I'm trying to bind the Title property of a Window to a custom property of this Window. The XAML looks like this:
Title="{Binding Path=WindowTitle, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Mode=Self}}"
The code behind like this:
public string WindowTitle
{
get
{
string title = (string)GetValue(WindowTitleProperty);
title = string.IsNullOrEmpty(title) ? "Editor" : title;
return title;
}
set
{
SetValue(WindowTitleProperty, value);
}
}
public static readonly DependencyProperty WindowTitleProperty =
DependencyProperty.Register("WindowTitle", typeof(string), typeof(Editor), new UIPropertyMetadata(null));
This works good after the property WindowTitle was set to a new value. But unfortunately upon loading the Window I don't get any title. The getter of WindowTitle isn't even called. As far as I can say, it never gets called. What am I doing wrong? Why is the getter never called (even when the title is set correctly)? Can I set a defaultvalue on any other way?
Your property looks strange. Why is it defined as a dependency property to begin with? You might as well use a CLR property and implement the INotifyPropertyChanged interface. This works fine for me:
public partial class Window13 : Window, INotifyPropertyChanged
{
public Window13()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private string _windowTitle = "default title...";
public string WindowTitle
{
get { return _windowTitle; }
set { _windowTitle = value; NotifyPropertyChanged(); }
}
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
private void NotifyPropertyChanged([CallerMemberName] String propertyName = "")
{
if (PropertyChanged != null)
{
PropertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
}
}
}
The CLR getter of a dependency property should only call the GetValue method and not contain any other logic.
Edit:
If you do want a dependency property for some reason, it should be implemented like this:
public string WindowTitle
{
get
{
return (string)GetValue(WindowTitleProperty);
}
set
{
SetValue(WindowTitleProperty, value);
}
}
public static readonly DependencyProperty WindowTitleProperty =
DependencyProperty.Register("WindowTitle", typeof(string), typeof(Editor), new UIPropertyMetadata("Editor"));
Note that you specify the default value when you register the property.
Related
I created a DependencyObject with properties in it, I also have it inherit INotifyPropertyChanged.
But when it is implemented as a DependencyProperty, it does not trigger PropertyChangedCallback when I change a single property from the DependencyObject both in Design and Code.
This is the Dependency Object that I will use for my CustomControl.
public class Basemap : DependencyObject, INotifyPropertyChanged
{
private string identifier;
private string name;
private string alias;
private string url;
private Map.DetailRange detailrange;
private Map.Attribution attribution;
public string Identifier
{
get => identifier;
set
{
identifier = value;
OnPropertyChanged("Identifier");
}
}
public string Name
{
get => name;
set
{
name = value;
OnPropertyChanged("Name");
}
}
public string Alias
{
get => alias;
set
{
alias = value;
OnPropertyChanged("Alias");
}
}
public string URL
{
get => url;
set
{
url = value;
OnPropertyChanged("URL");
}
}
public Map.DetailRange DetailRange
{
get => detailrange;
set
{
detailrange = value;
OnPropertyChanged("DetailRange");
}
}
public Map.Attribution Attribution
{
get => attribution;
set
{
attribution = value;
OnPropertyChanged("Attribution");
}
}
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
protected void OnPropertyChanged([CallerMemberName] string name = null)
{
PropertyChanged?.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(name));
}
}
It has a PropertyChangedEventHandler and Invoking it whenever the OnPropertyChanged is called, just like in this GUIDE
This it the DependecyProperty I implimented into the CustomControl that has a PropertyChangedCallback.
public static DependencyProperty BasemapProperty = DependencyProperty.Register("Basemap", typeof(Basemap), typeof(Browser), new PropertyMetadata(null, BasemapChanged));
private static void BasemapChanged(DependencyObject d, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
{
Debug.WriteLine("Basemap Changed");
}
But the PropertyChangedCallback is not triggered when an individual property's value is changed, but it is triggered only when the whole DependecyObject is updated or inserted. Both in Design and Code
<Window.Resources>
<mMAP:Basemap x:Key="OpenStreetMap"
Identifier="OpenStreetMap.Standard"
Name="OpenStreetMap Standard"
Alias="OpenStreetMap"
URL="https://tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png"
DetailRange="0,0,18"
Attribution="© OpenStreetMap contributors, CC-BY-SA" />
</Window.Resources>
Can anyone suggest any fixes to this?
Thank you.
