C# WPF - ListBox with DataTemplate - add extra "header" row - c#

I have ListBox with DataTemplate, like this:
<ListBox ItemsSource="{Binding}" BorderBrush="Transparent"
Grid.IsSharedSizeScope="True"
HorizontalContentAlignment="Stretch"
Grid.Row="1"
Grid.Column="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="4"
Name="playerList">
<ListBox.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<Border BorderBrush="Black" BorderThickness="2">
<Grid Margin="4">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="3*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="3*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="3*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="3*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Name}" FontWeight="Bold" FontSize="16" />
<TextBlock Grid.Column="1" Text="{Binding Drinked }" FontWeight="Bold" FontSize="16" />
<TextBlock Grid.Column="2" Text="{Binding Remaining }" FontWeight="Bold" FontSize="16" />
<Button Grid.Column="3" Name="addButton" Click="addButton_Click" FontWeight="Bold" FontSize="16">+</Button>
<Button Grid.Column="4" Name="substractButton" Click="substractButton_Click" FontSize="16">-</Button>
</Grid>
</Border>
</DataTemplate>
</ListBox.ItemTemplate>
</ListBox>
I have class that has the properties Name, Drinked, etc. It's in List<> that is set as DataSource. This part works fine.
But I need to add extra entry to this ListBox, that will be displayed before the DataTemplate. It will not have bindings or the same structure - it will serve as header and will have different layout than the DataTemplate.
Is there any way to do it? If I add it like in a normal ListBox, I then got an error that the ListBox must be empty before using binding.
Now the ListBox looks like this:
But I need to make it looks like this:
Is it possible to do so? If there is way to do it using other element than ListBox, I'm fine with it, as long as I can use Binding and DataTemplate.

If scrollign doesn't matter to you can put simply a static border just above your listbox..
For the scenario where you want to include that extra row in the scrolling you have to modify ListBox's template. Here is an example of an implicit style that would add a TextBlock just before your items and that would participate of the scrolling:
<Style TargetType="{x:Type ListBox}">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type ListBox}">
<ScrollViewer x:Name="ScrollViewer">
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
<RowDefinition/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<TextBlock Text="I am an extra row" Grid.Row="0"/>
<ItemsPresenter Grid.Row="1"/>
</Grid>
</ScrollViewer>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
In fact by overriding the control's template you can give it all the customizations that you need... You can change the textblock for whatever any other control you want..

You could achieve this goal by using a Stackpanel or Grid. However, if you insist on using an extra row in your ListBox, you can make use of a Content Template Selector. In the following solution, I did use a trigger to set the template of the current item according to its type.
<Window.Resources>
<local:ObjectToTypeConverter x:Key="ObjectToTypeConverter" />
<ControlTemplate x:Key="emptyRow">
<Grid HorizontalAlignment="Stretch">
<Border Height="50" BorderBrush="Black" BorderThickness="2">
<TextBlock HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" Text="Extra row that is not part of the binding or DataTemplate" />
</Border>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
<ControlTemplate x:Key="default">
<Border BorderBrush="Black" BorderThickness="2">
<Grid Margin="4">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="3*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="3*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="3*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="3*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Name}" FontWeight="Bold" FontSize="16" />
<TextBlock Grid.Column="1" Text="{Binding Drinked }" FontWeight="Bold" FontSize="16" />
<TextBlock Grid.Column="2" Text="{Binding Remaining }" FontWeight="Bold" FontSize="16" />
<Button Grid.Column="3" Name="addButton" Click="addButton_Click" FontWeight="Bold" FontSize="16">+</Button>
<Button Grid.Column="4" Name="substractButton" Click="substractButton_Click" FontSize="16">-</Button>
</Grid>
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
<Style x:Key="ItemStyle" TargetType="{x:Type ListBoxItem}">
<Setter Property="Template" Value="{DynamicResource emptyRow}" />
<Style.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding ., Converter={StaticResource ObjectToTypeConverter}}" Value="{x:Type local:Model}">
<Setter Property="Template" Value="{DynamicResource default}" />
</DataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</Window.Resources>
<Grid>
<ListBox ItemsSource="{Binding}" BorderBrush="Transparent"
Grid.IsSharedSizeScope="True"
HorizontalContentAlignment="Stretch"
Grid.Row="1"
ItemContainerStyle="{StaticResource ItemStyle}"
Grid.Column="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="4"
Name="playerList" />
</Grid>
The converter simply converts the object to its type
public class ObjectToTypeConverter : IValueConverter
{
public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
{
return value?.GetType();
}
public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
{
throw new NotImplementedException();
}
}
To add different objects to your collection, change the type to object or to a type according to your inheritance setup.

