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WPF MVVM Switching Between Usercontrols

I am new to MVVM. I found this artcle and it resolve my haf of problems.
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/30898.simple-navigation-technique-in-wpf-using-mvvm.aspx
However, I need to navigate from one usercontrol to another from the button click event of one usercontrol not from the button on the main window.
Usercontrol 1:
Usercontrol 2:
This is what I have tried sofar;
class Usercontrol1ViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
public ICommand navCommand { get; set; }
public Usercontrol1ViewModel()
{
navCommand = new BaseCommand(navigate);
}
private void navigate(object obj)
{
NavigationViewModel mainViewModel = new NavigationViewModel();
mainViewModel.SelectedViewModel = new Usercontrol2ViewModel();
}
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
private void OnPropertyChanged(string propName)
{
if (PropertyChanged != null)
{
PropertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propName));
}
}
}
NavigationView model class
Class NavigationViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
public ICommand btn1Command { get; set; }
public ICommand btn2Command { get; set; }
private object selectedViewModel;
public object SelectedViewModel
{
get { return selectedViewModel; }
set { selectedViewModel = value; OnPropertyChanged("SelectedViewModel"); }
}
public NavigationViewModel()
{
btn1Command = new BaseCommand(Opencontrl1);
btn2Command = new BaseCommand(Opencontrl2);
}
private void Opencontrl1(object obj)
{
SelectedViewModel = new Usercontrol1ViewModel();
}
private void Opencontrl2(object obj)
{
SelectedViewModel = new Usercontrol2ViewModel();
}
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
private void OnPropertyChanged(string propName)
{
if (PropertyChanged != null)
{
PropertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propName));
}
}
}
Main window code behind;
public partial class MainWindow : Window
{
public MainWindow()
{
InitializeComponent();
this.DataContext = new NavigationViewModel();
}
}
Can somebody guide me how to achieve this with MVVM?

Try the below code. I used the sample code in the article and I am the author of the MSDN article :)
MainWindow.xaml
<Window.Resources>
<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type local:EmployeeViewModel}">
<local:EmployeeView/>
</DataTemplate>
<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type local:DepartmentViewModel}">
<local:DepartmentView/>
</DataTemplate>
</Window.Resources>
<DockPanel LastChildFill="True">
<ContentControl x:Name="Pages" DockPanel.Dock="Right" Content="{Binding SelectedViewModel}"/>
</DockPanel>
NavigationViewModel
class NavigationViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
public EmployeeViewModel EmployeeViewModel { get; set; }
public DepartmentViewModel DepartmentViewModel { get; set; }
private object selectedViewModel;
public object SelectedViewModel
{
get { return selectedViewModel; }
set { selectedViewModel = value; OnPropertyChanged("SelectedViewModel"); }
}
public NavigationViewModel()
{
SelectedViewModel = new EmployeeViewModel(OpenEmp);
}
private void OpenEmp(object obj)
{
if (obj.ToString() == "Dept")
{
SelectedViewModel = new DepartmentViewModel();
}
}
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
private void OnPropertyChanged(string propName)
{
if (PropertyChanged != null)
{
PropertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propName));
}
}
}
EmployeeView
<Grid>
<StackPanel>
<TextBlock Text="This is employee view"/>
<Button Content="Navigate to Dept View" Command="{Binding Navigate}"/>
</StackPanel>
</Grid>
EmployeeViewModel
class EmployeeViewModel
{
private readonly Action<object> navigate;
public ICommand Navigate { get; set; }
public EmployeeViewModel(Action<object> navigate)
{
Navigate = new BaseCommand(OnNavigate);
this.navigate = navigate;
}
private void OnNavigate(object obj)
{
navigate.Invoke("Dept");
}
}

