match, i change the style on this textblock.
Thanks everyone!!!

WPF CheckBox multiBinding

I need to bind a checkBox to TWO property and I think that i have to use multiBindings
so far i have this, but this doesn't work.
<CheckBox x:Name="FilterAll" Content="All">
<CheckBox.IsChecked>
<MultiBinding>
<Binding Path="SearchEngineCompassLogView.FilterSearch.IsFilterAllEnable"
Source="{StaticResource CompassLogView}">
</Binding>
<Binding Path="SearchEngineCompassLogView.FilterSearch.IsFilterVisible"
Source="{StaticResource CoreServiceLogView}">
</Binding>
</MultiBinding>
</CheckBox.IsChecked>
</CheckBox>
is this even possible with MultiBinding?

You could use MultiBinding. And as ethicallogics said, you must use a converter to do the actual logic of the parameters (whether you want to do AND, OR, whatever. You can see a little more about those here
I'm not sure what you are trying to affect on your checkbox, but in the end it will look something like this.
<CheckBox.IsChecked>
<MultiBinding Converter="{StaticResource MultiBoolConverter}">
<Binding Path="SearchEngineCompassLogView.FilterSearch.IsFilterAllEnable" Source="{StaticResource CompassLogView}"/>
<Binding Path="SearchEngineCompassLogView.FilterSearch.IsFilterVisible"
Source="{StaticResource CoreServiceLogView}"/>
</MultiBinding>
</CheckBox.IsChecked>
There is also another way to do this as well, which I sometimes find useful. It's called DataTriggers. If you've done any work with Styles and Templates then you may have seen them before. Here is an example based on your question:
<CheckBox>
<CheckBox.Style>
<Style TargetType={x:Type CheckBox}>
<Style.Triggers>
<MultiDataTrigger>
<MultiDataTrigger.Conditions>
<Condition Binding="{Binding Path="SearchEngineCompassLogView.FilterSearch.IsFilterAllEnable" Source="{StaticResource CompassLogView}" Value="True"/>
<Condition Binding="{Binding Path="SearchEngineCompassLogView.FilterSearch.IsFilterVisible" Source="{StaticResource CoreServiceLogView}" Value="True"/>
</MultiDataTrigger.Conditions>
<Setter Property="CheckBox.IsChecked" Value="True"/>
</MultiDataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</CheckBox.Style>
</CheckBox>

You must specify converter in MultiBinding.Multibinding

Change DataTrigger binding reference at runtime

I've a ListView with this DataTrigger attached:
<Style x:Key="HideShowStyle" TargetType="{x:Type ListViewItem}">
<Style.Resources>
<localConverters:ShowHideConverter x:Key="ShowHideConverter" />
</Style.Resources>
<Style.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Value="true">
<DataTrigger.Binding>
<MultiBinding Converter="{StaticResource showHideConverter}">
<Binding Path="EndingDate" />
<Binding Path="UserName" />
<Binding ElementName="SearchBox" Path="Text" />
</MultiBinding>
</DataTrigger.Binding>
<Setter Property="Visibility" Value="Visible" />
</DataTrigger>
<DataTrigger Value="false">
(...)
</DataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
I use this in a hardcoded scenario to hide/show some ListItems in the ListView. The binding source is specified in the ElementName tag, and the TextBox referred is declared a few lines before.
Now, I've the necessity to change that Binding at runtime with another field incapsulated in a istantiated class. I've tried to use WPF class instead of XAML, but nothing, I don't have any clue how to obtain this.
I'm open to any advice! :)

var style = (Style)FindResource("HideShowStyle");
var trigger = (DataTrigger)style.Triggers[0];
var multibinding = (MultiBinding)trigger.Binding;
var binding1 = (Binding)multibinding.Bindings[0];
var binding2 = (Binding)multibinding.Bindings[1];
var binding3 = (Binding)multibinding.Bindings[2];
Change bindings at will.

Value Converter not getting called when data changes

I'm working on a user control right now in which I have a path as part of the control. There are 3 possible paths I might want to display based on the values of certain data. To determine which Path I want to use, I have a value converter that takes in the data and returns a number to represent which of the paths I should use.
My first thought was to just use the property changed callback from the two dependency properties I am getting data from, but those callbacks must be static and the XAML code is always non-static.
My second attempt is to now use datatriggers with the value converter described above. Below is the code I have.
<Path x:Name="path" Stretch="Fill" Width="111.75" Height="118.718" Data="F1M205.917,103.0088C189.333,93.8108,170.128,88.9998,150,88.9998C129.873,88.9998,110.584,93.8108,94.167,102.8408L116.1,144.2508L150,208.7178L183.9,144.2508z" Canvas.Left="0" Canvas.Top="0">
<Path.Resources>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type Path}">
<Style.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Value="-1">
<DataTrigger.Binding>
<MultiBinding Converter="{StaticResource ToleranceRangeTypeChecker}">
<Binding ElementName="UserControl" Path="ToleranceZoneLowerBound" />
<Binding ElementName="UserControl" Path="ToleranceZoneUpperBound" />
</MultiBinding>
</DataTrigger.Binding>
<Setter Property="Data" Value="F1M205.917,103.0088C189.333,93.8108,170.128,88.9998,150,88.9998C129.873,88.9998,110.584,93.8108,94.167,102.8408L116.1,144.2508L150,208.7178L183.9,144.2508z" />
<Setter Property="Width" Value="111.75" />
<Setter Property="Height" Value="118.718" />
<!--<Setter Property="Canvas.SetLeft"-->
</DataTrigger>
<DataTrigger Value="0">
<DataTrigger.Binding>
<MultiBinding Converter="{StaticResource ToleranceRangeTypeChecker}">
<Binding ElementName="UserControl" Path="ToleranceZoneLowerBound" />
<Binding ElementName="UserControl" Path="ToleranceZoneUpperBound" />
</MultiBinding>
</DataTrigger.Binding>
<Setter Property="Data" Value="F1M150,88.9998C129.873,88.9998,110.584,93.8108,94.167,102.8408L150,208.7178C150,208.7178,150,114.157407529625,150,88.9998z" />
<Setter Property="Width" Value="55.917" />
<Setter Property="Height" Value="118.718" />
<!--<Setter Property="Canvas.SetLeft"-->
</DataTrigger>
<DataTrigger Value="1">
<DataTrigger.Binding>
<MultiBinding Converter="{StaticResource ToleranceRangeTypeChecker}">
<Binding ElementName="UserControl" Path="ToleranceZoneLowerBound" />
<Binding ElementName="UserControl" Path="ToleranceZoneUpperBound" />
</MultiBinding>
</DataTrigger.Binding>
<Setter Property="Data" Value="F1M205.917,103.0088C189.333,93.8108 170.128,88.9998 150,88.9998 150,113.365662567029 150,208.7178 150,208.7178L183.9,144.2508z" />
<Setter Property="Width" Value="111.75" />
<Setter Property="Height" Value="118.718" />
<!--<Setter Property="Canvas.SetLeft"-->
</DataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
Another thought I had was to instead actually have 3 different paths and use setters to change the visibility of each, but I think that having one path and changing it's propertise would be more logical. I would also prefer one path because my goal would be to eventually animate between the paths rather than have them change instantly.
Thanks!

You can get the instance by casting the sender parameter in the property change callbacks.