Bind enabled property of WPF user control to child controls
Let's say I have a UserControl with one or more child controls on it.
How can I disable those child controls when the UserControl is disabled, and enable them when it is enabled? My UserControl does not have a ViewModel, but is simply using the code-behind because it is quite simple.
I attempted to do something like this:
<UserControl>
<ListBox IsEnabled="Binding IsEnabled" >
</ListBox>
</UserControl>
but it doesn't work.
c# wpf xaml
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Let's say I have a UserControl with one or more child controls on it.
How can I disable those child controls when the UserControl is disabled, and enable them when it is enabled? My UserControl does not have a ViewModel, but is simply using the code-behind because it is quite simple.
I attempted to do something like this:
<UserControl>
<ListBox IsEnabled="Binding IsEnabled" >
</ListBox>
</UserControl>
but it doesn't work.
c# wpf xaml
This is entirely unnecessary. When a parent element is disabled, its child elements are automatically disabled too.
– Clemens
Nov 16 '18 at 9:59
@Clemens I agree totally. @ian93 Bind theUserControl
andListBox(es)
to the same property.
– arcticwhite
Nov 16 '18 at 10:26
@arcticwhite No, do not bind the ListBox's IsEnabled property at all.
– Clemens
Nov 16 '18 at 10:29
@Clemens Yes I agree he should not do that, but if he wants that type of solution he can do it.
– arcticwhite
Nov 16 '18 at 11:14
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Let's say I have a UserControl with one or more child controls on it.
How can I disable those child controls when the UserControl is disabled, and enable them when it is enabled? My UserControl does not have a ViewModel, but is simply using the code-behind because it is quite simple.
I attempted to do something like this:
<UserControl>
<ListBox IsEnabled="Binding IsEnabled" >
</ListBox>
</UserControl>
but it doesn't work.
c# wpf xaml
Let's say I have a UserControl with one or more child controls on it.
How can I disable those child controls when the UserControl is disabled, and enable them when it is enabled? My UserControl does not have a ViewModel, but is simply using the code-behind because it is quite simple.
I attempted to do something like this:
<UserControl>
<ListBox IsEnabled="Binding IsEnabled" >
</ListBox>
</UserControl>
but it doesn't work.
c# wpf xaml
c# wpf xaml
asked Nov 16 '18 at 6:14
ian93ian93
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This is entirely unnecessary. When a parent element is disabled, its child elements are automatically disabled too.
– Clemens
Nov 16 '18 at 9:59
@Clemens I agree totally. @ian93 Bind theUserControl
andListBox(es)
to the same property.
– arcticwhite
Nov 16 '18 at 10:26
@arcticwhite No, do not bind the ListBox's IsEnabled property at all.
– Clemens
Nov 16 '18 at 10:29
@Clemens Yes I agree he should not do that, but if he wants that type of solution he can do it.
– arcticwhite
Nov 16 '18 at 11:14
add a comment |
This is entirely unnecessary. When a parent element is disabled, its child elements are automatically disabled too.
– Clemens
Nov 16 '18 at 9:59
@Clemens I agree totally. @ian93 Bind theUserControl
andListBox(es)
to the same property.
– arcticwhite
Nov 16 '18 at 10:26
@arcticwhite No, do not bind the ListBox's IsEnabled property at all.
– Clemens
Nov 16 '18 at 10:29
@Clemens Yes I agree he should not do that, but if he wants that type of solution he can do it.
– arcticwhite
Nov 16 '18 at 11:14
This is entirely unnecessary. When a parent element is disabled, its child elements are automatically disabled too.
– Clemens
Nov 16 '18 at 9:59
This is entirely unnecessary. When a parent element is disabled, its child elements are automatically disabled too.
– Clemens
Nov 16 '18 at 9:59
@Clemens I agree totally. @ian93 Bind the
UserControl
and ListBox(es)
to the same property.– arcticwhite
Nov 16 '18 at 10:26
@Clemens I agree totally. @ian93 Bind the
UserControl
and ListBox(es)
to the same property.– arcticwhite
Nov 16 '18 at 10:26
@arcticwhite No, do not bind the ListBox's IsEnabled property at all.
– Clemens
Nov 16 '18 at 10:29
@arcticwhite No, do not bind the ListBox's IsEnabled property at all.
– Clemens
Nov 16 '18 at 10:29
@Clemens Yes I agree he should not do that, but if he wants that type of solution he can do it.
– arcticwhite
Nov 16 '18 at 11:14
@Clemens Yes I agree he should not do that, but if he wants that type of solution he can do it.
– arcticwhite
Nov 16 '18 at 11:14
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On your ListBox's ItemContainerStyle
add a binding
<ListBox.ItemContainerStyle>
<Style TargetType="ListBoxItem">
<Setter Property="IsEnabled"
Value="Binding Path=IsEnabled,
RelativeSource=RelativeSource AncestorType=ListBox"/>
</Style>
</ListBox.ItemContainerStyle>
This does not answer the question, which was how to disable the ListBox when the parent UserControl is disabled. Besides that it is not necessary at all. When a ListBox is disabled, all íts ListBoxItems are disabled automatically.
– Clemens
Nov 16 '18 at 9:59
add a comment |
I realized what my mistake was.
