I'm using MVVM.
<ItemsControl ItemsSource="{Binding AllIcons}" Tag="{Binding}">
<ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<StackPanel>
<Label HorizontalAlignment="Right">x</Label>
<Image Source="{Binding Source}" Height="100" Width="100" />
<Label HorizontalAlignment="Center" Content="{Binding Title}"/>
</StackPanel>
</DataTemplate>
</ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
</ItemsControl>
That looks fine. If I put a button in the stack panel using this command:
<Button Command="{Binding Path=DataContext.InvasionCommand, RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type ItemsControl}}}" CommandParameter="{Binding}"/>
I'm able to capture the command. However, I want to execute the command binding when the mouse enters the stack panel, not when I click a button.
Any idea?
My wrong, input bindings does not solve the problem. You may use attached properties for this:
public static class MouseEnterCommandBinding
{
public static readonly DependencyProperty MouseEnterCommandProperty = DependencyProperty.RegisterAttached(
"MouseEnterCommand",
typeof(ICommand),
typeof(MouseEnterCommandBinding),
new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(false, FrameworkPropertyMetadataOptions.AffectsRender)
);
public static void SetMouseEnterCommand(UIElement element, ICommand value)
{
element.SetValue(MouseEnterCommandProperty, value);
element.MouseEnter += (s,e) =>
{
var uiElement = s as UIElement;
var command = GetMouseEnterCommand(uiElement);
if (command != null && command.CanExecute(uiElement.CommandParameter))
command.Execute(uiElement.CommandParameter);
}
}
public static ICommand GetMouseEnterCommand(UIElement element)
{
return element.GetValue(MouseEnterCommandProperty) as ICommand;
}
}
First you need to declare a behavior for mouse enter. This basically translates the event into a command in your ViewModel.
public static class MouseEnterBehavior
{
public static readonly DependencyProperty MouseEnterProperty =
DependencyProperty.RegisterAttached("MouseEnter",
typeof(ICommand),
typeof(MouseEnterBehavior),
new PropertyMetadata(null, MouseEnterChanged));
public static ICommand GetMouseEnter(DependencyObject obj)
{
return (ICommand)obj.GetValue(MouseEnterProperty);
}
public static void SetMouseEnter(DependencyObject obj, ICommand value)
{
obj.SetValue(MouseEnterProperty, value);
}
private static void MouseEnterChanged(DependencyObject obj, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
{
UIElement uiElement = obj as UIElement;
if (uiElement != null)
uiElement.MouseEnter += new MouseEventHandler(uiElement_MouseEnter);
}
static void uiElement_MouseEnter(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
UIElement uiElement = sender as UIElement;
if (uiElement != null)
{
ICommand command = GetMouseEnter(uiElement);
command.Execute(uiElement);
}
}
}
Then you just need to create that command in your view model and reference it in the view. The behaviors: namespace should just point to wherever you created that behavior. I use this pattern every time I need to translate an event into a command in a view model.
<Grid>
<StackPanel behaviors:MouseEnterBehavior.MouseEnter="{Binding MouseEnteredCommand}"
Height="150"
Width="150"
Background="Red">
</StackPanel>
</Grid>
You probably need to use InputBindings: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.input.inputbinding.aspx
say I have a ListView with an ItemControl. And a Details part that shows the selected Item from the ListView. Both are in the same xaml page. I tried everything to accomplish it, but what do I miss?
<!-- // List -->
<ItemsControl ItemsSource="{Binding Path=Model, ElementName=SomeListViewControl, Mode=Default}" SnapsToDevicePixels="True" Focusable="False" IsTabStop="False">
<ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<SomeListView:SomeListItemControl x:Name=listItem/>
</DataTemplate>
</ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
</ItemsControl>
<!-- // Details -->
<Label Content="Begindatum" FontSize="16" VerticalAlignment="Center" Grid.Row="1" Margin="2,0,0,0"/>
<TextBox x:Name="Begindatum" Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="1" Text="{Binding Path=BeginDate, ElementName=listItem,Converter={StaticResource DateTimeConverter}, ConverterParameter=dd-MM-yyyy}" IsEnabled="False" Style="{DynamicResource TextBoxStyle}" MaxLength="30"/>
public event EventHandler<DataEventArgs<SomeEntity>> OnOpenSomething;
public ObservableCollection<SomeEntity> Model
{
get { return (ObservableCollection<SomeEntity>)GetValue(ModelProperty); }
set
{
Model.CollectionChanged -= new NotifyCollectionChangedEventHandler(Model_CollectionChanged);
SetValue(ModelProperty, value);
Model.CollectionChanged += new NotifyCollectionChangedEventHandler(Model_CollectionChanged);
UpdateVisualState();
}
}
public static readonly DependencyProperty ModelProperty = DependencyProperty.Register("Model", typeof(ObservableCollection<SomeEntity>), typeof(SomeListView), new UIPropertyMetadata(new ObservableCollection<SomeEntity>(), new PropertyChangedCallback(ChangedModel)));
private static void ChangedModel(DependencyObject source, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
{
SomeListView someListView = source as SomeListView;
if (someListView.Model == null)
{
return;
}
CollectionView cv = (CollectionView)CollectionViewSource.GetDefaultView(someListView.Model);
}
private void Model_CollectionChanged(object sender, NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs e)
{
if (Model == null)
{
return;
}
}
Do not use an ItemsControl - ItemsControl does not have a SelectedItem property - and therefore you cannot determine which one is selected.
