Images aren't displayed in WPF ListBox - wpf

I'm trying to display images in a ListView. The images are being loaded through Entity Framework from a SQL Server database. Somehow the images don't get displayed in the ListView and I can't figure out why.
I've created a test Visual Studio project.
The images are stored in an ObservableCollection<ImageViewModel>:
private ObservableCollection<ImageViewModel> images;
public ObservableCollection<ImageViewModel> Images
{
get { return images; }
set { images = value; }
}
Please let me know if you need any further details. I'm grateful for any hints that I could try out.
I'll add a screenshot as soon as I have 10 reputation.
The ImageViewModel class looks like this:
using Common;
using TestImage.Model;
namespace TestImage.ViewModel
{
class ImageViewModel : ObservableObject
{
public ImageViewModel()
{
image = new ImageTable() { Name = "unknown"};
}
#region Properties
private ImageTable image;
public ImageTable Image
{
get { return image; }
set { image = value; }
}
public string Name
{
get { return image.Name; }
set
{
if (image.Name != value)
{
image.Name = value;
RaisePropertyChanged("Name");
}
}
}
public byte[] ImageBinary
{
get { return image.ImageBinary; }
set
{
if (image.ImageBinary != value)
{
image.ImageBinary = value;
RaisePropertyChanged("ImageBinary");
}
}
}
#endregion
}
}
The MainWindow.xaml looks like this:
<Window x:Class="TestImage.View.MainWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:local="clr-namespace:TestImage.ViewModel"
Title="MainWindow" Height="375.6" Width="525">
<Window.DataContext>
<local:ImageLibrary/>
</Window.DataContext>
<Window.Resources>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type ListBox}">
<Setter Property="ItemTemplate">
<Setter.Value>
<DataTemplate>
<Border BorderBrush="Black" BorderThickness="4" CornerRadius="5" Margin="6">
<Image Source="{Binding Images}" Stretch="Fill" Width="100" Height="120" />
</Border>
</DataTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Setter Property="ItemsPanel">
<Setter.Value>
<ItemsPanelTemplate>
<WrapPanel />
</ItemsPanelTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Setter Property="ScrollViewer.HorizontalScrollBarVisibility" Value="Disabled"/>
</Style>
</Window.Resources>
<Grid Margin="0,0,0.4,1.4">
<ListBox Name="ListBoxImages" ItemsSource="{Binding Images}" Margin="413,40,20,31.6"/>
<Image Name="ImageSource" Source="{Binding SelectedImage}" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="148" Margin="14,90,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="174"/>
<Button Name="ButtonPick" Content="Pick" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="14,266,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="75" RenderTransformOrigin="0.563,-0.731" Command="{Binding CommandPickImage}"/>
<Button Name="ButtonSave" Content="Save" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="113,266,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="75" RenderTransformOrigin="0.563,-0.731" Command="{Binding CommandSaveImage}" />
<Label Name="LabelFileName" Content="FileName" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="14,40,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="60"/>
<TextBox Name="TextBoxFileName" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="26" TextWrapping="Wrap" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="314" Margin="79,40,0,0" Text="{Binding SelectedFileName}"/>
<Button Name="ButtonLoad" Content="Load" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="113,293,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="75" RenderTransformOrigin="0.563,-0.731" Command="{Binding CommandLoadImage}" />
<Image Source="{Binding SelectedImageDatabase}" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="148" Margin="193,90,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="100"/>
</Grid>
</Window>

The binding in the ListBox ItemTemplate should be to the ImageViewModel's ImageBinary property, instead of Images:
<DataTemplate>
<Border ...>
<Image Source="{Binding ImageBinary}" .../>
</Border>
</DataTemplate>

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PropertyChanged value is null for child ViewModel property

I have an ObservableCollection of ViewModels in my main ViewModel. The binding seems to work fine since I can switch views. However, raising the ViewModelBase OnPropertyChanged method (which work for other stuff) in an element of the ObservableCollection result in a null PropertyChanged value in ViewModelBase.
