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Cleve
Cleve

Reputation: 1443

How can I reference the ListView DataContext from within the ListView.ItemTemplate in XAML?

I have a ListView whose DataContext is set to my ViewModel. The ListView.ItemsSource is set to a Collection Property of the ViewModel. There is a Property called MyIndex say on this ViewModel. The value of MyIndex changes during the execution of my project.

I need a way to access in XAML 'MyIndex' from within the ItemTemplate of the ListView so that I can change aspects of each ListViewItem based on the value of MyIndex.

I can't use TemplatedParent and then the .Parent property of the ListViewItem in the binding as .Parent isn't the ListView.

Here is some pseudo XAML to illustrate better what I mean.

            <ListView ItemsSource="ItemsCollection">
                <ListView.ItemTemplate>
                    <ItemContainerTemplate>
                        <Grid Background="{Binding <some xaml to reference MyIndex Property of ListView.DataContext to use in Converter>}">

                        </Grid>
                    </ItemContainerTemplate>
                </ListView.ItemTemplate>
            </ListView>

I'm not experienced with WPF.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 2019

Answers (1)

Lupu Silviu
Lupu Silviu

Reputation: 1165

This should do the trick. That way, you can use the DataContext of the parent in the children.

        <ListView ItemsSource="ItemsCollection">
        <ListView.ItemTemplate>
            <ItemContainerTemplate>
                <Grid Background="{Binding DataContext.MyIndex, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType=ListView}}">

                </Grid>
            </ItemContainerTemplate>
        </ListView.ItemTemplate>
    </ListView>

Upvotes: 2

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