Related

Link a ListBox Borderbrush property to a IsEnabled button

I have two TextBoxes, two ListBoxes, a Cancel button and an OK button.
Simplifying the problem, I would like to link the color of the Borderbrush of the second ListBox to the IsEnabled property of the OK button.
An alternative would be link that color change to the ListBoxItem background instead of the Listbox border itself.
Is it possible (maybe through Triggers or something)? If so, could you show me the way?
The XAML of the window is as follows:
<Window x:Class="Opt.ExpertSystem.View.WindowPasteRules"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
mc:Ignorable="d"
xmlns:scroll="clr-namespace:Opt.ExpertSystem.View"
Title="Paste Rules Options" Width="400" Height="300">
<Window.InputBindings>
<KeyBinding Key="Esc" Command="{Binding CancelCommand}" />
</Window.InputBindings>
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="28"/>
<RowDefinition Height="100*"/>
<RowDefinition Height="35"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="76*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Label Content="Select Rules to Paste: " Grid.Column="0" Grid.Row="0" HorizontalAlignment="Right" HorizontalContentAlignment="Right" Margin="0,0,2,0" Width="Auto"/>
<Grid Grid.Row="1" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" >
<Grid.Resources>
<Style TargetType="ScrollViewer">
<Setter Property="scroll:ScrollSynchronizer.ScrollGroup" Value="Group1" />
</Style>
</Grid.Resources>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="30"/>
<RowDefinition Height="50*"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="5" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Label Content="Replace" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" FontWeight="Bold"/>
<TextBox Margin="55,2,2,2" Text="{Binding CopyNameOrigin}" ToolTip="Non-editable field. Represents the text you want to replace." Focusable="False"/>
<Label Content="With" Grid.Column="2" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" FontWeight="Bold"/>
<TextBox Grid.Column="2" Margin="42,2,2,2" Text="{Binding CopyNameNew, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}" ToolTip="Represents the results of the changes to be made." />
<ListBox ItemsSource="{Binding Path=CopiedRules}" Grid.Row="1" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" Grid.Column="0" BorderThickness="1" BorderBrush="CornflowerBlue" Grid.IsSharedSizeScope="True" Margin="2,0,2,10" >
<ListBox.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<Label Content="{Binding Name}" />
</DataTemplate>
</ListBox.ItemTemplate>
</ListBox>
<ListBox ItemsSource="{Binding Path=PasteRules}" Grid.Row="1" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" Grid.Column="2" BorderThickness="1" BorderBrush="CornflowerBlue" Margin="2,0,2,10" >
<ListBox.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<CheckBox Content="{Binding Name}" IsChecked="{Binding IsChecked}" Margin="2,5,2,5" />
</DataTemplate>
</ListBox.ItemTemplate>
</ListBox>
</Grid>
<Grid Grid.Row="2" Background="#FFECE9D8" Grid.ColumnSpan="2">
<Button Content="OK" x:Name="btnOK" IsEnabled="{Binding IsValid, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}" Margin="0,6,6,0" Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="1" HorizontalAlignment="Right" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="75" Height="23" Click="btnOK_Click" />
<Button Content="Cancel" x:Name="btnCancel" IsCancel="True" Margin="0,6,90,0" Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="1" HorizontalAlignment="Right" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="75" Height="23" />
</Grid>
</Grid>
</Window>
Here's a small example that changes the border brush of a listview based on the IsEnabled property of a button
<StackPanel>
<ListBox Height="100">
<ListBox.Style>
<Style TargetType="ListBox">
<Style.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding ElementName=okButton, Path=IsEnabled}" Value="false">
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="Red"/>
</DataTrigger>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding ElementName=okButton, Path=IsEnabled}" Value="true">
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="Blue"/>
</DataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</ListBox.Style>
</ListBox>
<Button IsEnabled="True" Name="okButton">true</Button>
</StackPanel>
But I would set the availability of the button on the command and not in the XAML, also I would bind the color of the ListView to the IsValid property in the ViewModel instead.

