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Is there any way to change menu selected item from ViewModel?

I'm trying to change menu selected item from my ViewModel in my Xamarin.Forms application. How can I change that?
I've bind ListView SelectedItem property to field in my ViewModel, with mode "TwoWay". Also I used BeginInvokeOnMainThread and ContinueWith.
To bind an event I created a behavior and bind Command to event.
All the ways didn't change selected item.
<ListView
x:Name="ListViewMenu"
HasUnevenRows="True"
ItemsSource="{Binding menuItems}"
SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedItem, Mode=TwoWay}">
<ListView.Behaviors>
<behaviors:EventToCommandBehavior
Command="{Binding command}"
Converter="{StaticResource SelectedItemConverter}"
EventName="ItemSelected" />
</ListView.Behaviors>
private HomeMenuItem selectedItem { get; set; }
public HomeMenuItem SelectedItem
{
get { return selectedItem; }
set
{
selectedItem = value;
this.OnPropertyChanged();
}
}
command = new AsyncRelayCommand((sender) => this.ItemSelected(sender).ContinueWith((arg) =>
{
HomeMenuItem menuItem = sender as HomeMenuItem;
if(menuItem.Id != SelectedItem.Id)
Device.BeginInvokeOnMainThread(() =>
{
SelectedItem = menuItems.Where(s => s.Id.Equals(menuItem.Id)).FirstOrDefault();
});
}));
I expected to change selected item, from item Id 2 to Id 0 but this always stay on Id 2, even if SelectedItem variable is changed to Id 0. I mean visual representation don't change.

I wrote a simple demo to update the menu selected item, you could refer to it.When I click the button the listview selectedItem will reback to the first one whatever I click the which one
There is MainPage.xml
<StackLayout>
<Button Command="{Binding UpdateCommand}"></Button>
<ListView
x:Name="ListViewMenu"
HasUnevenRows="True"
ItemsSource="{Binding menuItems}"
SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedItem, Mode=TwoWay}">
<ListView.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<ViewCell>
<StackLayout>
<Label Text="{Binding Name}" />
</StackLayout>
</ViewCell>
</DataTemplate>
</ListView.ItemTemplate>
</ListView>
</StackLayout>
MainPage.xml.cs
public partial class MainPage : ContentPage
{
public MainPageModelView model { get; set; }
public MainPage()
{
InitializeComponent();
model = new MainPageModelView();
BindingContext = model;
}
}
MainPageModelView.cs
public class MainPageModelView: INotifyPropertyChanged
{
public ObservableCollection<HomeMenuItem> menuItems { set; get; }
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
public MainPageModelView()
{
menuItems = new ObservableCollection<HomeMenuItem>();
menuItems.Add(new HomeMenuItem() { Name = "Mr. Mono1", Id = 1 });
menuItems.Add(new HomeMenuItem() { Name = "Mr. Mono2", Id = 2 });
menuItems.Add(new HomeMenuItem() { Name = "Mr. Mono3", Id = 3 });
menuItems.Add(new HomeMenuItem() { Name = "Mr. Mono4", Id = 4 });
}
private HomeMenuItem selectedItem { get; set; }
public HomeMenuItem SelectedItem
{
get { return selectedItem; }
set
{
selectedItem = value;
this.OnPropertyChanged();
}
}
Command _updateCommand;
public Command UpdateCommand
{
get
{
return _updateCommand ?? (_updateCommand = new Command(ExecuteSaveCommand));
}
}
void ExecuteSaveCommand()
{
Device.BeginInvokeOnMainThread(() =>
{
SelectedItem = menuItems[0];
});
//SelectedItem = menuItems.Where(s => s.Id.Equals(menuItem.Id)).FirstOrDefault();
}
protected virtual void OnPropertyChanged([CallerMemberName] string propertyName = null)
{
PropertyChanged?.Invoke(this,
new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
}
}

