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I have a textbox ACLBox that I want to display a string upon initialization of the user interface. Upon initializing, the string flashes for a second then disappears. Why?
Here's the xaml code for the textbox:
<Window x:Class="Funnel.ACL"
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:Funnel"
mc:Ignorable="d"
Title="ACL Configuration" Height="300" Width="560" WindowStartupLocation="CenterScreen"
Closing="exitACL"
Background="LightGray" Name="ACLConfiguration">
<Grid>
<DockPanel>
<Grid x:Name="FunnelGrid" DockPanel.Dock="Top" ShowGridLines="False">
<!--Defining Grid-->
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="130"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="40"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="40"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="40"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="40"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="30"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="70"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="75"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="75"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="75"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Label x:Name="Config"
Content="ACL CONFIGURATION"
Grid.Row="0"
Grid.Column="0"
Grid.ColumnSpan="9"
HorizontalAlignment="Center"
Foreground="Blue"
FontWeight="Heavy"
FontSize="16">
</Label>
<CheckBox x:Name="aclCheckbox"
FlowDirection="RightToLeft"
Content="ACL ON"
Foreground="Blue"
FontWeight="Heavy"
FontSize="16"
Grid.Row="1"
Grid.Column="0"
Grid.RowSpan="1"
Grid.ColumnSpan="5"
HorizontalAlignment="Center"
Checked="ACL_Check"
Unchecked="ACL_Unchecked"
/>
<Label x:Name="AddIPAddress" Content="Add IP Address" Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="0" Width="90" Height="30"></Label>
<TextBox x:Name="AddIPTextBox1" Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="1" Width="35" Height="20" TextChanged="AddIPTextBox1_TextChanged"></TextBox>
<TextBox x:Name="AddIPTextBox2" Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="2" Width="35" Height="20" TextChanged="AddIPTextBox2_TextChanged"></TextBox>
<TextBox x:Name="AddIPTextBox3" Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="3" Width="35" Height="20" TextChanged="AddIPTextBox3_TextChanged"></TextBox>
<TextBox x:Name="AddIPTextBox4" Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="4" Width="35" Height="20" TextChanged="AddIPTextBox4_TextChanged"></TextBox>
<TextBox x:Name="AddErrorBox" Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" HorizontalAlignment="Right" BorderThickness="0" Background="LightGray" FontSize="10" Text="{Binding AddErrorText}"/>
<Button x:Name="AddButton" Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="1" Grid.ColumnSpan="4" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Height="25" Width="50" Click="addClick" FontSize="12" FontWeight="ExtraBold" Background="LightSteelBlue" VerticalAlignment="Top">ADD</Button>
<Label x:Name="DelIPAddress" Content="Remove IP Address" Grid.Row="4" Grid.Column="0" Width="120" Height="30"></Label>
<TextBox x:Name="DeleteIPTextBox1" Grid.Row="4" Grid.Column="1" Width="35" Height="20" TextChanged="DeleteIPTextBox1_TextChanged"></TextBox>
<TextBox x:Name="DeleteIPTextBox2" Grid.Row="4" Grid.Column="2" Width="35" Height="20" TextChanged="DeleteIPTextBox2_TextChanged"></TextBox>
<TextBox x:Name="DeleteIPTextBox3" Grid.Row="4" Grid.Column="3" Width="35" Height="20" TextChanged="DeleteIPTextBox3_TextChanged"></TextBox>
<TextBox x:Name="DeleteIPTextBox4" Grid.Row="4" Grid.Column="4" Width="35" Height="20" TextChanged="DeleteIPTextBox4_TextChanged"></TextBox>
<TextBox x:Name="DelErrorBox" Grid.Row="5" Grid.Column="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" HorizontalAlignment="Right" BorderThickness="0" Background="LightGray" FontSize="10" Text="{Binding DelErrorText}"/>
<Button x:Name="DeleteButton" Grid.Row="5" Grid.Column="1" Grid.ColumnSpan="4" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Height="25" Width="50" Click="deleteClick" FontSize="12" FontWeight="ExtraBold" Background="LightSteelBlue" VerticalAlignment="Top">DELETE</Button>
<Button x:Name="DeleteAllButton" Grid.Row="6" Grid.Column="1" Grid.ColumnSpan="4" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Height="25" Width="80" Click="deleteAllClick" FontSize="12" FontWeight="ExtraBold" Background="LightSteelBlue" VerticalAlignment="Top">REMOVE ALL</Button>
<Label x:Name="ACLBoxLabel" Content="Access Control List" Foreground="Blue" Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="6" Grid.ColumnSpan="3" HorizontalAlignment="Center"></Label>
<TextBox x:Name="ACLBox"
ScrollViewer.HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Auto"
ScrollViewer.VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto"
ScrollViewer.CanContentScroll="True"
Grid.Row="2"
Grid.Column="6"
Grid.RowSpan="4"
Grid.ColumnSpan="4"
HorizontalAlignment="Left"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
Width="220"
Height="150"
FontSize="14"
IsReadOnly="True"
Text="{Binding ACLBoxText}"
TextWrapping="Wrap"
TextAlignment="Center" />
</Grid>
</DockPanel>
</Grid>
Here's the C# code for the string:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Data;
using System.Windows.Documents;
using System.Windows.Input;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
using System.Windows.Shapes;
namespace Funnel
{
/// <summary>
/// Interaction logic for ACL.xaml
/// </summary>
public partial class ACL : Window
{
AclManager _manage = new AclManager();
FileController _controller = new FileController();
string addStr1;
string addStr2;
string addStr3;
string addStr4;
bool addError;
string delStr1;
string delStr2;
string delStr3;
string delStr4;
bool delError;
