Bind to index in ItemsControl from DataTemplate - c#

I have a simple class which creates a list of objects:
namespace TestWPF2
{
/// <summary>
/// Interaction logic for MainWindow.xaml
/// </summary>
public partial class MainWindow : Window
{
public ObservableCollection<TestObj> SomeList { get; set; }
public string WindowTitle { get; set; }
public MainWindow()
{
this.DataContext = this;
WindowTitle = "People";
SomeList = new ObservableCollection<TestObj>();
SomeList.Add(new TestObj("Bob"));
SomeList.Add(new TestObj("Jane"));
SomeList.Add(new TestObj("Mike"));
InitializeComponent();
}
}
}
The TestObj class is as follows:
namespace TestWPF2
{
public class TestObj
{
public string FirstName { get; set; }
public TestObj(string firstName)
{
this.FirstName = firstName;
}
}
}
I then attempt to display each item in the list with the following:
<Window x:Class="TestWPF2.MainWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:local="clr-namespace:TestWPF2"
Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525">
<Window.Resources>
<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type local:TestObj}">
<StackPanel Orientation="Vertical">
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<TextBlock Text="Pos: "/>
<TextBlock x:Name="posText"/>
</StackPanel>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<TextBlock Text="Name: "/>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding FirstName}"/>
</StackPanel>
</StackPanel>
<!-- THESE TRIGGERS DONT WORK -->
<DataTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="ItemsControl.AlternationIndex" Value="0">
<Setter Property="Text" Value="First" TargetName="posText"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="ItemsControl.AlternationIndex" Value="1">
<Setter Property="Text" Value="Second" TargetName="posText"/>
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="ItemsControl.AlternationIndex" Value="3">
<Setter Property="Text" Value="Third" TargetName="posText"/>
</Trigger>
</DataTemplate.Triggers>
</DataTemplate>
</Window.Resources>
<StackPanel>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Title}"/>
<ItemsControl HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
ItemsSource="{Binding SomeList}">
<ItemsControl.ItemsPanel>
<ItemsPanelTemplate>
<StackPanel Orientation="Vertical" />
</ItemsPanelTemplate>
</ItemsControl.ItemsPanel>
</ItemsControl>
</StackPanel>
</Window>
What I would like to display is something like:
Pos: First
Name: Bob
Pos: Second
Name: Jane
etc.
It's pretty straight-forward to bind to the FirstName property of each item in the list, but I would also like bind to the index in the list. I know I can do this from inside an ItemsControl using ItemsControl.AlternationIndex, but how do I link to the AlternationIndex from within in DataTemplate?

You need to understand that your context is TestObj and with your trigger, you are basicly checking the value of a property named ItemsControl which should have a property AlternationIndex.
You should changed the context of your triggers with a RelativeSource binding to the control that hold your object, named the ContentPresenter:
<DataTemplate.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type ContentPresenter}}, Path=(ItemsControl.AlternationIndex)" Value="0">
<Setter Property="Text" Value="First" TargetName="posText"/>
</Trigger>
<!--- here be the other triggers -->
</DataTemplate.Triggers>
Hope this helps..