How to change the selected item in combobox when selecting an item in a listbox

I'm trying to change the item displayed in a combobox by selecting an item in a listbox. I select different items in the listbox, but the combobox won't display any. The combobox should been filled with the types. Beneath you see the xaml and c# code I made to simply make this work. Do you guys have any idea? The c# code is a ViewModel so I don't have any codebehind and would like to keep it that way goes I'm working MVVM.
I'm looking at this issue for a few days so any help would be grateful.
This is my xaml code:
<Window x:Class="Databinding.Wpf.MainWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
xmlns:local="clr-namespace:Databinding.Wpf"
mc:Ignorable="d"
Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525">
<Window.DataContext>
<local:TestViewModel></local:TestViewModel>
</Window.DataContext>
<StackPanel>
<ListBox Name="lsbPkmn" Height="150" ItemsSource="{Binding Pokémons}" DisplayMemberPath="Name" SelectedIndex="0"
SelectedValuePath="Type" SelectedValue="{Binding SelectedType}"/>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding ElementName=lsbPkmn, Path=SelectedItem.Name}"/>
<ComboBox Name="cmbType" Margin="50" ItemsSource="{Binding Types}" DisplayMemberPath="Name" SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedType}"/>
</StackPanel>
</Window>
This is my C# code:
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
using System.ComponentModel;
namespace Databinding.Wpf
{
public class TestViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
public TestViewModel()
{
Pokémons = new ObservableCollection<Pokémon>
{
new Pokémon {Id = 1, Name = "Bulbasaur", Type = new Type {Id = 1, Name = "Grass"}},
new Pokémon {Id = 4, Name = "Charmander", Type = new Type {Id = 2, Name = "Fire"}},
new Pokémon {Id = 7, Name = "Squirtle", Type = new Type {Id = 3, Name = "Water"}},
new Pokémon {Id = 25, Name = "Pikachu", Type = new Type {Id = 4, Name = "Electric"}},
new Pokémon {Id = 2, Name = "Ivysaur", Type = new Type {Id = 1, Name = "Grass"}}
};
Types = new ObservableCollection<Type>
{
new Type {Id = 1, Name = "Grass"},
new Type {Id = 2, Name = "Fire"},
new Type {Id = 3, Name = "Water"},
new Type {Id = 4, Name = "Electric"}
};
}
private ObservableCollection<Pokémon> _pokémons;
public ObservableCollection<Pokémon> Pokémons
{
get { return _pokémons; }
set
{
_pokémons = value;
OnPropertyChanged(nameof(Pokémons));
}
}
private ObservableCollection<Type> _types;
public ObservableCollection<Type> Types
{
get { return _types; }
set
{
_types = value;
OnPropertyChanged(nameof(Types));
}
}
private Type _selectedType;
public Type SelectedType
{
get { return _selectedType; }
set
{
_selectedType = value;
OnPropertyChanged(nameof(SelectedType));
}
}
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
private void OnPropertyChanged(string propertyName)
{
PropertyChanged?.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
}
}
}
Pokémon class:
using System.ComponentModel;
namespace Databinding.Wpf
{
public class Pokémon : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
private int _id;
public int Id
{
get { return _id; }
set
{
_id = value;
OnPropertyChanged(nameof(Id));
}
}
private string _name;
public string Name
{
get { return _name; }
set
{
_name = value;
OnPropertyChanged(nameof(Name));
}
}
private Type _type;
public Type Type
{
get { return _type; }
set
{
_type = value;
OnPropertyChanged(nameof(Type));
}
}
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
private void OnPropertyChanged(string propertyName)
{
PropertyChanged?.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
}
}
}
Type class:
using System.ComponentModel;
namespace Databinding.Wpf
{
public class Type : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
private int _id;
public int Id
{
get { return _id; }
set
{
_id = value;
OnPropertyChanged(nameof(Id));
}
}
private string _name;
public string Name
{
get { return _name; }
set
{
_name = value;
OnPropertyChanged(nameof(Name));
}
}
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
private void OnPropertyChanged(string propertyName)
{
PropertyChanged?.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
}
}
}

The problem is here...
<ComboBox Name="cmbType" Margin="50" ItemsSource="{Binding Types}" DisplayMemberPath="Name" SelectedValuePath="Id" SelectedValue="{Binding SelectedType.Id}"/>
The reason your code is not working is that the selected type object does not exist in the list of combobox items. This comparison is done by reference. So you need to use SelectedValue and SelectedValuePath.
By the way change the name of your class Type. This will create a lot of problems for you.

You need to notify SelectedType when there has been a change. You could do it something like this
SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedType, Mode=TwoWay, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}"
You'll also need to implement OnPropertyChanged - this article http://www.blackwasp.co.uk/INotifyPropertyChanged.aspx describes how to do this.
If you do this for both your ComboBox and your ListBox changing the selection in one should change the selection in the other.
If this isn't quite what you'd like you can change the Mode variable; this article http://www.blackwasp.co.uk/WPFBindingOptions.aspx goes through your options in more detail.

