I have two simple Model classes and a ViewModel...
public class GridItem
{
public string Name { get; set; }
public int CompanyID { get; set; }
}
public class CompanyItem
{
public int ID { get; set; }
public string Name { get; set; }
}
public class ViewModel
{
public ViewModel()
{
GridItems = new ObservableCollection<GridItem>() {
new GridItem() { Name = "Jim", CompanyID = 1 } };
CompanyItems = new ObservableCollection<CompanyItem>() {
new CompanyItem() { ID = 1, Name = "Company 1" },
new CompanyItem() { ID = 2, Name = "Company 2" } };
}
public ObservableCollection<GridItem> GridItems { get; set; }
public ObservableCollection<CompanyItem> CompanyItems { get; set; }
}
...and a simple Window:
<Window x:Class="DataGridComboBoxColumnApp.MainWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525">
<Grid>
<DataGrid AutoGenerateColumns="False" ItemsSource="{Binding GridItems}" >
<DataGrid.Columns>
<DataGridTextColumn Binding="{Binding Name}" />
<DataGridComboBoxColumn ItemsSource="{Binding CompanyItems}"
DisplayMemberPath="Name"
SelectedValuePath="ID"
SelectedValueBinding="{Binding CompanyID}" />
</DataGrid.Columns>
</DataGrid>
</Grid>
</Window>
The ViewModel is set to the MainWindow's DataContext
in App.xaml.cs:
public partial class App : Application
{
protected override void OnStartup(StartupEventArgs e)
{
base.OnStartup(e);
MainWindow window = new MainWindow();
ViewModel viewModel = new ViewModel();
window.DataContext = viewModel;
window.Show();
}
}
As you can see I set the ItemsSource
of the DataGrid to the GridItems
collection of the ViewModel. This part works, the single Grid line with Name "Jim" is displayed.
I also want to set the ItemsSource
of the ComboBox in every row to the CompanyItems
collection of the ViewModel. This part does not work: The ComboBox remains empty and in the Debugger Output Window I see an error message:
System.Windows.Data Error: 2 : Cannot find governing FrameworkElement or FrameworkContentElement for target element. BindingExpression:Path=CompanyItems; DataItem=null; target element is 'DataGridComboBoxColumn' (HashCode=28633162); target property is 'ItemsSource' (type 'IEnumerable')
I believe that WPF expects CompanyItems
to be a property of GridItem
which is not the case, and that's the reason why the binding fails.
I've already tried to work with a RelativeSource
and AncestorType
like so:
<DataGridComboBoxColumn ItemsSource="{Binding CompanyItems,
RelativeSource={RelativeSource Mode=FindAncestor,
AncestorType={x:Type Window}}}"
DisplayMemberPath="Name"
SelectedValuePath="ID"
SelectedValueBinding="{Binding CompanyID}" />
But that gives me another error in the debugger output:
System.Windows.Data Error: 4 : Cannot find source for binding with reference 'RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType='System.Windows.Window', AncestorLevel='1''. BindingExpression:Path=CompanyItems; DataItem=null; target element is 'DataGridComboBoxColumn' (HashCode=1150788); target property is 'ItemsSource' (type 'IEnumerable')
Question: How can I bind the ItemsSource of the DataGridComboBoxColumn to the CompanyItems collection of the ViewModel? Is it possible at all?
Thank you for help in advance!