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Re: Passing two parameters in Command biding in WPF and MVVM

indian14316-May-16 6:32

indian143

16-May-16 6:32

Hi,

My here is my View

<Window x:Class="TestWPFApplication.MainWindow"<br />
        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
        xmlns:testns="clr-namespace:TestWPFApplication"
        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
        Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525"
        >
        <Window.Resources><br />
        <testns:TestViewModel x:Key="_testViewModel" Name="Abdul">
        </testns:TestViewModel>
    </Window.Resources>
    <Grid>
        <Label Content="Enter Name" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="58,62,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Name="lblName"/>
        <TextBox Text="{Binding Name, Mode=OneWay}"  HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="22" Margin="160,64,0,0" TextWrapping="Wrap" 
                 Name="txtName" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="120"/>

<pre>
    <Button Content="Save" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="277,142,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="74" Name="btnSaveSpecific"
            Command="{Binding Path=TestSpecificCommand}"
            CommandParameter="{Binding ElementName=txtName, Path=Text}" />
    <Label Content="Enter Id" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="58,17,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Name="lblId"/>
    <TextBox Text="{Binding Name, Mode=OneWay}"  HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="22" Margin="160,18,0,0" TextWrapping="Wrap" 
             Name="txtId" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="120"/>
    <Button Content="Save 2" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="412,142,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="74" Name="btnSaveSpecific2"
            Command="{Binding Path=ClickCommand}"
            />
    <DataGrid HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="103,188,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Height="98" Width="313" 
        IsSynchronizedWithCurrentItem="True" ItemsSource="{Binding Path=PersonNames, Mode=TwoWay, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}" 
              AutoGenerateColumns="False"  >
        <DataGrid.Columns>
            <DataGridTextColumn Header="Name of Employee" Binding="{Binding Path=Name}" />
        </DataGrid.Columns> 
    </DataGrid>
</Grid>

And ViewModel

using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Windows.Input;

namespace TestWPFApplication
{
    public class TestViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
    {
        TestData _testData;

        //public TestCommand TestCommand { get; set; }
        public TestSpecificCommand TestSpecificCommand { get; set; }

        public TestViewModel()
        {
            _testData = new TestData();
            _personNames = new ObservableCollection<TestData>();
            //_dictionaryNames = new ObservableCollection<Tuple<int, TestData>>();

            //this.TestCommand = new TestCommand(this);
            this.TestSpecificCommand = new TestSpecificCommand(this);
        }

        private string _name;
        public string Name
        {
            get { return _name; }
            set
            {
                _name = value; NotifyPropertyChanged("Name");
            }
        }

        ObservableCollection<TestData> _personNames;
        public ObservableCollection<TestData> PersonNames
        {
            get { return _personNames; }
            set
            {
                _personNames = value; NotifyPropertyChanged("PersonNames"); 
            }
        }

        ObservableCollection<Tuple<int, TestData>> _dictionaryNames;
        ObservableCollection<Tuple<int, TestData>> DictionaryNames
        {
            get { return _dictionaryNames; }
            set
            {
                _dictionaryNames = value; NotifyPropertyChanged("DictionaryNames");
            }
        }     

        public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
        private void NotifyPropertyChanged(string propertyName)
        {<br />
            PropertyChangedEventHandler handler = PropertyChanged;
            if (null != handler)
            {
                handler(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
        }
        }

        private ICommand _clickCommand;
        public ICommand ClickCommand
        {
            get
            {
                return _clickCommand ?? (_clickCommand = new TestSpecificCommand(() => AddAnItem(), _canExecute));

            }

        }

        public bool _canExecute { get; set; }
        private int _id;
        public int Id
        {
            get { return _id; }
            set
            {
                _id = value; NotifyPropertyChanged("Id");
            }
        }
        public void AddAnItem()
        {<br />
            _personNames.Add(new TestData(Id, _name));
        }  

        public void AddAnItem(string _name)
        {
            int t;

            if ((_personNames == null) || (_personNames.Count() <= 0))
                t = 1;
            else
                t = (_personNames.Count <= 0) ? 1 : _personNames.Max(x => x.Id) + 1;
            _personNames.Add(new TestData(t, _name));
        }        
    }
}

When I am referencing it, it is saying that the TestViewModel is not present in the clr-namespace:TestWPFApplication namespace and saying the UI above that Invalid Markup, can you please let me know buddy what's wrong in it?

