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I have a case where I get a binding path error. However, some of the bindings still work while others don't. I have the following classes (copy/pasted only the relevant bits) :

Code behind :

class RSSManager : BaseViewModel
{
    #region Resources
    private Platforms _platformsList;

    public Platforms PlatformsList
    {
        get { return _platformsList; }
        set
        {
            _platformsList = value;
            NotifyPropertyChanged("PlatformsList");
        }
    }

    private List<IActivity> _mainActivitiesList = new List<IActivity>();

    public List<IActivity> MainActivitiesList
    {
        get { return _mainActivitiesList; }
        set
        {
            _mainActivitiesList = value;
            NotifyPropertyChanged("MainActivitiesList");
        }
    }

    private ObservableCollection<IActivity> _activitiesList = new ObservableCollection<IActivity>();

    public ObservableCollection<IActivity> ActivitiesList
    {
        get { return _activitiesList; }
        set
        {
            _activitiesList = value;
            NotifyPropertyChanged("ActivitiesList");
        }
    }

    private ObservableCollection<IActivity> _alertsList = new ObservableCollection<IActivity>();

    public ObservableCollection<IActivity> AlertsList
    {
        get { return _alertsList; }
        set
        {
            _alertsList = value;
            NotifyPropertyChanged("AlertsList");
        }
    }

    private ObservableCollection<IActivity> _invasionsList = new ObservableCollection<IActivity>();

    public ObservableCollection<IActivity> InvasionsList
    {
        get { return _invasionsList; }
        set
        {
            _invasionsList = value;
            NotifyPropertyChanged("InvasionsList");
        }
    }

    private ObservableCollection<IActivity> _outbreaksList = new ObservableCollection<IActivity>();

    public ObservableCollection<IActivity> OutbreaksList
    {
        get { return _outbreaksList; }
        set
        {
            _outbreaksList = value;
            NotifyPropertyChanged("OutbreaksList");
        }
    }

    private ObservableCollection<IActivity> _doneList = new ObservableCollection<IActivity>();

    public ObservableCollection<IActivity> DoneList
    {
        get { return _doneList; }
        set
        {
            _doneList = value;
            NotifyPropertyChanged("DoneList");
        }
    }

    #endregion

}

    public partial class Activities : Page, IOptions
{
    Options.OptionsActivities _options = new Options.OptionsActivities();

    RSSManager _manager = new RSSManager();

    public Activities()
    {
        InitVars();
        InitializeComponent();
        DataContext = _manager;
        UpdateCheckBoxes();
        UpdateTabsHeaders();
    }

}

Activities.xaml :

<Page x:Class="Warframe_Activity_Manager.Views.Activities"
  DataContext="{Binding Source={RelativeSource Self}}"
  xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
  xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
  xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006" 
  xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008" 
  mc:Ignorable="d" 
  d:DesignHeight="718" d:DesignWidth="1024"
  GotFocus="Page_GotFocus"
Title="Activities">

