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How to create label and dynamically add binding to its content property in WPF

I'm trying to create a label at runtime and connect it's Content property to another TextBox control which is in my UserControl called MyLabelSettings.
This is what I got so far:
Label currCtrl = new Label();
MyLabelSettings currCtrlProperties = new MyLabelSettings();
// Bindings to properties
Binding binding = new Binding();
binding.Source = currCtrlProperties.textBox_Text.Text;
binding.Path = new PropertyPath(Label.VisibilityProperty);
BindingOperations.SetBinding(currCtrl.Content, Label.ContentProperty, binding);
The last row shows an error which I did not figure out how to solve:
The best overloaded method match for 'System.Windows.Data.BindingOperations. SetBinding(System.Windows.DependencyObject, System.Windows.DependencyProperty, System.Windows.Data.BindingBase)' has some invalid arguments
I have in MyLabelSettings the implementation of INotifyPropertyChanged
which has the following code when the TexBox.Text changes
private void TextBox_TextChanged(object sender, TextChangedEventArgs e)
{
InvokePropertyChanged(new PropertyChangedEventArgs("TextChanged"));
}
Is there a better way to bind these 2? Or am I doing something wrong in this one?
Thanks!

The problem is simpler than you realize:
This:
binding.Source = currCtrlProperties.textBox_Text.Text;
binding.Path = new PropertyPath(Label.VisibilityProperty);
BindingOperations.SetBinding(currCtrl.Content, Label.ContentProperty, binding);
Should be this:
//The source must be an object, NOT a property
binding.Source = currCtrlProperties;
//Since the binding source is not a DependencyObject, we using string to find it's property
binding.Path = new PropertyPath("TextToBind");
BindingOperations.SetBinding(currCtrl, Label.ContentProperty, binding);
Before, you were attempting to bind the value to an object's property via a property. Now, you're binding the value to an object's property via an object (:
Notes:
You are attempting to bind the text of a control that exists in an instance of a class you just made.
MyLabelSettings currCtrlProperties = new MyLabelSettings();
I base this assumption off this line:
currCtrlProperties.textBox_Text.Text;
Which appears to contain a text control of some sort. Rather, you want bind the text of a property that exists in an instance of a class you make, not a control.

wpf dynamic border thickness binding

I have a border generated dynamically.
I want to bind thickness property of it, with my style model.
Border db = new Border();
Binding borderthickness = new Binding();
borderthickness.Source = this.imodel.GridStyleProperties.BorderThickness;
borderthickness.Path = new PropertyPath("BorderThickness");
BindingOperations.SetBinding(db, Border.BorderThicknessProperty, borderthickness);
This is what I have done so far. Its not working for me.
Please suggest me what is wrong with this code.
Thank you

You are binding to a BorderThickness object, with Path set to BorderThickness. That means the binding will look in this.imodel.GridStyleProperties.BorderThickness.BorderThickness which doesn't exist.
Try
borderthickness.Source = this.imodel.GridStyleProperties;
borderthickness.Path = new PropertyPath("BorderThickness");
or just
borderthickness.Source = this.imodel.GridStyleProperties.BorderThickness;

Binding a user control text property in code-behind

I'm trying to create a custom control which inherits from a TextBox control. in the constructor of my custom control I need to have the text property bound. this the code I'm using by now.
var binding = new Binding("Name");
binding.Mode = BindingMode.TwoWay;
binding.UpdateSourceTrigger = UpdateSourceTrigger.PropertyChanged;
binding.ValidatesOnDataErrors = true;
SetValue(TextProperty, binding);
I haven't set a source for binding because I want it be the DataContext of the form on which my custom control will be placed however I suppose I'm doing it in a wrong way because when I added on the form I face the error message in xaml which says: "System.Windows.Data.Binding is not a valid value for property text.

Its not good to do in code-behind, hope this answers your question
Binding binding = new Binding();
binding.Path = new PropertyPath("yourPropertyTobeBinded");
binding.Source = sourceObject;
BindingOperations.SetBinding(youTextBox, TextBox.TextProperty, binding);

How do you set binding of ComboBox ItemsSource in UserControl?

Here is the combobox in my UserControl:
<Combobox ItemsSource="{Binding ComboItemsProperty}" />
I have tried:
Binding bind = new Binding();
bind.Mode = BindingMode.OneWay;
bind.Source = this;
bind.Path = new PropertyPath("ComboItemsProperty");
this.SetBinding(ComboBox.ItemsSourceProperty, bind);
However, this doesn't work. I think I am doing the bind.Source wrong, but I'm not sure what to set the Source to. This code is inside my UserControl.xaml.cs.

You can try (Replace this)
Binding bind = new Binding();
bind.Mode = BindingMode.OneWay;
bind.Source = yourCollectionSourceOrClass; //<--Replace with your collection
bind.Path = new PropertyPath("ComboItemsProperty");
this.SetBinding(ComboBox.ItemsSourceProperty, bind);

You need to the set context of the instance containing your property ComboItemsProperty. So instead of 'this' u should set it to 'this.DataContext' or other class object instance containing the ItemSource property you have defined..
Try this,
Binding bind = new Binding();
bind.Mode = BindingMode.OneWay;
bind.Source = this.DataContext;
bind.Path = new PropertyPath("ComboItemsProperty");
this.SetBinding( ComboBox. ItemsSource Property, bind);
(posting frm mobile)

I have tried a lot of ways to do this, however, nothing seems to work.
I am instead going to serialize the binding when the .xaml file gets saved out. This seems to be working perfectly. Binding will no longer have to be set in code.

What is the correct way to bind a textbox to an object

Could somebody please take some time to show me a quick example on how to bind a text box to the property of an object from c# code? (I've tried to do it on my own, but i can't seem to get it right.)
Thank you guys. I just spent an hour before i realized how stupid i am ( i was setting the wrong object as the biding source).
Thank you all for your help.

Binding b = new Binding();
b.Source = yourObject;
b.Path = new PropertyPath("YourProperty");
yourTextBox.SetBinding( TextBox.TextProperty, b );
There are a lot of other properties on binding you can set. The above does one-way binding, but you can change that by setting the Mode property.

Binding the TexeBox Text property with the "Name" property in the ViewModel
Binding binding = new Binding("Name");
binding.Source = ViewModel;
binding.Mode = BindingMode.TwoWay;
SomeTextBox.SetBinding(TextBox.TextProperty, binding);