Related

Item command cannot edit another item in the list

I have a sidebar (in a C# WPF program) that should display 4 "different" buttons (They are actually 2 different styles, which both have another style for the active state). The sidebar consists of an ItemsControl. I've now managed to create a list where the correct style is used based on an enum value (as shown below). Here's a small question: Can I do it this way, or should I rewrite it, and if so, how could something like this be built? Keywords or something that I have to look at are enough for me.
My real question now is: I have bound a command to every button, nothing complicated at first. The command now sets its own state to NormalActive for testing purposes. The 1st item in this list should be set from LiveActive to Live (so that you always see the currently selected item as you know it). And here's the problem: The button can set its own state, so when I click on button 3, the state of button 3 is set from Normal to NormalActive. But what doesn't happen is the change from LiveActive to Active from the 1st button. Even if I output the current state to the console before and after the change, it returns LiveActive for both. I also tried invoking the whole thing into the dispatcher if I'm not in the UI thread for some reason, it didn't work. So the button can set its own state, but not the one of another. But I don't get an error message or anything. Also the setter method of the property is called, it just doesn't change it. What could be the reason?
PluginListControl:
<Grid DataContext="{x:Static local:PluginListDesignModel.Instance}">
<ScrollViewer VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
<ItemsControl ItemsSource="{Binding Items}">
<ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<local:PluginListItemControl />
</DataTemplate>
</ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
</ItemsControl>
</ScrollViewer>
</Grid>
PluginListItemControl:
<UserControl.Resources>
<DataTemplate x:Key="PluginTile" DataType="{x:Type local:PluginListItemViewModel}">
<Button Style="{StaticResource PluginTile}" Content="{Binding DataContext.Name, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType=ContentControl}}" Command="{Binding DataContext.SetStateCommand, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType=ContentControl}}" />
</DataTemplate>
<DataTemplate x:Key="PluginActiveTile" DataType="{x:Type local:PluginListItemViewModel}">
<Button Style="{StaticResource PluginActiveTile}" Content="{Binding DataContext.Name, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType=ContentControl}}" Command="{Binding DataContext.SetStateCommand, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType=ContentControl}}" />
</DataTemplate>
<DataTemplate x:Key="PluginLiveTile" DataType="{x:Type local:PluginListItemViewModel}">
<Button Style="{StaticResource PluginLiveTile}" Content="{Binding DataContext.Name, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType=ContentControl}}" Command="{Binding DataContext.SetStateCommand, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType=ContentControl}}" />
</DataTemplate>
<DataTemplate x:Key="PluginActiveLiveTile" DataType="{x:Type local:PluginListItemViewModel}">
<Button Style="{StaticResource PluginActiveLiveTile}" Content="{Binding DataContext.Name, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType=ContentControl}}" Command="{Binding DataContext.SetStateCommand, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType=ContentControl}}" />
</DataTemplate>
</UserControl.Resources>
<ContentControl d:DataContext="{x:Static local:PluginListItemDesignModel.Instance}">
<ContentControl.Style>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type ContentControl}">
<Setter Property="ContentTemplate" Value="{StaticResource PluginTile}" />
<Style.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding State}" Value="0">
<Setter Property="ContentTemplate" Value="{StaticResource PluginTile}" />
</DataTrigger>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding State}" Value="1">
<Setter Property="ContentTemplate" Value="{StaticResource PluginActiveTile}" />
</DataTrigger>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding State}" Value="2">
<Setter Property="ContentTemplate" Value="{StaticResource PluginLiveTile}" />
</DataTrigger>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding State}" Value="3">
<Setter Property="ContentTemplate" Value="{StaticResource PluginActiveLiveTile}" />
</DataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</ContentControl.Style>
</ContentControl>
PluginListItemViewModel: (The ViewModel for each list item)
public class PluginListItemViewModel : BaseViewModel
{
public string Name { get; set; }
public PluginTileStates State { get; set; }
public ICommand SetStateCommand { get; set; }
#region Constructor
/// <summary>
/// Default constructor
/// </summary>
public PluginListItemViewModel()
{
SetStateCommand = new RelayCommand(() => SetState());
}
#endregion
private void SetState()
{
PluginListDesignModel.Instance.Items[0].State = PluginTileStates.Live;
State = PluginTileStates.NormalActive;
}
}
Steps to reproduce:
Create a new WPF project, .NET Framework 4.6.1 (Visual Studio 2017).
Replace the grid in MainWindow with the following:
<Grid DataContext="{x:Static local:ListViewModel.Instance}">
<ScrollViewer VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
<ItemsControl ItemsSource="{Binding Items}">
<ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<local:ListItemControl />
</DataTemplate>
</ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
</ItemsControl>
</ScrollViewer>
</Grid>
Add a new UserControl named ListItemControl and replace the grid with:
<UserControl.Resources>
<Style x:Key="Tile" TargetType="{x:Type Button}">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Red" />
</Style>
<Style x:Key="ActiveTile" TargetType="{x:Type Button}">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Green" />
</Style>
<DataTemplate x:Key="PluginTile" DataType="{x:Type local:ListItemViewModel}">
<Button Width="100" Height="60" Style="{StaticResource Tile}" Command="{Binding DataContext.SetStateCommand, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType=ContentControl}}" />
</DataTemplate>
<DataTemplate x:Key="PluginActiveTile" DataType="{x:Type local:ListItemViewModel}">
<Button Width="100" Height="60" Style="{StaticResource ActiveTile}" Command="{Binding DataContext.SetStateCommand, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType=ContentControl}}" />
</DataTemplate>
</UserControl.Resources>
<ContentControl>
<ContentControl.Style>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type ContentControl}">
<Setter Property="ContentTemplate" Value="{StaticResource PluginTile}" />
<Style.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding State}" Value="0">
<Setter Property="ContentTemplate" Value="{StaticResource PluginTile}" />
</DataTrigger>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding State}" Value="1">
<Setter Property="ContentTemplate" Value="{StaticResource PluginActiveTile}" />
</DataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</ContentControl.Style>
</ContentControl>
Add a new class called BaseViewModel and replace class with:
public class BaseViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged = (sender, e) => { };
public void OnPropertyChanged(string name)
{
PropertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(name));
}
}
Add new class called ListItemViewModel and replace class with:
public enum TileStates
{
Normal = 0,
Active = 1
}
public class ListItemViewModel : BaseViewModel
{
public TileStates State { get; set; }
public ICommand SetStateCommand { get; set; }
public ListItemViewModel()
{
SetStateCommand = new RelayCommand(() =>
{
ListViewModel.Instance.Items[0].State = TileStates.Normal;
State = TileStates.Active;
});
}
}
Add new class called ListViewModel and replace class with:
public class ListViewModel : BaseViewModel
{
public static ListViewModel Instance => new ListViewModel();
public List<ListItemViewModel> Items { get; set; } = new List<ListItemViewModel>
{
new ListItemViewModel
{
State = TileStates.Active
},
new ListItemViewModel
{
State = TileStates.Normal
}
};
}
Add new class called RelayCommand and replace class with:
public class RelayCommand : ICommand
{
private Action mAction;
public event EventHandler CanExecuteChanged = (sender, e) => { };
public RelayCommand(Action action)
{
mAction = action;
}
public bool CanExecute(object parameter)
{
return true;
}
public void Execute(object parameter)
{
mAction();
}
}
Install the NuGet-Packages: "Fody v4.0.2" and "PropertyChanged.Fody v2.6.0" (You probably have to restart Visual Studio after installation
If you now press the bottom button, it should get green and the top one should switch to red.
ListViewModel.Instance returns a new instance of the ListViewModel class each time it's invoked. It should return the same instance:
public static ListViewModel Instance { get; } = new ListViewModel();