WPF Binding Object

I have a little problem with a ListBox and his binding.
All is good except when I call the function LstExtensionUnSelectAll() because
nothing changed, the checkbox are again checked.
I think it's a stupid thing but I don't see it.
<ListBox ItemsSource="{Binding LstExtension, Mode=TwoWay}" Grid.Row="0">
<ListBox.ItemTemplate>
<HierarchicalDataTemplate>
<CheckBox Content="{Binding Extension}" IsChecked="{Binding Checked}"/>
</HierarchicalDataTemplate>
</ListBox.ItemTemplate>
</ListBox>
Here it's the object LstExtension :
public class CustomExtensions
{
public string Extension { get; set; }
public bool Checked { get; set; }
public CustomExtensions(string ext)
{
Extension = ext;
Checked = true;
}
}
private List<CustomExtensions> _LstExtension;
public IEnumerable<CustomExtensions> LstExtension
{
get { return _LstExtension; }
set
{
if (value != _LstExtension)
{
_LstExtension = value.ToList();
NotifyPropertyChanged("LstExtension");
}
}
}
internal void LstExtensionUnSelectAll()
{
_LstExtension?.ForEach(c => c.Checked = false);
NotifyPropertyChanged("LstExtension");
}

you need to update your CustomExtensions class to use INotifyPropertyChanged so that Checked raises the event whenever the value changes.
public class CustomExtensions : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
public string Extension { get; set; }
private bool _checked;
public bool Checked
{
get { return _checked; }
set
{
if (_checked == value) return;
_checked = value;
RaisePropertyChanged("Checked");
}
}
public CustomExtensions(string ext)
{
Extension = ext;
Checked = true;
}
public virtual event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
protected virtual void RaisePropertyChanged(string name)
{
if (this.PropertyChanged != null)
{
this.PropertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(name));
}
}
}

Notify change on Image source binded on custom class property

I'm having trouble with a simple image source binding.
I have a class that store the path to the image file (and other stuff) which look like this:
public class Ekta {
...
public string PATHMED { get; set; }
public string FICMED { get; set; }
public string FULLPATH { get { return PATHMED + FICMED; } }
...
}
I have the following property in my window:
public Ekta mainImg { get; set; }
And in the xaml, the binding is done like this:
<Image Source="{Binding Path=mainImg.FULLPATH}"/>
This work well when I set mainImg's value the first time (Before InitializeComponent() is called), but when I update it (mainImg = e; where e is an instance of Ekta) the UI doesn't change.
Am I missing something ? Is it the right way to bind an image source to a custom item ?

I suggest to make a base class named Notifier and use it for any class which needs INotifyPropertyChanged implementation
public class Notifier : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
protected void RaisePropertyChanged([CallerMemberName] string propertyName = "")
{
if (PropertyChanged != null)
{
PropertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
}
}
}
Then
public class Ekta : Notifier
{
private string _PATHMED;
public string PATHMED
{
get { return _PATHMED; }
set
{
_PATHMED = value;
RaisePropertyChanged();
RaisePropertyChanged("FULLPATH");
}
}
private string _FICMED;
public string FICMED
{
get { return _FICMED; }
set
{
_FICMED = value;
RaisePropertyChanged();
RaisePropertyChanged("FULLPATH");
}
}
public string FULLPATH
{
get { return PATHMED + FICMED; }
}
}