Edit:
I assignend the PropertyChanged event from the DependecyObject to the control. Basemap.PropertyChanged += Basemap_PropertyChanged; so it can be triggered every time any member of the DependecyObject class. It may be sacrilegious to do it to WPF, but works for me.
PS:
I needed it to be grouped, for it is a configuration for the CustomControl.
You are not binding to the Dependency Property you defined in the control, that is why the PropertyChangedCallback BasemapChanged is not triggered.
While it works on some cases, I try to avoid implementing the INotifyPropertyChanged Interface on Controls and use only Dependency Properties instead when binding is required.
public static DependencyProperty AliasProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(
nameof(Alias),
typeof(string),
typeof(Basemap),
new PropertyMetadata(null, AliasPropertyChangedCallback));
public string Alias
{
get { return (string)GetValue(Alias); }
set { SetValue(Alias, value); }
}
private static void AliasPropertyChangedCallback(DependencyObject d, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
{
Debug.WriteLine($"New Value of Alias: {e.NewValue}");
}
See: Dependency properties overview (WPF .NET)
I have had some problems with data bindings in WPF, so I have been playing around to try to figure out what is going on. But I ran into something that I do not understand, and I hope someone could explain it to me. The code below is not anything I'm trying to use, it is only for testing.
I have a simple class "Lamp" with only one string property "Name". I also override ToString(), so that it returns the name.
In a "ViewModel" class I create a "Lamp" property and a ICommand:
class ViewModel : ViewModelBase
{
private Lamp _lamp1;
public Lamp Lamp1
{
get { return _lamp1; }
set { _lamp1 = value; }// OnPropertyChanged("Lamp1"); }
}
public ICommand Lamp_click { get { return new RelayCommand(param => LampClickExecute(param)); } }
public ViewModel()
{
Lamp1 = new Lamp() { Name = "Test" };
}
private void LampClickExecute(object param)
{
var name = Lamp1.Name + "I";
//HERE IS THE QUESTION!
//Lamp1 = new Lamp() { Name = name };
Lamp1.Name = name;
OnPropertyChanged("Lamp1");
}
}
In the view, I only have a button that binds to the command, and a label that I'm binding to Lamp1:
<Button x:Name="btn_lamp" Content="Button" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="859,27,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Height="29" Command="{Binding Path= Lamp_click}" CommandParameter="{Binding Path=Lamp1 }"/>
<Label Content= "{Binding Lamp1}" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="797,56,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top"/>
If I in the command create a new instance of "Lamp" with a new name and call OnPropertyChanged (still in the command, it is commented away in the setter) everything is fine and the new value is shown in the view. But if I do not create a new instance, instead just changing the name of the current one, the view is not updated. I have put a breakpoint in the command to see that everytime the button is clicked, there is an "I" added to the name, nothing strange there.
What is going on behind the scenes here? Is it somehow required that the setter is called, eventhough OnPropertyChanged is called in the command?
As I said, I'm not trying to acheive anyhting specific with this code, just want this behaviour explained.
UPDATE:
My ViewModelBase looks like this:
class ViewModelBase : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
internal void OnPropertyChanged(string propertyName)
{
if (PropertyChanged != null)
PropertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
}
}
You should use the INotifyPropertyChanged and add the code to your ViewModelBase class to update any object on the View.
{
public class ViewModelBase: INotifyPropertyChanged
{
#region INotifyPropertyChanged
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
protected void OnPropertyChanged([CallerMemberName] string propertyName = "")
{
var changed = PropertyChanged;
if (changed == null)
return;
changed.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
}
#endregion
protected bool SetProperty<T>(ref T backingStore, T value,
[CallerMemberName]string propertyName = "",
Action onChanged = null)
{
if (EqualityComparer<T>.Default.Equals(backingStore, value))
return false;
backingStore = value;
onChanged?.Invoke();
OnPropertyChanged(propertyName);
return true;
}
}
}
And then your code should call the OnPropertyChanged
public Lamp Lamp1
{
get { return _lamp1; }
set { SetProperty(ref _lamp1, value; }
}
In your code you are not changing the property Lamp1. You are changing the property in the lamp class Name. If you implement INotifyPropertyChanged in you lamp class with the Name field it will update. With your current code if you changed Lamp1 to a new instance of Lamp with a different name then it would record the change because you are changing the Lamp1 field.
public class Lamp : NotifyChange { //NotifyChange is the INotifyPropertyChanged implementation in a base class
private _Name;
public Name{
get{ return _Name; }
set{
if( _Name != value ) {
_Name = value;
OnPropertyChanged( nameof( Name ) );
}
}
}
}
The property change needs to be implemented where the change is happening or it won't know that its changed. Hope that makes sense why you are not getting the update to show in your view.