Here's my main code snippets:
In my main ViewModel Constructor:
public EditorViewModel()
{
base.DisplayName = Strings.EditorName;
_availableEditors = new ObservableCollection<ViewModelBase>();
AvailableEditors.Add(new GBARomViewModel(646, 384));
AvailableEditors.Add(new MonsterViewModel(800, 500));
CurrentEditor = _availableEditors[0];
}
At GBA ROM loading, ViewModel and Model properties are updated:
void RequestOpenRom()
{
OpenFileDialog dlg = new OpenFileDialog();
dlg.DefaultExt = ".gba";
dlg.Filter = "GBA ROM (.gba)|*.gba|All files (*.*)|*.*";
dlg.InitialDirectory = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments);
Nullable<bool> result = dlg.ShowDialog();
if (result == true)
{
if(CurrentEditor is GBARomViewModel)
{
(CurrentEditor as GBARomViewModel).ReadRom(dlg.FileName);
}
}
}
In my main View: Variation of TabControl (to have view switching and view states preservation).
<controls:TabControlEx ItemsSource="{Binding AvailableEditors}"
SelectedItem="{Binding CurrentEditor}"
Style="{StaticResource BlankTabControlTemplate}"
MinWidth="{Binding CurrentEditorWidth}"
MinHeight="{Binding CurrentEditorHeight}"
MaxWidth="{Binding CurrentEditorWidth}"
MaxHeight="{Binding CurrentEditorHeight}"
Width="{Binding CurrentEditorWidth}"
Height="{Binding CurrentEditorHeight}"
HorizontalAlignment="Left"
VerticalAlignment="Top">
<controls:TabControlEx.Resources>
<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type vm:GBARomViewModel}">
<vw:GBARomView />
</DataTemplate>
<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type vm:MonsterViewModel}">
<vw:MonsterView />
</DataTemplate>
</controls:TabControlEx.Resources>
</controls:TabControlEx>
In GBARomViewModel (child ViewModel, element of AvailableEditors)
public String CRC32
{
get
{
return _rom.CRC32;
}
set
{
if (value.Equals(_rom.CRC32))
{
return;
}
_rom.CRC32 = value;
OnPropertyChanged("CRC32");
}
}
Property binding in child View
Now this is a UserControl so I'll put its code as well after. Other properties at startup work such as LabelWidth and the LabelValue. Giving a default value to TextBoxValue in XAML also work.
<StackPanel VerticalAlignment="Bottom" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="10, 0, 0, 10" Width="300">
<dlb:DefaultLabelBox LabelWidth="82" TextBoxWidth="100" HorizontalAlignment="Left" LabelValue="{x:Static p:Strings.RomTitle}" TextBoxValue="{Binding Title}" />
<dlb:DefaultLabelBox LabelWidth="82" TextBoxWidth="100" HorizontalAlignment="Left" LabelValue="{x:Static p:Strings.RomGameCode}" TextBoxValue="{Binding GameCode}" />
<dlb:DefaultLabelBox LabelWidth="82" TextBoxWidth="100" HorizontalAlignment="Left" LabelValue="{x:Static p:Strings.RomRomSize}" TextBoxValue="{Binding RomSize}" />
<dlb:DefaultLabelBox LabelWidth="82" TextBoxWidth="100" HorizontalAlignment="Left" LabelValue="{x:Static p:Strings.RomCRC32}" TextBoxValue="{Binding CRC32}" />
<dlb:DefaultLabelBox LabelWidth="82" TextBoxWidth="200" HorizontalAlignment="Left" LabelValue="{x:Static p:Strings.RomMD5Checksum}" TextBoxValue="{Binding MD5Checksum}"/>
</StackPanel>
DefaultLabelBox.cs
<UserControl x:Name="uc">
<StackPanel>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=LabelValue, ElementName=uc}"
Width="{Binding Path=LabelWidth, ElementName=uc}"/>
<Label Content="{Binding Path=TextBoxValue, Mode=OneWay, ElementName=uc}"
Width="{Binding Path=TextBoxWidth, ElementName=uc}"/>
</StackPanel>
</UserControl>
DefaultLabelBox.xaml.cs
public string TextBoxValue
{
get {
return (string)GetValue(TextBoxValueProperty);
}
set {
SetValue(TextBoxValueProperty, value);
}
}
public static readonly DependencyProperty TextBoxValueProperty =
DependencyProperty.Register("TextBoxValue", typeof(string), typeof(DefaultLabelBox), new PropertyMetadata(default(string)));
Control Template
<Style TargetType="dlb:DefaultLabelBox">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="dlb:DefaultLabelBox">
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<TextBlock Text="{Binding LabelValue, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}"
MinWidth="20"
Width="{Binding LabelWidth, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
FontFamily="Mangal"
Height="20"
FontSize="13"/>
<Label Content="{Binding TextBoxValue, Mode=OneWay, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}"
BorderBrush="{StaticResource DefaultLabelBoxBorderBrush}"
BorderThickness="1"
Padding="1,1,1,1"
Background="{StaticResource DefaultLabelBoxBackgroundBrush}"
Foreground="{StaticResource DefaultLabelBoxForeground}"
MinWidth="60"
Height="20"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
FontFamily="Mangal"
Width="{Binding TextBoxWidth, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}"
FontSize="13"/>
</StackPanel>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
I tried a few things but being new to MVVM I don't know if I have a DataContext issue of a binding one. Any help would be appreciated.
