Why can't I use a DataTrigger to set TextBox.IsEnabled = True? - wpf

In my application, I have a TextBox that I want to enable/disable based on an enum in my datacontext. The enum has three values (Anyone, Me, Someone) and I want to enable the Textbox when the value "Someone" is set. I am able to hack a solution by setting the value in reverse (see below). However, can someone please explain why the first solution didn't work?
This does not work...
<TextBox Text="{Binding ModifiedUser, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}"
IsEnabled="False">
<TextBox.Style>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type TextBox}">
<Style.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding ModifiedBy}"
Value="Someone">
<Setter Property="IsEnabled"
Value="True" />
</DataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</TextBox.Style>
</TextBox>
Strangely, this code does work.
<TextBox Text="{Binding ModifiedUser, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}">
<TextBox.Style>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type TextBox}">
<Style.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding ModifiedBy}"
Value="Anyone">
<Setter Property="IsEnabled"
Value="False" />
</DataTrigger>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding ModifiedBy}"
Value="Me">
<Setter Property="IsEnabled"
Value="False" />
</DataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</TextBox.Style>
</TextBox>

you have to set the initial isEnabled in your style too. otherwise your "local" IsEnabled=false will always win!
change your style and it will work.
<TextBox Text="{Binding ModifiedUser, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}">
<TextBox.Style>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type TextBox}">
<Setter Property="IsEnabled" Value="False" />
<Style.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding ModifiedBy}"
Value="Someone">
<Setter Property="IsEnabled"
Value="True" />
</DataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</TextBox.Style>

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how to change validation styles of textbox

I use MaterialDesign style in project.
I want to change validation textbox style.
I use this style
<Style TargetType="{x:Type TextBox}" BasedOn="{StaticResource {x:Type TextBox}}">
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="10 0 0 0" />
<Style.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding Path=Validation.HasError}" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Red" />
</DataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
but do't change style.
Your binding is invalid. This works:
<TextBox Text="{Binding Test, ValidatesOnDataErrors=True}" Margin="10">
<TextBox.Style>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type TextBox}" BasedOn="{StaticResource MaterialDesignTextBox}">
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="10 0 0 0" />
<Style.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding Path=(Validation.HasError), RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}}" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Red" />
</DataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</TextBox.Style>
</TextBox>

How to do this style while the variable is null?

I binded a string variable named FP to a textbox's text beaucase I want to show the FP in textbox.
And now i want to do this:
if the variable FP is null,change the textbox's background to red,and change textbox's text to "Warning!Your string is null".
How can I do it?Thank you!
You could use a Style with a DataTrigger:
<TextBox Text="{Binding FP, TargetNullValue='Warning!Your string is null'}">
<TextBox.Style>
<Style TargetType="TextBox">
<Style.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding FP}" Value="{x:Null}">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Red" />
</DataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</TextBox.Style>
</TextBox>
Edit:
I tried,it works~but another question is:if the FP is empty but not null,it not works.How can I solve this?
Try this then:
<TextBox>
<TextBox.Style>
<Style TargetType="TextBox">
<Setter Property="Text" Value="{Binding FP}" />
<Style.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding FP}" Value="">
<Setter Property="Text" Value="Warning! Your string is empty" />
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Red" />
</DataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</TextBox.Style>
</TextBox>

DataTrigger setter doesn't fire up

I have a two radioButtons and two textboxs
<RadioButton x:Name="AdmLnkRadio1" GroupName="AdmLnkgr1" Content="Link #1"/>
<RadioButton x:Name="AdmLnkRadio2" GroupName="AdmLnkgr1" Content="Link #2"/>
<TextBox x:Name="AdmLnkTextBoxName1" />
<TextBox x:Name="AdmLnkTextBoxName2" IsEnabled="False" >
<TextBox.Style>
<Style BasedOn="{StaticResource TextBoxBase}" TargetType="TextBox" >
<Style.Triggers>
<!--Trigger 1 -->
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding ElementName=AdmLnkRadio1, Path=IsChecked}" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Text" Value="{Binding ElementName=AdmLnkTextBoxName1, Path=Text}"></Setter>
<Setter Property="IsEnabled" Value="False"></Setter>
</DataTrigger>
<!--Trigger 2 - Doesn't Fires UP!!!! -->
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding ElementName=AdmLnkRadio2, Path=IsChecked}" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Text" Value=""></Setter>
<Setter Property="IsEnabled" Value="True"></Setter>
</DataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</TextBox.Style>
</TextBox>
When user checks radiobutton 1 the trigger 1 works and second textbox text binds to the text of the first one. But when the second radiobutton is checked, the second trigger should fire up, but it doesn't. Thanks for any help
It does fire but because you're setting IsEnabled to fixed False value your style does not override it (Dependency Property Setting Precedence List). Try setting IsEnabled in your Style, like this
<TextBox x:Name="AdmLnkTextBoxName1" />
<TextBox x:Name="AdmLnkTextBoxName2">
<TextBox.Style>
<Style TargetType="TextBox" >
<Setter Property="IsEnabled" Value="False"/>
<Style.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding ElementName=AdmLnkRadio1, Path=IsChecked}" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Text" Value="{Binding ElementName=AdmLnkTextBoxName1, Path=Text}"/>
<Setter Property="IsEnabled" Value="False"/>
</DataTrigger>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding ElementName=AdmLnkRadio2, Path=IsChecked}" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Text" Value=""/>
<Setter Property="IsEnabled" Value="True"/>
</DataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</TextBox.Style>
</TextBox>