public string aclText;
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
public ACL()
{
InitializeComponent();
if(FunnelGlobals.accessControlList)
{
aclCheckbox.IsChecked = true;
}
aclText = _manage.getAclList();
}
private void exitACL(object sender,System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs e)
{
_controller.writeAclFile();
}
private void ACL_Check(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
FunnelGlobals.accessControlList = true;
aclText = _manage.getAclList();
}
private void ACL_Unchecked(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
FunnelGlobals.accessControlList = false;
aclText = _manage.getAclList();
}
private void AddIPTextBox1_TextChanged(object sender, TextChangedEventArgs e)
{
AddErrorBox.Text = "";
AddIPTextBox1.Text = AddIPTextBox1.Text;
addStr1 = AddIPTextBox1.Text;
if(!_manage.isDigit(addStr1))
{
Color foreColor = (Color)new ColorConverter().ConvertFrom("red");
Brush errBrush = new SolidColorBrush(foreColor);
AddErrorBox.Foreground = errBrush;
AddErrorBox.Text = "Character NOT Valid";
addError = true;
}
else
{
addError = false;
}
ACLBox.Text = _manage.getAclList();
}
private void AddIPTextBox2_TextChanged(object sender, TextChangedEventArgs e)
{
AddErrorBox.Text = "";
AddIPTextBox2.Text = AddIPTextBox2.Text;
addStr2 = AddIPTextBox2.Text;
if (!_manage.isDigit(addStr2))
{
Color foreColor = (Color)new ColorConverter().ConvertFrom("red");
Brush errBrush = new SolidColorBrush(foreColor);
AddErrorBox.Foreground = errBrush;
AddErrorBox.Text = "Character NOT Valid";
}
aclText = _manage.getAclList();
}
private void AddIPTextBox3_TextChanged(object sender, TextChangedEventArgs e)
{
AddErrorBox.Text = "";
AddIPTextBox3.Text = AddIPTextBox3.Text;
addStr3 = AddIPTextBox3.Text;
if (!_manage.isDigit(addStr3))
{
Color foreColor = (Color)new ColorConverter().ConvertFrom("red");
Brush errBrush = new SolidColorBrush(foreColor);
AddErrorBox.Foreground = errBrush;
AddErrorBox.Text = "Character NOT Valid";
}
aclText = _manage.getAclList();
}
private void AddIPTextBox4_TextChanged(object sender, TextChangedEventArgs e)
{
AddErrorBox.Text = "";
AddIPTextBox4.Text = AddIPTextBox4.Text;
addStr4 = AddIPTextBox4.Text;
if (!_manage.isDigit(addStr4))
{
Color foreColor = (Color)new ColorConverter().ConvertFrom("red");
Brush errBrush = new SolidColorBrush(foreColor);
AddErrorBox.Foreground = errBrush;
AddErrorBox.Text = "Character NOT Valid";
}
aclText = _manage.getAclList();
}
private void addClick(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
String addStr = addStr1 + "." + addStr2 + "." + addStr3 + "." + addStr4;
if(_manage.isLegit(addStr))
{
FunnelGlobals.aclIPs.Add(addStr);
}
if(addError)
{
Color foreColor = (Color)new ColorConverter().ConvertFrom("red");
Brush errBrush = new SolidColorBrush(foreColor);
AddErrorBox.Foreground = errBrush;
AddErrorBox.Text = "Fix Invalid Characters before Adding";
}
else
{
aclText = _manage.getAclList();
}
}
private void DeleteIPTextBox1_TextChanged(object sender, TextChangedEventArgs e)
{
DelErrorBox.Text = "";
DeleteIPTextBox1.Text = DeleteIPTextBox1.Text;
delStr1 = DeleteIPTextBox1.Text;
if (!_manage.isDigit(delStr1))
{
Color foreColor = (Color)new ColorConverter().ConvertFrom("red");
Brush errBrush = new SolidColorBrush(foreColor);
DelErrorBox.Foreground = errBrush;
DelErrorBox.Text = "Character NOT Valid";
delError = true;
}
else
{
delError = false;
}
}
private void DeleteIPTextBox2_TextChanged(object sender, TextChangedEventArgs e)
{
DelErrorBox.Text = "";
DeleteIPTextBox2.Text = DeleteIPTextBox2.Text;
delStr2 = DeleteIPTextBox2.Text;
if (!_manage.isDigit(delStr2))
{
Color foreColor = (Color)new ColorConverter().ConvertFrom("red");
Brush errBrush = new SolidColorBrush(foreColor);
DelErrorBox.Foreground = errBrush;
DelErrorBox.Text = "Character NOT Valid";
delError = true;
}
else
{
delError = false;
}
}
private void DeleteIPTextBox3_TextChanged(object sender, TextChangedEventArgs e)
{
DelErrorBox.Text = "";
DeleteIPTextBox3.Text = DeleteIPTextBox3.Text;
delStr3 = DeleteIPTextBox3.Text;
if (!_manage.isDigit(delStr3))
{
Color foreColor = (Color)new ColorConverter().ConvertFrom("red");
Brush errBrush = new SolidColorBrush(foreColor);
DelErrorBox.Foreground = errBrush;
DelErrorBox.Text = "Character NOT Valid";
delError = true;
}
else
{
delError = false;
}
}
private void DeleteIPTextBox4_TextChanged(object sender, TextChangedEventArgs e)
{
DelErrorBox.Text = "";
DeleteIPTextBox4.Text = DeleteIPTextBox4.Text;
delStr4 = DeleteIPTextBox4.Text;
if (!_manage.isDigit(delStr4))
{
Color foreColor = (Color)new ColorConverter().ConvertFrom("red");
Brush errBrush = new SolidColorBrush(foreColor);
DelErrorBox.Foreground = errBrush;
DelErrorBox.Text = "Character NOT Valid";
delError = true;
}
else
{
delError = false;
}
}
private void deleteClick(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
String delStr = delStr1 + "." + delStr2 + "." + delStr3 + "." + delStr4;
FunnelGlobals.aclIPs.Remove(delStr);
if (delError)
{
Color foreColor = (Color)new ColorConverter().ConvertFrom("red");
Brush errBrush = new SolidColorBrush(foreColor);
DelErrorBox.Foreground = errBrush;
DelErrorBox.Text = "Fix Invalid Characters before Removing";
}
else
{
aclText = _manage.getAclList();
}
}
private void deleteAllClick(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
FunnelGlobals.aclIPs.Clear();
aclText = _manage.getAclList();
}
private void ACLBox_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
ACLBox.Text = _manage.getAclList();
}
public string ACLBoxText
{
get { return aclText; }
set { aclText = value; OnNotifyPropertyChanged("ACLBoxText"); }
}
private void OnNotifyPropertyChanged(string v)
{
var handler = PropertyChanged;
if (handler != null)
handler(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(v));
throw new NotImplementedException();
}
}
}