Column Headers Offset From Data in Wpf Datagrid

Good morning
I have a Wpf datagrid that is displaying an observable collection of a custom type
I group the data using a collection view source in XAML on two seperate properties, and I have styled the groups to display as expanders.
For clarity, as there is a lot of data I feel I have to use margins and spacing otherwise things look very cluttered.
My problem is that with two levels of hierarchical expanders the column data is now substantially offset from the column headers meaning that they do not properly line up.
I have tried several thing, like setting the margin of the column headers and the width (both actual and normal). However all of my attempts end up resizing the whole column so that the offset stays the same but the columns move.
so my question:
How can I change the visible width or offset of a column header to ensure that the headers line up with the data
Visual Studio 2012
Wpf
C#
DataGrid
EDIT This is what I mean
EDIT 2 - MY Xaml for Grouping
<!-- Style for groups at top level. -->
<GroupStyle>
<GroupStyle.ContainerStyle>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type GroupItem}">
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="0" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type GroupItem}">
<Expander Margin="5,10,5,5"
BorderBrush="{StaticResource BlackBrush}"
BorderThickness="1"
Header="{Binding Name}"
IsExpanded="True">
<Expander.Template>
<!-- The basic expander -->
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type Expander}">
<!-- Put a border around the expander -->
<Border Background="{Binding Path=Name,
Converter={StaticResource ColourConverter}}"
BorderBrush="{StaticResource GreyBrush}"
BorderThickness="2"
CornerRadius="3">
<!-- Use a dock panel so that the toggle button is docked to the top and the content is docked to the bottom -->
<DockPanel Margin="0">
<!-- Add the toggle button -->
<ToggleButton x:Name="ExpanderButton"
Margin="0"
Content="{TemplateBinding Header}"
DockPanel.Dock="Top"
FontSize="14"
FontWeight="Bold"
Foreground="{StaticResource BlackBrush}"
IsChecked="{Binding Path=IsExpanded,
RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}"
OverridesDefaultStyle="True"
Template="{StaticResource AnimatedExpanderButton}" />
<ContentPresenter x:Name="ExpanderContent"
Margin="5"
ContentSource="Content"
DockPanel.Dock="Bottom"
Visibility="{Binding ElementName=ExpanderButton,
Path=IsChecked,
Converter={StaticResource VisibilityConverter}}" />
</DockPanel>
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</Expander.Template>
<ItemsPresenter />
</Expander>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</GroupStyle.ContainerStyle>
</GroupStyle>
<!-- Style for groups under the top level. -->
<GroupStyle>
<GroupStyle.ContainerStyle>
<Style TargetType="{x:Type GroupItem}">
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="0,0,0,5" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type GroupItem}">
<Expander Margin="5"
Background="{Binding Path=Name,
Converter={StaticResource ColourConverter}}"
IsExpanded="True"
Visibility="{Binding Items[0].IsSelectedInSidebar,
Converter={StaticResource VisibilityConverter}}">
<Expander.Template>
<!-- The basic expander -->
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type Expander}">
<!-- Put a border around the expander -->
<Border Background="{Binding Path=Name,
Converter={StaticResource ColourConverter}}"
BorderBrush="{StaticResource GreyBrush}"
BorderThickness="2"
CornerRadius="3">
<!-- Use a dock panel so that the toggle button is docked to the top and the content is docked to the bottom -->
<DockPanel Margin="0">