Use a ListBox instead and then in the detail section make a binding like so: ... DataContext="{Binding SelectedItem,ElementName=ListboxName}" ... where ListboxName is the Name property of the ListBox you use.
I want to add some elements to a TextBox by using a Template with the extra elements and the original TextBox inserted in the right spot. I'm trying to use the AdornedElementPlaceholder just like you would do when making a Validation.ErrorTemplate But the AdornedElement is not showing up. I have simplified the example as much as possible:
<TextBox Text="Border me with my Template">
<TextBox.Template>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type TextBox}">
<Border BorderBrush="Green" BorderThickness="1">
<AdornedElementPlaceholder/>
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</TextBox.Template>
</TextBox>
The result is just a green box around the space that should be my textbox!
Unfortunately, that's just not how it works. However, it's not much more difficult than that. If you want to add a green border around a text box by changing the control template, it's going to look a bit more like this:
<ControlTemplate TargetType="TextBox">
<Border x:Name="Border"
CornerRadius="2"
Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"
BorderBrush="Green"
BorderThickness="1"
SnapsToDevicePixels="True">
<ScrollViewer x:Name="PART_ContentHost"/>
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
The important part in there is the ScrollViewer named PART_ContentHost. The TextBox looks for that guy when the template is applied and uses it to host the text, caret, etc. What I think you're missing is that when you override the Template for an element, you're overriding the entire control template. It's unfortunate that you can't just change bits and pieces, but that's the truth of the matter.
Of course, if you want to maintain the original look and feel of the TextBox, such that it still looks like a Win7 TextBox for instance, you'd need to do a bit more in the ControlTemplate.
For what it's worth, it looks like the template you were trying to apply would work if you're talking about using an Adorner. It's similar to how the validation templates work in WPF, but that's a whole-nother story.
Oh, and for a much simpler way to change the border to green, you should be able to just set the BorderBrush property on the TextBox itself. Of course, I really don't know exactly what you're going for.
--
HTH
Dusty
I ended up doing a Custom Control based on a HeaderedContent Control.
It will allow the user to click or hoover over some content and then show a bubble containing some other or the same content.
Usage:
<JsCustomControls:BaloonBox LabelText="{Binding Note}" WaterMark="Click to write Note" Type="ClickToShow">
<JsCustomControls:BaloonBox.Content>
<TextBox AcceptsReturn="True" Text="{Binding Path=Note}" TextWrapping="Wrap"></TextBox>
</JsCustomControls:BaloonBox.Content>
</JsCustomControls:BaloonBox>
The code for the User control:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Controls.Primitives;
using System.Windows.Input;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Threading;
namespace JsCustomControls
{
public enum BaloonBoxTypeEnum
{
ClickToShow,
MouseOverToShow,
Manual
}
[TemplatePart(Name = BaloonBox.HeaderElement, Type = typeof(ContentPresenter))]
[TemplatePart(Name = BaloonBox.ContentElement, Type = typeof(ContentPresenter))]
[TemplatePart(Name = BaloonBox.PopUpElement, Type = typeof(Popup))]
[TemplatePart(Name=BaloonBox.LabelElement,Type=typeof(Label))]
public class BaloonBox : HeaderedContentControl
{
DispatcherTimer PopupTimer = new DispatcherTimer();
private const string HeaderElement = "PART_HeaderContentControl";
private const string ContentElement = "PART_ContenContentControl";
private const string PopUpElement = "PART_PopUp";
private const string LabelElement = "PART_HeaderLabel";
private ContentPresenter headerContentControl;
private ContentPresenter contentContentControl;
private Popup popUp;
private Label headerLabel;
static BaloonBox()
{
DefaultStyleKeyProperty.OverrideMetadata(typeof(BaloonBox), new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(typeof(BaloonBox)));
}
public override void OnApplyTemplate()
{
base.OnApplyTemplate();
headerContentControl = GetTemplateChild(HeaderElement) as ContentPresenter;
contentContentControl = GetTemplateChild(ContentElement) as ContentPresenter;
popUp = GetTemplateChild(PopUpElement) as Popup;
headerLabel = GetTemplateChild(LabelElement) as Label;
if (headerContentControl != null) headerContentControl.MouseDown += new MouseButtonEventHandler(headerContentControl_MouseDown);
if(headerLabel!=null)headerLabel.MouseDown+=new MouseButtonEventHandler(headerContentControl_MouseDown);
if (headerContentControl != null) headerContentControl.MouseMove += new MouseEventHandler(headerContentControl_MouseMove);
if(headerLabel!=null)headerLabel.MouseMove+=new MouseEventHandler(headerContentControl_MouseMove);
PopupTimer = new DispatcherTimer();
PopupTimer.Tick += new EventHandler(PopupTimer_Tick);
if(string.IsNullOrEmpty(LabelText))
{
if (headerLabel != null) headerLabel.Foreground = Brushes.Gray;
if (headerLabel != null) headerLabel.Content = WaterMark;
}
else
{
if (headerLabel != null) headerLabel.Foreground = Brushes.Black;
