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How to: Create a Binding

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A binding is a relationship between a UI property and a CLR object. There are several ways to create a binding object that defines a specific instance of a binding.

To create a binding in XAML

  1. Define the source object.

    Public Class Dog
        Private _DogName As String
        Public Property DogName() As String
            Get
                Return _DogName
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As String)
                _DogName = value
            End Set
        End Property
    End Class
    
        public class Dog
        {
            public string DogName { get; set; }
        }
    
    
  2. Create a reference to the namespace of the source object in XAML.

    <UserControl x:Class="BindingXAML.Page"
    xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" 
    xmlns:x="https://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" 
    xmlns:my="clr-namespace:BindingXAML">
    
  3. Create an instance of the source object in the Resources section.

    <Grid.Resources>
        <my:Dog x:Key="MyDog" DogName="Spot"/>
    </Grid.Resources>
    
  4. Bind to the source object by setting either the Source property or the DataContext property. The DataContext is inherited by all the element's children.

    <TextBlock Text="{Binding DogName, Source={StaticResource MyDog}, Mode=OneTime}"/>
    

    -or-

    <TextBlock Text="{Binding DogName, Mode=OneTime}" DataContext="{StaticResource MyDog}"/>
    

To create a binding by using code

  1. Add the System.Windows.Data namespace

    Imports System.Windows.Data
    
    using System.Windows.Data;
    
  2. Define the source object.

    Public Class Dog
        Private _DogName As String
        Public Property DogName() As String
            Get
                Return _DogName
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As String)
                _DogName = value
            End Set
        End Property
    End Class
    
    public class Dog
    {
        public string DogName { get; set; }
    }
    
  3. Create the FrameworkElement you want to bind to.

    <Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot" Background="White">
        <TextBlock x:Name="MyTextBlock" Text="Test"/>
    </Grid>
    
  4. Create an instance of the source object

    Dim MyDog As New Dog()
    MyDog.DogName = "Spot"
    
    Dog MyDog = new Dog();
    MyDog.DogName = "Spot";
    
  5. Create a binding object.

    Dim MyBinding As New Binding()
    
    Binding MyBinding = new Binding();
    
  6. Set the binding properties on the binding object.

    MyBinding.Path = New PropertyPath("DogName")
    MyBinding.Mode = BindingMode.OneTime
    
    MyBinding.Path = new PropertyPath("DogName");
    MyBinding.Mode = BindingMode.OneTime;
    
  7. Set the source of the binding by setting either the Source property or the DataContext property. The DataContext is inherited by all the element's children.

    MyBinding.Source = MyDog
    
    MyBinding.Source = MyDog;
    

    -or-

    MyTextBlock.DataContext = MyDog
    
    MyTextBlock.DataContext = MyDog;
    
  8. Attach the binding to the property of the FrameworkElement.

    MyTextBlock.SetBinding(TextBlock.TextProperty, MyBinding)
    
    MyTextBlock.SetBinding(TextBlock.TextProperty, MyBinding);
    

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