Edit: I made changes to some code to illustrate the working solution for me as well as adding the ControlTemplate I had forgot. I'm not sure if Mode=OneWay is mandatory in UserControl and ControlTemplate but it's working now so I'm leaving it as it is.
In order to make a binding like
<dlb:DefaultLabelBox ... TextBoxValue="{Binding CRC32, Mode=TwoWay}" />
work, the DefaultLabelBox needs to inherit its DataContext from its parent control (this is btw. the reason why a UserControl should never explicitly set its DataContext).
However, the "internal" bindings in the UserControl's XAML then need an explicitly specified Source or RelativeSource or ElementName.
So they should (for example) look like this:
<UserControl ... x:Name="uc">
<StackPanel>
<TextBlock
Text="{Binding Path=LabelValue, ElementName=uc}"
Width="{Binding Path=LabelWidth, ElementName=uc}"/>
<TextBox
Text="{Binding Path=TextBoxValue, Mode=TwoWay, ElementName=uc}"
Width="{Binding Path=TextBoxWidth, ElementName=uc}"/>
</StackPanel>
</UserControl>

WPF Sorting ItemsControl under DataTemplate

I am using ItemsControl under DataTemplate. I want to sort ItemsControl ic using id column.
<DataTemplate x:Key="With">
<DockPanel>
<StackPanel DockPanel.Dock="Top" Orientation="Horizontal">
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=fil}" Style="{StaticResource Fixed}" Margin="0,0,6,8" />
<mui:ModernButton IconData="{StaticResource PlayIconData}" Click="FullPlayback" Margin="0,0,6,8" ></mui:ModernButton>
</StackPanel>
<StackPanel DockPanel.Dock="Left" Orientation="Horizontal">
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=e1}" Foreground="Red" Style="{StaticResource Fixed}" Margin="0,0,6,8" />
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=m1}" Foreground="LightSalmon" Style="{StaticResource Fixed}" Margin="0,0,6,8" />
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=n1}" Foreground="Orange" Style="{StaticResource Fixed}" Margin="0,0,6,8" />
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=m2}" Foreground="LightGreen" Style="{StaticResource Fixed}" Margin="0,0,6,8" />
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=m3}" Foreground="Green" Style="{StaticResource Fixed}" Margin="0,0,6,8" />
<TextBlock Text="{Binding ElementName=H1, Path=Items.Count,Mode=OneWay}" Style="{StaticResource Fixed}" Margin="0,0,6,8" />
</StackPanel>
<ItemsControl Name="ic" DockPanel.Dock="Bottom" ItemsSource="{Binding Path=seg}" ItemsPanel="{StaticResource HSPanel}">
<ControlTemplate TargetType="ItemsControl">
<Border>
<ScrollViewer VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
<ItemsPresenter />
</ScrollViewer>
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</ItemsControl.Template>
</ItemsControl>
</DockPanel>
</DataTemplate>
i tried below options but sorting is not working.