if (headerLabel != null) headerLabel.Content = LabelText;
}
}
void headerContentControl_MouseMove(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
if (Type == BaloonBoxTypeEnum.MouseOverToShow)
{
if (popUp != null) popUp.IsOpen = true;
PopupTimer.Interval = new TimeSpan(0, 0, 0, 2);
PopupTimer.Start();
}
}
void headerContentControl_MouseDown(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)
{
if (Type == BaloonBoxTypeEnum.ClickToShow)
{
if (popUp != null) popUp.IsOpen = true;
PopupTimer.Interval = new TimeSpan(0, 0, 0, 3);
PopupTimer.Start();
}
}
void PopupTimer_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (!headerContentControl.IsMouseOver && !contentContentControl.IsMouseOver && !contentContentControl.IsKeyboardFocusWithin)
{
PopupTimer.Stop();
popUp.IsOpen = false;
}
}
public static readonly DependencyProperty IsOpenProperty = DependencyProperty.Register("IsOpen",
typeof (bool),
typeof (BaloonBox),
new FrameworkPropertyMetadata
(new PropertyChangedCallback
(OnIsOpenChanged)));
public bool IsOpen
{
get { return (bool) GetValue(IsOpenProperty); }
set{SetValue(IsOpenProperty,value);}
}
private static void OnIsOpenChanged(DependencyObject d, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
{
BaloonBox baloonBox = (BaloonBox)d;
baloonBox.popUp.IsOpen =(bool)e.NewValue;
}
public static readonly DependencyProperty WaterMarkProperty = DependencyProperty.Register("WaterMark",
typeof (string),
typeof (BaloonBox),
new FrameworkPropertyMetadata
(new PropertyChangedCallback
(OnWatermarkChanged)));
public string WaterMark
{
get { return (string)GetValue(WaterMarkProperty); }
set { SetValue(WaterMarkProperty,value); }
}
private static void OnWatermarkChanged(DependencyObject d, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
{
}
public static readonly DependencyProperty LabelTextProperty = DependencyProperty.Register("LabelText",
typeof (string),
typeof (BaloonBox)
,new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(new PropertyChangedCallback(OnLabelTextChanged)));
public string LabelText
{
get { return (string) GetValue(LabelTextProperty); }
set
{
SetValue(LabelTextProperty,value);
headerLabel.Content = value;
}
}
private static void OnLabelTextChanged(DependencyObject d, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
{
BaloonBox baloonBox = (BaloonBox)d;
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(e.NewValue.ToString()))
{
if (baloonBox.headerLabel != null) baloonBox.headerLabel.Foreground = Brushes.Gray;
if (baloonBox.headerLabel != null) baloonBox.headerLabel.Content = baloonBox.WaterMark;
}
else
{
if (baloonBox.headerLabel != null) baloonBox.headerLabel.Foreground = Brushes.Black;
if (baloonBox.headerLabel != null) baloonBox.headerLabel.Content = e.NewValue;
}
}
public static readonly DependencyProperty BaloonBoxTypeProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(
"BaloonBoxType", typeof(BaloonBoxTypeEnum), typeof(BaloonBox), new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(new PropertyChangedCallback(OnBaloonBoxTypeChanged)));
public BaloonBoxTypeEnum Type
{
get { return (BaloonBoxTypeEnum) GetValue(BaloonBoxTypeProperty);}
set { SetValue(BaloonBoxTypeProperty,value);}
}
private static void OnBaloonBoxTypeChanged(DependencyObject d, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
{
//who cares?
}
}
}
</Border>
<Popup x:Name="PART_PopUp" HorizontalOffset="-50" VerticalOffset="-5" AllowsTransparency="True" IsOpen="False" PopupAnimation="Slide" PlacementTarget="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}, Path=Header}">
<Grid Height="150" Width="250" >
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="2"></ColumnDefinition>
<ColumnDefinition Width="0.050*"></ColumnDefinition>
<ColumnDefinition Width="0.900*"></ColumnDefinition>
<ColumnDefinition Width="0.050*"></ColumnDefinition>
<ColumnDefinition Width="2"></ColumnDefinition>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="2"></RowDefinition>
<RowDefinition Height="0.300*"></RowDefinition>
<RowDefinition Height="0.700*"></RowDefinition>
<RowDefinition Height="0.100*"></RowDefinition>
<RowDefinition Height="2"></RowDefinition>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Path Grid.Row="1" Grid.RowSpan="3" Grid.Column="1" Grid.ColumnSpan="3" Data="M79,279 L119,279 135,263 135,279 319,279 319,368.5 78.5,368.5 z" Fill="#FFFDFDB3" Stretch="Fill" Stroke="Black" UseLayoutRounding="False">
</Path>
<ScrollViewer Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="2" Grid.RowSpan="1" HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Auto" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
<ContentPresenter x:Name="PART_ContenContentControl" Content="{Binding Content, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}"/>
</ScrollViewer>
</Grid>
</Popup>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
There are lots of solutions on the internet attempting to fill this seemingly very-basic omission from WPF. I'm really confused as to what would be the "best" way. For example... I want there to be little up/down arrows in the column header to indicate sort direction. There are apparently like 3 different ways to do this, some using code, some using markup, some using markup-plus-code, and all seeming rather like a hack.