MVVM Bindings not working properly

Update
Managed to fix the selectedIndex problem. I'd forgotten to set SelectedItem as well and naturally that caused a few issues.
So at 9AM this morning we got our 24 hour assignment and I have hit a brick wall.
We're supposed to create a program that allows a supervisor to Add and delete Employees and add Working Sessions, total hours and total earnings. But I am having some problems succesfully implementing this following the MVVM-Pattern. For some reason my Bindings simply aren't working and the only Solution I can see is someone looking over my project and helping me troubleshoot it.
Here is my code - I'm very sorry about having to post the entire thing but given that I have no clue where the problem is I did not see any other options. :
EmployeeModel
[Serializable]
public class WorkSessions : ObservableCollection<WorkSessionModel>
{
public WorkSessions()
{
}
}
[Serializable]
public class WorkSessionModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
private DateTime _dateTime;
private string _id;
private double _hours;
public WorkSessionModel()
{
}
public DateTime DateTime
{
get { return _dateTime; }
set
{
_dateTime = value;
NotifyPropertyChanged("DateTime");
}
}
public string ID
{
get { return _id; }
set
{
_id = value;
NotifyPropertyChanged("ID");
}
}
public double Hours
{
get { return _hours; }
set
{
_hours = value;
NotifyPropertyChanged("Hours");
NotifyPropertyChanged("TotalHours");
}
}
[field: NonSerialized]
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
private void NotifyPropertyChanged(String info)
{
if (PropertyChanged != null)
{
PropertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(info));
}
}
}
WorkSessionModel
[Serializable]
public class WorkSessions : ObservableCollection<WorkSessionModel>
{
public WorkSessions()
{
}
}
[Serializable]
public class WorkSessionModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
private DateTime _dateTime;
private string _id;
private double _hours;
public WorkSessionModel()
{
}
public DateTime DateTime
{
get { return _dateTime; }
set
{
_dateTime = value;
NotifyPropertyChanged("DateTime");
}
}
public string ID
{
get { return _id; }
set
{
_id = value;
NotifyPropertyChanged("ID");
}
}
public double Hours
{
get { return _hours; }
set
{
_hours = value;
NotifyPropertyChanged("Hours");
NotifyPropertyChanged("TotalHours");
}
}
[field: NonSerialized]
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
private void NotifyPropertyChanged(String info)
{
if (PropertyChanged != null)
{
PropertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(info));
}
}
}
EmployeeViewModel
public class EmployeeViewModel : ViewModelBase
{
private Employees _employeesModel = new Employees();
public Employees EmployeesView = new Employees();
public ObservableCollection<WorkSessionModel> WorkSessions { get; set; }
private string _id = "0";
private string _name = "noname";
private double _wage = 0;
private int _totalhours = 0;
public string ID
{
get { return _id; }
set { _id = value; RaisePropertyChanged("ID"); }
}
public string Name
{
get { return _name; }
set
{
_name = value;
RaisePropertyChanged("Name");
}
}
public double Wage
{
get { return _wage; }
set
{
_wage = value;
RaisePropertyChanged("Wage");
}
}
public int TotalHours
{
get { return _totalhours; }
set
{
_totalhours = value;
RaisePropertyChanged("TotalHours");
}
}
private EmployeeModel _selectedEmployee = new EmployeeModel();
public EmployeeModel SelectedEmployee
{
get { return _selectedEmployee; }
set
{
_selectedEmployee = value;
RaisePropertyChanged("SelectedEmployee");
}
}
private int _selectedEmployeeIndex;
public int SelectedEmployeeIndex
{
get { return _selectedEmployeeIndex; }
set
{
_selectedEmployeeIndex = value;
RaisePropertyChanged("SelectedEmployeeIndex");
}
}
#region RelayCommands
// Employee Relay Commands
public RelayCommand EmployeeAddNewCommand { set; get; }
public RelayCommand EmployeeDeleteCommand { set; get; }
public RelayCommand EmployeeNextCommand { set; get; }
public RelayCommand EmployeePrevCommand { set; get; }
public RelayCommand EmployeeTotalHoursCommand { get; set; }
#endregion
public EmployeeViewModel()
{
InitCommands();
}
private void InitCommands()
{
EmployeeAddNewCommand = new RelayCommand(EmployeeAddNewExecute, EmployeeAddNewCanExecute);
EmployeeDeleteCommand = new RelayCommand(EmployeeDeleteNewExecute, EmployeeDeleteCanExecute);
EmployeeNextCommand = new RelayCommand(EmployeeNextExecute, EmployeeNextCanExecute);
EmployeePrevCommand = new RelayCommand(EmployeePrevExecute, EmployeePrevCanExecute);
//EmployeeTotalHoursCommand = new RelayCommand(EmployeeTotalHoursExecute, EmployeeTotalHoursCanExecute);
}
//private void EmployeeTotalHoursExecute()
//{
// _selectedEmployee.TotalHours();
//}
//private bool EmployeeTotalHoursCanExecute()
//{
// return true;
//}
private void EmployeeAddNewExecute()
{
EmployeeModel newEmployee = new EmployeeModel();
EmployeesView.Add(newEmployee);
_employeesModel.Add(newEmployee);
SelectedEmployee = newEmployee;
}
private bool EmployeeAddNewCanExecute()
{
return true;
}
private void EmployeeDeleteNewExecute()
{
if (MessageBox.Show("You are about delete all submissions for Employee," + SelectedEmployee.Name + "(" + SelectedEmployee.ID +")\r\nAre you sure?", "This is a Warning!", MessageBoxButton.YesNo) == MessageBoxResult.Yes)
{
_employeesModel.Remove(SelectedEmployee);
EmployeesView.Remove(SelectedEmployee);
}
}
private bool EmployeeDeleteCanExecute()
{
if (SelectedEmployee != null)
return true;
else return false;
}
private void EmployeeNextExecute()
{
SelectedEmployeeIndex++;
}
private bool EmployeeNextCanExecute()
{
if (SelectedEmployeeIndex < EmployeesView.Count - 1)
return true;
return false;
}
private void EmployeePrevExecute()
{
SelectedEmployeeIndex--;
}
private bool EmployeePrevCanExecute()
{
if (SelectedEmployeeIndex > 0)
return true;
return false;
}
}
View
public partial class MainWindow : Window
{
public EmployeeViewModel EmployeeViewModel = new EmployeeViewModel();
public MainWindow()
{
InitializeComponent();
menu_employee.DataContext = EmployeeViewModel;
sp_employees.DataContext = EmployeeViewModel;
datagrid_employees.ItemsSource = EmployeeViewModel.EmployeesView;
grid_selectedEmployee.DataContext = EmployeeViewModel.SelectedEmployee;
}
}