Thanks,

Abdul Aleem

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Re: Passing two parameters in Command biding in WPF and MVVM

Pete O'Hanlon16-May-16 7:05

Pete O'Hanlon

16-May-16 7:05

TestViewModel is not a resource, yet you are attempting to use it as though it is. Change your Window.Resources section to a Window.DataContext that looks like this

XML

<Window.DataContext>
  <testns:TestViewModel />
</Window.DataContext>

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Re: Passing two parameters in Command biding in WPF and MVVM

indian14316-May-16 14:39

indian143

16-May-16 14:39

Hi,

I changed it as below, but still it is giving me the same error, any help please, still it is saying me that and in the UI it is saying invalid xaml.

Error   1   The name "TestViewModel" does not exist in the namespace "clr-namespace:TestWPFApplication.ViewModel".  \\VBOXSVR\VMShared\Test Projects\TestWPFApplication\TestWPFApplication\View\MainWindow.xaml 9   9   TestWPFApplication

My code is below, any help please?

<Window x:Class="TestWPFApplication.MainWindow"<br />
        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
        xmlns:testns="clr-namespace:TestWPFApplication.ViewModel"
        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
        Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525" >
       <Window.DataContext>
        <testns:TestViewModel Name="Abdul">
        </testns:TestViewModel>
    </Window.DataContext>
    <Grid>
        <Label Content="Enter Name" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="58,62,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Name="lblName"/>
        <TextBox Text="{Binding Name, Mode=OneWay}"  HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="22" Margin="160,64,0,0" TextWrapping="Wrap" 
                 Name="txtName" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="120"/>

<pre>
    <Button Content="Save" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="277,142,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="74" Name="btnSaveSpecific"
            Command="{Binding Path=TestSpecificCommand}"
            CommandParameter="{Binding ElementName=txtName, Path=Text}" />
            <DataGrid HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="103,188,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Height="98" Width="313" 
        IsSynchronizedWithCurrentItem="True" ItemsSource="{Binding Path=PersonNames, Mode=TwoWay, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}" 
              AutoGenerateColumns="False"  >
        <DataGrid.Columns>
            <DataGridTextColumn Header="Name of Employee" Binding="{Binding Path=Name}" />
        </DataGrid.Columns> 
    </DataGrid>
</Grid>

Now I changed a little bit the ViewModel I put in a folder called ViewModel and Model in Model folder and changed their namespaces and changed the reference of clr-namespace as well but still the error persists.

Thanks,

Abdul Aleem

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modified 16-May-16 20:53pm.

Re: Passing two parameters in Command biding in WPF and MVVM

Pete O'Hanlon16-May-16 20:47

Pete O'Hanlon

16-May-16 20:47

And that would be correct. Look at the code you posted. The ViewModel isn't in that namespace, it's in TestWPFApplication. The error was very explicit about what the problem was.

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Re: Passing two parameters in Command biding in WPF and MVVM

indian14316-May-16 22:08

indian143

16-May-16 22:08

Thanks for all your help but I found the Problem that I was struggling with, it was because of the network drive I loading the Application path from. When we are using loading the static resources data context the UI can take them only if they from trusted source, my application was on network drive.

Thanks for all your support Pete and Rick, without you guys I couldn't have got this far. About my wrong code here I was changing the code all the time, may be pasted it when it was wrong. Thank you very much for that.

Thanks,

Abdul Aleem

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Re: Passing two parameters in Command biding in WPF and MVVM

Pete O'Hanlon16-May-16 22:11

Pete O'Hanlon

16-May-16 22:11

Glad you got there in the end.

