I have the following simplified Example:
<Window x:Class="TemplateBinding.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">
<Window.Resources>
<ResourceDictionary>
<ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
<ResourceDictionary
Source="pack://application:,,,/TemplateBinding;component/PersonTemplate.xaml" />
</ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
</ResourceDictionary>
</Window.Resources>
<Grid>
<ContentControl ContentTemplate="{StaticResource PersonTemplate}" />
</Grid>
</Window>
With:
<ResourceDictionary xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml">
<DataTemplate x:Key="PersonTemplate">
<Border Width="100" Height="100" Background="RosyBrown">
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=FirstName}" VerticalAlignment="Center" TextAlignment="Center"/>
</Border>
</DataTemplate>
</ResourceDictionary>
as my DataTemplate in a separate ResourceDictionary file.
I set my DataContext in the Construcor of my MainWindow and have verified it by just displaying the first name like this: <ContentControl Grid.Row="1" Content="{Binding FirstName}"/>
.
In an other scenario wher I use a DataTemplate with a ListBox
I do the Binding exactly the same way in my DataTemplate and it just works.
I know that the DataTemplate is working except the binding because it correctly shows the size and background color.
What am I doing wrong? How would the Binding in my DataTemplate have to look?