Binding CellTemplate properties to parent column's DataFormatString

[Marcus]

I have the following CellTemplate for a few columns in my RadGridView:

<DataTemplate x:Key="TextCell" DataType="telerik:GridViewCell">
        <TextBlock Text="{Binding Value,
                                  RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor,
                                                                 AncestorType={x:Type telerik:GridViewCell}}}"
                   TextAlignment="{Binding TextAlignment,
                                           RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}"
                   TextTrimming="CharacterEllipsis"
                   TextWrapping="NoWrap" />
    </DataTemplate>

This is being applied correctly, but I need to access properties such as TextAlignment and DataFormatString that are set on the GridDataViewColumn for that cell.  As you can see I've tried to access via the TemplatedParent, but to no avail.  How can I access these properties, so I can use them within my template?

Thanks.

[Maya]

Hello Marcus,

Actually, columns are not visual elements and you cannot bind directly to their properties in the cell as TemplatedParent. Each cell has Column property and you can get the values from it, but you cannot use bindings in this manner. 

Regards,
Maya
Telerik