1.Tried sorting in constructor of the user control like following (code behind)
ic.Items.SortDescriptions.Clear();
ic.Items.SortDescriptions.Add(new SortDescription("id", ListSortDirection.Ascending));
ic.Items.Refresh();
But i am unable to access ic in code behind. Errors says "ic does not exists in current context"
2.Tried CollectionViewSource under ItemsControl in xaml which is also not working.
<ItemsControl x:Name="ic" DockPanel.Dock="Bottom" ItemsSource="{Binding Path=segments}" ItemsPanel="{StaticResource HSPanel}">
<ItemsControl.Resources>
<CollectionViewSource x:Key="segments" Source="{Binding seg}">
<CollectionViewSource.SortDescriptions>
<scm:SortDescription PropertyName="id" Direction="Ascending"/>
</CollectionViewSource.SortDescriptions>
</CollectionViewSource>
</ItemsControl.Resources>
<ItemsControl.Template>
3.Tried CollectionViewSource under ControlTemplate in xaml which is also not working.
<ControlTemplate TargetType="ItemsControl">
<ControlTemplate.Resources>
<CollectionViewSource x:Key="segments" Source="{Binding seg}" >
<CollectionViewSource.SortDescriptions>
<scm:SortDescription PropertyName="sortId" Direction="Ascending"/>
</CollectionViewSource.SortDescriptions>
</CollectionViewSource>
</ControlTemplate.Resources>
But i initialised Loaded event of ic and tried to do sorting from there.In this case initially when the page loads, the items are not sorted. But when i move to another user control and come back to this current user control, the items looks sorted out perfectly.
private void ic_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
ItemsControl ic = (ItemsControl)sender;
ic.Items.SortDescriptions.Clear();
ic.Items.SortDescriptions.Add(new SortDescription("id", ListSortDirection.Ascending));
ic.Items.Refresh();
}
You have two options :
1 - Sort your source collection (seg) in View Model.
2 - Use CollectionViewSource (http://msdn.microsoft.com/fr-fr/library/system.windows.data.collectionviewsource.aspx).
Here is a full working exemple:
I have added this code in to an empty WPF window:
public class SomeVM
{
public ObservableCollection<SomeItemVM> Items { get; set; }
public SomeVM()
{
Items = new ObservableCollection<SomeItemVM>();
}
}
public class SomeItemVM
{
public string id { get; set; }
}
public partial class MainWindow : Window
{
public MainWindow()
{
InitializeComponent();
//Create some VM
SomeVM data = new SomeVM();
data.Items.Add(new SomeItemVM() { id = "3" });
data.Items.Add(new SomeItemVM() { id = "4" });
data.Items.Add(new SomeItemVM() { id = "1" });
data.Items.Add(new SomeItemVM() { id = "2" });
this.DataContext = data;
}
}
Then in XAML I add a content control that will hold the VM and a DataTemplate that will describe the way the VM will be displayed:
<Window.Resources>
<DataTemplate x:Key="With">
<DockPanel>
<DockPanel.Resources>
<!-- CollectionViewSource should be declared as a resource of parent container of the ItemsControl.
Otherwise there will be an exception of StaticResourceHolder -->
<CollectionViewSource x:Key="segments" Source="{Binding Items}">
<CollectionViewSource.SortDescriptions>
<scm:SortDescription PropertyName="id" Direction="Ascending"/>
</CollectionViewSource.SortDescriptions>
</CollectionViewSource>
</DockPanel.Resources>
<ItemsControl Name="ic" DockPanel.Dock="Bottom" ItemsSource="{Binding Source={StaticResource segments}}">
<ItemsControl.Template>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="ItemsControl">
<Border>
<ScrollViewer VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
<ItemsPresenter />
</ScrollViewer>
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</ItemsControl.Template>
<ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding id}"/>
</DataTemplate>
</ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
</ItemsControl>
</DockPanel>
</DataTemplate>
</Window.Resources>
<Grid>
<ContentControl Content="{Binding}" ContentTemplate="{StaticResource With}"/>
</Grid>
The resulting ItemsControl will display sorted items.
Finally i solved the sorting problem.