Has anyone run into this problem before, and found a solution they are completely happy with? It seems bizarre that such a basic WinForms piece of functionality is missing from WPF and needs to be hacked in.
I wrote a set of attached properties to automatically sort a GridView, you can check it out here. It doesn't handle the up/down arrow, but it could easily be added.
<ListView ItemsSource="{Binding Persons}"
IsSynchronizedWithCurrentItem="True"
util:GridViewSort.AutoSort="True">
<ListView.View>
<GridView>
<GridView.Columns>
<GridViewColumn Header="Name"
DisplayMemberBinding="{Binding Name}"
util:GridViewSort.PropertyName="Name"/>
<GridViewColumn Header="First name"
DisplayMemberBinding="{Binding FirstName}"
util:GridViewSort.PropertyName="FirstName"/>
<GridViewColumn Header="Date of birth"
DisplayMemberBinding="{Binding DateOfBirth}"
util:GridViewSort.PropertyName="DateOfBirth"/>
</GridView.Columns>
</GridView>
</ListView.View>
</ListView>
MSDN has an easy way to perform sorting on columns with up/down glyphs. The example isn't complete, though - they don't explain how to use the data templates for the glyphs. Below is what I got to work with my ListView. This works on .Net 4.
In your ListView, you have to specify an event handler to fire for a click on the GridViewColumnHeader. My ListView looks like this:
<ListView Name="results" GridViewColumnHeader.Click="results_Click">
<ListView.View>
<GridView>
<GridViewColumn DisplayMemberBinding="{Binding Path=ContactName}">
<GridViewColumn.Header>
<GridViewColumnHeader Content="Contact Name" Padding="5,0,0,0" HorizontalContentAlignment="Left" MinWidth="150" Name="ContactName" />
</GridViewColumn.Header>
</GridViewColumn>
<GridViewColumn DisplayMemberBinding="{Binding Path=PrimaryPhone}">
<GridViewColumn.Header>
<GridViewColumnHeader Content="Contact Number" Padding="5,0,0,0" HorizontalContentAlignment="Left" MinWidth="150" Name="PrimaryPhone"/>
</GridViewColumn.Header>
</GridViewColumn>
</GridView>
</ListView.View>
</ListView>
In your code behind, set up the code to handle the sorting:
// Global objects
BindingListCollectionView blcv;
GridViewColumnHeader _lastHeaderClicked = null;
ListSortDirection _lastDirection = ListSortDirection.Ascending;
// Header click event
void results_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
GridViewColumnHeader headerClicked =
e.OriginalSource as GridViewColumnHeader;
ListSortDirection direction;
if (headerClicked != null)
{
if (headerClicked.Role != GridViewColumnHeaderRole.Padding)
{
if (headerClicked != _lastHeaderClicked)
{
direction = ListSortDirection.Ascending;
}
else
{
if (_lastDirection == ListSortDirection.Ascending)
{
direction = ListSortDirection.Descending;
}
else
{
direction = ListSortDirection.Ascending;
}
}
string header = headerClicked.Column.Header as string;
Sort(header, direction);
if (direction == ListSortDirection.Ascending)
{
headerClicked.Column.HeaderTemplate =
Resources["HeaderTemplateArrowUp"] as DataTemplate;
}
else
{
headerClicked.Column.HeaderTemplate =
Resources["HeaderTemplateArrowDown"] as DataTemplate;
}
// Remove arrow from previously sorted header
if (_lastHeaderClicked != null && _lastHeaderClicked != headerClicked)
{
_lastHeaderClicked.Column.HeaderTemplate = null;
}
_lastHeaderClicked = headerClicked;
_lastDirection = direction;
}
}
// Sort code
private void Sort(string sortBy, ListSortDirection direction)
{
blcv.SortDescriptions.Clear();
SortDescription sd = new SortDescription(sortBy, direction);
blcv.SortDescriptions.Add(sd);
blcv.Refresh();
}
And then in your XAML, you need to add two DataTemplates that you specified in the sorting method:
<DataTemplate x:Key="HeaderTemplateArrowUp">
<DockPanel LastChildFill="True" Width="{Binding ActualWidth, RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type GridViewColumnHeader}}}">
<Path x:Name="arrowUp" StrokeThickness="1" Fill="Gray" Data="M 5,10 L 15,10 L 10,5 L 5,10" DockPanel.Dock="Right" Width="20" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Margin="5,0,5,0" SnapsToDevicePixels="True"/>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding }" />
</DockPanel>
</DataTemplate>
<DataTemplate x:Key="HeaderTemplateArrowDown">
<DockPanel LastChildFill="True" Width="{Binding ActualWidth, RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type GridViewColumnHeader}}}">
<Path x:Name="arrowDown" StrokeThickness="1" Fill="Gray" Data="M 5,5 L 10,10 L 15,5 L 5,5" DockPanel.Dock="Right" Width="20" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Margin="5,0,5,0" SnapsToDevicePixels="True"/>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding }" />
</DockPanel>
</DataTemplate>
Using the DockPanel with LastChildFill set to true will keep the glyph on the right of the header and let the label fill the rest of the space. I bound the DockPanel width to the ActualWidth of the GridViewColumnHeader because my columns have no width, which lets them autofit to the content. I did set MinWidths on the columns, though, so that the glyph doesn't cover up the column title. The TextBlock Text is set to an empty binding which displays the column name specified in the header.