Upon initializing, the string flashes for a second then disappears. Why?
Probably because you are "overwriting" the value of the ACLBoxText source property, which is initially displayed in the TextBlock, when you set the Text property of the TextBlock in your Loaded event handler.
If the TextBlock is empty once the UI has been loaded you should make sure that the _manage.getAclList() method returns the string that you expect it to return. You could temporarily try to assign the Text property to a "static" value:
private void ACLBox_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
ACLBox.Text = "TEXT";
}
But I agree that it doesn't make much sense to first bind the Text property of the TextBlock to a source property in the XAML markup and then handle the Loaded event of the same TextBlock and set its Text property to a new value in this event handler. But I guess you have your reasons...
Note that binding that you define in the XAML markup will get reset when you programmatically set the Text property in your Loaded handler though.
So you should either don't bind the Text property in the XAML markup, or don't handle the Loaded event and set the Text property programmatically. It's one or the other but not both.

I figured out the problem. This is my first C# project and first time ever using Xaml (wpf) so I misunderstood binding. I bound the text like I did in the primary gui. The text is never getting triggered within this gui so I could only see the text flash because of loaded but then the text binding reset the textbox to nothing. When I changed my text to not be bound then everything works as I wanted. Lesson learned. Binding is only needed when accessing a textbox from within .cs files. It is not needed within xaml.cs. Since my text would only ever be triggered by xaml.cs just setting text the usual way(ie textbox.text = "whatever") does what I need. Thank you everyone for your help. I understand binding much, much better now. Java does things differently. :)

As Ed Plunkett has already mentioned, you should use your ACLBoxText backing variable instead of resetting the control value.
Something like this will work:
private void ACLBox_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
ACLBoxText = _manage.getAclList();
}
Unfortunately, the view doesn't know about changes to backing properties unless you tell it that something changed. You need to implement INotifyPropertyChanged:
private string _aclBoxText;
public string ACLBoxText {
get { return _aclBoxText; }
set {
_aclBoxText = value;
OnNotifyPropertyChanged("ACLBoxText");
}
}
protected void OnNotifyPropertyChanged(string name)
{
var handler = PropertyChanged;
if (handler != null)
handler(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(name));
}
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;