Xamly determine if a ListBox.Items.Count > 0

Is there a way in XAML to determine if the ListBox has data?
I wanna set its IsVisibile property to false if no data.
The ListBox contains a HasItems property you can bind to. So you can just do this:
<BooleanToVisibilityConverter x:Key="BooleanToVisibility" />
...
<ListBox
Visibility="{Binding HasItems,
RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self},
Converter=BooleanToVisibility}" />
Or as a Trigger so you don't need the converter:
<ListBox>
<ListBox.Style>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type ListBox}">
<Setter Property="Visibility" Value="Visible" />
<Style.Triggers>
<DataTrigger
Binding="{Binding HasItems, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}}"
Value="False">
<Setter Property="Visibility" Value="Hidden" />
</DataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</ListBox.Style>
</ListBox>
I haven't tested the bindings so there might be some typos but you should get the idea.
Do it in a trigger and you won't need a ValueConverter:
<ListBox>
<ListBox.Style>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type ListBox}">
<Style.Triggers>
<DataTrigger
Binding="Items.Count, {Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}}"
Value="0">
<Setter Property="Visibility" Value="Hidden" />
</DataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</ListBox.Style>
</ListBox>
So that shows the ListBox by default, but if Items.Count is ever 0, the ListBox is hidden.
<ListBox.Style>
<Style TargetType="ListBox">
<Setter Property="Visibility" Value="Visible"/>
<Style.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="HasItems" Value="False">
<Setter Property="Visibility" Value="Hidden"/>
</Trigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</ListBox.Style>
You can probably make this work using a ValueConverter and normal binding.
Set Visibility to be:
Visibility = "{Binding myListbox.Items.Count, Converter={StaticResource VisibilityConverter}}"
Then set up your converter to return Visibility.Collapsed etc based on the value of the count.

WPF: How do I set the Foreground property of a TextBlock using DataTrigger

This is my XAML:
<TextBlock Name="SeverityText"
Grid.Column="1"
Grid.Row="0"
Foreground="Red">
<TextBlock.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding Path=Severity}">
<DataTrigger.Value>
<sm:Severity>Warning</sm:Severity>
</DataTrigger.Value>
<Setter TargetName="SeverityText"
Property="Foreground"
Value="Yellow" />
</DataTrigger>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding Path=Severity}">
<DataTrigger.Value>
<sm:Severity>Information</sm:Severity>
</DataTrigger.Value>
<Setter TargetName="SeverityText"
Property="Foreground"
Value="White" />
</DataTrigger>
</TextBlock.Triggers>
<TextBlock>Severity:</TextBlock>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=Severity}" />
</TextBlock>
This is my error message:
Cannot find the static member 'ForegroundProperty' on the type 'ContentPresenter'.
sm:Severity is an enumeration I imported.
Your triggers and setters need to be defined in a style, rather than on the TextBlock directly:
<TextBlock>
<TextBlock.Style>
<Style TargetType="TextBlock">
<Style.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding Severity}">
<DataTrigger.Value>
<sm:Severity>Warning</sm:Severity>
</DataTrigger.Value>
<Setter TargetName="SeverityText"
Property="Foreground"
Value="Yellow" />
</DataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</TextBlock.Style>
</TextBlock>
Writing the full path of the property also works:
So
Property="Foreground" -> Property="TextBlock.Foreground"
However as suggested in the previous answer, you get:
System.InvalidOperationException: Triggers collection members must be of type EventTrigger.
...if you don't put it in a style.

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