It all depends really, if you're using the DataGrid from the WPF Toolkit then there is a built in sort, even a multi-column sort which is very useful. Check more out here:
Vincent Sibals Blog
Alternatively, if you're using a different control that doesn't support sorting, i'd recommend the following methods:
Li Gao's Custom Sorting
Followed by:
Li Gao's Faster Sorting
I use MVVM, so I created some attached properties of my own, using Thomas's as a reference. It does sorting on one column at a time when you click on the header, toggling between Ascending and Descending. It sorts from the very beginning using the first column. And it shows Win7/8 style glyphs.
Normally, all you have to do is set the main property to true (but you have to explicitly declare the GridViewColumnHeaders):
<Window xmlns:local="clr-namespace:MyProjectNamespace">
<Grid>
<ListView local:App.EnableGridViewSort="True" ItemsSource="{Binding LVItems}">
<ListView.View>
<GridView>
<GridViewColumn DisplayMemberBinding="{Binding Property1}">
<GridViewColumnHeader Content="Prop 1" />
</GridViewColumn>
<GridViewColumn DisplayMemberBinding="{Binding Property2}">
<GridViewColumnHeader Content="Prop 2" />
</GridViewColumn>
</GridView>
</ListView.View>
</ListView>
</Grid>
<Window>
If you want to sort on a different property than the display, than you have to declare that:
<GridViewColumn DisplayMemberBinding="{Binding Property3}"
local:App.GridViewSortPropertyName="Property4">
<GridViewColumnHeader Content="Prop 3" />
</GridViewColumn>
Here's the code for the attached properties, I like to be lazy and put them in the provided App.xaml.cs:
using System;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Data.
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Media.Media3D;
namespace MyProjectNamespace
{
public partial class App : Application
{
#region GridViewSort
public static DependencyProperty GridViewSortPropertyNameProperty =
DependencyProperty.RegisterAttached(
"GridViewSortPropertyName",
typeof(string),
typeof(App),
new UIPropertyMetadata(null)
);
public static string GetGridViewSortPropertyName(GridViewColumn gvc)
{
return (string)gvc.GetValue(GridViewSortPropertyNameProperty);
}
public static void SetGridViewSortPropertyName(GridViewColumn gvc, string n)
{
gvc.SetValue(GridViewSortPropertyNameProperty, n);
}
public static DependencyProperty CurrentSortColumnProperty =
DependencyProperty.RegisterAttached(
"CurrentSortColumn",
typeof(GridViewColumn),
typeof(App),
new UIPropertyMetadata(
null,
new PropertyChangedCallback(CurrentSortColumnChanged)
)
);
public static GridViewColumn GetCurrentSortColumn(GridView gv)
{
return (GridViewColumn)gv.GetValue(CurrentSortColumnProperty);
}
public static void SetCurrentSortColumn(GridView gv, GridViewColumn value)
{
gv.SetValue(CurrentSortColumnProperty, value);
}
public static void CurrentSortColumnChanged(
object sender, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
{
GridViewColumn gvcOld = e.OldValue as GridViewColumn;
if (gvcOld != null)
{
CurrentSortColumnSetGlyph(gvcOld, null);
}
}
public static void CurrentSortColumnSetGlyph(GridViewColumn gvc, ListView lv)
{
ListSortDirection lsd;
Brush brush;
if (lv == null)
{
lsd = ListSortDirection.Ascending;
brush = Brushes.Transparent;
}
else
{
SortDescriptionCollection sdc = lv.Items.SortDescriptions;
if (sdc == null || sdc.Count < 1) return;
lsd = sdc[0].Direction;
brush = Brushes.Gray;
}
FrameworkElementFactory fefGlyph =
new FrameworkElementFactory(typeof(Path));
fefGlyph.Name = "arrow";
fefGlyph.SetValue(Path.StrokeThicknessProperty, 1.0);
fefGlyph.SetValue(Path.FillProperty, brush);
fefGlyph.SetValue(StackPanel.HorizontalAlignmentProperty,
HorizontalAlignment.Center);
int s = 4;
if (lsd == ListSortDirection.Ascending)
{
PathFigure pf = new PathFigure();
pf.IsClosed = true;
pf.StartPoint = new Point(0, s);
pf.Segments.Add(new LineSegment(new Point(s * 2, s), false));
pf.Segments.Add(new LineSegment(new Point(s, 0), false));
PathGeometry pg = new PathGeometry();
pg.Figures.Add(pf);
fefGlyph.SetValue(Path.DataProperty, pg);
}
else
{
PathFigure pf = new PathFigure();
pf.IsClosed = true;
pf.StartPoint = new Point(0, 0);
pf.Segments.Add(new LineSegment(new Point(s, s), false));
pf.Segments.Add(new LineSegment(new Point(s * 2, 0), false));
PathGeometry pg = new PathGeometry();
pg.Figures.Add(pf);
fefGlyph.SetValue(Path.DataProperty, pg);
}
FrameworkElementFactory fefTextBlock =
new FrameworkElementFactory(typeof(TextBlock));
fefTextBlock.SetValue(TextBlock.HorizontalAlignmentProperty,
HorizontalAlignment.Center);
fefTextBlock.SetValue(TextBlock.TextProperty, new Binding());
FrameworkElementFactory fefDockPanel =
new FrameworkElementFactory(typeof(StackPanel));
fefDockPanel.SetValue(StackPanel.OrientationProperty,
Orientation.Vertical);
fefDockPanel.AppendChild(fefGlyph);
fefDockPanel.AppendChild(fefTextBlock);
DataTemplate dt = new DataTemplate(typeof(GridViewColumn));
dt.VisualTree = fefDockPanel;
gvc.HeaderTemplate = dt;
}
public static DependencyProperty EnableGridViewSortProperty =
DependencyProperty.RegisterAttached(
"EnableGridViewSort",
typeof(bool),
typeof(App),
new UIPropertyMetadata(
false,