I am binding segments(observablecollection< seg>) to the itemscontrol. Previously In code behind i was generating segments directly like below
segments[0].name="GHI";
segments[0].age=40;
segments[1].name="ABC";
segments[1].age=20;
segments[2].name="DEF";
segments[2].age=30;
Instead of generating segments directly, i created another variable objSegments and generated the values like below.
objSegments[0].name="GHI";
objSegments[0].age=40;
objSegments[1].name="ABC";
objSegments[1].age=20;
objSegments[2].name="DEF";
objSegments[2].age=30;
After generating all the values, sorting is done and assigned to segments using the code below.
ObservableCollection<seg> sortedSegments = new ObservableCollection<seg>(objSegments.OrderBy(c => c.id));
foreach (var objSeg in sortedSegments)
{
segments.Add(objSeg);
}
It worked fine for me.

WPF Data Binding From UserControl

I want to bind 'SomeText' from my UserControl, into the Content of my Label.
I currently have a UserControl which just displays my 'SomeText'. The XAML, and Code Behind file can be seen below.
<UserControl x:Class="TabHeader.UserControl1"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
mc:Ignorable="d"
d:DesignHeight="183" d:DesignWidth="235"
x:Name="uc">
<Grid>
<Label Height="43" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="57,102,0,0" Name="textBlock1" Content="{Binding Path=SomeText, ElementName=uc}" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="86" />
</Grid>
</UserControl>
namespace TabHeader
{
/// <summary>
/// Interaction logic for UserControl1.xaml
/// </summary>
public partial class UserControl1 : UserControl
{
private string someText;
public UserControl1()
{
this.SomeText = "23";
InitializeComponent();
}
public string SomeText
{
get
{
return someText;
}
set
{
someText = value;
}
}
}
}
I then have my main XAML page where I have, a Tab Control within a Grid. I'm using a Style to generate two Labels within the Columns Header. I am able to pull through the Header field, but I am unable to pull through the controls field.
<Window x:Class="TabHeader.MainWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:vw="clr-namespace:TabHeader"
Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525" Name="Tabs">
<Grid>
<TabControl Height="262" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="47,26,0,0" Name="tabControl1" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="366">
<TabControl.Resources>
<Style TargetType="TabItem" x:Key="tabItemHeaderStyle" >
<Setter Property="HeaderTemplate" >
<Setter.Value>
<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type TabItem}">
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<Label Content="{Binding Path=Header, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Mode=FindAncestor, AncestorType=TabItem}}"/>
<Label Content="{Binding Path=SomeText, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Mode=FindAncestor, AncestorType=vw:UserControl1}}"/>
</StackPanel>
</DataTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</TabControl.Resources>
<TabItem Style="{StaticResource tabItemHeaderStyle}" Header="TI 1" Name="tabItem1" Width="100">
<vw:UserControl1 x:Name="UserControl11"></vw:UserControl1>
</TabItem>
<TabItem Style="{StaticResource tabItemHeaderStyle}" Header="TI 2" Name="tabItem2">
</TabItem>
</TabControl>
</Grid>
</Window>
Any assistance with this would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers.
Edit 1
For anyone interested added my working code below, where I have used the DependencyProperty.
MainWindow.xaml
<Grid>
<TabControl Height="262" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="47,26,0,0" Name="tabControl1" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="366">
<TabControl.Resources>
<Style TargetType="TabItem" x:Key="tab1ItemHeaderStyle">
<Setter Property="HeaderTemplate" >
<Setter.Value>
<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type TabItem}">
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<Label Content="{Binding Path=Header, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Mode=FindAncestor, AncestorType=TabItem}}"/>
<Label Content="{Binding Path=UC1Figure, ElementName=uc1}"/>
</StackPanel>
</DataTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</TabControl.Resources>
<TabItem Style="{StaticResource tab1ItemHeaderStyle}" Header="[Tab 1]" Name="tabItem1" Width="100">
<vw:UserControl1 x:Name="uc1"></vw:UserControl1>
</TabItem>
<TabControl>
</Grid>
UserControl1.xaml
<Grid>
<Label Height="43" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="69,128,0,0" Name="textBlock1" Content="{Binding Path=UC1Figure, ElementName=uc}" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="100" />
<Button Name="updateSomeFigure" Content="Press Me" Click="updateSomeFigure_Click" Width="100" Height="100" Margin="69,12,66,71" />
</Grid>
UserControl1.xaml.cs
public partial class UserControl1 : UserControl
{
public UserControl1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
public static readonly DependencyProperty SomeFigureProperty =
DependencyProperty.Register("UC1Figure", typeof(int), typeof(UserControl1));
public int UC1Figure
{
get { return (int)this.GetValue(SomeFigureProperty); }
set { this.SetValue(SomeFigureProperty, value); }
}
private void updateSomeFigure_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
UC1Figure = UC1Figure + 1;
}
}
If you want to data bind a property to the UI of your UserControl, you have two options. The first is to implement the INotifyPropertyChanged Interface in your code behind. The second is to define DependencyPropertys instead of regular CLR properties. You can find out how to do that in the Dependency Properties Overview page on MSDN.