Timer button resetting

I am trying to make an auction application for my course.
namespace Auction
{
/// <summary>
/// Interaction logic for MainWindow.xaml
/// </summary>
public partial class MainWindow : Window
{
public MainWindow()
{
InitializeComponent();
GetData("SELECT * FROM Produs");
btnLogout.Visibility = System.Windows.Visibility.Hidden;
btnAdd.Visibility = System.Windows.Visibility.Hidden;
btnBid.Visibility = System.Windows.Visibility.Hidden;
tb.Visibility = System.Windows.Visibility.Hidden;
}
private void GetData(string SelectCommand)
{
SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(#"Data Source=ISAAC;Initial Catalog=licitatie;Integrated Security=True");
conn.Open();
SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand(SelectCommand);
cmd.Connection = conn;
SqlDataAdapter sda = new SqlDataAdapter(cmd);
DataTable dt = new DataTable("prod");
sda.Fill(dt);
myGrid.DataContext = dt;
}
private void btnLogin_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
Login login = new Login();
login.Show();
Close();
}
private void Button_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
Countdown(30, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1), cur => tb.Text = cur.ToString());
}
void Countdown(int count, TimeSpan interval, Action<int> ts)
{
var dt = new System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherTimer();
dt.Interval = interval;
dt.Tick += (_, a) =>
{
if (count-- == 0)
{
MessageBox.Show("You have won this product!");
dt.Stop();
}
else
ts(count);
};
ts(count);
dt.Start();
}
private void btnLogout_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
MainWindow main = new MainWindow();
main.Show();
Close();
MessageBox.Show("You are not logged. Please log in to bid", "Failed",
MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Information);
}
private void btnAdd_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
Register reg = new Register();
reg.Show();
Close();
}
private void DataGrid_SelectionChanged(object sender, SelectionChangedEventArgs e)
{
var grid = sender as DataGrid;
var selected = grid.SelectedItem;
if (selected == grid.SelectedItem)
{
btnBid.Visibility = System.Windows.Visibility.Visible;
}
}
private void UpdateColumn()
{
}
}
}
This is main page you need to login. I read data from database. The problem is when I press bid button many times it is just resetting, but in background is working on. What do I need to do?
<Window x:Class="Auction.MainWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
Title="MainWindow" Height="500" Width="800">
<Grid Margin="0,148,0,3" Name="myGrid" Background="#FF00286E">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="29*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="15*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="0*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="66" Margin="0,-68,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top"
Width="792" Background="#FF00286E" Grid.ColumnSpan="2">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="12*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="13*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Button Content="Login" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="10,10,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Bottom"
Width="102" Height="35" Name="btnLogin" Click="btnLogin_Click">
<Button.Template>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="Button">
<TextBlock TextDecorations="Underline" Margin="0,0,0,-19" FontSize="24"
FontFamily="Verdana" FontWeight="Bold" FontStyle="Italic">
<ContentPresenter />
</TextBlock>
</ControlTemplate>
</Button.Template>
</Button>
<Button Content="Logout" Grid.Column="1" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="300,10,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Bottom"
Width="102" Height="35" Name="btnLogout" Click="btnLogout_Click">
<Button.Template>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="Button">
<TextBlock TextDecorations="Underline" Margin="0,0,0,-19" FontSize="24"
FontFamily="Verdana" FontWeight="Bold" FontStyle="Italic">
<ContentPresenter />
</TextBlock>
</ControlTemplate>
</Button.Template>
</Button>
</Grid>
<Grid HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="78" Margin="0,-146,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="792"
Grid.ColumnSpan="2" Background="#FF98BFD4">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="769*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="31*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Label Content="Welcome to Auction Application. Please Login to bid!" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Margin="44,28,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top"
Height="40" Width="748" BorderThickness="3" FontSize="18" FontWeight="Bold" FontFamily="Verdana" Background="#FF98BFD4" Grid.ColumnSpan="2"/>
</Grid>
<Button Content="Bid" Grid.Column="1" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="10,10,0,0"
VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="103" Height="29" FontSize="20" FontFamily="Verdana" FontStyle="Italic"
FontWeight="ExtraBold" Click="Button_Click" Name="btnBid"/>
<Button Content="Add User" Grid.Column="1" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="10,255,0,0"
VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="103" Height="31" Name="btnAdd" Click="btnAdd_Click"/>
<DataGrid HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="10,10,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top"
Height="298" Width="502" Name="dataGrid1" ItemsSource="{Binding}"
SelectionChanged="DataGrid_SelectionChanged" AlternatingRowBackground="Coral">
</DataGrid>
<TextBox Grid.Column="1" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="48" Margin="10,119,0,0" TextWrapping="Wrap"
VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="144" Name="tb" FontSize="20" FontWeight="Bold" FontStyle="Italic" IsReadOnly="True"/>
</Grid>
</Window>