Well, having a go at MVVM with UWP template 10. I have read many pages, and although everyone tries to say its really easy, I still can't make it work.
To put it into context, OCR is being run on an image, and I would like the text to be displayed in textbox automatically.
Here is my Model:
public class TextProcessing
{
private string _ocrText;
public string OcrText
{
get { return _ocrText; }
set
{
_ocrText = value;
}
}
}
Here is my ViewModel:
public class ScanPageViewModel : ViewModelBase, INotifyPropertyChanged
{
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
private TextProcessing _ocrTextVM;
public ScanPageViewModel()
{
_ocrTextVM = new TextProcessing();
}
public TextProcessing OcrTextVM
{
get { return _ocrTextVM; }
set {
_ocrTextVM = value;
this.OnPropertyChanged("OcrTextVM");
}
}
public void OnPropertyChanged([CallerMemberName] string propertyName = null)
{
this.PropertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
}
Here is my View:
<TextBox x:Name="rtbOcr"
Text="{Binding OcrTextVM.OcrText, Mode=TwoWay, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}"
Firstly, that is not working. Could someone try to show where I am going wrong?
Then, the data is coming from a Services file, how would the Services update the value? What would be the correct code?
Thanks in advance.
Following code is cite from code.msdn (How to achieve MVVM design patterns in UWP), it will be helpful for you:
Check you code step by step.
1.ViewModel implemented interface INotifyPropertyChanged,and in property set method invoked PropertyChanged, like this:
public sealed class MainPageViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
private string _productName;
public string ProductName
{
get { return _productName; }
set
{
_productName = value;
if (PropertyChanged != null)
{
PropertyChanged.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(nameof(ProductName)));
}
}
}
}
2.Initialize you ViewMode in you page, and set DataContext as the ViewMode, like this:
public sealed partial class MainPage : Page
{
public MainPageViewModel ViewModel { get; set; } = new MainPageViewModel();
public MainPage()
{
...
this.DataContext = ViewModel;
}
}
3.In you xaml, binding data from viewMode, like this:
<TextBox Text="{Binding Path=ProductName,Mode=TwoWay,UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}" Name="ProductNameTextBox" TextChanged="ProductNameTextBox_TextChanged" />
Your OnPropertyChanged call on OcrTextVM isn't actually called in your case, since you set the value in the constructor to its backing field and bypass the property.
If you set the value via the property, it should work:
public ScanPageViewModel()
{
OcrTextVM = new TextProcessing();
}
Of course your view needs to know that ScanPageViewModel is its DataContext. Easiest way to do it is in the constructor of the code-behind of your view:
public OcrView()
{
DataContext = new ScanPageViewModel();
InitializeComponent();
}
Assuming your OCR service is returning a new TextProcessing object on usage, setting the property of OcrTextVM should suffice:
public class ScanPageViewModel : ViewModelBase, INotifyPropertyChanged
{
//...
private void GetOcrFromService()
{
//...
TextProcessing value = OcrService.Get();
OcrTextVM = value;
}
}
On a note, the OcrTextVM name doesn't really reflect what the property is doing, since it doesn't look like it's a viewmodel. Consider renaming it.
Actually, it is very easy once I manage to understand. Here is the code needed to update a TextBox.Text
In the Models:
public class DisplayText : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
private string _text;
public string Text
{
get { return _text; }
set
{
_text = value;
PropertyChanged?.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(nameof(Text)));
}
}
}
In the XAML file:
<TextBox Text="{Binding Helper.Text, Mode=TwoWay, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}" ... />
In the ViewModels:
private DisplayText _helper = new DisplayText();
public DisplayText Helper
{
get { return _helper; }
set
{
_helper = value;
}
}
Then any mod from the ViewModels:
Helper.Text = "Whatever text, or method returning a string";
I am new to the binding concept and got stuck with the following.
public sealed partial class MainPage : Page
{
Model model;
public MainPage()
{
this.InitializeComponent();
model = new Model();
this.DataContext = model;
}
private void Button_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
model.Name = "My New Name";
}
}
class Model : DependencyObject
{
public static DependencyProperty NameProperty = DependencyProperty.Register("Name", typeof(string), typeof(Model), new PropertyMetadata("My Name"));
public string Name
{
get { return (string)GetValue(NameProperty); }
set { SetValue(NameProperty, value); }
}
}
I have bound the Name property to Text property of TextView. All I need to do is, on the button click I want to update the Name value that will have to update the text box value. I thought, if I use dependency property instead of normal CLR property, I dont need to implement INotifyPropertyChanged.
