Hi,
I have placed a html button on one of the columns in the grid (gridview1). I have set a viewModel Items as itemsource for the grid. I have a command defined in the view model called Projects which holds the items viewmodel also. Because the itemsource for the grid is set as Items, the column cell templates and controls inside it only have access to Items. I need access to Projects ViewModel.
I was able to use the DataContext={Bindng DataContext ElementName ="gridview1" } to get the Project viewmodel in my group header templates but it is coming as null when used inside the column templates.
Anybody have done this before? I know in WPF we have findancestor etc but in Silverlight 3 what are my options?
Thanks
Anoop
I have placed a html button on one of the columns in the grid (gridview1). I have set a viewModel Items as itemsource for the grid. I have a command defined in the view model called Projects which holds the items viewmodel also. Because the itemsource for the grid is set as Items, the column cell templates and controls inside it only have access to Items. I need access to Projects ViewModel.
I was able to use the DataContext={Bindng DataContext ElementName ="gridview1" } to get the Project viewmodel in my group header templates but it is coming as null when used inside the column templates.
Anybody have done this before? I know in WPF we have findancestor etc but in Silverlight 3 what are my options?
Thanks
Anoop
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Hello anoop c,
From within the cells you can access either the default datacontext which as you have found is the Item or use a static resource for the binding source.
If you place your ViewModel in the resources ( e.g. Page.Resources) , you may access it with syntax like : Binding Path=Projects, Source = {StaticResource MyViewModelKey}.
Kind regards,
Pavel Pavlov
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From within the cells you can access either the default datacontext which as you have found is the Item or use a static resource for the binding source.
If you place your ViewModel in the resources ( e.g. Page.Resources) , you may access it with syntax like : Binding Path=Projects, Source = {StaticResource MyViewModelKey}.
Kind regards,
Pavel Pavlov
the Telerik team
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answered on 04 May 2010, 02:37 PM
Thanks Pavalov,
But I might not be able to use the static resource approach as I am using Prism and maintaining the viewmodels in my container and dynamically injecting them.
It seems I will now have to pollute my ItemsView with commanding code which otherwise was only a data collection wrapper .
Actually wanted to know if it was my ignorance or was it a true limitation.
Regards
Anoop