new PropertyChangedCallback(EnableGridViewSortChanged)
)
);
public static bool GetEnableGridViewSort(ListView lv)
{
return (bool)lv.GetValue(EnableGridViewSortProperty);
}
public static void SetEnableGridViewSort(ListView lv, bool value)
{
lv.SetValue(EnableGridViewSortProperty, value);
}
public static void EnableGridViewSortChanged(
object sender, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
{
ListView lv = sender as ListView;
if (lv == null) return;
if (!(e.NewValue is bool)) return;
bool enableGridViewSort = (bool)e.NewValue;
if (enableGridViewSort)
{
lv.AddHandler(
GridViewColumnHeader.ClickEvent,
new RoutedEventHandler(EnableGridViewSortGVHClicked)
);
if (lv.View == null)
{
lv.Loaded += new RoutedEventHandler(EnableGridViewSortLVLoaded);
}
else
{
EnableGridViewSortLVInitialize(lv);
}
}
else
{
lv.RemoveHandler(
GridViewColumnHeader.ClickEvent,
new RoutedEventHandler(EnableGridViewSortGVHClicked)
);
}
}
public static void EnableGridViewSortLVLoaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
ListView lv = e.Source as ListView;
EnableGridViewSortLVInitialize(lv);
lv.Loaded -= new RoutedEventHandler(EnableGridViewSortLVLoaded);
}
public static void EnableGridViewSortLVInitialize(ListView lv)
{
GridView gv = lv.View as GridView;
if (gv == null) return;
bool first = true;
foreach (GridViewColumn gvc in gv.Columns)
{
if (first)
{
EnableGridViewSortApplySort(lv, gv, gvc);
first = false;
}
else
{
CurrentSortColumnSetGlyph(gvc, null);
}
}
}
public static void EnableGridViewSortGVHClicked(
object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
GridViewColumnHeader gvch = e.OriginalSource as GridViewColumnHeader;
if (gvch == null) return;
GridViewColumn gvc = gvch.Column;
if(gvc == null) return;
ListView lv = VisualUpwardSearch<ListView>(gvch);
if (lv == null) return;
GridView gv = lv.View as GridView;
if (gv == null) return;
EnableGridViewSortApplySort(lv, gv, gvc);
}
public static void EnableGridViewSortApplySort(
ListView lv, GridView gv, GridViewColumn gvc)
{
bool isEnabled = GetEnableGridViewSort(lv);
if (!isEnabled) return;
string propertyName = GetGridViewSortPropertyName(gvc);
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(propertyName))
{
Binding b = gvc.DisplayMemberBinding as Binding;
if (b != null && b.Path != null)
{
propertyName = b.Path.Path;
}
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(propertyName)) return;
}
ApplySort(lv.Items, propertyName);
SetCurrentSortColumn(gv, gvc);
CurrentSortColumnSetGlyph(gvc, lv);
}
public static void ApplySort(ICollectionView view, string propertyName)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(propertyName)) return;
ListSortDirection lsd = ListSortDirection.Ascending;
if (view.SortDescriptions.Count > 0)
{
SortDescription sd = view.SortDescriptions[0];
if (sd.PropertyName.Equals(propertyName))
{
if (sd.Direction == ListSortDirection.Ascending)
{
lsd = ListSortDirection.Descending;
}
else
{
lsd = ListSortDirection.Ascending;
}
}
view.SortDescriptions.Clear();
}
view.SortDescriptions.Add(new SortDescription(propertyName, lsd));
}
#endregion
public static T VisualUpwardSearch<T>(DependencyObject source)
where T : DependencyObject
{
return VisualUpwardSearch(source, x => x is T) as T;
}
public static DependencyObject VisualUpwardSearch(
DependencyObject source, Predicate<DependencyObject> match)
{
DependencyObject returnVal = source;
while (returnVal != null && !match(returnVal))
{
DependencyObject tempReturnVal = null;
if (returnVal is Visual || returnVal is Visual3D)
{
tempReturnVal = VisualTreeHelper.GetParent(returnVal);
}
if (tempReturnVal == null)
{
returnVal = LogicalTreeHelper.GetParent(returnVal);
}
else
{
returnVal = tempReturnVal;
}
}
return returnVal;
}
}
}
I made an adaptation of the Microsoft way, where I override the ListView control to make a SortableListView:
public partial class SortableListView : ListView
{
private GridViewColumnHeader lastHeaderClicked = null;
private ListSortDirection lastDirection = ListSortDirection.Ascending;
public void GridViewColumnHeaderClicked(GridViewColumnHeader clickedHeader)
{
ListSortDirection direction;
if (clickedHeader != null)
{
if (clickedHeader.Role != GridViewColumnHeaderRole.Padding)
{
if (clickedHeader != lastHeaderClicked)
{
direction = ListSortDirection.Ascending;
}
else
{
if (lastDirection == ListSortDirection.Ascending)
{
direction = ListSortDirection.Descending;
}
else
{
direction = ListSortDirection.Ascending;
}
}
string sortString = ((Binding)clickedHeader.Column.DisplayMemberBinding).Path.Path;
Sort(sortString, direction);
lastHeaderClicked = clickedHeader;
lastDirection = direction;
}
}
}
private void Sort(string sortBy, ListSortDirection direction)
{
ICollectionView dataView = CollectionViewSource.GetDefaultView(this.ItemsSource != null ? this.ItemsSource : this.Items);
dataView.SortDescriptions.Clear();
SortDescription sD = new SortDescription(sortBy, direction);
dataView.SortDescriptions.Add(sD);
dataView.Refresh();
}
}
The line ((Binding)clickedHeader.Column.DisplayMemberBinding).Path.Path bit handles the cases where your column names are not the same as their binding paths, which the Microsoft method does not do.