Struggling to template a WPF MenuItem's Icon with control

Following on from a previous question here, I'm struggling to style a MenuItem's Icon with a control I have that inserts icon images based upon a string dependency property.
Initially I started with:
<ContextMenu ItemsSource="{Binding MenuItems}">
<ContextMenu.Resources>
<Style TargetType="MenuItem">
...
<Setter Property="Icon">
<local:StringToIcon IconName="{Binding IconName}" />
</Setter>
</Style>
</ContextMenu.Resources>
</ContextMenu>
This had the predictable effect of only displaying one of the icons in the menu, usually the last one, as the instance was shared around.
I then tried the non-shared resource approach:
<ContextMenu ItemsSource="{Binding MenuItems}">
<ContextMenu.Resources>
<local:StringToIcon x:Key="MenuIcon" x:Shared="False" IconName="{Binding IconName}" />
<Style TargetType="MenuItem">
...
<Setter Property="Icon" Value="{StaticResource MenuIcon} />
</Style>
</ContextMenu.Resources>
</ContextMenu>
This had no effect. It didn't offer me x:Shared in Intellisense, so I wonder if that's an invalid property here.
Out of desperation, I threw the thing into a template:
<Setter Property="Icon">
<Setter.Value>
<ContentControl>
<ContentControl.Template>
<ControlTemplate>
<local:StringToIcon IconName="{Binding IconName}" />
</ControlTemplate>
</ContentControl.Template>
</ContentControl>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
Again, no effect. My StringToIcon looks like this at the moment, hard-coded with a single image to check the problem doesn't lie there. (Or does it?)
<UserControl x:Class="RAP.Admin3.Components.StringToIcon"
...
>
<Image DataContext="{Binding ElementName=StringIconControl}" Source="pack://application:,,,/Resources/Icons/lorry.png"/>
</UserControl>
How do I get this darn thing to template and allow multiple uses? It's probably something basic I'm overlooking.
I've looked at various similar questions, and most seem to have success with the non-shared resource method.
Edit: Let me add substantially more code as requested. I've come up with a minimal replication of the problem:
The context menu is part of a TreeView resource.
<UserControl x:Class="MyApp.ItemHierarchy"
...
Name="ItemHierarchyControl">
<Grid>
<TreeView ItemsSource="{Binding ElementName=ItemHierarchyControl, Path=Items}">
<TreeView.Resources>
<HierarchicalDataTemplate DataType="{x:Type local:HierarchyItem}" ItemsSource="{Binding Subitems}">
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Margin="0,1,4,1">
<TextBlock Text="My text" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
<StackPanel.ContextMenu>
<ContextMenu ItemsSource="{Binding MenuItems}">
<ContextMenu.Resources>
<local:StringToIcon x:Key="MenuIcon" x:Shared="False" IconName="{Binding IconName}" />
<Style TargetType="MenuItem">
<Setter Property="Header" Value="{Binding Path=Name}" />
<Setter Property="Icon" Value="{StaticResource MenuIcon}" />
</Style>
</ContextMenu.Resources>
</ContextMenu>
</StackPanel.ContextMenu>
</StackPanel>
</HierarchicalDataTemplate>
</TreeView.Resources>
</TreeView>
</Grid>
</UserControl>
This is backed by a dependency property for the items.
public ObservableCollection<HierarchyItem> Items
{
get { return (ObservableCollection<HierarchyItem>)GetValue(ItemsProperty); }
set { SetValue(ItemsProperty, value); }
}
public static readonly DependencyProperty ItemsProperty = DependencyProperty.Register("Items", typeof(ObservableCollection<HierarchyItem>), typeof(ItemHierarchy), new PropertyMetadata(new ObservableCollection<HierarchyItem>()));
StringToIcon is also backed by a string dependency property for the icon name, which is summarily ignored because of the hard-coded image at the moment.
HierarchyItems are simple for the example:
public ObservableCollection<HierarchyItem> Subitems { get; set; }
public ObservableCollection<BindableMenuItem> MenuItems { get; set; }
Just to get this proof working, I attached the ItemHierarchy to some properties of the main window:
public ObservableCollection<BindableMenuItem> MenuItems { get; set; }
public ObservableCollection<HierarchyItem> IHItems { get; set; }
public MainWindow()
{
MenuItems = new ObservableCollection<BindableMenuItem>();
MenuItems.Add(new BindableMenuItem("Item", null));
MenuItems.Add(new BindableMenuItem("Item", null));
MenuItems.Add(new BindableMenuItem("Item", null));
MenuItems.Add(new BindableMenuItem("Item", null));
IHItems = new ObservableCollection<HierarchyItem>();
IHItems.Add(new HierarchyItem() { MenuItems = this.MenuItems });
InitializeComponent();
}
Edit 2: Here's BindableMenuItem also:
public class BindableMenuItem
{
public BindableMenuItem(string name, ICommand command)
{
this.Name = name;
this.Command = command;
}
public string Name { get; set; }
public ICommand Command { get; set; }
public string IconName { get; set; }
public ObservableCollection<BindableMenuItem> Children { get; set; }
}
Try to move the StringToIcon to <TreeView.Resources>:
<TreeView ItemsSource="{Binding ElementName=ItemHierarchyControl, Path=Items}">
<TreeView.Resources>
<local:StringToIcon x:Key="MenuIcon" x:Shared="False" IconName="{Binding IconName}" />
<HierarchicalDataTemplate DataType="{x:Type local:HierarchyItem}" ItemsSource="{Binding Subitems}">
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Margin="0,1,4,1">
<TextBlock Text="My text" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
<StackPanel.ContextMenu>
<ContextMenu ItemsSource="{Binding MenuItems}">
<ContextMenu.Resources>
<Style TargetType="MenuItem">
<Setter Property="Header" Value="{Binding Path=Name}" />
<Setter Property="Icon" Value="{StaticResource MenuIcon}" />
</Style>
</ContextMenu.Resources>
</ContextMenu>
</StackPanel.ContextMenu>
</StackPanel>
</HierarchicalDataTemplate>
</TreeView.Resources>
</TreeView>