If I understand correctly, each time the user clicks the Bid button, you need to reset the timer. However, the previous timer continues. I haven't pasted your code into a project to test, but it appears to me that you need to make the dispatch timer a class field or property like this:
private DispatchTimer _dt = new System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherTimer();
Inside the event handler for Bid, stop the current _dt first followed by instantiating the new timer:
_dt.Stop();
_dt = new System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherTimer();
Try this change:
namespace Auction
{
/// <summary>
/// Interaction logic for MainWindow.xaml
/// </summary>
public partial class MainWindow : Window
{
//Class level field:
private DispatchTimer _dt = new System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherTimer();
public MainWindow()
{
InitializeComponent();
GetData("SELECT * FROM Produs");
btnLogout.Visibility = System.Windows.Visibility.Hidden;
btnAdd.Visibility = System.Windows.Visibility.Hidden;
btnBid.Visibility = System.Windows.Visibility.Hidden;
tb.Visibility = System.Windows.Visibility.Hidden;
}
private void GetData(string SelectCommand)
{
SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(#"Data Source=ISAAC;Initial Catalog=licitatie;Integrated Security=True");
conn.Open();
SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand(SelectCommand);
cmd.Connection = conn;
SqlDataAdapter sda = new SqlDataAdapter(cmd);
DataTable dt = new DataTable("prod");
sda.Fill(dt);
myGrid.DataContext = dt;
}
private void btnLogin_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
Login login = new Login();
login.Show();
Close();
}
private void Button_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
Countdown(30, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1), cur => tb.Text = cur.ToString());
}
void Countdown(int count, TimeSpan interval, Action<int> ts)
{
this._dt.Stop();
this._dt = new System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherTimer();
this._dt.Interval = interval;
this._dt.Tick += (_, a) =>
{
if (count-- == 0)
{
MessageBox.Show("You have won this product!");
this._dt.Stop();
}
else
ts(count);
};
ts(count);
this._dt.Start();
}
private void btnLogout_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
MainWindow main = new MainWindow();
main.Show();
Close();
MessageBox.Show("You are not logged. Please log in to bid", "Failed",
MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Information);
}
private void btnAdd_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
Register reg = new Register();
reg.Show();
Close();
}
private void DataGrid_SelectionChanged(object sender, SelectionChangedEventArgs e)
{
var grid = sender as DataGrid;
var selected = grid.SelectedItem;
if (selected == grid.SelectedItem)
{
btnBid.Visibility = System.Windows.Visibility.Visible;
}
}
private void UpdateColumn()
{
}
}
}

C# WPF Getting error - System.InvalidOperationException:

I have just started to learn windows application development using C# WPF, and we have been given self learn project to develop one windows application. I am trying to create the application to Chat Client-to-Client. I have created a class MainWindow.xaml and MainWindow.xaml.cs to handle that. When I call that class from main form I am getting the following error.
And these are the two classes:
<Window x:Class="Chat_Client.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:Chat_Client"
mc:Ignorable="d"
Title="Chat: Client-to-Client" Height="450" Width="625">
<Grid>
<Label x:Name="label" Content="IP" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="39,52,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top"/>
<Label x:Name="label1" Content="Port" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="39,100,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top"/>
<Label x:Name="label2" Content="IP" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="287,59,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top"/>
<Label x:Name="label3" Content="Port" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="287,100,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" RenderTransformOrigin="-0.037,-0.343"/>
<TextBox x:Name="textLocalIp" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="23" Margin="98,59,0,0" TextWrapping="Wrap" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="120"/>
<TextBox x:Name="textLocalPort" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="23" Margin="98,104,0,0" TextWrapping="Wrap" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="120"/>
<TextBox x:Name="textFriendsIp" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="23" Margin="342,59,0,0" TextWrapping="Wrap" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="120" TextChanged="textBox2_TextChanged"/>
<TextBox x:Name="textFriendsPort" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="23" Margin="342,104,0,0" TextWrapping="Wrap" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="120"/>
<Button x:Name="button" Content="Start" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="488,58,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="96" Click="button_Click"/>
<ListBox x:Name="listMessage" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="156" Margin="39,151,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="423"/>
<TextBox x:Name="textMessage" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="39" Margin="39,343,0,0" TextWrapping="Wrap" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="423"/>
<Button x:Name="button1" Content="Send" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="488,362,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="96" Click="button1_Click"/>
<Label x:Name="label4" Content="C1" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="98,28,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" RenderTransformOrigin="-0.585,0.964"/>
<Label x:Name="label5" Content="C2" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="342,28,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" RenderTransformOrigin="0.105,1.107"/>
</Grid>
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Data;
using System.Windows.Documents;
using System.Windows.Input;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
using System.Windows.Navigation;
using System.Windows.Shapes;
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Sockets;
namespace Chat_Client
{
public partial class MainWindow : Window
{
Socket sck;
EndPoint epLocal, epRemote;
public MainWindow()
{
InitializeComponent();
sck = new Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Dgram, ProtocolType.Udp);
sck.SetSocketOption(SocketOptionLevel.Socket, SocketOptionName.ReuseAddress, true);
textLocalIp.Text = GetLocalIP();
textFriendsIp.Text = GetLocalIP();
}
private string GetLocalIP()
{
IPHostEntry host;
host = Dns.GetHostEntry(Dns.GetHostName());
foreach(IPAddress ip in host.AddressList)
{
if (ip.AddressFamily == AddressFamily.InterNetwork)
{
return ip.ToString();
}
}
return "127.0.0.1";
}
private void MessageCallBack(IAsyncResult aResult)
{
try
{
int size = sck.EndReceiveFrom(aResult, ref epRemote);
if (size > 0)
{
byte[] recievedData = new byte[1464];
recievedData = (byte[])aResult.AsyncState;
ASCIIEncoding eEncoding = new ASCIIEncoding();
string recievedMessage = eEncoding.GetString(recievedData);
listMessage.Items.Add("Merid: " + recievedMessage);
}
byte[] buffer = new byte[1500];
sck.BeginReceiveFrom(buffer, 0, buffer.Length, SocketFlags.None, ref epRemote, new AsyncCallback(MessageCallBack), buffer);
}
catch(Exception exp)
{
MessageBox.Show(exp.ToString());
}
}
private void textBox2_TextChanged(object sender, TextChangedEventArgs e)
{
}
private void button_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
try
{
epLocal = new IPEndPoint(IPAddress.Parse(textLocalIp.Text), Convert.ToInt32(textLocalPort.Text));
sck.Bind(epLocal);
epRemote = new IPEndPoint(IPAddress.Parse(textFriendsIp.Text), Convert.ToInt32(textFriendsPort.Text));
sck.Connect(epRemote);
byte[] buffer = new byte[1500];
sck.BeginReceiveFrom(buffer, 0, buffer.Length, SocketFlags.None, ref epRemote, new AsyncCallback(MessageCallBack), buffer);
button.Content = "Connected";
button.IsEnabled = false;
button1.IsEnabled = true;
textMessage.Focus();
}
catch(Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(ex.ToString());
}
}
private void button1_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
try
{
System.Text.ASCIIEncoding enc = new System.Text.ASCIIEncoding();
byte[] msg = new byte[1500];
msg = enc.GetBytes(textMessage.Text);
sck.Send(msg);
listMessage.Items.Add("Bod: "+textMessage);
textMessage.Clear();
}
catch(Exception excp)
{
MessageBox.Show(excp.ToString());
}
}
}
}

You are trying to access a GUI item from a background thread.
You can use the Dispatcher to do it on the main thread:
Dispatcher.Invoke(new Action(() => listMessage.Items.Add("Merid: " + recievedMessage)));
Anyway, the recommended way in WPF to interact with the GUI is DataBinding and separation of concerns with MVVM pattern.