You can make something like this:
Make Xaml to This:
Include namespace:
xmlns:System="clr-namespace:System;assembly=mscorlib"
<Window.Resources>
<ObjectDataProvider x:Key="dataFromEnum"
MethodName="GetValues"
ObjectType="{x:Type System:Enum}">
<ObjectDataProvider.MethodParameters>
<x:Type TypeName="local:Types" />
</ObjectDataProvider.MethodParameters>
</ObjectDataProvider>
</Window.Resources>
<StackPanel>
<ListBox Name="lsbPkmn"
Height="150"
ItemsSource="{Binding Pokémons}"
DisplayMemberPath="Name"
SelectedIndex="0"
SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedPokemon}"/>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding ElementName=lsbPkmn, Path=SelectedItem.Name}"/>
<ComboBox Name="cmbType"
Margin="50"
ItemsSource="{Binding Source={StaticResource dataFromEnum}}"
SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedPokemon.Types}" IsSynchronizedWithCurrentItem="True"/>
</StackPanel>
Where Types are just Enum in seperate class.
public enum Types
{
Grass,
Fire,
Water,
Electric,
};
and this is how your ViewModel looks now
public class TestViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
public TestViewModel ()
{
Pokémons = new ObservableCollection<Pokémon>
{
new Pokémon {Id = 1, Name = "Bulbasaur", Types= Types.Grass },
new Pokémon {Id = 4, Name = "Charmander",Types= Types.Fire},
new Pokémon {Id = 7, Name = "Squirtle", Types= Types.Water},
new Pokémon {Id = 25, Name = "Pikachu",Types= Types.Electric},
new Pokémon {Id = 2, Name = "Ivysaur", Types= Types.Grass}
};
}
private ObservableCollection<Pokémon> _pokémons;
public ObservableCollection<Pokémon> Pokémons
{
get { return _pokémons; }
set
{
_pokémons = value;
OnPropertyChanged(nameof(Pokémons));
}
}
private Pokémon _selectedPokemon;
public Pokémon SelectedPokemon
{
get { return _selectedPokemon; }
set
{
_selectedPokemon = value;
OnPropertyChanged();
}
}
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged = delegate { };
public virtual void OnPropertyChanged([CallerMemberName] string propertyName = "")
{
PropertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
}
}

WPF Binding ComboBox to my ViewModel

I am trying to bind my ViewModel to my ComboBox. I have ViewModel class defined like this:
class ViewModel
{
public ViewModel()
{
this.Car= "VW";
}
public string Car{ get; set; }
}
I set this ViewModel as DataContext in Window_Load like:
private void Window_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
this.DataContext = new CarModel();
}
Then in my xaml, I do this to bind my ComboBox to this ViewModel. I want to show the "VW" as selected by default in my ComboBox:
<ComboBox Name="cbCar" SelectedItem="{Binding Car, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}">
<ComboBoxItem Tag="Mazda">Mazda</ComboBoxItem>
<ComboBoxItem Tag="VW">VW</ComboBoxItem>
<ComboBoxItem Tag="Audi">Audi</ComboBoxItem>
</ComboBox>
I have 2 questions:
How do I set default value selected in Combo Box to "VW" (once form loads, it should show "VW" in combo box).
Instead of setting ComboBoxItems like above in xaml, how to I set it in my ViewModel and then load these in ComboBox?
Thanks,
UPDATE:
So far, I manage to implement this but I get error as below in the ViewModel c-tor:
namespace MyData
{
class ViewModel
{
public ViewModel()
{
this.Make = "";
this.Year = 1;
this.DefaultCar = "VW"; //this is where I get error 'No string allowed'
}
public IEnumerable<Car> Cars
{
get
{
var cars = new Car[] { new Car{Model="Mazda"}, new Car{Model="VW"}, new Car{Model="Audi"} };
DefaultCar = cars.FirstOrDefault(car => car.Model == "VW");
}
}
public string Make { get; set; }
public int Year { get; set; }
public Car DefaultCar { get; set; }
}
class Car
{
public string Model { get; set; }
}
}

As you are going to implement MVVM it will be a lot better if you start to think in objects to represent Cars in your application:
public class ViewModel
{
public Car SelectedCar{ get; set; }
public ObservableCollection<Car> Cars{
get {
var cars = new ObservableCollection(YOUR_DATA_STORE.Cars.ToList());
SelectedCar = cars.FirstOrDefault(car=>car.Model == "VW");
return cars;
}
}
}
public class Car
{
public string Model {get;set;}
public string Make { get; set; }
public int Year { get; set; }
}
Your Xaml:
<ComboBox SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedCar}", ItemsSource="{Binding Cars}"
UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}"/>

