I have ObservableCollection
binded to dataGrid
and now I want to filter the presented data I see that I need to use ICollectionView
but I am not sure how to add ICollectionView
with my MVVM
pattern.
My code simplified looks following:
public class MainViewModel : ViewModelBase , IBarcodeHandler
{
public ObservableCollection<TraceDataItem> TraceItemCollectionViewSource { get; set; }
}
My XAML
<Window xmlns:controls="clr-namespace:Mentor.Valor.vManage.RepairStation.Controls"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
<DataGrid Grid.Row="2" ColumnWidth="*" ItemsSource="{Binding TraceItemCollectionViewSource , Mode=TwoWay , UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}" RowStyle="{StaticResource TraceRowStyle}" IsReadOnly="True" Name="TraceDataGrid" Margin="5,5,5,5" Padding="5,5,5,5" AutoGenerateColumns="False">
</Window>
How I can add ICollectionView
here in order to apply filtering to the view?
You would need to:
public class MainViewModel : ViewModelBase, IBarcodeHandler
{
public ICollectionView TraceItemCollectionView
{
get { return CollectionViewSource.GetDefaultView(TraceItemCollectionViewSource); }
}
public ObservableCollection<TraceDataItem> TraceItemCollectionViewSource { get; set; }
}
then, somewhere in the code (maybe in the constructor) add your filter:
TraceItemCollectionView.Filter = o =>
{
var item = (TraceDataItem) o;
//based on item, return true if it should be visible, or false if not
return true;
};
And, in XAML, you would need to change the binding to TraceItemCollectionView property.
A CollectionView
is not always the best solution. you can also filter your collection using some simple LinQ. Take this simple example:
public ObservableCollection<TraceDataItem> FilteredData
{
get
{
return new ObservableCollection<TraceDataItem>(YourUnfilteredCollection.Where(
i => MeetsFilterRequirements(i)));
}
}
private bool MeetsFilterRequirements(TraceDataItem item)
{
return item.SomeProperty == someValue || item is SomeType;
}
The beauty of this method is that you can add some complex filtering requirements. One thing to note: whenever any properties in this method are changed, you'd need to call NotifyPropertyChanged("FilteredData")
to ensure that the UI will be updated accordingly.
You may invoke the Filter callback from a Command and expose the View property from CollectionViewSource :
public class ViewModel: INotifyPropertyChanged
{
private CollectionViewSource data = new CollectionViewSource();
private ObservableCollection<Child> observableChilds = new ObservableCollection<Child>();
public ViewModel()
{
var model = new Model();
model.ChildList.Add(new Child { Name = "Child 1" });
model.ChildList.Add(new Child { Name = "Child 2" });
model.ChildList.Add(new Child { Name = "Child 3" });
model.ChildList.Add(new Child { Name = "Child 4" });
//Populate ObservableCollection
model.ChildList.ToList().ForEach(child => observableChilds.Add(child));
this.data.Source = observableChilds;
ApplyFilterCommand = new DelegateCommand(OnApplyFilterCommand);
}
public ICollectionView ChildCollection
{
get { return data.View; }
}
public DelegateCommand ApplyFilterCommand { get; set; }
private void OnApplyFilterCommand()
{
data.View.Filter = new Predicate<object>(x => ((Child)x).Name == "Child 1");
OnPropertyChanged("ChildCollection");
}
}
//Sample Model used
public class Model
{
public Model()
{
ChildList = new HashSet<Child>();
}
public ICollection<Child> ChildList { get; set; }
}
public class Child
{
public string Name { get; set; }
}
//View
<ListBox ItemsSource="{Binding Path = ChildCollection}" >
<ListBox.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<Label Content="{Binding Name}"/>
</DataTemplate>
</ListBox.ItemTemplate>
</ListBox>
<Button Command="{Binding ApplyFilterCommand}"/>