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Re: Passing two parameters in Command biding in WPF and MVVM

Meshack Musundi23-May-16 3:12

Meshack Musundi

23-May-16 3:12

Your binding mode should be OneWayToSource not OneWay,

<TextBox Text="{Binding Name, Mode=OneWayToSource}" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="22" Margin="160,64,0,0" TextWrapping="Wrap" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="120"/>

Or TwoWay if you want your View and the property in your ViewModel to modify each other.

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Add Dictionary in ObsavableCollection

indian14314-May-16 9:20

indian143

14-May-16 9:20

Hi All,

How can I add Dictionary into an ObservableCollection and when an Item is added to Dictionary then it will update the UI, I tried in all the ways but UI is not getting updated.

I even used ObservableCollection<tupple<int, object="">> to overcome of it, but still it is not updating the UI.

Can anybody please help me in that, any sort of help is appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Thanks,

Abdul Aleem

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Re: Add Dictionary in ObsavableCollection

Pete O'Hanlon14-May-16 22:07

Pete O'Hanlon

14-May-16 22:07

You can't directly do this. The change notification has to come directly from the object that is changing so the dictionary has to raise the notification.

Have a search for an ObservableDictionary implementation instead. Here's one I found with a quick Google. ObservableDictionary<TKey, TValue> (C#) | Shimmy on .NET[^]

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Re: Add Dictionary in ObsavableCollection

Richard Deeming16-May-16 1:18

Richard Deeming

16-May-16 1:18

Try using this class from the Windows Samples for Parallel Programming with the .NET Framework[^]:

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// 
//  Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved. 
// 
//  File: ObservableConcurrentDictionary.cs
//
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Collections.Specialized;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Threading;
using System.Diagnostics;

namespace System.Collections.Concurrent
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Provides a thread-safe dictionary for use with data binding.
    /// </summary>
    /// <typeparam name="TKey">Specifies the type of the keys in this collection.</typeparam>
    /// <typeparam name="TValue">Specifies the type of the values in this collection.</typeparam>
    [DebuggerDisplay("Count={Count}")]
    public class ObservableConcurrentDictionary<TKey, TValue> :
        ICollection<KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>>, IDictionary<TKey, TValue>,
        INotifyCollectionChanged, INotifyPropertyChanged
    {
        private readonly SynchronizationContext _context;
        private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<TKey, TValue> _dictionary;

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes an instance of the ObservableConcurrentDictionary class.
        /// </summary>
        public ObservableConcurrentDictionary()
        {
            _context = AsyncOperationManager.SynchronizationContext;
            _dictionary = new ConcurrentDictionary<TKey, TValue>();
        }

        /// <summary>Event raised when the collection changes.</summary>
        public event NotifyCollectionChangedEventHandler CollectionChanged;
        /// <summary>Event raised when a property on the collection changes.</summary>
        public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;

        /// <summary>
        /// Notifies observers of CollectionChanged or PropertyChanged of an update to the dictionary.
        /// </summary>
        private void NotifyObserversOfChange()
        {
            var collectionHandler = CollectionChanged;
            var propertyHandler = PropertyChanged;
            if (collectionHandler != null || propertyHandler != null)
            {
                _context.Post(s =>
                {
                    if (collectionHandler != null)
                    {
                        collectionHandler(this, new NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs(NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Reset));
                    }
                    if (propertyHandler != null)
                    {
                        propertyHandler(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs("Count"));
                        propertyHandler(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs("Keys"));
                        propertyHandler(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs("Values"));
                    }
                }, null);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>Attempts to add an item to the dictionary, notifying observers of any changes.</summary>
        /// <param name="item">The item to be added.</param>
        /// <returns>Whether the add was successful.</returns>
        private bool TryAddWithNotification(KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue> item)
        {
            return TryAddWithNotification(item.Key, item.Value);
        }

        /// <summary>Attempts to add an item to the dictionary, notifying observers of any changes.</summary>
        /// <param name="key">The key of the item to be added.</param>
        /// <param name="value">The value of the item to be added.</param>
        /// <returns>Whether the add was successful.</returns>
        private bool TryAddWithNotification(TKey key, TValue value)
        {
            bool result = _dictionary.TryAdd(key, value);
            if (result) NotifyObserversOfChange();
            return result;
        }

