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Dynamic filling WrapPanel buttons from DB, setting the event handlers

I have a table: I'm using NHibernate. The class of entity: public class PurchasedItem { public virtual int Id { get; set; } public virtual Product Product { get; set; } public virtual int SortSale { get; set; } } I want to get all the records table PurchasedItems (my method returns an IList ). Records are sorted in desc...

DependencyProperty Orientation problem

I am learning WPF and am trying to create my first UserControl. My UserControl consists of StackPanel StackPanel contains a Label and TextBox I am trying to create two Dependency Properties Text for the Label Orientation for the StackPanel - The orientation will affect the position of the Label and TextBox effectively I have succ...

How can I make a numerical value for a taskbar icon in C#?

I'm trying to find a way to display the current processor time of an application to the user via the taskbar when my application is minimized. For reference, I want something like what is implemented in Coretemp, where if you minimize the application, you can still see the temperature of the computer processor cores in the taskbar. Does ...

WPF: Get Property that a control is Bound to in code behind

Hi all, I am trying to find a way to get the Property to which a control is bound (in c#). If I have the following: <dxe:ComboBoxEdit DisplayMember="Name" ItemsSource="{Binding Path=NameOptions, Mode=OneTime}" SelectedItem="{Binding Path=Name, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}" /> I am now trying to get the location to which th...

WPF MVVM UserControl Binding "Container", dispose to avoid memory leak.

For simplicity. I have a window, with a bindable usercontrol <UserControl Content="{Binding Path = BindingControl, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}"> I have two user controls, ControlA, and ControlB, Both UserControls have their own Datacontext ViewModel, ControlAViewModel and ControlBViewModel. Both ControlAViewModel and Contr...

Where should I store my application data?

I have an application that needs to store data. Currently, I am using the built-in Application Settings to do it, but it only gives me two choices: application and user scopes. Ideally, I want a "local" scope that allows the application to run under another user and still find its data rather than recreate it for that user. The applic...

RowFilter set on combobox itemsprovider affects all rows

Hi, I have a problem with my project using Infragistics WPF control, but it's more general to WPF, so I am asking the question here. In my grid I have a column with combobox as editor. In XAML, I set DisplayMemberPath and ValuePath in ItemsProvider, so user sees display name, but internally value code is stored in the grid. The proble...

Quality Design for Asynchronous WCF Services Calls in a Middle-Tier and Returning Data to UI Tier

I have a WPF application with a group of asynchronous WCF service calls all mashed into the code behind, complete with event handlers and everything, that I have to refactor to productionize and maintain. I want to separate concerns here for maintainability and all the other good reasons to do this, but I'm not sure exactly how to achie...

WPF: How can I create sample data in design mode?

I would like to create sample data which are created only in design mode (When the WPF Window is shown in the Visual Studio WPF Designer or in Expression Blend). I tried this: public MainWindow() { InitializeComponent(); if (DesignerProperties.GetIsInDesignMode(this)) { DataContext = new Person() { Name = "Harry" };...

Memory leak with WPF & ItemsControl (VB.NET)

I have an ItemsControl that uses a DataTemplate to display properties in my customClass that implements INotifyPropertyChanged... Pretty straightforward... Some items in the DataTemplate use CommandBindings (such as buttons), and a few have some code-behind (yuck). When I empty the ItemsControl and set all instances of customClass =...

How do i put a border on my grid in WPF?

How do i put a border on my grid in C#/WPF? This is what i would like it to be, but puts a border around the whole thing instead of the grid control i put in my application. <Grid> <Border BorderBrush="Black" BorderThickness="2"> <Grid Height="166" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="12,12,0,0" Name="grid1" VerticalAlignment...

BeginUpdate equivalent in WPF?

My problem is that I need to add a lot of items to a ListBox in WPF. In WinForms you'd just use the BeginUpdate(); method, add everything, and finally use the EndUpdate(); method. So, how would I stop the drawing in a WPF listbox until every item is added and then draw everything in one go? ...

Show/Hide GridView Header in ListView

I have a ListView in WPF, and I want to hide the headers for the ListView when the List the ItemsSource is bound to is null, and display the headers when the ItemsSource is not null and has at least 1 item in the collection. I have found the code online to hide the ListView headers like this: <Window.Resources> <Style x:Key="HideListVi...

Focus In An ItemsControl

I have an ItemsControl that uses a DataTemplate. The DataTemplate contains a TextBox, which can receive keyboard focus. I need to be able to move the keyboard focus from the currently focused TextBox in the DataTemplate to the next TextBox, as if the Tab key has been pressed. I've noticed that there is a UIElement.MoveFocus() method, ...

How to implement DisplayMemberPath for my Wpf UserControl?

I'm writing a WPF User Control for my application, wrapping a ListBox and a few other items. The ListBox has a new ItemTemplate that presents four pieces of information for each item in my list. I can hard code each of the four bindings to specific properties on my list items and they display fine. However, I want my UserControl to be ...

Binding TabControl ItemsSource to an ObservableCollection of ViewModels causes content to refresh on focus

I'm creating an WPF application using the MVVM framework, and I've adopted several features from Josh Smith's article on MVVM here... Most importantly, I'm binding a TabControl to an ObservableCollection of ViewModels. This means that am using a tabbed MDI interface that displays a UserControl as the content of a TabItem. The issue I...

How to do wpf datavalidation with Ado.net

How can i use data validation mechanisms with ado.net datatable or datasets. I have an input form which i am binding to a datatable.Now i want to do input validation how can i do that.I have tried using validationRules but i cant bind parameters to it.I tried using idataerrorinfo but cant get a clue.can someone provide some input..? ...

WPF PresentationFontCache. What is this?

Hey Guys, I have .Net 3.5 SP1 with developement done in WPF. Whenver I run my WPF application I see a process named "PresentationFontCache" appears in my Process List (on Task Manager). The process, though appears harmless, actually resides in the memory even after the WPF application is closed. What is this process actually? What doe...

What's are the best readings to start using WPF instead of WinForms?

Keeping in mind what CannibalSmith once said - "All the answers are saying "WPF is different". That's a huge understatement. You not only have to learn lots of new stuff - you must forget everything you've learned from Forms. It's a completely new way of doing UI." .. and having many years of experience with visual Windows desktop appli...

FoxPro to WPF porting help?

hi friends, I am porting an application based on foxpro to WPF C# but i stuck in this window & i need your help. here is a screen shot of window Click Here. this is basically a wine shop billing part which allows to bill upto 99 items. Code col. allows to input item code and all description will come up. I am looking for something si...