c# WPF Binding to a property of DataConext

Question

I have a problem with Bindings in WPF(c#).

This is my xaml:

<my:ComboColumn Header="{Binding PropHeader}"
                 DataMemberBinding="{Binding Prop}"
                 ItemsSource="{Binding PossibleProps}"
                 Width="*"
                 />

If I use this binding:

Binding binding = new Binding()
            {
                Path = new PropertyPath(nameof(ItemsSource)),
                Source = this
            };

Then the binding path is correct (is looking for PossibleProps), but is looking at the false Source. Is binding to property PossibleProps in the ViewModel.

If I use this binding:

Binding binding = new Binding()
            {
                Path = new PropertyPath(nameof(ItemsSource)),
                Source = DataContext
            };

Then the binding path is false(is looking for ItemsSource), but is looking at the source I want. Is binding to property ItemsSource in the MainViewModel.

Can you help me please?

update1:

full code:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Data;
using Telerik.Windows.Controls;
using Telerik.Windows.Controls.GridView;

namespace DB_Admin_WPF.Controls
{
    public partial class ComboColumn : GridViewDataColumn
    {

        public static DependencyProperty ItemsSourceProperty = DependencyProperty.Register("ItemsSource", typeof(IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<Guid?, string>>), typeof(ComboColumn), new PropertyMetadata());
        public IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<Guid?, string>> ItemsSource
        {
            get { return (IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<Guid?, string>>)GetValue(ItemsSourceProperty); }
            set { SetValue(ItemsSourceProperty, value); }
        }

        public override FrameworkElement CreateCellElement(GridViewCell cell, object dataItem)
        {
            var element = new TextBlock();
            var valueBinding = new Binding(DataMemberBinding.Path.Path)
            {
                Mode = BindingMode.TwoWay,
                Converter = new ConverterKeyValue() 
            };
            element.SetBinding(TextBlock.TextProperty, valueBinding);

            return element;
        }



        public override FrameworkElement CreateCellEditElement(GridViewCell cell, object dataItem)
        {

            Binding binding = new Binding()
            {
                Path = new PropertyPath(nameof(ItemsSource)),
                Source = DataContext
            };

            var element = new RadComboBox();
            element.SetBinding(RadComboBox.SelectedItemProperty, DataMemberBinding);
            element.DisplayMemberPath = "Value";
            element.SetBinding(RadComboBox.ItemsSourceProperty, binding);
            return element;
        }

        //public IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<Guid?, string>> ItemSource { get; set; }


        public ComboColumn()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

    }
}

Update2

So I did share now the complete code. The xaml is how I want to use my class ComboColumn

The DataContext refers to the MainViewModel while this refers to a ViewModel, which is in a list in the ´MainViewModel´.

In the binding, I want to refer to PossibleProps at the MainViewModel.

Answer 1

Your ItemsSource="{Binding PossibleProps}" binding will always fail since a DataGridColumn doesn't inherit any DataContext to bind to.

Binding (or DataMemberBinding) is a Binding type property that is applied to the generated element at runtime. It's not resolved from the column.

You can take a look at this answer for an example of how use a Freezable to be able to bind the Visibility property of a column to a source property.