Infinity scroll bug with data template

After user get the end of longlistselector ItemRealized event fires items add successfully. But the button's tag is empty (for added items), for items that I got first time button's tag isn't null.
This is my xaml DataTemplate:
<DataTemplate x:Key="TitleSongDataTemplate" x:Name="Titledata">
<Border Background="{StaticResource PhoneForegroundBrush}" Margin="0,0,12,12">
<Grid x:Name="GridOfButtons" Background="{StaticResource PhoneForegroundBrush}" >
<Grid Margin="0, -6, -7, 0"
HorizontalAlignment="Right"
VerticalAlignment="Top" Height="81" Width="83">
<Button
Content=""
FontFamily="Segoe UI Symbol"
Style="{StaticResource RoundButton}"
x:Name="AddToMySongsButton"
Tag="{Binding Song}"
Background="{StaticResource PhoneBackgroundBrush}"
Click="AddToMySongsButton_Click"/>
</Grid>
<Grid
VerticalAlignment="Top"
HorizontalAlignment="Left"
Margin="-17,-6,0,0" Height="81" Width="95">
<Button FontFamily="Segoe UI Symbol"
Content=""
Style="{StaticResource RoundButton}" Margin="10,0,0,0"
x:Name="PlayButton"
Background="{StaticResource PhoneBackgroundBrush}"
Tag="{Binding Song}"
Click="PlayButton_Click"/>
</Grid>
<Grid
HorizontalAlignment="Center"
VerticalAlignment="Top"
Margin="69,-7,60,0" Height="82" Width="84">
<Button Style="{StaticResource RoundButton}"
Content=""
FontFamily="Segoe UI Symbol"
x:Name="DownloadButton"
Margin="-5,0,0,0"
Background="{StaticResource PhoneBackgroundBrush}"
Tag="{Binding Song}"
Click="DownloadButton_Click"/>
</Grid>
<StackPanel VerticalAlignment="Bottom">
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Title}" Foreground="{StaticResource PhoneBackgroundBrush}" Margin="6 , 4, 6, 4"/>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Artist}" Foreground="Gray" Opacity="0.75" Margin="6, 0, 0, 6"/>
</StackPanel>
</Grid>
</Border>
</DataTemplate>
My pivot:
<phone:Pivot x:Name="MainTitle">
<phone:PivotItem Header="Rock">
<Grid>
<phone:LongListSelector x:Name="RockLongList"
GridCellSize="220,150"
LayoutMode="Grid"
ItemTemplate="{StaticResource TitleSongDataTemplate}"
ItemRealized="RockLongList_ItemRealized"/>
<TextBlock x:Name="RockText"
Text="Загрузка..."
FontSize="60"
Opacity="0.5"
Style="{StaticResource LongListSelectorGroupHeaderLetterTileStyle}"
Margin="0,10,10,10"
TextWrapping="Wrap"
HorizontalAlignment="Right"
Width="436"/>
</Grid>
</phone:PivotItem>
Here my infinity scrooling realization:
1.I fired ItemRealized
private void RockLongList_ItemRealized(object sender, ItemRealizationEventArgs e)
{
var nownum = offset + 50;
if (nownum >= usercount)
{
MainTitle.Title = "All songs've downloaded";
}
else
{
SpecialSongs.SongJSON song = e.Container.Content as SpecialSongs.SongJSON;
if (song != null)
{
int myoffset = 2;
// Only if there is no data that is currently getting loaded would be initiate the loading again
if (!isCurrentlyLoading && defaultBindList.Count - defaultBindList.IndexOf(song) <= myoffset)
{
LoadDataFromSource();
}
}
}
}
And finally:
private void LoadDataFromSource()
{
this.Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(() =>
{
MainTitle.Title = "Downloading test...";
});
//progressBar.IsVisible = true;
isCurrentlyLoading = true;
string UsersUri = string.Format("https://api.vk.com/method/audio.get?&count=50&access_token={0}&user_id={1}&version=4.92&offset={2}", AccessToken, uID, offset);
//var query = string.Format(datasourceUrl, currentPage);
WebClient client = new WebClient();
client.DownloadStringCompleted += client_DownloadStringCompleted;
client.DownloadStringAsync(new Uri(UsersUri));
}
private void client_DownloadStringCompleted(object sender, DownloadStringCompletedEventArgs e)
{
//Here handle exception
using (var reader = new MemoryStream(Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes(e.Result)))
{
SpecialSongs songs = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<SpecialSongs>(e.Result);
this.Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(() =>
{
foreach (var tracks in songs.songs)
{
rockBindList.Add(tracks);
MainTitle.Title = "Downloaded test...";
}
RockLongList.ItemsSource = rockBindList;
isCurrentlyLoading = false;
//progressBar.IsVisible = false;
});
}
offset += 50;
}
This code shows why i need button's tag property:
private void DownloadButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
try
{
SpecialSongs.SongJSON songdgd = (SpecialSongs.SongJSON)(sender as Button).Tag;
this.Download.Message = songdgd.Artist + "\n" + songdgd.Title;
string StringToSave = "shared/transfers/" + songdgd.Artist + songdgd.Title;
var linktosave = StringToSave.Replace(" ", "");
transferRequest = new BackgroundTransferRequest(new Uri(songdgd.URI, UriKind.RelativeOrAbsolute)) { Method = "GET" };
var uri = new Uri(linktosave, UriKind.Relative);
songdgd.URI = linktosave.Replace("shared/transfers/", "");
var json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(songdgd);
var name = linktosave.Replace("shared/transfers/", "");
transferRequest.Tag = "json" + json + "json" + "uri" + name + "uri";
transferRequest.TransferPreferences = TransferPreferences.AllowCellularAndBattery;
transferRequest.DownloadLocation = uri;
try
{
BackgroundTransferService.Add(transferRequest);
}
catch
{
MessageBox.Show("Эта песня уже загружается.");
}
}
catch { MessageBox.Show("Error while downloading"); }
}
Thanks.

If combobox selected then show

I have to load a form and in this form I want to hide certain labels and text-boxes. In addition I want to show labels and text-boxes matching the conditionif combo-box selected =="Something"
private void comboBox1_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (comboBox1.Text == "Something")
{
label1.Show();
label2.Show();
textBox1.Show();
textBox2.Show();
}
}
How do I get these labels and text-boxes shown after I had selected a combo-box

try
private void comboBox1_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (comboBox1.SelectedValue == "Something")
{
label1.Visible = true;
label2.Visible = true;
textBox1.Visible = true;
textBox2.Visible = true;
}
}

I would try it like so, no need for an if:
label1.Visible = label2.Visible = textBox1.Visible = textBox2.Visible =
comboBox1.SelectedValue.toString() == "Something";

