I used this tutorial to build a custom control. Now, I'd like to add a simple message (a textblock) to the user control to give the user some guidance. I think I can add a public property, like FileName in the tutorial, but how do I wire up the textblock's Text property to the property in the code behind? And then make sure the textblock message updates if the property changes.
I like the idea of being able to set the message in code, via a property, because I will likely have multiple controls of this custom control type on a page. I'm just a bit stumped on wiring it up.
Thanks!
This would be your code behind, which implements INotifyPropertyChanged:
/// <summary>
/// Interaction logic for MainWindow.xaml
/// </summary>
public partial class MainWindow : Window, INotifyPropertyChanged
{
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
private string _fileName;
/// <summary>
/// Get/Set the FileName property. Raises property changed event.
/// </summary>
public string FileName
{
get { return _fileName; }
set
{
if (_fileName != value)
{
_fileName = value;
RaisePropertyChanged("FileName");
}
}
}
public MainWindow()
{
DataContext = this;
FileName = "Testing.txt";
}
private void RaisePropertyChanged(string propertyName)
{
if (PropertyChanged != null)
{
PropertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
}
}
}
This would be your XAML that binds to the property:
<TextBlock Text="{Binding FileName}" />
EDIT:
Added DataContext = this; i don't normally bind to the code behind (I use MVVM).