        /// <summary>Attempts to remove an item from the dictionary, notifying observers of any changes.</summary>
        /// <param name="key">The key of the item to be removed.</param>
        /// <param name="value">The value of the item removed.</param>
        /// <returns>Whether the removal was successful.</returns>
        private bool TryRemoveWithNotification(TKey key, out TValue value)
        {
            bool result = _dictionary.TryRemove(key, out value);
            if (result) NotifyObserversOfChange();
            return result;
        }

        /// <summary>Attempts to add or update an item in the dictionary, notifying observers of any changes.</summary>
        /// <param name="key">The key of the item to be updated.</param>
        /// <param name="value">The new value to set for the item.</param>
        /// <returns>Whether the update was successful.</returns>
        private void UpdateWithNotification(TKey key, TValue value)
        {
            _dictionary[key] = value;
            NotifyObserversOfChange();
        }

        #region ICollection<KeyValuePair<TKey,TValue>> Members
        void ICollection<KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>>.Add(KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue> item)
        {
            TryAddWithNotification(item);
        }

        void ICollection<KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>>.Clear()
        {
            ((ICollection<KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>>)_dictionary).Clear();
            NotifyObserversOfChange();
        }

        bool ICollection<KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>>.Contains(KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue> item)
        {
            return ((ICollection<KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>>)_dictionary).Contains(item);
        }

        void ICollection<KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>>.CopyTo(KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>[] array, int arrayIndex)
        {
            ((ICollection<KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>>)_dictionary).CopyTo(array, arrayIndex);
        }

        int ICollection<KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>>.Count
        {
            get { return ((ICollection<KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>>)_dictionary).Count; }
        }

        bool ICollection<KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>>.IsReadOnly
        {
            get { return ((ICollection<KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>>)_dictionary).IsReadOnly; }
        }

        bool ICollection<KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>>.Remove(KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue> item)
        {
            TValue temp;
            return TryRemoveWithNotification(item.Key, out temp);
        }
        #endregion

        #region IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<TKey,TValue>> Members
        IEnumerator<KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>> IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>>.GetEnumerator()
        {
            return ((ICollection<KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>>)_dictionary).GetEnumerator();
        }

        IEnumerator IEnumerable.GetEnumerator()
        {
            return ((ICollection<KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>>)_dictionary).GetEnumerator();
        }
        #endregion

        #region IDictionary<TKey,TValue> Members
        public void Add(TKey key, TValue value)
        {
            TryAddWithNotification(key, value);
        }

        public bool ContainsKey(TKey key)
        {
            return _dictionary.ContainsKey(key);
        }

        public ICollection<TKey> Keys
        {
            get { return _dictionary.Keys; }
        }

        public bool Remove(TKey key)
        {
            TValue temp;
            return TryRemoveWithNotification(key, out temp);
        }

        public bool TryGetValue(TKey key, out TValue value)
        {
            return _dictionary.TryGetValue(key, out value);
        }

        public ICollection<TValue> Values
        {
            get { return _dictionary.Values; }
        }

        public TValue this[TKey key]
        {
            get { return _dictionary[key]; }
            set { UpdateWithNotification(key, value); }
        }
        #endregion
    }
}

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Re: Add Dictionary in ObsavableCollection

indian14316-May-16 6:35

indian143

16-May-16 6:35

Thank you very much.

Thanks,

Abdul Aleem

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Datagrid is not updating the values after changing the collection in the ViewModel in WPF

indian14313-May-16 11:02

indian143

13-May-16 11:02

Hi All,

I have a Datagrid in a Window container as below

<DataGrid HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="103,188,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Height="98" Width="313"
                 ItemsSource="{Binding Path=DictionaryName, Mode=TwoWay}" ></DataGrid>

And Collection in the ViewModel as below

public Dictionary<short, String> DictionaryName
       {
           get { return _testData.DictionaryName; }
           set { _testData.DictionaryName = value; NotifyPropertyChanged("DictionaryName"); }
       }

public void AddAnItem()
       {
           int t = DictionaryName.Max(x => x.Key) + 1;

           DictionaryName.Add(short.Parse(t.ToString()), t.ToString() + "Number");
       }

When Button click calls the Command then it is adding an item into the Dictionary but that is not being added into the Datagrid eventhough I kept the Mode as TwoWay?

