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Mahesh asked on 01 Feb 2012, 01:54 AM

I am trying to use a PropertyGrid for setting properties of various object types.
My requirement is that for a given property, I should be able to select Value from the RadComboBox and set it on the property of a given object.
I dont want to assign it based on ProprtyName and hardcode it in event handler, so I am setting custom attributes on properties and using them to assign perticular template for a given attribute.
I have defined the DataTemplate in xaml and assining it in codebehind in AutoGeneratingPropertyDefinition event handler.

I want to use same template for different properties might be with some slight change. i.e. Onlt SelectedValue path has to be changed in a below template.

</DataTemplate>

CodeBehind in event handler is
DataTemplate dt = LayoutRoot.Resources["DataProviderTemplate"] as DataTemplate;

e.PropertyDefinition.EditorTemplate = dt;

But I am facing issue of binding PropertyValue in the template.

I also tried changing RadComboBox.SelectedValue's binding path in template using code behind, but it is of not much help.

Please advice.

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answered on 01 Feb 2012, 04:54 PM

Maya - Code given in#1 work for given single property.
But in the given code, at runtime, I want to set Path for each property. I dont want to have seperate template for each property which is autogenerated.
SelectedValue="{Binding Path=City1, Mode=TwoWay}"

My requirement is, I want to set property from the given options in dropdown. Say I have 3 properties like City1, Ciity2, and City3. For all these 3 properties, I want to set city name from a dropdown
i,e City1= New york, City2=Boston, City3=Mumbai. All these cities are to be selected from dropdown showing all cities.
City1 => Select from city combobox ( list of US cities)
City2 => Select from city combobox ( list of US cities)
City3 => Select from city combobox ( list of US cities)
Once selected in dropdown the property value should be set & dispalyed in combobox.

I am open for any option that will
1. Single EditTemplate that can be used for all these 3 properites
2. Allow me to use my own list of Cities that is in ViewModel which is binded to UserControl that holds PropertyGrid.

Currently I am using one single template for all these 3 properties, but its not helping due to hardcoded path.

hope this helps.