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WPF Binding With ElementName





WPF Binding can happen in the following 3 ways:

To get the complete source code for the application, visit the link: Student Information Management

Here is a very good example on explaining the concept of binding with elementname,

<Label Width="200" VerticalAlignment="Center" Height="Auto"  Content="{Binding ElementName=gui_studentListBox, Path=SelectedValue}"></Label>

 

<Label Width="200" VerticalAlignment="Center" Height="Auto"  Content="{Binding ElementName=gui_studentListBox, Path=SelectedValue}"></Label>

 

 

 

<Window x:Class="ListBoxDemo.StudentInformationWindow"

    xmlns:mynamespace="clr-namespace:ListBoxDemo"

    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"

    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"

    Title="Student Information Management" Height="370" Width="330">

 

 

   <Grid Name="MyGrid">

      <Grid.Resources>

         <mynamespace:StudentInformation x:Key="CurrentStudent"/>

         <mynamespace:StudentInformation x:Key="AnotherStudent"/>

      </Grid.Resources>

      <Grid.DataContext>

         <Binding Source="{StaticResource CurrentStudent}"></Binding>

      </Grid.DataContext>

 

      <Grid.RowDefinitions>

         <RowDefinition Height="70"></RowDefinition>

         <RowDefinition Height="35"></RowDefinition>

         <RowDefinition Height="*"></RowDefinition>

         <RowDefinition Height="35"></RowDefinition>

      </Grid.RowDefinitions>

      

       <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical" Grid.Row="0">

         <TabPanel Margin="0,5,0,0">

            <Label Content="Name:" Width="50"></Label>

            <TextBox Name="gui_studentName" Width="220" Text="{Binding Path=Name, Mode=TwoWay}"></TextBox>

         </TabPanel>

          <TabPanel Margin="0,10,0,0">

            <Label Content="City:" Width="50"></Label>

            <TextBox Name="gui_studentCity" Width="220" Text="{Binding Path=City, Mode=TwoWay}"></TextBox>

         </TabPanel>

      </StackPanel>

 

      <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Grid.Row="1">

         <Button Name="Add" Content="Add" Click="Add_Click" Width="50" Height="24" Margin="10,0,0,0" HorizontalAlignment="Center"  VerticalAlignment="Center"></Button>

         <Button Name="Edit" Content="Edit" Click="Edit_Click" Width="50" Height="24" Margin="10,0,0,0" HorizontalAlignment="Center"  VerticalAlignment="Center"></Button>

         <Button Name="Update" Content="Update" Click="Update_Click" Width="50" Height="24" Margin="10,0,0,0" HorizontalAlignment="Center"  VerticalAlignment="Center"></Button>

         <Button Name="Delete" Content="Delete" Click="Delete_Click" Width="50" Height="24" Margin="10,0,0,0" HorizontalAlignment="Center"  VerticalAlignment="Center"></Button>

         <Button Name="Event" Content="Event" Click="Event_Click" Width="50" Height="24" Margin="10,0,0,0" HorizontalAlignment="Center"  VerticalAlignment="Center"></Button>

      </StackPanel>

 

      <StackPanel  Margin="15,0,0,0"  Orientation="Horizontal" Grid.Row="3">

         <Label  Width="90" VerticalAlignment="Center"  Content="Selected Item:"></Label>

         <Label Width="200" VerticalAlignment="Center" Height="Auto"  Content="{Binding ElementName=gui_studentListBox, Path=SelectedValue}"></Label>

      </StackPanel>

     

         <ListBox Grid.Row="2" Name="gui_studentListBox"  Width="290" Height="160" Margin="15,22,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top"

                 HorizontalAlignment="Left" Visibility="Visible" SelectionMode="Single" ItemsSource="{Binding}"

                     SelectionChanged="gui_studentListBox_SelectionChanged">

         <ListBox.ItemTemplate>

            <DataTemplate>

               <Grid>

                  <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>

                     <ColumnDefinition Width="150"></ColumnDefinition>

                     <ColumnDefinition Width="*"></ColumnDefinition>

                  </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>

 

                  <TextBlock Grid.Column="0" Text="{Binding Name}"  FontSize="12"

                                       Background="Transparent" Height="18" VerticalAlignment="Center">

                  </TextBlock>

                 

                  <TextBlock Grid.Column="1" Text="{Binding City}"  FontSize="12"

                                       Background="Transparent" Height="18" VerticalAlignment="Center">

                  </TextBlock>

 

                 

               </Grid>

            </DataTemplate>

         </ListBox.ItemTemplate>

      </ListBox>

   </Grid>

</Window>