WPF DataTemplate, TemplateSelectors, ContentPresenter based on SelectedItem

I am very confused what to use and how to start implementations, but I want is based on a Enum property when changed a certain grid should display.
Currently I have like 20 grids, working with visibility when the property change.
This is not ideal for 2 things. All 20 grids will bind from startup and it isnot good for performance. Secondly some "Grids" are the same for some values of the enum property. So I have duplicate code in some grids.
Now what I have is an enum:
public enum MyEnumsForDropDown
{
Enum1= 1,
Enum2= 2,
Enum3= 3,
Enum4= 4,
Enum5= 5
}
My Object in my ViewModel, which I bind to is for :
Public class MyObject
{
private Enums.MyEnumsForDropDown _myChosenEnum;
public Enums.MyEnumsForDropDown MyChosenEnum
{
get { return _myChosenEnum; }
set
{
_myChosenEnum = value;
this.NotifyPropertyChanged( x => x.MyChosenEnum );
}
}
}
My XAML:
<ComboBox ItemsSource="{Binding CollectionOfEnums}"
DisplayMemberPath="Value" SelectedValuePath="Key" SelectedValue="{Binding
MyObject.MyChosenEnum}"></ComboBox>
<Grid Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="3" Visibility="{Binding
Path=MyObject.MyChoseEnum, Converter={StaticResource
EnumToVisibleCollapseConverter}, ConverterParameter={x:Static
myenumsNameSpace:Enums+MyEnumsForDropDown.Enum1}}">
<TextBlock Content"This Grid displays when Enum1 is chosen"/>
</Grid>
<Grid Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="3" Visibility="{Binding
Path=MyObject.MyChoseEnum, Converter={StaticResource
EnumToVisibleCollapseConverter}, ConverterParameter={x:Static
myenumsNameSpace:Enums+MyEnumsForDropDown.Enum2}}">
<TextBlock Content"This Grid displays when Enum2 is chosen"/>
</Grid>
How do I change the Grids to work somehow like ContentPresenters or DataTemplates or whatever I need to use depended on when the property MyChosenEnum changes in my object??
You could define a DataTemplate for each enum value and then use a ContentControl with a Style to display the correct one:
<ContentControl Content="{Binding MyObject.MyChosenEnum}">
<ContentControl.Resources>
<DataTemplate x:Key="Enum1">
<Grid />
</DataTemplate>
<DataTemplate x:Key="Enum2">
<Grid />
</DataTemplate>
</ContentControl.Resources>
<ContentControl.Style>
<Style TargetType="ContentControl">
<Style.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding MyObject.MyChosenEnum}"
Value="{x:Static myenumsNameSpace:Enums+MyEnumsForDropDown.Enum1}">
<Setter Property="ContentTemplate" Value="{StaticResource Enum1}" />
</DataTrigger>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding MyObject.MyChosenEnum}"
Value="{x:Static myenumsNameSpace:Enums+MyEnumsForDropDown.Enum2}">
<Setter Property="ContentTemplate" Value="{StaticResource Enum2}" />
</DataTrigger>
<!-- and so on for each enum value -->
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</ContentControl.Style>
</ContentControl>
Or you could use a DataTemplateSelector:
public class YourSelector : DataTemplateSelector
{
public DataTemplate Enum1 { get; set; }
public DataTemplate Enum2 { get; set; }
//...
public override DataTemplate SelectTemplate(object item, DependencyObject container)
{
MyEnumsForDropDown value = (MyEnumsForDropDown)item;
switch(value)
{
case MyEnumsForDropDown.Enum1:
return Enum1;
case MyEnumsForDropDown.Enum2:
return Enum2;
}
return base.SelectTemplate(item, container);
}
}
<Grid>
<Grid.Resources>
<DataTemplate x:Key="Enum1">
<Grid />
</DataTemplate>
<DataTemplate x:Key="Enum2">
<Grid />
</DataTemplate>
<local:YourSelector x:Key="selector" Enum1="{StaticResource Enum1}" Enum2="{StaticResource Enum2}" />
</Grid.Resources>
<ContentControl Content="{Binding MyObject.MyChosenEnum}"
ContentTemplateSelector="{StaticResource selector}" />
</Grid>

