Unable to bind itemsource to RadContextMenu

[JP]

Hi, 

I would like to bind my itemsource to my view model using FindAncestor but it fails to find my usercontrol.
ItemSource ="{Binding DataContext.ContextMenuItems, RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type UserControl}"

However, by binding like this, without specifying the data context:

ItemSource ="{Binding ContextMenuItems}"

It binds to my view model properly for the first time and does not bind properly when i reopen the context menu and gives me the object type as its header... 

[Martin Ivanov]

Hello Jasmine,

The relative source binding may not work in some situations with RadContextMenu. This is because the menu opens in a Popup which is not part of the visual tree where the UserControl is defined. On the other hand the RelativeSource searches the visual tree of the current element, but because this is different than the one where the UserControl is defined, the binding cannot find anything.

To achieve your requirement you can bind to the UIElement property of RadContextMenu and use its DataContext if suitable for your case. The UIElement property points to the host of the context menu.

I also tested the binding from your second snippet and it works properly on my side.

I've attached a small sample showing both data bindings. Can you please give it a try and let me know if it helps?

Regards,
Martin Ivanov
Progress Telerik