WPF Treeview Binding Problem

Marc Jeeves 386 Reputation points
2020-03-21T22:42:31.933+00:00

Evening,

My Continents are displayed in the treeview in this case, and in the second piece of code my country's are displayed but i cant put both together, can somebody help.

Thanks
Madaxe

                            <TreeView ItemsSource="{Binding ContinentModels}"  Name="Tvw_ContinentsCountrys" Margin="2,2,2,2" Background="#FFFFECEC">
                                <TreeView.ItemTemplate>
                                    <HierarchicalDataTemplate ItemsSource="{Binding continentName}">
                                        <Label Content="{Binding continentName}"/>
                                        <HierarchicalDataTemplate.ItemTemplate>
                                            <HierarchicalDataTemplate ItemsSource="{Binding Countrys}">
                                                <TextBlock Text="{Binding countryName}" />
                                            </HierarchicalDataTemplate>
                                        </HierarchicalDataTemplate.ItemTemplate>
                                    </HierarchicalDataTemplate>
                                </TreeView.ItemTemplate>
                            </TreeView>

<TreeView ItemsSource="{Binding ContinentModels}"  Name="Tvw_ContinentsCountrys" Margin="2,2,2,2" Background="#FFFFECEC">
    <TreeView.ItemTemplate>
        <HierarchicalDataTemplate ItemsSource="{Binding Countrys}">
            <TextBlock Text="{Binding countryName}" />
        </HierarchicalDataTemplate>
    </TreeView.ItemTemplate>
</TreeView>
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  1. Marc Jeeves 386 Reputation points
    2020-03-22T14:06:50.537+00:00

    my data context for the treeview is being set on the cs side i moved it to the tree view but im getting an error on the DataType="{x:Type local:Continent}"

    section why?

    Thanks

    Madaxe

                                <TreeView DataContext="_CountryImplementation.ContinentImplementation" ItemsSource="{Binding ContinentModels}"  Name="Tvw_ContinentsCountrys" Margin="2,2,2,2" Background="#FFFFECEC">
    
                                    <TreeView.Resources>
                                        <HierarchicalDataTemplate DataType="{x:Type local:Continent}" ItemsSource="{Binding Countries}">
                                            <TextBlock Text="{Binding ContinentName}"/>
                                        </HierarchicalDataTemplate>
                                    </TreeView.Resources>
    
                                </TreeView>
    

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  1. Marc Jeeves 386 Reputation points
    2020-03-22T17:01:07.59+00:00

    That did it thanks for you patience

    <Window x:Class="TestApplication.Tutorial.DataTypesWindow" 
               xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" 
               xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" 
               xmlns:Tutorial="clr-namespace:TestApplication.Tutorial"
               xmlns:local="clr-namespace:Infrastructure;assembly=Infrastructure"
               Title="Objects of arbitrary classes" Height="352" Width="239">
    
        <Grid>
            <TreeView ItemsSource="{Binding ContinentModels}"  Name="Tvw_ContinentsCountrys" Margin="2,2,2,2" Background="#FFFFECEC">
                <TreeView.Resources>
                    <HierarchicalDataTemplate DataType="{x:Type local:ContinentModel}" ItemsSource="{Binding Countrys}">
                        <TextBlock Text="{Binding ContinentName}"/>
                    </HierarchicalDataTemplate>
                    <HierarchicalDataTemplate DataType="{x:Type local:CountryModel}">
                        <TextBlock Text="{Binding CountryName}"/>
                    </HierarchicalDataTemplate>
                </TreeView.Resources>
            </TreeView>
        </Grid>
    </Window>
    

  2. Peter Fleischer (former MVP) 19,056 Reputation points
    2020-03-22T08:46:53.823+00:00

    Hi, set HierarchicalDataTemplate for each type of node like in following demo.

    XAML:

    <Window x:Class="WpfApp1.Window17"
            xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
            xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
            xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
            xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
            xmlns:local="clr-namespace:WpfApp17"
            mc:Ignorable="d"
            Title="Window17" Height="450" Width="800">
      <Window.DataContext>
        <local:ViewModel/>
      </Window.DataContext>
        <Grid>
        <TreeView ItemsSource="{Binding ContinentModels}">
          <TreeView.Resources>
            <HierarchicalDataTemplate DataType="{x:Type local:Continent}" ItemsSource="{Binding Countries}">
              <TextBlock Text="{Binding ContinentName}"/>
            </HierarchicalDataTemplate>
            <HierarchicalDataTemplate DataType="{x:Type local:Country}">
              <TextBlock Text="{Binding CountryName}"/>
            </HierarchicalDataTemplate>  
          </TreeView.Resources>
        </TreeView>
        </Grid>
    </Window>
    

    and classes:

    using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
    using System.ComponentModel;
    using System.Windows;
    using System.Windows.Data;
    
    namespace WpfApp17
    {
      public class ViewModel
      {
        public ViewModel()
        {
          LoadData();
        }
        CollectionViewSource cvs = new CollectionViewSource();
        private ObservableCollection<Continent> col = new ObservableCollection<Continent>();
        public ICollectionView ContinentModels { get => cvs.View; }
    
        // gerate demo data
        private void LoadData()
        {
          for (int i = 1; i < 10; i++)
          {
            Continent c = new Continent() { ContinentName = $"Continent {i}" };
            col.Add(c);
            for (int k = 1; k < 10; k++) c.Countries.Add(new Country() { CountryName = $"Country {i * 10 + k}" });
          }
          cvs.Source = col;
        }
      }
      public class Continent
      {
        public string ContinentName { get; set; }
        public ObservableCollection<Country> Countries { get; set; } = new ObservableCollection<Country>();
      }
      public class Country
      {
        public string CountryName { get; set; }
      }
    }
    
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  3. Marc Jeeves 386 Reputation points
    2020-03-22T13:53:54.683+00:00
    so my solution structure i have at the moment is as follows, so i guess my view model is my implementation.  When i try to replicate your solution i have problems with the DataType="{x:Type local:Continent}" so i don't believe my view model is local?
    thanks
    Madaxe
    Solution
             ImplementationProject
                          ContinentsImplementation
                                    ContinentsObservableCollection
                                              ContinentObject
                                                     ObjectID
                                                     ContinentName
                                                     CountryList
                                                            CountryObject
                                                                   ObjectID
                                                                    CountryName
             InfrastructureProject
                         ModelsFolder
                                    ContinentModel
                                    CountryModel
             UserInterfacesProject
                             WPFUI