Can anybody please help me any sort of help may be a code snippet, a link or even a suggestion also helps me?

Please its very urgent and I am new to the WPF, thanks in advance.

Thanks,

Abdul Aleem

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Re: Datagrid is not updating the values after changing the collection in the ViewModel in WPF

Richard Deeming13-May-16 11:16

Richard Deeming

13-May-16 11:16

The Dictionary<TKey, TValue> class doesn't raise an event when the collection is modified. WPF has no way to know that you've added an item.

You'll need to raise a PropertyChanged event for the collection to tell WPF that it has changed:

public void AddAnItem()
{
    int t = DictionaryName.Keys.Max() + 1;
    DictionaryName.Add((short)t, t + "Number");
    NotifyPropertyChanged("DictionaryName");
}

NB: You can use an explicit cast to convert an int to a short; there's no need to convert it to a string and then parse it back to a short.

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Re: Datagrid is not updating the values after changing the collection in the ViewModel in WPF

indian14313-May-16 11:44

indian143

13-May-16 11:44

Hi,

I did that (I have added NotifyPropertyChanged method in the AddAnItem() method) still my Datagrid is not getting updated according to the collection change.

public void AddAnItem()
{
    int t = DictionaryName.Keys.Max() + 1;
    DictionaryName.Add((short)t, t + "Number");
    NotifyPropertyChanged("DictionaryName");
}

My NotitfyProertyChanged method is written as below, do I have any error in there?

private void NotifyPropertyChanged(string propertyName)
        {
            PropertyChangedEventHandler handler = PropertyChanged;
            if (null != handler)
            {
                handler(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
            }
        }

The value in the TextBox is getting added to the DictionaryName collection but is not getting displayed into the DataGrid, I tried all sorts of options, but didn't work.

<Window x:Class="TestWPFApplication.MainWindow"
        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
        Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525"
        xmlns:local="using:TestWPFApplication">
    <Grid>
        <Label Content="Enter Name" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="58,62,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Name="lblName"/>
        <TextBox Text="{Binding Name, Mode=OneTime}"  HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="22" Margin="160,64,0,0" TextWrapping="Wrap" Name="txtName" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="120"/>
        <Button Content="Save" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="180,142,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="74" Name="btnSave"
                Command="{Binding Path=TestCommand}"/>
        <Button Content="Save Specific" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="277,142,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="74" Name="btnSaveSpecific"
                Command="{Binding Path=TestSpecificCommand}"
                CommandParameter="{Binding ElementName=txtName, Path=Text}" />
        <DataGrid HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="103,188,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Height="98" Width="313" 
                  ItemsSource="{Binding Path=DictionaryName, Mode=TwoWay, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}" AutoGenerateColumns="True" >

<pre>
    </DataGrid>

</Grid>

Anybody please help me man, even suggestion just to execute this is also fine.

Thanks,

Abdul Aleem

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modified 13-May-16 19:48pm.

Re: Datagrid is not updating the values after changing the collection in the ViewModel in WPF

indian14313-May-16 21:09

indian143

13-May-16 21:09

I tried with ObservableCollection also, with ObservableCollection datagrid is filling up a row every time (means the collection is filling up) but the value is not showing up there, can anybody please help me any sort of help.
I have my code in View as below

