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Sentropie
Sentropie

Reputation: 259

Binding in ItemTemplate in ResourceDictionary

I'm working on a C++ Metro style app and have a problem with the binding inside an ItemTemplate of a ListView (or its items respectively). If I do it right in my Page.xaml it is working. The (simplified) code would be: 

<ListView x:Name="m_listParts" ItemsSource="{Binding PartsList}>
    <ListView.ItemTemplate>
        <DataTemplate>
            <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Width="60" Height="60">
                <Grid>
                    <TextBlock Text="{Binding Part}"/>
                </Grid>                      
            </StackPanel>
        </DataTemplate>
    </ListView.ItemTemplate>
   <ListView.ItemsPanel>
            <ItemsPanelTemplate>
                <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal"/>
            </ItemsPanelTemplate>
   </ListView.ItemsPanel>
</ListView>

However, I would like to have the ItemTemplate definition in my resourceDictionary. But I cannot figure out how to get the binding working. It just seems to not find the bound properties anymore.

Here is my (simplified) try (since the ItemsPanel is working I suppose I loaded the dictionary itself properly):

<Style x:Key="PartsListListView" TargetType="ListView">
    <Setter Property="ItemsPanel">
        <Setter.Value>
            <ItemsPanelTemplate>
                <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal"/>
            </ItemsPanelTemplate>
        </Setter.Value>
    </Setter>
    <Setter Property="ItemTemplate">
        <Setter.Value>
            <DataTemplate>
                <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Width="60" Height="60">
                    <Grid>
                        <TextBlock Text="{Binding Part}"/>
                    </Grid>                       
                </StackPanel>
            </DataTemplate>
        </Setter.Value>
    </Setter>     
</Style>

The PartsList is an observable vector holding PartViewItem objects which consists of a Part property.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 3796

Answers (1)

Phil
Phil

Reputation: 43011

You should write your Xaml as 

<ListView 
    ItemsPanel="{StaticResource MyItemsPanel}" 
    ItemTemplate="{StaticResource MyItemTemplate}" .../>

where you have resources

<UserControl.Resources>
  <DataTemplate x:Key="MyItemTemplate" DataType="{x:Type MyItemType}">
     <StackPanel ....
  </DataTemplate>

  <ItemsPanelTemplate x:Key="MyItemsPanel">
     <StackPanel...
  </ItemsPanelTemplate>
</UserControl.Resources>

Upvotes: 2

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