You might also want to read the Data Binding Overviewā€ˇ page on MSDN before you start data Binding.

XAML to add header to radio button

So with a lot of looking around I am hoping to make a GroupBox that acts like a Radio button. The header section would act as the bullet. I took some code from this question
Styling a GroupBox
that is how I want it to look. But I want to have it as a Radio button. So I put in this code (mind you I've only been doing WPF for a week or 2 now)
<Style TargetType="{x:Type RadioButton}" >
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type RadioButton}">
<BulletDecorator>
<BulletDecorator.Bullet>
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Border x:Name="SelectedBorder"
Grid.Row="0"
Margin="4"
BorderBrush="Black"
BorderThickness="1"
Background="#25A0DA">
<Label x:Name="SelectedLabel" Foreground="Wheat">
<ContentPresenter Margin="4" />
</Label>
</Border>
<Border>
</Border>
</Grid>
</BulletDecorator.Bullet>
</BulletDecorator>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsChecked" Value="true">
<Setter TargetName="SelectedBorder" Property="Background" Value="PaleGreen"/>
<Setter TargetName="SelectedLabel"
Property="Foreground"
Value="Black" />
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
I have a feeling that I can add a label to the second row of my grid, but then I don't know how to access it. I have that template in a test project in the Window.Resources section (I plan on moving it to a resource dictionary in my main project)
the xaml for my window is this
<Grid>
<GroupBox Name="grpDoor" Margin ="8" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0">
<GroupBox.Header>
WPF RadioButton Template
</GroupBox.Header>
<StackPanel Margin ="8">
<RadioButton FontSize="15" Content="Dhaka" Margin="4" IsChecked="False"/>
<RadioButton FontSize="15" Content="Munshiganj" Margin="4" IsChecked="True" />
<RadioButton FontSize="15" Content="Gazipur" Margin="4" IsChecked="False" />
</StackPanel>
</GroupBox>
</Grid>
I then hoping for something like this (not sure how I'd do it yet though)
<Grid>
<GroupBox Name="grpDoor" Margin ="8" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0">
<GroupBox.Header>
WPF RadioButton Template
</GroupBox.Header>
<StackPanel Margin ="8">
<RadioButton FontSize="15"
Content="Dhaka"
Margin="4"
IsChecked="False">
<RadioButton.Description>
This is a description that would show under my Header
</RadioButton.Description>
</RadioButton>
<RadioButton FontSize="15"
Content="Munshiganj"
Margin="4"
IsChecked="True">
<RadioButton.Description>
This is a description that would show under my Header
</RadioButton.Description>
</RadioButton>
<RadioButton FontSize="15"
Content="Gazipur"
Margin="4"
IsChecked="False">
<RadioButton.Description>
This is a description that would show under my Header
</RadioButton.Description>
</RadioButton>
</StackPanel>
</GroupBox>
</Grid>
Based on your clarification, here is a very simple example with a RadioButton that looks like a GroupBox.