I can see a few problems with your code:
When the SelectedIndex is updated, SelectedItem remains the same and vice versa.
It looks like your data binding is out of order:
The DataContext property cascades down to every child of a certain dependency object.
The code in the MainWindow constructor should probably be replaced by:
this.DataContext = EmployeeViewModel;
Then in XAML set the rest of the properties using Data Binding. The problem in your situation is that the DataContext of the selectedemployee is only set once. This means if you select another employee, then it will not update.
An example for your SelectedEmployee grid:
<Grid Name="grid_selectedEmployee" DataContext="{Binding SelectedEmployee,
UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}">...</Grid>

One of the biggest things I see is you are setting properties, not binding them.
For example,
datagrid_employees.ItemsSource = EmployeeViewModel.EmployeesView;
You are telling your DataGrid that it's ItemsSource should be that specific object. You need to bind it to that value so you are telling it to point to that property instead. This will make your UI correctly reflect what's in your ViewModel
The other huge red flag I see is your ViewModel referencing something called and EmployeeView which leads me to believe your View and ViewModel too closely tied together.
Your ViewModel should contain all your business logic and code, while the View is usually XAML and simply reflects the ViewModel in a user-friendly way.
The View and the ViewModel should never directly reference each other (I have had my View reference my ViewModel in some rare occasions, but never the other way around)
For example, an EmployeesViewModel might contain
ObservableCollection<Employee> Employees
Employee SelectedEmployee
ICommand AddEmployeeCommand
ICommand DeleteEmployeeCommand
while your View (XAML) might look like this:
<StackPanel>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<Button Content="Add" Command="{Binding AddEmployeeCommand}" />
<Button Content="Delete" Command="{Binding DeleteEmployeeCommand}" />
</StackPanel>
<DataGrid ItemsSource="{Binding Employees}"
SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedEmployee}">
... etc
</DataGrid>
<UniformGrid DataContext="{Binding SelectedEmployee}" Columns="2" Rows="4">
<TextBlock Text="ID" />
<TextBox Text="{Binding Id}" />
... etc
</UniformGrid >
</StackPanel>
And the only thing you should be setting is the DataContext of the entire Window. Usually I overwrite App.OnStartup() to start up my application:
public partial class App : Application
{
protected override void OnStartup(StartupEventArgs e)
{
base.OnStartup(e);
var view = new MainWindow();
var vm = new EmployeesViewModel;
view.DataContext = vm;
view.Show();
}
}
Although I suppose in your case this would also work:
public MainWindow()
{
InitializeComponent();
this.DataContext = new EmployeesViewModel();
}

