Using a Picker control in Xamarin, is it possible to specify x:DataType for the ItemDisplayBinding property that is different than the x:DataType bound to the control itself?

Question

Using a Picker view, I can specify x:DataType for the control which will use compiled bindings to set the ItemsSource property. However, the entries in the ItemsSource value are not of the same type. I would like to be able to specify the x:DataType for the items so that the ItemDisplayBinding property will use XAML Binding Compilation.

Is there a way to do this?

Answer 1

Hi ScottCollins-2957,

Welcome to our Microsoft Q&A platform!

According to the documentation Xamarin.Forms Compiled Bindings, we know that the x:DataType attribute can only be set on a VisualElement.

We can re-define the x:DataType at any location in a view hierarchy, such as a control or a DataTemplate. But we cannot set x:DataType for the property of a certain control.

Regards,
Kyle

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