Refresh DataGrid data on TreeViewItem selection change

I was able to implement Tree View using the link
Now I have attached the below Data Grid to it for displaying the city details like Area, Population, TimeZone etc.I was able to receive the event IsSelected upon selecting the City name from the treeview using example. But how do I bind the data of City model (Area, Population, TimeZone ) to a datagrid in the .xaml ? I tried using the CityViewModel directly but it never populates the data.CityViewModel has an observableCollection of "CityTown"( with props like Area, Population, TimeZone etc) property called "CityTowns" which I am populating when IsSelected is fired.My Tree View only has Region -> State -> City hierarchy. City towns should be displayed in grid not in tree.
//DemoWindow.xaml content:
<TabControl>
<TabItem Header="Load Towns">
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<advanced: LoadOnDemandControl/>
<DataGrid ItemsSource="{Binding Path=local.CityViewModel.CityTowns}"
AutoGenerateColumns="False" IsReadOnly="True"
>
<DataGrid.Columns>
<DataGridTextColumn Binding="{Binding Path=Popluation}" Header="Popluation"/>
<DataGridTextColumn Binding="{Binding Path=Revenue}" Header="Revenue"/>
<DataGridTextColumn Binding="{Binding Path=TimeZone}" Header="TimeZone"/>
<DataGridTextColumn Binding="{Binding Path=Area}" Header="Area"/>
</DataGrid.Columns>
</DataGrid>
</StackPanel>
</TabItem>
</TabControl>
//LoadOnDemandCcontrol.xaml:
<TreeView ItemsSource="{Binding Regions}">
<TreeView.ItemContainerStyle>
<!--
This Style binds a TreeViewItem to a TreeViewItemViewModel.
-->
<Style TargetType="{x:Type TreeViewItem}">
<Setter Property="IsExpanded" Value="{Binding IsExpanded, Mode=TwoWay}" />
<Setter Property="IsSelected" Value="{Binding IsSelected, Mode=TwoWay}" />
<Setter Property="FontWeight" Value="Normal" />
<Style.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsSelected" Value="True">
<Setter Property="FontWeight" Value="Bold" />
</Trigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</TreeView.ItemContainerStyle>
<TreeView.Resources>
<HierarchicalDataTemplate
DataType="{x:Type local:RegionViewModel}"
ItemsSource="{Binding Children}"
>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<Image Width="16" Height="16" Margin="3,0" Source="Images\Region.png" />
<TextBlock Text="{Binding RegionName}" />
</StackPanel>
</HierarchicalDataTemplate>
<HierarchicalDataTemplate
DataType="{x:Type local:StateViewModel}"
ItemsSource="{Binding Children}"
>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<Image Width="16" Height="16" Margin="3,0" Source="Images\State.png" />
<TextBlock Text="{Binding StateName}" />
</StackPanel>
</HierarchicalDataTemplate>
<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type local:CityViewModel}">
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<Image Width="16" Height="16" Margin="3,0" Source="Images\City.png" />
<TextBlock Text="{Binding CityName}" />
</StackPanel>
</DataTemplate>
</TreeView.Resources>
</TreeView>
//CityTown.cs content:
public class CityTown
{
public int Area { get; set; }
public int Population { get; set; }
public string TimeZone { get; set; }
public int Revenue { get; set; }
public virtual City City { get; set; }
}
//CityViewModel.cs cocntent
public class CityViewModel : TreeViewItemViewModel
{
readonly City _city;
public CityViewModel(City city, StateViewModel parentState)
: base(parentState, false)
{
_city = city;
}
public string CityName
{
get { return _city.CityName; }
}
private ObservableCollection<CityTown> _CityTowns;
public ObservableCollection<CityTown> CityTowns
{
get { return Database.GetTowns(CityName); }
set { _CityTowns = value; }
}
}
//LoadOnDemandDemoControl.xaml.cs content:
public partial class LoadOnDemandDemoControl : UserControl
{
public LoadOnDemandDemoControl()
{
InitializeComponent();
Region[] regions = Database.GetRegions();
CountryViewModel viewModel = new CountryViewModel(regions);
base.DataContext = viewModel;
}
}
I solved it by defining the SelectedValuePath property for TreeView xaml element class and used the same in DataGrid element -> ItemsSoruce property -> Path -> SelectedItem.ViewModelDataCollection.

