Silverlight 3 app with a TabControl bound to an ObservableCollection using an IValueConverter. Initial the binding works (converter called) on app startup. Changes, Clear() or Add(), to the bound collection are not reflected in the TabControl… converter not called.
note: the bound ListBox reflects the changes to the bound collection while the TabControl does not.
Ideas?
/jhd
The XAML binding…
<UserControl.Resources>
<local:ViewModel x:Key="TheViewModel"/>
<local:TabConverter x:Key="TabConverter" />
</UserControl.Resources>
<StackPanel DataContext="{StaticResource TheViewModel}">
<ListBox ItemsSource="{Binding Classnames}" />
<controls:TabControl x:Name="TheTabControl"
ItemsSource="{Binding Classnames, Converter={StaticResource TabConverter}, ConverterParameter=SomeParameter}"/>
<Button Click="Button_Click" Content="Change ObservableCollection" />
</StackPanel>
The ViewModel…
namespace DatabindingSpike
{
public class ViewModel
{
private ObservableCollection<string> _classnames = new ObservableCollection<string>();
public ViewModel()
{
_classnames.Add("default 1 of 2");
_classnames.Add("default 2 of 2");
}
public ObservableCollection<string> Classnames
{
get { return _classnames; }
set { _classnames = value; }
}
}
}
The converter (for completeness)…
namespace DatabindingSpike
{
public class TabConverter : IValueConverter
{
public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
{
var source = value as ObservableCollection<string>;
if (source == null)
return null;
var param = parameter as string;
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(param) || param != "SomeParameter")
throw new NotImplementedException("Null or unknow parameter pasased to the tab converter");
var tabItems = new List<TabItem>();
foreach (string classname in source)
{
var tabItem = new TabItem
{
Header = classname,
Content = new Button {Content = classname}
};
tabItems.Add(tabItem);
}
return tabItems;
}
public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
{
throw new NotImplementedException();
}
}
}
Best Answer
Update 8/19
The concise answer is you have to implement INotifyPropertyChanged on the view model and notify listeners when the Property/Collection is changed.
Implement INotifyPropertyChanged on the ViewModel
Best,
/jhd
ViewModel update per above... ValueConverter now called on all changes to the Property/Collection
The XAML binding...
The ValueConverter (basically unchanged