<!-- Add the toggle button -->
<ToggleButton x:Name="ExpanderButton"
Content="{Binding Path=Name}"
DockPanel.Dock="Top"
FontSize="12"
IsChecked="{Binding Path=IsExpanded,
RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}"
OverridesDefaultStyle="True"
Template="{StaticResource AnimatedExpanderButton}" />
<ContentPresenter x:Name="ExpanderContent"
Margin="5"
ContentSource="Content"
DockPanel.Dock="Bottom"
Visibility="{Binding ElementName=ExpanderButton,
Path=IsChecked,
Converter={StaticResource VisibilityConverter}}" />
</DockPanel>
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</Expander.Template>
<Expander.Content>
<Border BorderBrush="{StaticResource BlackBrush}" BorderThickness="1">
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<ItemsPresenter Grid.Row="0" Margin="0" />
<Border Grid.Row="1"
Margin="0,10,0,0"
BorderBrush="{StaticResource BlackBrush}"
BorderThickness="0,1,0,0"
Visibility="{Binding Data.SettingRepository.MainDataSummaryVisible,
Source={StaticResource BindingProxy},
Converter={StaticResource VisibilityConverter}}">
<Grid Background="{StaticResource WhiteBrush}">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid Grid.Row="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="6">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<TextBlock Grid.Column="0"
Margin="5"
FontWeight="Bold"
Text="{Binding Path=Items[0].Option1Title}"
Visibility="{Binding Data.SettingRepository.MainDataShowSampleOptions,
Source={StaticResource BindingProxy},
Converter={StaticResource VisibilityConverter}}" />
<TextBlock Grid.Column="1"
Margin="5"
Text="{Binding Path=Items[0].Option1Data,
Mode=OneWay}"
Visibility="{Binding Data.SettingRepository.MainDataShowSampleOptions,
Source={StaticResource BindingProxy},
Converter={StaticResource VisibilityConverter}}" />
<TextBlock Grid.Column="2"
Margin="5"
FontWeight="Bold"
Text="{Binding Path=Items[0].Option2Title}"
Visibility="{Binding Data.SettingRepository.MainDataShowSampleOptions,
Source={StaticResource BindingProxy},
Converter={StaticResource VisibilityConverter}}" />
<TextBlock Grid.Column="3"
Margin="5"
Text="{Binding Path=Items[0].Option2Data,
Mode=OneWay}"
Visibility="{Binding Data.SettingRepository.MainDataShowSampleOptions,
Source={StaticResource BindingProxy},
Converter={StaticResource VisibilityConverter}}" />
<TextBlock Grid.Column="4"
Margin="5"
FontWeight="Bold"
Text="{Binding Path=Items[0].Option3Title}"
Visibility="{Binding Data.SettingRepository.MainDataShowSampleOptions,
Source={StaticResource BindingProxy},
Converter={StaticResource VisibilityConverter}}" />
<TextBlock Grid.Column="5"
Margin="5"
Text="{Binding Path=Items[0].Option3Data,
Mode=OneWay}" />
<TextBlock Grid.Column="6"
Margin="5"
FontWeight="Bold"
Text="{Binding Path=Items[0].Option4Title}"
Visibility="{Binding Data.SettingRepository.MainDataShowSampleOptions,
Source={StaticResource BindingProxy},
Converter={StaticResource VisibilityConverter}}" />
<TextBlock Grid.Column="7"
Margin="5"
Text="{Binding Path=Items[0].Option4Data,
Mode=OneWay}"
Visibility="{Binding Data.SettingRepository.MainDataShowSampleOptions,
Source={StaticResource BindingProxy},
Converter={StaticResource VisibilityConverter}}" />
<TextBlock Grid.Column="8"
Margin="5"
FontWeight="Bold"
Text="{x:Static languages:Strings.SampleIsAnnealedColumnHeader}" />
<CheckBox Grid.Column="9"
Margin="3,5,5,5"
IsChecked="{Binding Path=Items[0].SampleIsAnnealed,
Mode=OneWay}"
IsHitTestVisible="False"
Style="{StaticResource FandFCheckBox}" />
</Grid>
<!-- The mean Match temperature -->
<TextBlock Grid.Row="1"
Grid.Column="0"
Margin="5"
FontWeight="Bold"
Text="{x:Static languages:Strings.MeanSampleMatchTemperatureTitle}" />
