IsExpanded Question

[Steve]

I have a MVVM scenario where my data includes the header and isexpanded

ie

PanelData = new ObservableCollection<Sample>
                            {
                                new Sample {HeaderName = "Panel1", Content="Hello Panel1", IsExpanded = false},
                                new Sample {HeaderName = "Panel2", Content="Hello Panel2", IsExpanded = true}
                            };

In the xaml, I have the following:

<Controls:HierarchicalDataTemplate x:Key="MyTemplate">
                <telerikNavigation:RadPanelBarItem  IsExpanded="{Binding IsExpanded}">
                    <telerikNavigation:RadPanelBarItem.Header>
                        <TextBlock Text="{Binding HeaderName}" Margin="5 4 5 5" />
                    </telerikNavigation:RadPanelBarItem.Header>

                    <TextBlock Text="{Binding Content}"/>
                </telerikNavigation:RadPanelBarItem>
            </Controls:HierarchicalDataTemplate>

<telerikNavigation:RadPanelBar BorderBrush="#9098a3" BorderThickness="1" Margin="5"
                                           ItemsSource="{Binding Path=PanelData}"
                                             ItemTemplate="{StaticResource MyTemplate}">
            </telerikNavigation:RadPanelBar>

The problem is that it's creating a panel within a panel on each item:

See attached.  I have tried several ways but cannot figure out how to control the IsExpanded piece without ending up with this scenario.  Otherwise, I wouldn't add the RadPanelBarItem in the template.  All other ways have failed me so far though.

Thank you

[Miro Miroslavov]

Hello Steve,

In order to bind Sample.IsExpanded property to RadPanelBarItem.IsExpanded you have to use ContainerBinding technique.You can read more about it here. The example is with TreeView but it's the same in your case.
If you have further questions please ask us.


All the best,
Miro Miroslavov
the Telerik team

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