I was trying to bind the IsEnabled property on the instance of the UserControl to a value in my datacontext.
However, when binding to a UserControl, you have to do something like this:
IsEnabled="Binding DataContext.IsWatermarkEnabled, RelativeSource=RelativeSource Mode=FindAncestor, AncestorType=StackPanel"
This solved the problem.
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On your ListBox's ItemContainerStyle
add a binding
<ListBox.ItemContainerStyle>
<Style TargetType="ListBoxItem">
<Setter Property="IsEnabled"
Value="Binding Path=IsEnabled,
RelativeSource=RelativeSource AncestorType=ListBox"/>
</Style>
</ListBox.ItemContainerStyle>
This does not answer the question, which was how to disable the ListBox when the parent UserControl is disabled. Besides that it is not necessary at all. When a ListBox is disabled, all íts ListBoxItems are disabled automatically.
– Clemens
Nov 16 '18 at 9:59
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On your ListBox's ItemContainerStyle
add a binding
<ListBox.ItemContainerStyle>
<Style TargetType="ListBoxItem">
<Setter Property="IsEnabled"
Value="Binding Path=IsEnabled,
RelativeSource=RelativeSource AncestorType=ListBox"/>
</Style>
</ListBox.ItemContainerStyle>
This does not answer the question, which was how to disable the ListBox when the parent UserControl is disabled. Besides that it is not necessary at all. When a ListBox is disabled, all íts ListBoxItems are disabled automatically.
– Clemens
Nov 16 '18 at 9:59
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On your ListBox's ItemContainerStyle
add a binding
<ListBox.ItemContainerStyle>
<Style TargetType="ListBoxItem">
<Setter Property="IsEnabled"
Value="Binding Path=IsEnabled,
RelativeSource=RelativeSource AncestorType=ListBox"/>
</Style>
</ListBox.ItemContainerStyle>
On your ListBox's ItemContainerStyle
add a binding
<ListBox.ItemContainerStyle>
<Style TargetType="ListBoxItem">
<Setter Property="IsEnabled"
Value="Binding Path=IsEnabled,
RelativeSource=RelativeSource AncestorType=ListBox"/>
</Style>
</ListBox.ItemContainerStyle>
edited Nov 16 '18 at 9:54
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This does not answer the question, which was how to disable the ListBox when the parent UserControl is disabled. Besides that it is not necessary at all. When a ListBox is disabled, all íts ListBoxItems are disabled automatically.
– Clemens
Nov 16 '18 at 9:59
add a comment |
This does not answer the question, which was how to disable the ListBox when the parent UserControl is disabled. Besides that it is not necessary at all. When a ListBox is disabled, all íts ListBoxItems are disabled automatically.
– Clemens
Nov 16 '18 at 9:59
This does not answer the question, which was how to disable the ListBox when the parent UserControl is disabled. Besides that it is not necessary at all. When a ListBox is disabled, all íts ListBoxItems are disabled automatically.
– Clemens
Nov 16 '18 at 9:59
This does not answer the question, which was how to disable the ListBox when the parent UserControl is disabled. Besides that it is not necessary at all. When a ListBox is disabled, all íts ListBoxItems are disabled automatically.
– Clemens
Nov 16 '18 at 9:59
add a comment |
I realized what my mistake was.
I was trying to bind the IsEnabled property on the instance of the UserControl to a value in my datacontext.
However, when binding to a UserControl, you have to do something like this:
IsEnabled="Binding DataContext.IsWatermarkEnabled, RelativeSource=RelativeSource Mode=FindAncestor, AncestorType=StackPanel"
This solved the problem.
add a comment |
I realized what my mistake was.
I was trying to bind the IsEnabled property on the instance of the UserControl to a value in my datacontext.
However, when binding to a UserControl, you have to do something like this:
IsEnabled="Binding DataContext.IsWatermarkEnabled, RelativeSource=RelativeSource Mode=FindAncestor, AncestorType=StackPanel"
This solved the problem.
add a comment |
I realized what my mistake was.
I was trying to bind the IsEnabled property on the instance of the UserControl to a value in my datacontext.
However, when binding to a UserControl, you have to do something like this:
IsEnabled="Binding DataContext.IsWatermarkEnabled, RelativeSource=RelativeSource Mode=FindAncestor, AncestorType=StackPanel"
This solved the problem.
I realized what my mistake was.
I was trying to bind the IsEnabled property on the instance of the UserControl to a value in my datacontext.
However, when binding to a UserControl, you have to do something like this:
IsEnabled="Binding DataContext.IsWatermarkEnabled, RelativeSource=RelativeSource Mode=FindAncestor, AncestorType=StackPanel"
This solved the problem.
answered Nov 16 '18 at 15:39
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This is entirely unnecessary. When a parent element is disabled, its child elements are automatically disabled too.
– Clemens
Nov 16 '18 at 9:59
@Clemens I agree totally. @ian93 Bind the
UserControl
andListBox(es)
to the same property.– arcticwhite
Nov 16 '18 at 10:26
@arcticwhite No, do not bind the ListBox's IsEnabled property at all.
– Clemens
Nov 16 '18 at 10:29
@Clemens Yes I agree he should not do that, but if he wants that type of solution he can do it.
– arcticwhite
Nov 16 '18 at 11:14