BindingExpression Class
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Contains information about a single binding within a Binding object.
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
System.Windows.Expression
System.Windows.Data.BindingExpressionBase
System.Windows.Data.BindingExpression
Namespace: System.Windows.Data
Assembly: System.Windows (in System.Windows.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class BindingExpression _
Inherits BindingExpressionBase
public sealed class BindingExpression : BindingExpressionBase
The BindingExpression type exposes the following members.
Properties
Name | Description | |
---|---|---|
DataItem | Gets the binding source object that this BindingExpression uses. | |
ParentBinding | Returns the Binding object of the current BindingExpression. |
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Methods
Name | Description | |
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Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) | |
Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) | |
GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) | |
GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) | |
MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) | |
ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) | |
UpdateSource | Sends the current binding target value to the binding source property in TwoWay bindings. |
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Remarks
A Binding object can be used by multiple binding targets. The BindingExpression class, however, represents a single binding. You can retrieve a BindingExpression instance from a binding target by calling its FrameworkElement.GetBindingExpression method. You can then use the BindingExpression to call the UpdateSource method. This is useful to control when values are copied from the binding target to the binding source. For more information, see Data Binding.
Examples
The following code example demonstrates how to use this method.
<TextBox x:Name="textBox1" Text="{Binding Test, Mode=TwoWay, UpdateSourceTrigger=Explicit}" />
<Button Content="Update" Click="Button_Click" />
Public Class TestData
Private testValue As String
Public Property Test() As String
Get
Return testValue
End Get
Set(ByVal value As String)
testValue = value
End Set
End Property
End Class
Private data As TestData
Public Sub New()
InitializeComponent()
data = New TestData
With data
.Test = "one"
End With
textBox1.DataContext = data
End Sub
Private Sub Button_Click(ByVal sender As Object, _
ByVal e As RoutedEventArgs)
Dim expression As BindingExpression = _
textBox1.GetBindingExpression(TextBox.TextProperty)
MessageBox.Show("Before UpdateSource, Test = " & data.Test)
expression.UpdateSource()
MessageBox.Show("After UpdateSource, Test = " & data.Test)
End Sub
public class TestData
{
public String Test { get; set; }
}
TestData data;
public MainPage()
{
InitializeComponent();
data = new TestData { Test = "one" };
textBox1.DataContext = data;
}
private void Button_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
BindingExpression expression = textBox1.GetBindingExpression(TextBox.TextProperty);
MessageBox.Show("Before UpdateSource, Test = " + data.Test);
expression.UpdateSource();
MessageBox.Show("After UpdateSource, Test = " + data.Test);
}
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0
Platforms
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
See Also