To test the class or the instantiated object behavior we add some binding objects, a person variable and a method that implements the binding process with the targeted XAML side, to see how do this is implemented with more details then see the previous articles how does C# code behind interact with an XAML interface within a Silverlight 2 context? - Binding process: Part II and Part III.
Binding FirstNameBind;
Binding LastNameBind;
Binding PseudoNameBind;
Person oPerson;
public Page()
{
InitializeComponent();
BindingIssue();
}
public void BindingIssue()
{
//The person is defined in the C# side this once
oPerson = new Person("Bejaoui","Bechir","Yougethen");
/* Initiate the Binding value and set them each one to
* it's appropriate peoperty */
FirstNameBind = new Binding("FirstName");
LastNameBind = new Binding("LastName");
PseudoNameBind = new Binding("PseudoName");
/* Set the source of each binding source to
* the person instance */
FirstNameBind.Source = oPerson;
LastNameBind.Source = oPerson;
PseudoNameBind.Source = oPerson;
//Get the collection of the textblocs
UIElementCollection TextBlocks = LayoutRoot.Children;
/* As 0,1 and 2 are reserved to the labels, namely first name
, last namr and pseudo name, we should start from index 3*/
TextBlock txtFirstName = TextBlocks[3] as TextBlock;
TextBlock txtLastName = TextBlocks[4] as TextBlock;
TextBlock txtPseudoName = TextBlocks[5] as TextBlock;
/* The SetBinding enables tie the dependency property
* to the Binding object*/
txtFirstName.SetBinding(TextBlock.TextProperty, FirstNameBind);
txtLastName.SetBinding(TextBlock.TextProperty, LastNameBind);
txtPseudoName.SetBinding(TextBlock.TextProperty, PseudoNameBind);
}
Afterward, let's test the Person object whether it notifies the targeted XAML UI or not. To do that, we add two event handlers to the grid object which is the TextBlock collection container.
<Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot" MouseEnter="LayoutRoot_MouseEnter"
MouseLeave="LayoutRoot_MouseLeave"
Background="Azure">
The first happens when the mouse enters in the grid zone and the second happens when the mouse leaves the given grid zone. The implementation in C# is as follow:
//This happens when the mouse enters in the grid zone
private void LayoutRoot_MouseEnter(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
oPerson.PseudoName = "Means the best one";
}
//This happens when the mouse leaves in the grid zone
private void LayoutRoot_MouseLeave(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
oPerson.PseudoName = "Yougerthen";
}
Now, let's test the application, when the mouse enters the grid zone is presented as under:
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Figure 1
And when the mouse leaves the grid zone is presented as follow
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Figure 2
You tell me OK, I will comment the Person class updates as follow
public class Person/*:INotifyPropertyChanged*/
{
public Person() { }
public Person(string FirstName, string LastName, string PseudoName)
{
this.FirstName = FirstName;
this.LastName = LastName;
this.PseudoName = PseudoName;
}
public string FirstName { get; set; }
public string LastName { get; set; }
private string _PseudoName;
public string PseudoName
{
get { return _PseudoName; }
set
{
_PseudoName = value;
//if (PropertyChanged != null)
//{
// PropertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs("PseudoName"));
//}
}
}
//#region INotifyPropertyChanged Members
//public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
//#endregion
}
And it will work since the event handlers are implemented to do the job. Then I will tell you douyyoo, nothing will happen as if the events aren't implemented at all. In fact, they are OK, I mean the event implementations, but the notification mechanism is not.
That's it
Good Dotneting!!!