WPF DataGrid-DataGridCheckBoxColumn vs2010 c# .net

I am working in vs2010.
I have created a DataGrid which is bounded to
ObservableCollection List;
the Class_CMD looks like this :
public class Class_RetrieveCommand
{
public string CMD { get; set; }
public bool C_R_CMD { get; set; }
public bool S_CMD { get; set; }
public bool C_S_CMD { get; set; }
}
i have 4 delegates which i pass to another window, and this window needs to update the list during runtime. During the runtime i can see the string column of the grid updated all the time but the DataGridCheckBoxColumns are never updated.
the DataGrid -
<DataGrid Background="Transparent" x:Name="DataGrid_CMD" Width="450" MaxHeight="450" Height="Auto" ItemsSource="{Binding}" AutoGenerateColumns="True">
one of the delegates which updates the bool is -
public void UpdateC_S_CMD(string Msg)
{
foreach (Class_CMD c in List.ToArray())
{
if (c.CMD.Equals(Msg))
c.C_S_CMD = true;
}
}
I don't understand why the bool columns are not updated....
can anyone help please?
thanks.

Your class Class_RetrieveCommand needs to implement the INotifyPropertyChanged interface. Otherwise the individual rows databound to the instances of the class don't know that the underlying properties have changed. If you change it to something like this, you should see the changes reflected in your grid:
public class Class_RetrieveCommand : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
private bool _cRCmd;
private bool _cSCmd;
private string _cmd;
private bool _sCmd;
public string CMD
{
get { return _cmd; }
set
{
_cmd = value;
InvokePropertyChanged(new PropertyChangedEventArgs("CMD"));
}
}
public bool C_R_CMD
{
get { return _cRCmd; }
set
{
_cRCmd = value;
InvokePropertyChanged(new PropertyChangedEventArgs("C_R_CMD"));
}
}
public bool S_CMD
{
get { return _sCmd; }
set
{
_sCmd = value;
InvokePropertyChanged(new PropertyChangedEventArgs("S_CMD"));
}
}
public bool C_S_CMD
{
get { return _cSCmd; }
set
{
_cSCmd = value;
InvokePropertyChanged(new PropertyChangedEventArgs("C_S_CMD"));
}
}
#region INotifyPropertyChanged Members
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
#endregion
public void InvokePropertyChanged(PropertyChangedEventArgs e)
{
PropertyChangedEventHandler handler = PropertyChanged;
if (handler != null)
{
handler(this, e);
}
}
}

You should implement INotifyPropertyChanged in the Class_RetrieveCommand like this:
public class Class_RetrieveCommand : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
private string _CMD;
public string CMD
{
get { return _CMD; }
set { _CMD = value; OnPropertyChanged("CMD"); }
}
... similar for the other properties
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
private void OnPropertyChanged(string propertyName)
{
var handler = PropertyChanged;
if (handler != null)
{
handler(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
}
}
}
Unfortunately you can't use auto properties anymore then (except you resort to proxygenerators).