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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.

Programmatically create a checkbox binding for a WPF form

I need to programmatically create a binding for a checkbox that resides in a WPF form. Because the checkbox is in a user control that gets added to the form multiple times, I'm unsure how to do this. I've created a binding for a DevExpress RichEdit control which worked and then modified that code for the checkbox, but it didn't work.
My code to return the binding is as follows:
private Binding SetIsCorrectBinding(int row)
{
Binding binding = new Binding("DataModel.DetailList[" + row + "].IsCorrect")
{
Path = new PropertyPath("DataModel.DetailList[" + row + "].IsCorrect"),
Mode = BindingMode.TwoWay
};
return binding;
}
The code to implement the binding is as follows:
Binding cbBind = SetIsCorrectBinding(row);
detailRow.IsCorrect_cb.SetBinding(CheckBox.ContentProperty, cbBind);
No matter what I try, the IsCorrect variable is always false.
Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.

Please try the next:
var xBinding = new Binding();
//a real instance of the object where the source property is defined
//it have to be the same instance which is defined in DataModel.DetailList
xBinding.Source = sourceInstance;
xBinding.Path = new PropertyPath("The_source_property_name");
xBinding.UpdateSourceTrigger = UpdateSourceTrigger.PropertyChanged;
xBinding.Mode = BindingMode.TwoWay;
//Use this instead the .SetBinding( , ) where the checkbox is the object to binded to
BindingOperations.SetBinding(checkbox, CheckBox.ContentProperty, xBinding);
Please look at the next solution here, I think it can supply an additional information for you.
I will glad to help if you will have the problem with code.
regards,

6 years late, but I had a similar issue. You need to bind to the Checkbox.IsCheckedProperty
detailRow.IsCorrect_cb.SetBinding(CheckBox.IsCheckedProperty, cbBind);
was the fix you needed.

C# Data Binding via code behind doesn't work for Text property in TextBox

I have a textbox with xaml markup like this:
<TextBox x:Name="txtHN" Text="{Binding Path=AN}"/>
The above code works perfectly well. But when i change the data binding implementation from XAML to code-behind, It does not work anymore. The following code-behind does not work anymore:
Binding textHnBinding = new Binding();
textHnBinding.Path = new PropertyPath("AN");
txtHN.SetBinding(TextBox.TextProperty, textHnBinding);
I had set the textbox.datacontext to the same collectionviewsource but the code-behind version does not work anymore. I had really no idea what seems to be the culprit.
I use the following code for the CVS.source:
IEnumerable<decimal> ANListWard4 = (from s in context.IPDAN
where ward.Contains(s.CURRENTWARD)
select s.AN).Distinct().OrderBy(n => n);
List<IPDAN> Ward4AN = new List<IPDAN>();
foreach (decimal d in ANListWard4)
{
IPDAN ward4AN1 = new IPDAN();
ward4AN1.AN = d;
Ward4AN.Add(ward4AN1);
}
I set the CVS.Source to Ward4AN. There was no instance where the Ward4AN was null, or has no data.

Check whether the collectionViewSource is not null when you are doing the binding.If the object is null when you are adding the binding, the binding might not work.
Also check whether in loaded event it works or not.

Can you try :
Binding textHnBinding = new Binding("AN");
txtHN.SetBinding(TextBox.TextProperty, textHnBinding);
This is how I done all my binding so I think it should work.
EDIT :
Long time no uses binding so my apologies if I'm wrong again :
Binding textHnBinding = new Binding("AN");
FrameworkElementFactory textHN = new FrameworkElementFactory(typeof(TextBox));
txtHN.SetBinding(TextBox.TextProperty, textHnBinding);
Can you try instantiate your Control like this instead of in Xaml to check if it will work (as me) ? Thank you.

Cell Style Binding does not Update on Value Change

I have a DataGrid which is bound to a Collection of Objects. Every DataGridColumn is created in code behind.
The Background of these columns is dependent on different values of the object. I create the background binding in the CellStyle (as it should not override default style's from triggers).
var backgroundBinding = new Binding
{
Converter = new MyBindingConverter(),
ConverterParameter = new MyConverterParameter()
};
cellStyle.Setters.Add(new Setter(Control.BackgroundProperty, backgroundBinding));
As you can see it binds directly to the element. As different value are changing the value of the Columns is updated accordingly, but the converter of the Binding is not called.
I tried calling OnPropertyChanged(null) to show that the object was updated, but sadly this does not work.

Did you try to specify Path for backgroundBinding? Something like:
var backgroundBinding = new Binding
{
Converter = new MyBindingConverter(),
ConverterParameter = new MyConverterParameter(),
ElementName = YourElementName,
Path = PropertyOnElement
};
cellStyle.Setters.Add(new Setter(Control.BackgroundProperty, backgroundBinding));

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);