Try the following code
private void comboBox1_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
var item = (ComboBoxItem)ComboBox.SelectedItem;
if (item == null)
return;
var content = (string) item.Content;
if(content == "Something")
{
label1.Visible = true;
label2.Visible = true;
textBox1.Visible = true;
textBox2.Visible = true;
}
}

It might be helpful to take a closer look at how the ComboBox and it's related properties function. The problem you're having is probably related to the fact that the ".Text" field doesn't reflect the currently selected item.
SelectedItem: Gets or sets currently selected item in the ComboBox.
Based on ComboBox.SelectionChangeCommitted
Text: Gets or sets the text associated with this control. (Overrides Control.Text.)
setting the text value will change the current value of the combobox
SelectedValue: Gets or sets the value of the member property specified by the ValueMember property. (Inherited from ListControl.)
Based on ListControl.SelectedValueChanged
Source msdn
Further reading at dotnetperls.
Build this demo program I made for learning to see it in action.
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="220" Width="711" Background="#FF6937D4">
<Grid>
<TextBox x:Name="textBox1" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="23" Margin="10,38,0,0" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="TextBox" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="333"/>
<ComboBox x:Name="comboBox1" SelectedValuePath="Content" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="10,7,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="120" SelectionChanged="comboSelectChanged">
<ComboBoxItem Content="Zero" Tag="Tag_Zero"/>
<ComboBoxItem Content="One" Tag="Tag_One"/>
<ComboBoxItem Content="Two" Tag="Tag_Two"/>
<ComboBoxItem Content="Three" Tag="Tag_Three"/>
</ComboBox>
<TextBox x:Name="textBox2" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="23" Margin="10,66,0,0" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="TextBox" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="333"/>
<TextBox x:Name="textBox3" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="23" Margin="10,94,0,0" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="TextBox" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="333"/>
<TextBox x:Name="textBox4" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="23" Margin="10,122,0,0" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="TextBox" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="333"/>
<Label Content="comboBox1.SelectedItem.ToString()" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="348,38,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Foreground="White" Height="23" Width="215" Padding="7,3,0,0" ScrollViewer.CanContentScroll="True" UseLayoutRounding="True"/>
<Label Content="comboBox1.Text" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="348,66,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Foreground="White" Height="23" Width="215" Padding="7,3,0,0" ScrollViewer.CanContentScroll="True" UseLayoutRounding="True"/>
<Label Content="comboBox1.SelectedIndex.ToString()" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="348,94,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Foreground="White" Height="23" Width="215" Padding="7,3,0,0" ScrollViewer.CanContentScroll="True" UseLayoutRounding="True"/>
<Label Content="comboBox1.SelectedValue.ToString()" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="348,122,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Foreground="White" Height="23" Width="215" Padding="7,3,0,0" ScrollViewer.CanContentScroll="True" UseLayoutRounding="True"/>
<TextBox x:Name="textBox5" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="23" Margin="10,150,0,0" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="TextBox" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="333"/>
<Label Content=" (comboBox1.SelectedItem as ComboBoxItem).Content as string" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="348,150,-119,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Foreground="White" Height="23" Width="360" Padding="7,3,0,0" ScrollViewer.CanContentScroll="True" UseLayoutRounding="True"/>
<Button x:Name="btnSelect" Content="Select based on value" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="175,7,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="168" Click="btnSelect_Click"/>
</Grid>
XAML.CS
using System;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
namespace WpfApplication1
{
public partial class MainWindow : Window
{
public MainWindow() {
InitializeComponent();
}
private void comboSelectChanged(object sender, SelectionChangedEventArgs e) {
textBox1.Text = comboBox1.SelectedItem.ToString();
textBox2.Text = comboBox1.Text;
textBox3.Text = comboBox1.SelectedIndex.ToString();
textBox4.Text = comboBox1.SelectedValue.ToString();
textBox5.Text = (comboBox1.SelectedItem as ComboBoxItem).Content as string;
}
private void btnSelect_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
// Winform working code: comboBox1.SelectedIndex = comboBox1.FindString("string");
// WPF - This REQUIRES "SelectedValuePath="Content"" in XAML combobox def.
comboBox1.SelectedValue = "Three";
}
}
}

private void comboBox1_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (comboBox1.SelectedValue == "Something")
{
label1.Visible = true;
label2.Visible = true;
textBox1.Visible = true;
textBox2.Visible = true;
}
}
set autoPostback true for dropdown.

private void cmbPosition_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if(cmbPosition.Text =="Staff")
{
label11.Visible = true;
txtRole.Visible = true;
}
}

Try this:
private void datagrid_SelectionChanged(object sender, System.Windows.Controls.SelectionChangedEventArgs e)
{
if (datagrid.SelectedItem == null || datagrid.SelectedItem.ToString() == "{NewItemPlaceholder}")
{
btnRemove.Visibility = System.Windows.Visibility.Hidden;
}
else
{
btnRemove.Visibility = System.Windows.Visibility.Visible;
}
}