<TextBlock Grid.Row="1"
Grid.Column="1"
Margin="5"
Text="{Binding Path=Items[0].SampleMeanMatchTemperature,
Mode=OneWay,
StringFormat=\{0:N2\}}" />
<!-- The match temperature range -->
<TextBlock Grid.Row="1"
Grid.Column="2"
Margin="5"
FontWeight="Bold"
Text="{x:Static languages:Strings.SampleTemperatureRangeTitle}" />
<TextBlock Grid.Row="1"
Grid.Column="3"
Margin="5"
Text="{Binding Path=Items[0].SampleMatchTemperatureRange}" />
<!-- The match temperature standard deviation -->
<TextBlock Grid.Row="1"
Grid.Column="4"
Margin="5"
FontWeight="Bold"
Text="{x:Static languages:Strings.SampleTemperatureStandardDeviationTitle}" />
<TextBlock Grid.Row="1"
Grid.Column="5"
Margin="5"
Text="{Binding Path=Items[0].SampleMatchTemperatureStandardDeviation,
Mode=OneWay,
StringFormat=\{0:N3\}}" />
<!-- The mean refractive index -->
<TextBlock Grid.Row="2"
Grid.Column="0"
Margin="5"
FontWeight="Bold"
Text="{x:Static languages:Strings.SampleMeanRefractiveIndexTitle}" />
<TextBlock Grid.Row="2"
Grid.Column="1"
Margin="5"
Text="{Binding Path=Items[0].SampleMeanRefractiveIndex,
Mode=OneWay,
StringFormat=\{0:N5\}}" />
<!-- The refractive index range -->
<TextBlock Grid.Row="2"
Grid.Column="2"
Margin="5"
FontWeight="Bold"
Text="{x:Static languages:Strings.SampleRIRangeTitle}" />
<TextBlock Grid.Row="2"
Grid.Column="3"
Margin="5"
Text="{Binding Path=Items[0].SampleRefractiveIndexRange}" />
<!-- The refractive index standard deviation -->
<TextBlock Grid.Row="2"
Grid.Column="4"
Margin="5"
FontWeight="Bold"
Text="{x:Static languages:Strings.SampleRIStandardDeviationTitle}" />
<TextBlock Grid.Row="2"
Grid.Column="5"
Margin="5"
Text="{Binding Path=Items[0].SampleRefractiveIndexStandardDeviation,
Mode=OneWay,
StringFormat=\{0:N7\}}" />
</Grid>
</Border>
</Grid>
</Border>
</Expander.Content>
</Expander>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</GroupStyle.ContainerStyle>
</GroupStyle>
You can set the ColumnHeaderStyle and there set a RenderTransform that moves the headers to the right.
<DataGrid.ColumnHeaderStyle>
<Style TargetType="DataGridColumnHeader">
<Setter Property="RenderTransform">
<Setter.Value>
//change the X value accordingly
<TranslateTransform X="100"></TranslateTransform>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</DataGrid.ColumnHeaderStyle>
EDIT 2:
As you mentioned, doing this will result in a small gap. To remove it you should set the left margin of the first column to a negative value, which stretches the header of this column to the left. You can do it like this:
<DataGridTemplateColumn.HeaderStyle>
<Style TargetType="DataGridColumnHeader">
//change the margin accordingly
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="-100 0 0 0" />
<Setter Property="RenderTransform">
<Setter.Value>
//change the X value accordingly
<TranslateTransform X="100"></TranslateTransform>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</DataGridTemplateColumn.HeaderStyle>
You have to set the RenderTransform here again, because this style overwrites the general ColumnHeaderStyle. To remove duplication you can add the render transfrom as a resource.
EDIT:
I just saw that you have a few margins on your Expanders and ContentPresenters. If you change them so that you have 0 margin to the left, it would align the content more to the left and reduce the alignment difference.
You would then need less offset on the RenderTransform.
Some examples of your code to illustrate what I mean:
<Expander Margin="5,10,5,5"
<ContentPresenter x:Name="ExpanderContent" Margin="5"
If you change it to
<Expander Margin="0,10,5,5"
<ContentPresenter x:Name="ExpanderContent" Margin="0 5 5 5"
the columns move more to the left.