I wanted to intercept the GridViewColumnHeader.Click event so that I wouldn't have to think about it anymore, but I couldn't find a way to to do. As a result I add the following in XAML for every SortableListView:
GridViewColumnHeader.Click="SortableListViewColumnHeaderClicked"
And then on any Window that contains any number of SortableListViews, just add the following code:
private void SortableListViewColumnHeaderClicked(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
((Controls.SortableListView)sender).GridViewColumnHeaderClicked(e.OriginalSource as GridViewColumnHeader);
}
Where Controls is just the XAML ID for the namespace in which you made the SortableListView control.
So, this does prevent code duplication on the sorting side, you just need to remember to handle the event as above.
If you have a listview and turn it into a gridview you can easily make your gridview columns headers clickable by doing this.
<Style TargetType="GridViewColumnHeader">
<Setter Property="Command" Value="{Binding CommandOrderBy}"/>
<Setter Property="CommandParameter" Value="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self},Path=Content}"/>
</Style>
Then just set a delegate command in your code.
public DelegateCommand CommandOrderBy { get { return new DelegateCommand(Delegated_CommandOrderBy); } }
private void Delegated_CommandOrderBy(object obj)
{
throw new NotImplementedException();
}
Im going to assume you all know how to make the ICommand DelegateCommand here.
this allowed me to keep all my View clicking in the ViewModel.
I only added this so that there is multiple ways to accomplish the same thing.
I did not write code for adding arrow buttons in the header, but that would be done in XAML style, you would need to redesign the entire header which JanDotNet has in their code.
Solution that summarizes all working parts of existing answers and comments including column header templates:
View:
<ListView x:Class="MyNamspace.MyListView"
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="300" d:DesignWidth="300"
ItemsSource="{Binding Items}"
GridViewColumnHeader.Click="ListViewColumnHeaderClick">
<ListView.Resources>
<Style TargetType="Grid" x:Key="HeaderGridStyle">
<Setter Property="Height" Value="20" />
</Style>
<Style TargetType="TextBlock" x:Key="HeaderTextBlockStyle">
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="5,0,0,0" />
<Setter Property="VerticalAlignment" Value="Center" />
</Style>
<Style TargetType="Path" x:Key="HeaderPathStyle">
<Setter Property="StrokeThickness" Value="1" />
<Setter Property="Fill" Value="Gray" />
<Setter Property="Width" Value="20" />
<Setter Property="HorizontalAlignment" Value="Center" />
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="5,0,5,0" />
<Setter Property="SnapsToDevicePixels" Value="True" />
</Style>
<DataTemplate x:Key="HeaderTemplateDefault">
<Grid Style="{StaticResource HeaderGridStyle}">
<TextBlock Text="{Binding }" Style="{StaticResource HeaderTextBlockStyle}" />
</Grid>
</DataTemplate>
<DataTemplate x:Key="HeaderTemplateArrowUp">
<Grid Style="{StaticResource HeaderGridStyle}">
<Path Data="M 7,3 L 13,3 L 10,0 L 7,3" Style="{StaticResource HeaderPathStyle}" />
<TextBlock Text="{Binding }" Style="{StaticResource HeaderTextBlockStyle}" />
</Grid>
</DataTemplate>
<DataTemplate x:Key="HeaderTemplateArrowDown">
<Grid Style="{StaticResource HeaderGridStyle}">
<Path Data="M 7,0 L 10,3 L 13,0 L 7,0" Style="{StaticResource HeaderPathStyle}" />
<TextBlock Text="{Binding }" Style="{StaticResource HeaderTextBlockStyle}" />
</Grid>
</DataTemplate>
</ListView.Resources>
<ListView.View>
<GridView ColumnHeaderTemplate="{StaticResource HeaderTemplateDefault}">
<GridViewColumn Header="Name" DisplayMemberBinding="{Binding NameProperty}" />
<GridViewColumn Header="Type" Width="45" DisplayMemberBinding="{Binding TypeProperty}"/>
<!-- ... -->
</GridView>
</ListView.View>
</ListView>
Code Behinde:
public partial class MyListView : ListView
{
GridViewColumnHeader _lastHeaderClicked = null;
public MyListView()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void ListViewColumnHeaderClick(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
GridViewColumnHeader headerClicked = e.OriginalSource as GridViewColumnHeader;
if (headerClicked == null)
return;