<Window x:Class="TestWPFApplication.MainWindow"
        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
        Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525"
        xmlns:local="using:TestWPFApplication">
    <Grid>
        <Label Content="Enter Name" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="58,62,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Name="lblName"/>
        <TextBox Text="{Binding Name, Mode=OneWay}"  HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="22" Margin="160,64,0,0" TextWrapping="Wrap" Name="txtName" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="120"/>
        <Button Content="Save" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="180,142,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="74" Name="btnSave"
                Command="{Binding Path=TestCommand}"/>
        <Button Content="Save Specific" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="277,142,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="74" Name="btnSaveSpecific"
                Command="{Binding Path=TestSpecificCommand}"
                CommandParameter="{Binding ElementName=txtName, Path=Text}" />
        <DataGrid HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="103,188,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Height="98" Width="313" 
             IsSynchronizedWithCurrentItem="True" ItemsSource="{Binding Path=DictionaryNames, Mode=TwoWay, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}" 
                  AutoGenerateColumns="False"  >
            <DataGrid.Columns>
                <DataGridTextColumn Header="Name of Employee" Binding="{Binding Name}" />
            </DataGrid.Columns> 
        </DataGrid>

<pre>
</Grid>

My ViewModel

public class TestViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
    {
        TestData _testData;

        public TestCommand TestCommand { get; set; }
        public TestSpecificCommand TestSpecificCommand { get; set; }

        public TestViewModel()
        {
            _testData = new TestData();

            this.TestCommand = new TestCommand(this);

            this.TestSpecificCommand = new TestSpecificCommand(this);
            _dictionaryNames = new ObservableCollection<String>();
        }

        private string _name;
        public string Name
        {
            get { return _name; }
            set { _name = value; }
        }

        ObservableCollection<String> _dictionaryNames;
        public ObservableCollection<String> DictionaryNames
        {
            get { return _dictionaryNames; }
            set { _dictionaryNames = value; NotifyPropertyChanged("DictionaryNames"); }
        }

        public Dictionary<short, String> DictionaryName
        {
            get { return _testData.DictionaryName; }
            set { _testData.DictionaryName = value; NotifyPropertyChanged("DictionaryName"); }
        }        

        public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
        private void NotifyPropertyChanged(string propertyName)
        {
            PropertyChangedEventHandler handler = PropertyChanged;
            if (null != handler)
            {
                handler(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
            }
        }

        public void AddAnItem()
        {
            int t ;

            if ((DictionaryName == null) || (DictionaryName.Count()<=0))
                t = 1;
            else
               t = DictionaryName.Max(x => x.Key) + 1;

            DictionaryName.Add((short)t, t.ToString() + "Number");
            NotifyPropertyChanged("DictionaryNames");
        }

        public void AddAnItem(string _name)
        {
            int t;

        if ((DictionaryName == null) || (DictionaryName.Count() <= 0))
                t = 1;
            else
                t = (DictionaryName.Count <= 0) ? 1 : DictionaryName.Max(x => x.Key) + 1;

            DictionaryName.Add(short.Parse(t.ToString()), _name);
            _dictionaryNames.Add(_name);
            NotifyPropertyChanged("DictionaryNames");
        }        
    }

Thanks,

Abdul Aleem

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Re: Datagrid is not updating the values after changing the collection in the ViewModel in WPF

Pete O'Hanlon14-May-16 3:39

Pete O'Hanlon

14-May-16 3:39

Abdul, when adding or removing items from a collection, you have to raise an INotifyCollectionChanged event to notify the items that the number of rows has changed. This is baked into ObservableCollection.

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Convert This XAML To C#

Kevin Marois12-May-16 13:45

Kevin Marois

12-May-16 13:45

[UPDATE]
I opened Snoop and dragged over my window. It popped up a message about "Snoop has noticed windows running in multiple dispatchers..."

As I was reading it my content appeared. IF I DON'T SNOOOP, IT BEHAVE AS BELOW.
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I've got this tab control that is defined in XAML. It's an outer TabControl and it's tab items contain their own sub tabs:

I want to convert it to C# so I can load it at runtime.