<Window x:Class="MainWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:local="clr-namespace:WpfApplication1"
Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525">
<Window.DataContext>
<local:SimpleViewModel/>
</Window.DataContext>
<Window.Resources>
<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type local:SimpleOption}">
<RadioButton GroupName="choice" IsChecked="{Binding Path=IsSelected, Mode=TwoWay}">
<RadioButton.Template>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type RadioButton}">
<GroupBox x:Name="OptionBox" Header="{Binding Path=DisplayName, Mode=OneWay}">
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=Description, Mode=OneWay}"/>
</GroupBox>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding Path=IsSelected, Mode=OneWay}" Value="True">
<Setter TargetName="OptionBox" Property="Background" Value="Blue"/>
</DataTrigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</RadioButton.Template>
</RadioButton>
</DataTemplate>
</Window.Resources>
<Grid>
<ListBox ItemsSource="{Binding Path=Options, Mode=OneWay}"/>
</Grid>
</Window>
public class SimpleViewModel
{
public SimpleViewModel()
{
Options = new ObservableCollection<SimpleOption>();
var _with1 = Options;
_with1.Add(new SimpleOption {
DisplayName = "Dhaka",
Description = "This is a description for Dhaka."
});
_with1.Add(new SimpleOption {
DisplayName = "Munshiganj",
Description = "This is a description for Munshiganj.",
IsSelected = true
});
_with1.Add(new SimpleOption {
DisplayName = "Gazipur",
Description = "This is a description for Gazipur."
});
}
public ObservableCollection<SimpleOption> Options { get; set; }
}
public class SimpleOption : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
public string DisplayName {
get { return _displayName; }
set {
_displayName = value;
NotifyPropertyChanged("DisplayName");
}
}
private string _displayName;
public string Description {
get { return _description; }
set {
_description = value;
NotifyPropertyChanged("Description");
}
}
private string _description;
public bool IsSelected {
get { return _isSelected; }
set {
_isSelected = value;
NotifyPropertyChanged("IsSelected");
}
}
private bool _isSelected;
private void NotifyPropertyChanged(string propertyName)
{
if (PropertyChanged != null) {
PropertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
}
}
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler INotifyPropertyChanged.PropertyChanged;
public delegate void PropertyChangedEventHandler(object sender, PropertyChangedEventArgs e);
}
I'd do it with a custom attached property. That way, you can bind to it from a ViewModel, or apply it directly in XAML.
First, create a new class in your Style assembly:
public static class RadioButtonExtender
{
public static readonly DependencyProperty DescriptionProperty = DependencyProperty.RegisterAttached(
"Description",
typeof(string),
typeof(RadioButtonExtender),
new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(null));
[AttachedPropertyBrowsableForType(typeof(RadioButton))]
public static string GetDescription(RadioButton obj)
{
return (string)obj.GetValue(DescriptionProperty);
}
public static void SetDescription(RadioButton obj, string value)
{
obj.SetValue(DescriptionProperty, value);
}
}
And your style's Bullet would change so that the label is:
<Label x:Name="SelectedLabel"
Foreground="Wheat"
Content="{Binding (prop:RadioButtonExtender.Description), RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}} />
You could then use it in your final XAML:
<RadioButton FontSize="15"
Content="Dhaka"
Margin="4"
IsChecked="False">
<prop:RadioButtonExtender.Description>
This is a description that would show under my Header
</prop:RadioButtonExtender.Description>
</RadioButton>
As an added bonus, since you're creating the Style in a separate assembly, you can create a custom XAML namespace to make using your property easier.

Binding a command doesn`t work

I'm beginner in WPF development.
I create some window with frame inside.
I wrote a template for the frame and i`m trying to bind to the buttons inside the freame template commands without success.
see the next code:
<Grid.Resources>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="Frame" x:Key="NavigationButtonsTemplates">
<DockPanel>
<StackPanel
Margin="7"
Orientation="Horizontal"
DockPanel.Dock="Bottom"
HorizontalAlignment="Right"
>
<Button
Content="Back"
Command="{x:Static NavigationCommands.BrowseBack}"
Margin="5,0,5,0" Width="80" />
<Button
Content="Next"
Command="{Binding Path=NavigateToPersonalDataCommand}"
Margin="5,0,5,0" Width="80"></Button>
</StackPanel>
<Border
BorderBrush="LightBlue"
Margin="7,8,9,0"
BorderThickness="7"
Padding="5"
CornerRadius="7"
Background="White"
>
<ContentPresenter />
</Border>
</DockPanel>
</ControlTemplate>
</Grid.Resources>
It seems that the binding of the buttons is not working.