XAML Conditional Binding in DataTemplate

I have a DataTemplate for a ListView in XAML:
<DataTemplate x:Key="ResultItemTemplate">
<Grid Grid.Column="2">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="auto" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="auto" />
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
<RowDefinition Height="auto" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Name}"
Margin="0,10,20,0"
Grid.Column="0"
Grid.Row="0"/>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding TimeStamp}"
Margin="0,10,10,0"
Grid.Column="1"
Grid.Row="0"/>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Text}"
Grid.Column="0"
Grid.ColumnSpan="2"
Grid.Row="1"
TextWrapping="Wrap"
Height="auto"
Margin="0,0,10,10"/>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Additional}"
Grid.Column="0"
Grid.ColumnSpan="2"
Grid.Row="2"
TextWrapping="Wrap"
Height="auto"
Margin="0,0,10,20" />
</Grid>
</DataTemplate>
So applying this DataTemplate to my ListView, the Additional TextBlock is not present in every list item.
However the spacing exists for the Additional TextBlock whether the DataBinding value is null or not.
How do I get the text block to only be added when the 'Additional' Binding property exists?
This is your Converter:
namespace ValueConveters
{
public class NullToVisibilityConverter : IValueConverter
{
public object Convert(object value, System.Type targetType, object parameter, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture)
{
return value == null ? Visibility.Collapsed : Visibility.Visible;
}
public object ConvertBack(object value, System.Type targetType, object parameter, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture)
{
throw new System.NotImplementedException();
}
}
}
And this is your XAML:
put this in your root element:
xmlns:conveters="clr-namespace:ValueConveters"
and then this in your Resources:
<conveters:NullToVisibilityConverter x:Key="NullToVisibilityConverter"/>
<DataTemplate x:Key="ResultItemTemplate">
<Grid Grid.Column="2">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="auto" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="auto" />
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
<RowDefinition Height="auto" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Name}"
Margin="0,10,20,0"
Grid.Column="0"
Grid.Row="0"/>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding TimeStamp}"
Margin="0,10,10,0"
Grid.Column="1"
Grid.Row="0"/>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Text}"
Grid.Column="0"
Grid.ColumnSpan="2"
Grid.Row="1"
TextWrapping="Wrap"
Height="auto"
Margin="0,0,10,10"/>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Additional}"
Visibility="{Binding Additional,Converter={StaticResource NullToVisibilityConverter}}"
Grid.Column="0"
Grid.ColumnSpan="2"
Grid.Row="2"
TextWrapping="Wrap"
Height="auto"
Margin="0,0,10,20" />
</Grid>
</DataTemplate>
Based on Flat Eric's suggestion - fields can be bound to the IsVisible property:
<Label IsVisible="{Binding Foo}" Text="{Binding Foo}"/>
When the value is null the Label is hidden.
To collapse the TextBlock when Additional property is not available, try to bind TextBlock's Visiblity property with TargetNullValue set to Collapsed. I would suggest something like this :
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Additional}"
Grid.Column="0"
Grid.ColumnSpan="2"
Grid.Row="2"
TextWrapping="Wrap"
Height="auto"
Margin="0,0,10,20"
Visibility="{Binding Additional, TargetNullValue=Collapsed}"
/>
But turned out it doesn't work for me, for a reason I don't know. But binding this way did the trick :
<TextBlock DataContext="{Binding Additional}"
Text="{Binding}"
Grid.Column="0"
Grid.ColumnSpan="2"
Grid.Row="2"
TextWrapping="Wrap"
Height="auto"
Margin="0,0,10,20"
Visibility="{Binding TargetNullValue=Collapsed}"
/>
Related questions :
How to Set TargetNullValue to Visibility.Collapsed in Binding
Control not being hidden when binding source is null
Binding Visibility to DataContext
You can try use the BindingBase.TargetNullValue for this:
<TextBlock Margin="{Binding Path=MyMargin, TargetNullValue=0}" />
Beforehand to create a property MyMargin of Thickness? type with some default value. If value of MyMargin will be null value, then value take from TargetNullValue.
You can edit the style of the textblock and set the visibility to collapsed or visible based on the value of the binding. The latter can be done using datatriggers.
It will be easier if you create a property ShowAdditional, which returns true or false, based on the value of the binding. This way you can easily customize when to show it or not.
As follows:
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Additional}" Grid.Column="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" Grid.Row="2" TextWrapping="Wrap" Height="auto" Margin="0,0,10,20">
<TextBlock.Style>
<Style TargetType="TextBlock">
<Style.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding ShowAddition}" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Visibility" Value="Visible" />
</DataTrigger>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding CameraState}" Value="False">
<Setter Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed" />
</DataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
</TextBlock.Style>
</TextBlock>
With visiblity set to collapsed, the entire element will be collapsed, including its margin.