Combobox-Datatemplate & Selection TextBox

I have a combobox which has 2 items. Each item is an objet deriving from a common interface. There is a DisplayText property on each object. Each object is templated so as to have a different visual. Everything works fine, except while selecting one of those objects, the visual is getting displayed in the combobox textbox. I want it to display the SelectedText property of the selected object in the textbox and the DisplayText inside the item template. How do I specify my binding for that please?
Here is my code:
public interface IMyDate
{
string DisplayText { get; }
string SelectedText { get; }
}
public class TodayMinus1 : IMyDate
{
public string DisplayText { get { return "Yesterday"; } }
public string SelectedText{get { return DateTime.Today.AddDays(-1).ToString(); }}
}
public class Today : IMyDate
{
public string DisplayText { get { return "TODAY"; } }
public string SelectedText { get { return DateTime.Today.ToString(); } }
}
public class MyMainViewModel
{
public MyMainViewModel()
{
MyDates = new List<IMyDate>() {new Today(), new TodayMinus1()};
}
public List<IMyDate> MyDates { get; set; }
public IMyDate SelectedDate { get; set; }
}
<ComboBox MaxHeight="26" VerticalAlignment="Center" x:Name="contextDropdown" ItemsSource="{Binding MyDates}" SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedDate}" Grid.Column="1" Width="150" Margin="5">
<ComboBox.Resources>
<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type local:TodayMinus1}">
<TextBlock Text="{Binding DisplayText}"/>
</DataTemplate>
<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type local:Today}">
<TextBlock Text="{Binding DisplayText}"/>
</DataTemplate>
</ComboBox.Resources>
</ComboBox>
Please note that this is an oversimplified example and I have implemented INPC for all my objects.
Try this:
<ComboBox MaxHeight="26" VerticalAlignment="Center" x:Name="contextDropdown" ItemsSource="{Binding MyDates}"
SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedDate}" Grid.Column="1" Width="150" Margin="5">
<ComboBox.Resources>
<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type local:TodayMinus1}">
<TextBlock>
<TextBlock.Style>
<Style TargetType="TextBlock">
<Setter Property="Text" Value="{Binding DisplayText}" />
<Style.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding Path=IsSelected, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType=ComboBoxItem}}" Value="{x:Null}">
<Setter Property="Text" Value="{Binding SelectedText}" />
</DataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</TextBlock.Style>
</TextBlock>
</DataTemplate>
<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type local:Today}">
<TextBlock>
<TextBlock.Style>
<Style TargetType="TextBlock">
<Setter Property="Text" Value="{Binding DisplayText}" />
<Style.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding Path=IsSelected, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType=ComboBoxItem}}" Value="{x:Null}">
<Setter Property="Text" Value="{Binding SelectedText}" />
</DataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</TextBlock.Style>
</TextBlock>
</DataTemplate>
</ComboBox.Resources>
</ComboBox>
Added a DataTrigger inside the DataTemplate to achieve your requirement. Try this.
<ComboBox MaxHeight="26" VerticalAlignment="Center" x:Name="contextDropdown" ItemsSource="{Binding MyDates}" SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedDate}" Grid.Column="1" Width="150" Margin="5">
<ComboBox.Resources>
<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type local:TodayMinus1}">
<TextBlock Text="{Binding DisplayText}" x:Name="DisplayBox"/>
<DataTemplate.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor,ComboBoxItem,1}}" Value="{x:Null}">
<Setter TargetName="DisplayBox" Property="Text" Value="{Binding SelectedText}"/>
</DataTrigger>
</DataTemplate.Triggers>
</DataTemplate>
<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type local:Today}">
<TextBlock Text="{Binding DisplayText}" x:Name="DisplayBox"/>
<DataTemplate.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor,ComboBoxItem,1}}" Value="{x:Null}">
<Setter TargetName="DisplayBox" Property="Text" Value="{Binding SelectedText}"/>
</DataTrigger>
</DataTemplate.Triggers>
</DataTemplate>
</ComboBox.Resources>
</ComboBox>

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