Default Value:
If you set viewModel.Car = "VW", then it should auto-select that item in the combo box.
For this to work you will need to either implement INotifyPropertyChanged or set Car before you set DataContext.
INotifyPropertyChanged implementation might look like:
class ViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
private string car;
public ViewModel()
{
this.Car = "VW";
this.Cars = new ObservableCollection<string>() { "Mazda", "VW", "Audi" };
}
public string Car
{
get
{
return this.car;
}
set
{
if (this.car != value)
{
this.car = value;
OnPropertyChanged();
}
}
}
public ObservableCollection<string> Cars { get; }
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
protected virtual void OnPropertyChanged([CallerMemberName] string propertyName = null)
{
this.PropertyChanged?.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
}
}
2.
Bind ItemsSource and SelectedItem.
<ComboBox ItemsSource="{Binding Cars}"
SelectedItem="{Binding Car, Mode=TwoWay}">
</ComboBox>
You can also set ComboBox.ItemTemplate if your source or view is more complex than just displaying a string:
<ComboBox.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding}" />
</DataTemplate>
</ComboBox.ItemTemplate>
In the view model just add a list property:
public ObservableCollection<string> Cars { get; set; }
It doesn't have to be ObservableCollection but that type will auto-update the UI whenever you change the collection.

How to bind button to Listbox item

ViewModel
public class MainWindowViewModel:BindableBase
{
public IRelayCommand MyCommand { get; protected set; }
private void CreateCommand()
{
this.MyCommand = new RelayCommand(MyCommandExecuted, CanExecuteMyCommand);
}
private void MyCommandExecuted(object obj)
{
MessageBox.Show("Command Executed");
}
private bool CanExecuteMyCommand(object obj)
{
return true; // The value is based on Selected Item
}
}
XAML
<ListBox
x:Name="myListBox"
ItemsSource="{Binding Path=MyClass}"
<ListBox.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<Expander Header="{Binding Path=HeaderName}" IsExpanded="True">
<StackPanel>
<DataGrid
x:Name="dataGrid"
AutoGenerateColumns="False"
ItemsSource="{Binding Path=RowVal}" SelectedItem="{Binding CurrentItem}"/>
</StackPanel>
</Expander>
</DataTemplate>
</ListBox.ItemTemplate>
<Button Content="Select"
Command="{Binding Path=MyCommand }"
CommandParameter="{Binding ElementName=myListBox,Path=SelectedItem}"/>
DataClass
public class DataClass
{
public string HeaderName { get; set; }
public object RowVal { get; set; }
public ObservableCollection<DataGridColumn> ColumnCollection { get; set;}
private object currentItem;
public object CurrentItem
{
get
{
return currentItem;
}
set
{
currentItem = value;
}
}
}
How can I bind my button to Listbox item which is CurrentItem in DataClass ?

I created a complete example to show how I would do it. You would have to bind the parent element to SelectedItem as well, to keep track of when that item changes. Since the SelectedItem is public in your child class as well you can access that when your command triggers in your main view model.
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<RowDefinition />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<ListView ItemsSource="{Binding Parents}" SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedParent}">
<ListView.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type local:Parent}">
<DataGrid ItemsSource="{Binding Children}" SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedChild}" />
</DataTemplate>
</ListView.ItemTemplate>
</ListView>
<Button Grid.Row="1" Width="70" Content="Click me" Height="25" Command="{Binding MyCommand}" />
i.e. in DoWork, you can get the child from the parent via its public property.
public sealed class WindowViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
private readonly ObservableCollection<Parent> parents;
private readonly ICommand myCommand;
private Parent selectedParent;
public WindowViewModel()
{
parents = new ObservableCollection<Parent>
{
new Parent{ Name = "P1"},
new Parent{ Name = "P2"}
};
myCommand = new DelegateCommand(DoWork);
}
private void DoWork()
{
var selectedChild = SelectedParent == null ? null : SelectedParent.SelectedChild;
}
public Parent SelectedParent
{
get { return selectedParent; }
set
{
if (selectedParent == value)
return;
selectedParent = value;
OnPropertyChanged();
}
}
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
public ObservableCollection<Parent> Parents
{
get { return parents; }
}
public ICommand MyCommand
{
get { return myCommand; }
}
private void OnPropertyChanged([CallerMemberName] string propertyName = null)
{
var handler = PropertyChanged;
if (handler != null) handler(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
}
}
With the basic setup of Data models
public class Parent : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
private ObservableCollection<Child> children;
private Child m_SelectedChild;
public Parent()
{
children = new ObservableCollection<Child>
{
new Child {Name = "C1"},
new Child {Name = "C2"}
};
}
public string Name { get; set; }
public ObservableCollection<Child> Children
{
get { return children; }
}
public Child SelectedChild
{
get { return m_SelectedChild; }
set
{
if (m_SelectedChild == value)
return;
m_SelectedChild = value;
OnPropertyChanged();
}
}
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
protected virtual void OnPropertyChanged([CallerMemberName] string propertyName = null)
{
var handler = PropertyChanged;
if (handler != null) handler(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
}
}
public class Child
{
public string Name { get; set; }
}
Another solution, if you are more interested of the Child item in your WindowViewModel is to change the relative source of where the binding should occur, in your DataGrid. i.e., the binding would look like this instead:
<DataGrid ItemsSource="{Binding Children}"
SelectedItem="{Binding DataContext.SelectedChild, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type ListView}}}" />
and then move the Property from Parent to WindowViewModel. With that you would be able to trigger changes to your button command when the child element changes for any of the Parent elements.