<Grid Name="MainGrid" Background="Transparent">
    <Grid.RowDefinitions>
        <RowDefinition Height="30" />
        <RowDefinition Height="*" />
    </Grid.RowDefinitions>
    <StackPanel Name="PlatformChoices" Orientation="Horizontal" Background="Transparent">
        <Label Name="ChoicePCLabel" Content="Show PC Activities" Foreground="Aqua" VerticalAlignment="Center"></Label>
        <CheckBox Name="ChoicePC" VerticalAlignment="Center" Click="Platform_Click"/>
        <Label Name="ChoicePS4Label" Content="Show PlayStation 4 Activities" Foreground="Aqua" VerticalAlignment="Center"></Label>
        <CheckBox Name="ChoicePS4" VerticalAlignment="Center" Click="Platform_Click"/>
        <Label Name="ChoiceXB1Label" Content="Show XBox One Activities" Foreground="Aqua" VerticalAlignment="Center"></Label>
        <CheckBox Name="ChoiceXB1" VerticalAlignment="Center" Click="Platform_Click"/>
    </StackPanel>
    <Button Name="Refresh" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Content="Refresh" Click="Refresh_Click"/>
    <TabControl Name="Tabs" Grid.Row="1" Background="Transparent">
        <TabItem Name="TabAll" Header="All Activities" BorderThickness="0">
            <ListView Name="ListAll" Background="Transparent" ItemsSource="{Binding ActivitiesList}" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" HorizontalContentAlignment="Stretch">
                <ListView.ItemTemplate>
                    <DataTemplate>
                        <Grid>
                            <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                                <ColumnDefinition Width="1*"/>
                                <ColumnDefinition Width="1*"/>
                            </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                            <Grid.RowDefinitions>
                                <RowDefinition Height="1*"/>
                                <RowDefinition Height="1*"/>
                            </Grid.RowDefinitions>
                            <StackPanel Name="ActivityTypeContainer" Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Left">
                                <Label Name="ActivityTypeLabel" VerticalAlignment="Center" Foreground="Red" Content="Activity Type :"/>
                                <Label Name="ActivityType" VerticalAlignment="Center" Foreground="Red" Content="{Binding Path=Type}"/>
                            </StackPanel>
                            <StackPanel Name="ActivityPlatformContainer" Grid.Column="1" Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Margin="0, 0, 10, 0">
                                <Label Name="ActivityPlatformLabel"  VerticalAlignment="Center" Foreground="Blue" Content="Platform :"/>
                                <Label  Name="ActivityPlatform" VerticalAlignment="Center" Foreground="Blue" Content="{Binding Path=Platform}"/>
                            </StackPanel>
                            <StackPanel Name="ActivityInfoContainer" Grid.Row="1" Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Left">
                                <Label Name="ActivityInfoLabel" VerticalAlignment="Center" Foreground="Orange" Content="Activity Information : "/>
                                <Label Name="ActivityInfo" VerticalAlignment="Center" Foreground="Orange" Content="{Binding Path=Info}"/>
                            </StackPanel>
                            <StackPanel Name="ActivityDoneContainer" Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="1" Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Right"  Margin="0, 0, 10, 0">
                                <Label Name="ActivityDoneLabel" VerticalAlignment="Center" Foreground="Green" Content="Finished : "/>
                                <CheckBox Name="ActivityDone" VerticalAlignment="Center" IsChecked="{Binding Path=Done, Mode=TwoWay}" Click="ActvityDone_Click"/>
                            </StackPanel>
                        </Grid>
                    </DataTemplate>
                </ListView.ItemTemplate>
            </ListView>
        </TabItem>
    </TabControl>
</Grid>

The errors :

System.Windows.Data Error: 40 : BindingExpression path error: 'ActivitiesList' property not found on 'object' ''RelativeSource' (HashCode=16143157)'. BindingExpression:Path=ActivitiesList; DataItem='RelativeSource' (HashCode=16143157); target element is 'ListView' (Name='ListAll'); target property is 'ItemsSource' (type 'IEnumerable') System.Windows.Data Error: 40 : BindingExpression path error: 'AlertsList' property not found on 'object' ''RelativeSource' (HashCode=16143157)'. BindingExpression:Path=AlertsList; DataItem='RelativeSource' (HashCode=16143157); target element is 'ListView' (Name='ListAlerts'); target property is 'ItemsSource' (type 'IEnumerable') System.Windows.Data Error: 40 : BindingExpression path error: 'InvasionsList' property not found on 'object' ''RelativeSource' (HashCode=16143157)'. BindingExpression:Path=InvasionsList; DataItem='RelativeSource' (HashCode=16143157); target element is 'ListView' (Name='ListInvasions'); target property is 'ItemsSource' (type 'IEnumerable') System.Windows.Data Error: 40 : BindingExpression path error: 'OutbreaksList' property not found on 'object' ''RelativeSource' (HashCode=16143157)'. BindingExpression:Path=OutbreaksList; DataItem='RelativeSource' (HashCode=16143157); target element is 'ListView' (Name='ListOutbreaks'); target property is 'ItemsSource' (type 'IEnumerable') System.Windows.Data Error: 40 : BindingExpression path error: 'DoneList' property not found on 'object' ''RelativeSource' (HashCode=16143157)'. BindingExpression:Path=DoneList; DataItem='RelativeSource' (HashCode=16143157); target element is 'ListView' (Name='ListDone'); target property is 'ItemsSource' (type 'IEnumerable')

I haven't yet gotten to the part of factoring templates, but I don't think that is the issue here.

As stated, even though I get the errors, the program is showing what I want. However, the bindings I added next are not working at all with the output giving the same error types (wrong path). What am I doing wrong here?

1
You are setting the DataContext in the XAML, and also in the constructor in the back end code. I think this is where your mistake lies. Remove the DataContext line in the XAML, that should do it for you.Mike Eason
That worked like a charm (though i do wonder why it still worked). I'd like to validate your answer, can you put it as an answer instead of as a comment?madks13
Not a problem. Binding can sometimes be a pain to debug. :-)Mike Eason

1 Answers

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You are setting the DataContext in the XAML and also in the Constructor.

Remove the DataContext line in the XAML as this is causing the errors in the output:

DataContext="{Binding Source={RelativeSource Self}}"

In the event of binding failures, the application won't raise any errors and stop the application, but they will display them in the Output.

I find that a good way of seeing any binding errors before running the app would be to check if the intellisense is working. If it is, then you should be good to go.