But the value in the UI is not updating as expected. Am I missing something?
Thanks in advance.
There are a couple things that need to be addressed with your question. First of all, your model does not need to inherit from DependencyObject, rather it should implement INotifyPropertyChanged:
public class Model : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
string _name;
public string Name
{
get { return _name; }
set
{
if (_name != value)
{
NotifyPropertyChanged("Name");
}
}
}
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
public void NotifyPropertyChanged(string propertyName)
{
if (PropertyChanged != null)
{
PropertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
}
}
}
An object that implements INotifyProperty can then be used as a DependencyProperty in your page/window/object:
public static readonly DependencyProperty ModelProperty = DependencyProperty.Register("Model",
typeof(Model), typeof(MainWindow));
public Model Model
{
get { return (Model)GetValue(ModelProperty); }
set { SetValue(ModelProperty, value); }
}
Finally, then, you can bind your TextBox.Text property to that in the XAML:
<Grid>
<StackPanel Orientation="Vertical">
<TextBox Text="{Binding Name}"/>
<Button Click="Button_Click">Click</Button>
</StackPanel>
</Grid>
The INotifyPropertyChanged is still necessary here because there needs to be a way for the UI to know that the model object has been updated.
I used a Multibinding to bind some properties and use the INotifyPropertyChanged interface to notify these properties'changes.But sadly,it seems that the INotifyPropertyChanged didn't work. The PropertyChangedEventHandler "PropertyChanged" was null all the time.
Questions:
A. Could you please tell me why the event is null?In my mind,there should be a default method for the event PropertyChangedEventHandler,am I wrong?(Resolved,thanks!)
B. Just like some friends said,I tried again without using the INotifyPropertyChanged.But the target's property's value seems to be not changed...
Properties
public static readonly DependencyProperty LeftOffsetProperty = DependencyProperty.Register("LeftOffset", typeof(double), typeof(NetworkTaskLable), new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(0d, FrameworkPropertyMetadataOptions.AffectsRender));
public static readonly DependencyProperty TopOffsetProperty = DependencyProperty.Register("TopOffset", typeof(double), typeof(NetworkTaskLable), new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(0d, FrameworkPropertyMetadataOptions.AffectsRender));
public double LeftOffset
{
get { return (double)GetValue(LeftOffsetProperty); }
set { SetValue(LeftOffsetProperty, value); }
}
public double TopOffset
{
get { return (double)GetValue(TopOffsetProperty); }
set { SetValue(TopOffsetProperty, value); }
}
Multibinding (It seems work well.By using the converter to calculate a location which is affected by "TopOffset" and "LeftOffset")
var multibinding = new MultiBinding() { Converter = new BeginAndStartDateToLeftConverter_NetworkTaskLable(), ConverterParameter = NetworkView };
multibinding.Bindings.Add(new Binding("Start"));
multibinding.Bindings.Add(new Binding("StartDate") { Source = NetworkView });
multibinding.Bindings.Add(new Binding("LeftOffset") { Source = this });
MainCanvas.SetBinding(LeftProperty, multibinding);
INotifyPropertyChanged
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
public void CallPropertyChanged(string PropertyName)
{
if (PropertyChanged != null)//It seems to be null all the time!!!And the properties'changes were never notified!!!
PropertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(PropertyName));
}
Notify the change
SetValue(LeftOffsetProperty, moveAdorner.LeftOffset);
CallPropertyChanged("LeftOffset");
SetValue(TopOffsetProperty, moveAdorner.TopOffset);
CallPropertyChanged("TopOffset");
You don't need to implement INotifyPropertyChanged for dependency properties. Binding will track changes of these properties automatically.
Set Mode=TwoWay anywhere in your binding ?
You need to override OnPropertyChanged and check to see if the property is the one you are looking for.
protected override void OnPropertyChanged(DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
{
if (e.Property == MyProperty)
{
// do something
}
base.OnPropertyChanged(e);
}