Multi column list in windows 8 phone

I am trying to create a app to display tabular list (ID, Name, Lname) in the windows 8 phone.
My XAML file is as below
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="1*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="1*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="1*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid.Resources>
<Style x:Key="ListBoxStyle" TargetType="ListBoxItem">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource PhoneSemitransparentBrush}" />
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="3,5" />
<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="20" />
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StaticResource PhoneBorderBrush}" />
<!-- Replace the default item template with a basic template that does not highlight selected items. -->
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate>
<ContentPresenter/>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<Style x:Key="SummaryStyle" TargetType="TextBlock">
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="5" />
<Setter Property="Width" Value="75" />
<Setter Property="HorizontalAlignment" Value="Left" />
</Style>
</Grid.Resources>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<TextBlock Text="ID" Width="100" />
<TextBlock Text="Name" Width="150"/>
<TextBlock Text="LName" Width="150"/>
</StackPanel>
<ScrollViewer Margin="-5,13,3,36" Height="558">
<ListBox Name="lstBox"
ItemsSource="{Binding}"
Height="380" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="5,25,0,0"
VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="444" >
<ListBox.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<TextBlock Text="{Binding ID}" />
<TextBlock Text="{Binding FName}" />
<TextBlock Text="{Binding LName}" />
</StackPanel>
</DataTemplate>
</ListBox.ItemTemplate>
</ListBox>
</ScrollViewer>
</Grid>
and I call the below code on the button click even
List<Customers> cust = new List<Customers>();
cust.Add(new Customers(1, "Ganesh", "S"));
cust.Add(new Customers(2, "Shan", "S"));
cust.Add(new Customers(3, "Anjan", "A"));
lstBox.ItemsSource = cust;
But, it does not display the list it is just showing the column. These customer name should display as in windows 8 phone
ID Name LName
1 Ganesh S
2 Shan S
3 Anjan A
What is missing in the code? or What should I follow while to display multi column list in windows 8 phone?
You have defined three columns but the StackPanel is placed in the first column (default behavior), hence i guess that you are not able to view the data.
Or probably you can assign the header TextBlocks to the grid (remove the stackpanel) and within the itemtemplate define another grid with similar width which should help you achieve the layout.
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="1*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="1*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="1*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<TextBlock Text="ID" Width="100" Grid.Column="0"/>
<TextBlock Text="Name" Width="150" Grid.Column="1"/>
<TextBlock Text="LName" Width="150" Grid.Column="2"/>
and then your template like
<ListBox.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<Grid >
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="1*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="1*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="1*" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding ID}" Grid.Column="0"/>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding FName}" Grid.Column="1"/>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding LName}" Grid.Column="2"/>
</Grid>
</DataTemplate>
</ListBox.ItemTemplate>
(not tested code just re arranged as per your post) hope this helps
Create a Grid inside the StackPanel. In that create a column.
Here it looks like:
<ScrollViewer Margin="-5,13,3,36" Height="558">
<ListBox Name="lstBox"
ItemsSource="{Binding}"
Height="380" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="5,25,0,0"
VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="444" >
<ListBox.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Specify width" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Specify width" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Specify width" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding ID}" Grid.Column="0" />
<TextBlock Text="{Binding FName}" Grid.Column="1" />
<TextBlock Text="{Binding LName}" Grid.Column="2" />
</Grid>
</StackPanel>
</DataTemplate>
</ListBox.ItemTemplate>
</ListBox>
</ScrollViewer>