I think you want to pass the CurrentItem to the MyCommand as CommandParameter right?
Then you only have to:
CommandParameter="{Binding CurrentItem, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}"

Try this :
CommandParameter="{Binding ElementName=myListBox,Path=SelectedItem.CurrentItem}"

WPF - MVVM - ComboBox SelectedItem

I have ViewModel(implemented INotifyPropertyChanged) in the background and class Category which has only one property of type string. My ComboBox SelectedItem is bind to an instance of a Category. When i change the value of instance, SelectedItem is not being updated and Combobox is not changed.
EDIT: code
Combobox:
<ComboBox x:Name="categoryComboBox" Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="3" Grid.ColumnSpan="2"
Margin="10" ItemsSource="{Binding Categories}"
DisplayMemberPath="Name" SelectedValue="{Binding NodeCategory, Mode=TwoWay}"/>
Property:
private Category _NodeCategory;
public Category NodeCategory
{
get
{
return _NodeCategory;
}
set
{
_NodeCategory = value;
OnPropertyChanged("NodeCategory");
}
}
[Serializable]
public class Category : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
private string _Name;
[XmlAttribute("Name")]
public string Name
{
get
{
return _Name;
}
set
{
_Name = value;
OnPropertyChanged("Name");
}
}
public void OnPropertyChanged(string propertyName)
{
if (PropertyChanged != null)
{
PropertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
}
}
[field:NonSerialized]
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
}
and what I am trying is: when I set
NodeCategory = some_list_of_other_objects.Category;
to have that item selected in Combobox with appropriate DisplayMemberPath

The category you are setting in this line -
NodeCategory = some_list_of_other_objects.Category;
and one present in your Categories collection(ItemsSource="{Binding Categories}") should be referring to same object. If they are not then SelectedItem won't work.
Solution 1 -
You can also try to use SelectedValuePath like this -
<ComboBox x:Name="categoryComboBox"
ItemsSource="{Binding Categories}"
DisplayMemberPath="Name"
SelectedValuePath="Name"
SelectedValue="{Binding NodeCategory, Mode=TwoWay}" />
and in code you can do something like this -
private string _NodeCategory;
public string NodeCategory
{
get
{
return _NodeCategory;
}
set
{
_NodeCategory = value;
OnPropertyChanged("NodeCategory");
}
}
and set selected item like this -
NodeCategory = some_list_of_other_objects.Category.Name;
and use selected value like this -
Category selectedCategory =
some_list_of_other_objects.FirstOrDefault(cat=> cat.Name == NodeCategory);
or
Category selectedCategory =
Categories.FirstOrDefault(cat=> cat.Name == NodeCategory);
Solution 2 -
Another possible solution can be -
NodeCategory =
Categories.FirstOrDefault(cat=> cat.Name == some_list_of_other_objects.Category.Name);
this way your NodeCategory property will have the reference of an object in Categories collection and SelectedItem will work.

