CODEWITHSUNDEEP
c#wpfxamltemplates
Andyz Smith
Andyz Smith

Reputation: 708

XAML WPF Control Templates

Is this

WPF Control's Nested property's data binding

ever resolved in some way?

...

How can I:

  1. declare a templated control that derives from Control
  2. Have a middle - tier class that is a property
  3. Set properties of the mid-level class from XAML

I have this code:

<cars:2016Model
    Engine.Power = "MOREMOREWARPSPEED"
>

public class 2016Model : Control
{
public 2016Model()
{
if (Date == 2016)
Engine = new 2016 Engine
}

public Engine { get; set; }

public class Engine 
{
    public virtual Double Power
    get
    {
        return 0;
    }
}

public class 2016Engine : Engine
 {
    public override Power
    {
        return 1000KWH;
    }
}

public class 2015Engine : Engine
{
    public override Power
    {
        return 350HP;
    }
}

I Want to swap out the mid-level class.

I want to swap out the templates and have different views of the same current incarnation of Model and Engine.

I want to template this, but I cannot see how to set properties of a swappable class from the Xaml.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 391

Answers (1)

Petter Hesselberg
Petter Hesselberg

Reputation: 5518

I'm not completely sure I understand what you want to do, but I have a suspicion.

First, your code doesn't compile for a variety of reasons -- among other things, you can't start an identifier with a digit. But that's a quibble -- assume these model objects:

public class Car2016Model : Control
{
    public Engine Engine { get; set; }
}

public class Engine
{
    public virtual double Power => 0;
}

public class Engine2016 : Engine
{
    public override double Power => 1000;
}

public class Engine2015 : Engine
 {
    public override double Power => 350;
}

You can then declare cars in XAML with different engines as follows:

<cars:Car2016Model>
    <cars:Car2016Model.Engine>
        <cars:Engine2015 />
    </cars:Car2016Model.Engine>
</cars:Car2016Model>
<cars:Car2016Model>
    <cars:Car2016Model.Engine>
        <cars:Engine2016 />
    </cars:Car2016Model.Engine>
</cars:Car2016Model>

Of course, if you also want to display something useful, you need to provide a control template for the Cars2016Model control:

<Grid.Resources>
    <ResourceDictionary>
        <ControlTemplate TargetType="cars:Car2016Model" x:Key="Template">
            <Grid Background="Cyan">
                <TextBox Text="{Binding Engine.Power, Mode=OneTime}" />
            </Grid>
        </ControlTemplate>
    </ResourceDictionary>
</Grid.Resources>

Reference the template from the control:

<cars:Car2016Model Template="{StaticResource Template}">
    <cars:Car2016Model.Engine>
        <cars:Engine2015 />
    </cars:Car2016Model.Engine>
</cars:Car2016Model>

I hope this is what you were asking.

Upvotes: 1

Related Questions