When i put the buttons outside the tag it`s work perfectly.
How can I bind a command to a button which located in ?
Thanks
Your ControlTemplate needs to have a DataContext. Try changing the DockPanel element to bind to the DataContext property on the templated frame. This assumes that the Frame that is being templated has a valid DataContext.
<DockPanel DataContext="{Binding DataContext, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}">
or
<DockPanel DataContext="{TemplateBinding DataContext}">
Edit:
After trying to run your code I found the problem. The properties you are binding to in XAML do not match the properties on your view model.
Changing your XAML to bind to the property names on your view model fixes the problem.
From this:
Command="{Binding Path=NavigateNext}"
Command="{Binding Path=NavigateToPersonalData}"
To this:
Command="{Binding Path=BrowseNext}"
Command="{Binding Path=NavigateToPersonalDataCommand}"
to match your view model properties:
public ICommand BrowseNext
{
get
{
return m_BrowseNext;
}
set
{
m_BrowseNext = value;
}
}
public ICommand NavigateToPersonalDataCommand
{
get
{
return m_PersonalDataCommand;
}
set
{
m_PersonalDataCommand = value;
}
}
This is the Xaml code:
<Window
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:local="clr-namespace:TestProj"
x:Class="TestProj.MainView"
x:Name="Window"
Title="MainView"
Width="640" Height="480">
<Window.DataContext>
<local:NavigationViewModel/>
</Window.DataContext>
<Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="0.25*"/>
<RowDefinition Height="0.25*"/>
<RowDefinition Height="0.25*"/>
<RowDefinition Height="0.25*"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="0.20*"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid.Resources>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="Frame" x:Key="NavigationButtonsTemplates">
<DockPanel DataContext="{TemplateBinding DataContext}">
<StackPanel
Margin="7"
Orientation="Horizontal"
DockPanel.Dock="Bottom"
HorizontalAlignment="Right"
>
<Button
Content="Back"
Command="{Binding Path=NavigateNext}"
Margin="5,0,5,0" Width="80" />
<Button
Content="Next"
Command="{Binding Path=NavigateToPersonalData}"
Margin="5,0,5,0" Width="80"></Button>
</StackPanel>
<Border
BorderBrush="LightBlue"
Margin="7,8,9,0"
BorderThickness="7"
Padding="5"
CornerRadius="7"
Background="White"
>
<ContentPresenter />
</Border>
</DockPanel>
</ControlTemplate>
</Grid.Resources>
<Button Content="Opening" Grid.Row="0"></Button>
<Button Content="Personal Data" Grid.Row="1"></Button>
<Button Content="Business Data" Grid.Row="2"> </Button>
<Button Content="Summery Report" Grid.Row="3"></Button>
<DockPanel Grid.Column="2" Grid.RowSpan="4">
<Frame x:Name="mainFrame" Template="{StaticResource NavigationButtonsTemplates}"/>
</DockPanel>
</Grid>
</Window>
Here how i wrote the commands:
class NavigationViewModel
{
private ICommand m_BrowseNext;
public ICommand BrowseNext
{
get
{
return m_BrowseNext;
}
set
{
m_BrowseNext = value;
}
}
private ICommand m_PersonalDataCommand;
public ICommand NavigateToPersonalDataCommand
{
get
{
return m_PersonalDataCommand;
}
set
{
m_PersonalDataCommand = value;
}
}
public NavigationViewModel()
{
BrowseNext = new RelayCommand(new Action<object>(NavigateNext));
NavigateToPersonalDataCommand = new RelayCommand(new Action<object>(NavigateToPersonalData));
}
public void NavigateToPersonalData(object obj)
{
MainView.Instance.GetMainFrame.Navigate(Pages.Opening.Instance);
}
public void NavigateNext(object obj)
{
MainView.Instance.GetMainFrame.Navigate(Pages.PersonalData.Instance);
}
}
When i move the buttons outside the the commands works great so i think the problem is in the XAML.
Thanks!!!

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