Debugging Trick in XAML DataBinding

It is difficult to Debug the XAML data binding in WPF. As a developer, we always tend to debug our programs when there are problems. If something goes wrong like: - No Data display - Showing some wrong data You need to debug and see: - Whether the binding is successful - Does data object have values - and so on... Here is the Trick to Debug the Data Binding of XAML. All you need to do is create a Converter class. Example:

public class DebugConverter : IValueConverter
{
        #region IValueConverter Members
        public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture)
        {
            return value;
        }
        public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture)
        {
            return value;
        }
        #endregion
}

While binding the Data to the Control, use the DebugConverter as Converter. Like, declaring the Converter in XAML:

<Window.Resources>
<conv:DebugConverter x:Key="debugConverter" />
</Window.Resources>

Assigning to the Control whether we need to Debug the DataBinding:

<ListBox ItemsSource="{Binding ElementName=windowObject, Path=CollectionOfString, Converter={StaticResource debugConverter}}"/>

Now place a Breakpoint at the Convert function. That's it.