grids Visibility binded to a TabControl SelectedItem

I have two grids contained in borders like this :
<Border BorderBrush="Gray" BorderThickness="2" Margin="5" Visibility="{Binding SelectedItem, ElementName=tcAction, Converter={StaticResource LoadChangeHeaderToVisibilityConverter}}">
<Grid x:Name="actionGrid" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" >
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<TextBlock Grid.Row="0" Text=" Card Name" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Margin="0,4,0,0" FontSize="16"/>
<Label Grid.Row="1" Content="{Binding CardName}" FontSize="14" HorizontalAlignment="Center" />
<TextBlock Grid.Row="2" Text="{Binding ActionType, StringFormat='Action Type: {0}'}" Margin="4" FontSize="13" FontWeight="ExtraBlack" HorizontalAlignment="Center"/>
<TextBlock Grid.Row="3" Text="{Binding Action, StringFormat='Action: {0}'}" Margin="4" FontSize="13" FontWeight="ExtraBlack" HorizontalAlignment="Center"/>
</Grid>
</Border>
<Border BorderBrush="Gray" BorderThickness="2" Margin="5" Visibility="{Binding SelectedItem, ElementName=tcAction, Converter={StaticResource LoadChangeHeaderToVisibilityConverter}}">
<Grid x:Name="actionCANGrid" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<TextBlock Grid.Row="0" Text=" CAN Name" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Margin="0,4,0,0" FontSize="16"/>
<Label Grid.Row="1" Content="{Binding CardName}" FontSize="14" HorizontalAlignment="Center" />
<TextBlock Grid.Row="2" Text="{Binding ActionType, StringFormat='Action Type: {0}'}" Margin="4" FontSize="13" FontWeight="ExtraBlack" HorizontalAlignment="Center"/>
<TextBlock Grid.Row="3" Text="{Binding Action, StringFormat='Action: {0}'}" Margin="4" FontSize="13" FontWeight="ExtraBlack" HorizontalAlignment="Center"/>
</Grid>
</Border>
Both of them are binded to the SelectedItem property of a TabControl. The fact here is that i want only one grid visible at a time, depending on the TabItem selected. So when Visibility is Visible for one of them, it should be Hidden for others. I am not sure how can i track the states of all the future grids, and keep only 1 in the front.
Personally I wouldn't mess with Visibility at all. That's the old WinForms way :)
Instead, I'd use a ContentControl and switch the ContentTemplate property in a DataTrigger based on the SelectedItem. I find this easier to maintain, and there's only one set of items in the visual tree at a time.
<Style TargetType="{x:Type ContentControl}">
<Setter Property="ContentTemplate" Value="{StaticResource DefaultTemplate}" />
<Style.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding ElementName=MyTabControl, Path=SelectedIndex}" Value="0">
<Setter Property="ContentTemplate" Value="{StaticResource ActionTemplate}" />
</DataTrigger>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding ElementName=MyTabControl, Path=SelectedIndex}" Value="1">
<Setter Property="ContentTemplate" Value="{StaticResource ActionCANTemplate}" />
</DataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
Instead of binding the SelectedItem of the tabcontrol, Bind SelectedIndex and pass the convertParamereter to the Converter
Your Converter will be like below
public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture)
{
if ((int)value == (int)parameter)
{
return Visibility.Visible;
}
return Visibility.Collapsed;
}
And in your Xmal change the visibility as below
Visibility="{Binding SelectedIndex, ElementName=tcAction, Converter={StaticResource LoadChangeHeaderToVisibilityConverter}, ConverterParameter=0}">

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