OneWay Binding of SelectedItem property

[Oliver]

I have a RadGridView bound to a CollectionViewSource and I'm experiencing the problem that the following code does not work while it works flawless with Selector Derived Controls:

var propertyName = ReflectionUtil.GetPropertyName(() => VM.SelectedDocument);
var binding = new Binding(propertyName) { Source = VM };
gridView.SetBinding(RadGridView.SelectedItemProperty, binding);

If I change the binding mode to TwoWay, it works but unfortunately that is not an option in this particular scenario.

[Milan]

Hi Oliver,

If you apply the binding before the grid is first shown the binding will fail due to the current data binding mechanism of RadGridView. If you apply the binding in an event handler for the DataLoaded event you should see the binding take effect. 

For example:

private void gridView_DataLoaded_1(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    var b = new Binding("SelectedItem") { Source = this };
    this.gridView.SetBinding(RadGridView.SelectedItemProperty, b);
}

Also, you should have in mind that if SelectedItem of the grid is set explicitly the binding will be lost. Such situation will occur if an item of the grid is clicked. 

Kind regards,
Milan
the Telerik team