Your XAML needs a couple of modifications but I think the real problem is with the code you have posted which I don't think is telling the full story.
For starters, your combobox ItemSource is bound to a property called Categories but you do not show how this property is coded or how your NodeCategory property is initially synced with the item.
Try using the following code and you will see that the selected item is kept in sync as the user changes the value in the combobox.
XAML
<Window x:Class="WpfApplication1.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">
<StackPanel>
<ComboBox x:Name="categoryComboBox"
Grid.Column="1"
Grid.Row="3"
Grid.ColumnSpan="2"
Margin="10"
ItemsSource="{Binding Categories}"
DisplayMemberPath="Name"
SelectedItem="{Binding NodeCategory}" />
<Label Content="{Binding NodeCategory.Name}" />
</StackPanel>
Code-behind
public partial class MainWindow : Window, INotifyPropertyChanged
{
private ObservableCollection<Category> _categories = new ObservableCollection<Category>
{
new Category { Name = "Squares"},
new Category { Name = "Triangles"},
new Category { Name = "Circles"},
};
public MainWindow()
{
InitializeComponent();
NodeCategory = _categories.First();
this.DataContext = this;
}
public IEnumerable<Category> Categories
{
get { return _categories; }
}
private Category _NodeCategory;
public Category NodeCategory
{
get
{
return _NodeCategory;
}
set
{
_NodeCategory = value;
OnPropertyChanged("NodeCategory");
}
}
public void OnPropertyChanged(string propertyName)
{
if (PropertyChanged != null)
{
PropertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
}
}
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
}
[Serializable]
public class Category : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
private string _Name;
[XmlAttribute("Name")]
public string Name
{
get
{
return _Name;
}
set
{
_Name = value;
OnPropertyChanged("Name");
}
}
public void OnPropertyChanged(string propertyName)
{
if (PropertyChanged != null)
{
PropertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
}
}
[field: NonSerialized]
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
}

From my little example:
Note: This is setting just a string (or a category from another list), but the basics should be same here:
Basically this is done:
private void button1_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
(this.DataContext as ComboBoxSampleViewModel).SelectCategory("Categorie 4");
}
Here is my XAML:
<Grid>
<ComboBox Height="23" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="76,59,0,0"
Name="comboBox1" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="120"
ItemsSource="{Binding List.Categories}"
DisplayMemberPath="Name"
SelectedValue="{Binding NodeCategory, Mode=TwoWay}" />
<Button Content="Button" Height="27" HorizontalAlignment="Left"
Margin="76,110,0,0" Name="button1" VerticalAlignment="Top"
Width="120" Click="button1_Click" />
</Grid>
and in the ViewModel of the Window
class ComboBoxSampleViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
private void NotifyPropertyChanged(string info)
{
if (PropertyChanged != null)
{
PropertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(info));
}
}
public CategoryList List { get; set; }
public ComboBoxSampleViewModel()
{
this.List = new CategoryList();
NodeCategory = List.Selected;
}
private ComboBoxSampleItemViewModel nodeCategory;
public ComboBoxSampleItemViewModel NodeCategory
{
get
{
return nodeCategory;
}
set
{
nodeCategory = value;
NotifyPropertyChanged("NodeCategory");
}
}
internal void SelectCategory(string p)
{
this.List.SelectByName(p);
this.NodeCategory = this.List.Selected;
}
}
With the help of this little class:
public class CategoryList
{
public ObservableCollection<ComboBoxSampleItemViewModel> Categories { get; set; }
public ComboBoxSampleItemViewModel Selected { get; set; }
public CategoryList()
{
Categories = new ObservableCollection<ComboBoxSampleItemViewModel>();
var cat1 = new ComboBoxSampleItemViewModel() { Name = "Categorie 1" };
var cat2 = new ComboBoxSampleItemViewModel() { Name = "Categorie 2" };
var cat3 = new ComboBoxSampleItemViewModel() { Name = "Categorie 3" };
var cat4 = new ComboBoxSampleItemViewModel() { Name = "Categorie 4" };
Categories.Add(cat1);
Categories.Add(cat2);
Categories.Add(cat3);
Categories.Add(cat4);
this.Selected = cat3;
}
internal void SelectByName(string p)
{
this.Selected = this.Categories.Where(s => s.Name.Equals(p)).FirstOrDefault();
}
}
And this Item ViewModel
public class ComboBoxSampleItemViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
private void NotifyPropertyChanged(string info)
{
if (PropertyChanged != null)
{
PropertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(info));
}
}
private string name;
public string Name
{
get
{
return name;
}
set
{
name = value;
NotifyPropertyChanged("Name");
}
}
}

If Combobox is bound to object class of the View Model, while the SelectionBoxItem of the sender object (in the SelectionChanged in code behind) has not that type, it means it's still loading.
ComboBox combo = sender as ComboBox;
if (combo.SelectionBoxItem.GetType() == typeof(BindedClass))
{
// Not loading
}