if (headerClicked.Role == GridViewColumnHeaderRole.Padding)
return;
var sortingColumn = (headerClicked.Column.DisplayMemberBinding as Binding)?.Path?.Path;
if (sortingColumn == null)
return;
var direction = ApplySort(Items, sortingColumn);
if (direction == ListSortDirection.Ascending)
{
headerClicked.Column.HeaderTemplate =
Resources["HeaderTemplateArrowUp"] as DataTemplate;
}
else
{
headerClicked.Column.HeaderTemplate =
Resources["HeaderTemplateArrowDown"] as DataTemplate;
}
// Remove arrow from previously sorted header
if (_lastHeaderClicked != null && _lastHeaderClicked != headerClicked)
{
_lastHeaderClicked.Column.HeaderTemplate =
Resources["HeaderTemplateDefault"] as DataTemplate;
}
_lastHeaderClicked = headerClicked;
}
public static ListSortDirection ApplySort(ICollectionView view, string propertyName)
{
ListSortDirection direction = ListSortDirection.Ascending;
if (view.SortDescriptions.Count > 0)
{
SortDescription currentSort = view.SortDescriptions[0];
if (currentSort.PropertyName == propertyName)
{
if (currentSort.Direction == ListSortDirection.Ascending)
direction = ListSortDirection.Descending;
else
direction = ListSortDirection.Ascending;
}
view.SortDescriptions.Clear();
}
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(propertyName))
{
view.SortDescriptions.Add(new SortDescription(propertyName, direction));
}
return direction;
}
}
Just wanted to add another simple way someone can sort the the WPF ListView
void SortListView(ListView listView)
{
IEnumerable listView_items = listView.Items.SourceCollection;
List<MY_ITEM_CLASS> listView_items_to_list = listView_items.Cast<MY_ITEM_CLASS>().ToList();
Comparer<MY_ITEM_CLASS> scoreComparer = Comparer<MY_ITEM_CLASS>.Create((first, second) => first.COLUMN_NAME.CompareTo(second.COLUMN_NAME));
listView_items_to_list.Sort(scoreComparer);
listView.ItemsSource = null;
listView.Items.Clear();
listView.ItemsSource = listView_items_to_list;
}
After search alot, finaly i found simple here https://www.wpf-tutorial.com/listview-control/listview-how-to-column-sorting/
private GridViewColumnHeader listViewSortCol = null;
private SortAdorner listViewSortAdorner = null;
private void GridViewColumnHeader_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
GridViewColumnHeader column = (sender as GridViewColumnHeader);
string sortBy = column.Tag.ToString();
if (listViewSortCol != null)
{
AdornerLayer.GetAdornerLayer(listViewSortCol).Remove(listViewSortAdorner);
yourListView.Items.SortDescriptions.Clear();
}
ListSortDirection newDir = ListSortDirection.Ascending;
if (listViewSortCol == column && listViewSortAdorner.Direction == newDir)
newDir = ListSortDirection.Descending;
listViewSortCol = column;
listViewSortAdorner = new SortAdorner(listViewSortCol, newDir);
AdornerLayer.GetAdornerLayer(listViewSortCol).Add(listViewSortAdorner);
yourListView.Items.SortDescriptions.Add(new SortDescription(sortBy, newDir));
}
Class:
public class SortAdorner : Adorner
{
private static Geometry ascGeometry =
Geometry.Parse("M 0 4 L 3.5 0 L 7 4 Z");
private static Geometry descGeometry =
Geometry.Parse("M 0 0 L 3.5 4 L 7 0 Z");
public ListSortDirection Direction { get; private set; }
public SortAdorner(UIElement element, ListSortDirection dir)
: base(element)
{
this.Direction = dir;
}
protected override void OnRender(DrawingContext drawingContext)
{
base.OnRender(drawingContext);
if(AdornedElement.RenderSize.Width < 20)
return;
TranslateTransform transform = new TranslateTransform
(
AdornedElement.RenderSize.Width - 15,
(AdornedElement.RenderSize.Height - 5) / 2
);
drawingContext.PushTransform(transform);
Geometry geometry = ascGeometry;
if(this.Direction == ListSortDirection.Descending)
geometry = descGeometry;
drawingContext.DrawGeometry(Brushes.Black, null, geometry);
drawingContext.Pop();
}
}
Xaml
<GridViewColumn Width="250">
<GridViewColumn.Header>
<GridViewColumnHeader Tag="Name" Click="GridViewColumnHeader_Click">Name</GridViewColumnHeader>
</GridViewColumn.Header>
<GridViewColumn.CellTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Name}" ToolTip="{Binding Name}"/>
</DataTemplate>
</GridViewColumn.CellTemplate>
</GridViewColumn>
Try this:
using System.ComponentModel;
youtItemsControl.Items.SortDescriptions.Add(new SortDescription("yourFavoritePropertyFromItem",ListSortDirection.Ascending);