<TabControl x:Name="mainTabControl"
            ItemsSource="{Binding TabItems}"
            SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedTabItem}"
            BorderBrush="{DynamicResource MainTab.BorderBrush}"
            Style="{DynamicResource MainTab.TabControl.Style}">

<pre>
<userControl:ToolBarTabItem x:Name="ScopeTabItem"
                            DataContext="{Binding ScopeViewModel}"
                            Header="{DynamicResource Maintab.Oscilloscope.Label}"
                            IsTabEnabled="{Binding Path=IsTabAvailable}"
                            TabType="Oscilloscope">

    <TabControl Style="{DynamicResource InnerTabControl.Style}" 
                SelectedIndex="{Binding InnerTabSelectedIndex}"
                ItemContainerStyle="{DynamicResource InnerTab.SelectedTabItem.Style}"<br />
                ItemTemplate="{DynamicResource InnerTab.ViewPort.Header}" 
                ItemsSource="{Binding OscilloscopeViewPortItems}"
                ContentTemplate="{StaticResource TabControlTemplate}"/>

</userControl:ToolBarTabItem>

I added the TabItems collection in the VM and bound it to the outter TabControl(above), then tried the following. The outter tab shows up OK, but the inner

private void LoadTabs()
{
    TabItems = new ObservableCollection<ToolBarTabItem>();

    var scopeTab = AddTab();
    TabItems.Add(scopeTab);
}

private ToolBarTabItem AddTab()
{
    ToolBarTabItem tab = new ToolBarTabItem();

    // Outter tab item
    tab.DataContext = ScopeViewModel;
    tab.Header = GetStringFromResource("Maintab.Oscilloscope.Label");
    tab.TabType = Tabs.Oscilloscope;

    Binding isTabAvailableBinding = new Binding();
    isTabAvailableBinding.Path = new PropertyPath("IsTabAvailable");
    isTabAvailableBinding.Source = ScopeViewModel;
    BindingOperations.SetBinding(tab, ToolBarTabItem.IsTabEnabledProperty, isTabAvailableBinding);

    // Inner tab control
    Style tabControlStyle = Application.Current.FindResource("InnerTabControl.Style") as Style;
    Style itemContainerStyle = Application.Current.FindResource("InnerTab.SelectedTabItem.Style") as Style;
    DataTemplate contentTemplate = Application.Current.FindResource("TabControlTemplate") as DataTemplate;
    DataTemplate itemTemplate = Application.Current.FindResource("InnerTab.ViewPort.Header") as DataTemplate;

    TabControl tabControl = new TabControl();
    tabControl.Style = tabControlStyle;
    tabControl.ItemContainerStyle = itemContainerStyle;
    tabControl.ItemTemplate = itemTemplate;
    tabControl.ContentTemplate = contentTemplate;

    Binding selectedIndexBinding = new Binding();
    selectedIndexBinding.Path = new PropertyPath("InnerTabSelectedIndex");
    selectedIndexBinding.Source = ScopeViewModel;
    BindingOperations.SetBinding(tab, TabControl.SelectedIndexProperty, selectedIndexBinding);

    Binding itemSourceBinding = new Binding();
    itemSourceBinding.Path = new PropertyPath("OscilloscopeViewPortItems");
    itemSourceBinding.Source = ScopeViewModel;
    BindingOperations.SetBinding(tab, TabControl.ItemsSourceProperty, itemSourceBinding);

    tab.Content = tabControl;

    return tab;
}

The resources all seem to be found OK, but I don't see the inner tab. I'm wondering if my bindings are correct. Anyone see anything wrong?

Thanks

If it's not broken, fix it until it is

modified 12-May-16 19:59pm.

Add a check box and delete multiple rows from DataGrid in WPF

indian14312-May-16 8:46

indian143

12-May-16 8:46

Hi,

I have a DataGrid in WPF, how can I add a check box and need code to delete multiple selected rows from the DataGrid?

Any help a link or code snippet helps me a lot.

Thanks,

Abdul Aleem

"There is already enough hatred in the world lets spread love, compassion and affection."

Re: Add a check box and delete multiple rows from DataGrid in WPF

Mycroft Holmes12-May-16 13:06

Mycroft Holmes

12-May-16 13:06

Add a bool property to your collection - bind this to the checkbox column in the datagrid.
Add a delete button to the view
when the user clicks the button delete each item from the collection that has been checked.

Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH

Re: Add a check box and delete multiple rows from DataGrid in WPF

indian14312-May-16 14:12

indian143

12-May-16 14:12

Is there anyway I can bind this DataGrid to a method in the ViewModel directly?

Thanks,

Abdul Aleem

"There is already enough hatred in the world lets spread love, compassion and affection."

Use Different Paths In Control Template

Kevin Marois11-May-16 13:14

Kevin Marois

11-May-16 13:14

I have icons defined as Paths:

<!--SCOPE ICON-->
<Geometry x:Key="data1">M98.219,48.111C97...</Geometry>
<Geometry x:Key="data2">M98.219,46.948C97...</Geometry>
<UserControl x:Key="scopeIcon">
    <Path>
        <Path.Data>
            <GeometryGroup>
                <StaticResource ResourceKey="data1"/>
                <StaticResource ResourceKey="data2"/>
            </GeometryGroup>
        </Path.Data>
    </Path>
</UserControl

What I want to do now is use them in a Button control. I have subclassed Button into ImageButton:

public class MenuButton : Button
{
    public string Caption
    {
        get { return (string)GetValue(CaptionProperty); }
        set { SetValue(CaptionProperty, value); }
    }
    public static readonly DependencyProperty CaptionProperty =
        DependencyProperty.Register("Caption", typeof(string), typeof(MenuButton), new UIPropertyMetadata(null));

}

and the style

<Style TargetType="Button"
        x:Key="TestButtonStyle">

<pre>
<Setter Property="Height" Value="140"/>
<Setter Property="Width" Value="195"/>

<Setter Property="Template">
    <Setter.Value>
        <ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type controls:MenuButton}">

            <Border >

                <Grid>

                    <Grid.RowDefinitions>
                        <RowDefinition Height="50*"/>
                        <RowDefinition Height="50*"/>
                    </Grid.RowDefinitions>
                    <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                        <ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
                    </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>

                    PATH(ICON) GOES HERE <=============

                    <TextBlock Grid.Row="1"
                            Grid.Column="0"Text="{TemplateBinding Caption}"
                            HorizontalAlignment="Center"
                            VerticalAlignment="Top"
                            Margin="5"
                            Foreground="White"
                            FontSize="14"
                            TextAlignment="Center"
                            TextWrapping="WrapWithOverflow"/>

                </Grid>

            </Border>

        </ControlTemplate>

    </Setter.Value>
</Setter>

and it's used this way:

<controls:MenuButton Caption="{Binding Caption}"
                        Margin="2"
                        Width="100"
                        Style="{StaticResource TestButtonStyle}"
                        VerticalAlignment="Top"
                        Command="{Binding Path=ButtonClick}"
                        CommandParameter="{x:Static enums:Tabs.Oscilloscope}"/>

The question is, how in the button above to I set the path icon. It will be different for each use case. I want to set it up as part of the ControlTemplate then change it each time I add a new Menu Button.

Thanks

If it's not broken, fix it until it is

Re: Use Different Paths In Control Template

Gerry Schmitz11-May-16 16:06

Gerry Schmitz

11-May-16 16:06

Use a ContentPresenter.

Handle Title Bar Icon Click

Kevin Marois11-May-16 5:56

Kevin Marois

11-May-16 5:56

How can I handle the user clicking the icon in a Window's title bar?

Thanks

If it's not broken, fix it until it is

Re: Handle Title Bar Icon Click

CHill6011-May-16 22:42

CHill60

11-May-16 22:42

AFAIK the Title bar isn't part of the area of an application that exposes events like click. I believe you will have to create some sort of custom title bar.

I found this here on CP - WPF Custom Chrome Library[^]

Re: Handle Title Bar Icon Click

Pete O'Hanlon11-May-16 23:50

Pete O'Hanlon

11-May-16 23:50

Have a look at Nish's excellent An MVVM friendly approach to adding system menu entries in a WPF application[^]

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