Binding with dictionary item by key - wpf

Question

Let's say I have some dictionary and I want to bind items from this dictionary to some controls and I want to bind by item key.
public partial class Window1 : Window
{
public Window1()
{
InitializeComponent();
Dictionary<string,string> dictionary = new Dictionary<string,bool>();
dictionary.Add("Item 1", "one");
dictionary.Add("Item 2", "two");
dictionary.Add("Item 3", "three");
// ...
dictionary.Add("Item 99", "ninety nine");
// ...
this.DataContext = //...
}
}
XAML:
<Window ... >
<Grid>
<Label Content="{Binding ...}"/><!-- "Item 1" -->
<TextBox Text="{Binding ...}"/><!-- "Item 3" -->
<StackPanel>
<CustomControl CustomProperty="{Binding ...}"/><!-- "Item 77" -->
<CustomControl2 CustomProperty="{Binding ...}"/><!-- "Item 99" -->
</StackPanel>
</Window>
Is it possible? How can I do it?
I want to use dictionary (or something sililar).
My dictionary with variables comes from database and I have about 500 variables to bind.
These variables are not like "list of persons" or something like that. They have very diffrent meaning and I want use them as "dynamic properties".
I need to bind any variable with any property of any control.

Answer 1

<ItemsControl x:Name="dictionaryItemsControl" ItemsSource="{Binding dictionary}">
<ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Key}" />
</DataTemplate>
</ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
</ItemsControl>
For that you should make 'dictionary' public property, and set this.DataContext = this; or alternatively set dictionaryItemsControl.ItemsSource = dictionary;

Answer 2

You can use
CASE #1
C# Code:
public partial class MainWindow : Window
{
Dictionary<string, object> _data = new Dictionary<string, object>();
public MainWindow()
{
InitializeComponent();
Loaded += new RoutedEventHandler(MainWindow_Loaded);
}
void MainWindow_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
_data["field1"] = 100;
_data["field2"] = "Pete Brown";
_data["field3"] = new DateTime(2010, 03, 08);
this.DataContext = new DicVM();
}
}
XAML Binding:
<TextBlock Text="{Binding [field1], Mode=TwoWay}" />
CASE #2
C# Code: DicViewModel.cs
class DicViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
private Dictionary<string, object> dict = new Dictionary<string, object>();
public Dictionary<string, object> Dict
{
get { return dict; }
set
{
dict = value;
if (PropertyChanged != null) PropertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs("Dict"));
}
}
public DicVM()
{
Dict["field1"] = 100;
Dict["field2"] = "Pete Brown";
Dict["field3"] = new DateTime(2010, 03, 08);
}
}
C# Code of Dic.xaml.cs
public partial class MainWindow : Window
{
public MainWindow()
{
InitializeComponent();
Loaded += new RoutedEventHandler(MainWindow_Loaded);
}
void MainWindow_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
this.DataContext = new DicViewModel();
}
}
XAML Binding:
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Dict[field1], Mode=TwoWay}" />