How can i send the current element of my Actors list to my converter? and as well i need pass a parameter with ConverterParameter
<ListView x:Name="Actors" ItemsSource="{Binding Actors}">
<ListView.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<ViewCell>
<ViewCell.ContextActions>
Source="" IsVisible="{Binding ., Converter={StaticResource ListConverter}, ConverterParameter={Binding ActorCurrent}}"}"/>
</Grid>
</ViewCell>
</DataTemplate>
</ListView.ItemTemplate>
</ListView>
this Actor exist in my view movel, i need to pass as parameter
private Actor _actorCurrent;
public Actor ActorCurrent
{
get => _actorCurrent;
set
{
_actorCurrent = value;
RaisePropertyChanged(() => ActorCurrent);
}
}
i tried with dot, but dont work
IsVisible="{Binding . // in my Converter class i dont nothing
EDIT 1:
i have as well this
public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
{
// i want to value = will be {Binding .,
// and parameter = will be ActorCurrent
// then i want to compare value with parameter and return a bool
}
Or can i use triggers?
<DataTrigger TargetType="Image" Binding="{Binding Name}" Value="{Binding ActorCurrent.name}">
i want to value = will be {Binding .}
You can get the value in the Convert method, you have to know the type of your value first. You can add a breakpoint there to get the type of value:
public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
{
//if the type of value is Actor:
Actor tempActor = value as Actor;
//if the type of value is string:
string tempStr = value as string
return "123";
}
and parameter = will be ActorCurrent
Actually, you can't set binding to ConverterParameter as ConverterParameter is not a BindableProperty.
There is a discussion about this problem in this thread and you may find some idea there.
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I am implementing list view with MVVM and have tap recogniser for the label. I have a custom template for displaying the cell. I am following tutorials on binding the command. I managed to bind the command but could not figure out how to bind Command Property. My command property is always null.
My list view is like this
***** For anyone looking for the solution. Before this line I had a grid view
like below
<Grid x:DataType="viewModels:CartViewModel">
************************************************
<ListView
ItemsSource="{Binding CartItem.Products}"
HasUnevenRows="True"
SeparatorVisibility="None"
VerticalOptions="FillAndExpand"
CachingStrategy="RecycleElement">
<ListView.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<ViewCell>
<templates:CartItemTemplate
RemoveItemCommand="{Binding BindingContext.RemoveCartItemCommand, Source={x:Reference Cart}}"
UpdateCartCommandParameter="{Binding .}"
AddCommentCommand="{Binding BindingContext.AddCommentCommand, Source={x:Reference Cart}}"
UpdateCartCommand="{Binding BindingContext.UpdateCartCommand, Source={x:Reference Cart}}"
/>
</ViewCell>
</DataTemplate>
</ListView.ItemTemplate>
</ListView>
And my template is like this. Other codes are omitted.
<Label
Text="Update cart"
TextDecorations="Underline"
Margin="8, 0, 0, 0"
FontSize="12"
VerticalOptions="Center">
<Label.GestureRecognizers>
<TapGestureRecognizer
Command="{Binding UpdateCartCommand}"
CommandParameter="{Binding UpdateCartCommandParameter}"/>
</Label.GestureRecognizers>
</Label>
In the code behind of that template I have done like this
public static readonly BindableProperty UpdateCartCommandProperty =
BindableProperty.Create(nameof(UpdateCartCommand), typeof(ICommand), typeof(CartItemTemplate));
public ICommand UpdateCartCommand
{
get => (ICommand) GetValue(UpdateCartCommandProperty);
set => SetValue(UpdateCartCommandProperty, value);
}
public static BindableProperty UpdateCartCommandParameterProperty =
BindableProperty.Create(nameof(UpdateCartCommandParameter), typeof(Product), typeof(CartItemTemplate));
public Product UpdateCartCommandParameter
{
get => (Product) GetValue(UpdateCartCommandParameterProperty);
set => SetValue(UpdateCartCommandParameterProperty, value);
}
And finally in my MVVM code. I have implemented this.
public ICommand UpdateCartCommand { get; }
private readonly ICartService cartService;
private readonly INavigationService navigationService;
public CartPageViewModel(ICartService cartService, INavigationService navigationService)
{
this.cartService = cartService;
this.navigationService = navigationService;
UpdateCartCommand = new Command<object>(UpdateCartClicked);
}
private async void UpdateCartClicked(object cartItem)
{
await navigationService.ShowAlertAsync("Update Action", "Update cart quantity", "Ok");
}
The problem is object cartItem is always null. What am I doing wrong here? Any idea will be helpful. Thanks
You invoked the line like following which is illegal .
x:DataType="viewModels:CartPageViewModel"
Compiled bindings are currently disabled for any binding expressions that define the Source property. This is because the Source property is always set using the x:Reference markup extension, which can't be resolved at compile time.
If you want to set BindingContext in Xaml , use the following code
<ContentPage.BindingContext>
<viewModels:xxxViewModel/>
</ContentPage.BindingContext>
<Label Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1"
Text="{Binding Date, Converter={StaticResource localTimeConverter}, StringFormat='{0:MMMM dd, yyyy}'}"
LineBreakMode="NoWrap"
FontSize="16"
Style="{DynamicResource FieldLabel}"/>
I have the above Xaml and the below Converter:
public class UtcToLocalDateTimeConverter : IValueConverter
{
public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
{
return ((DateTime)value).ToLocalTime();
}
public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
{
throw new NotSupportedException();
}
}
However the Converter is not being called when the page starts instead it gets called when navigating away from the page. I add a break point in the convert method and that's when the method is being called. This is confusing!?
Please can someone offer some help?
Whoops ! This was my bad.
I was adding the converter into the SelectedItemTemplate of the ListView instead of the ItemTemplate of the ListView. Thats why the converter never got called. All fixed now.
I am new with xamarin, I am facing an issue in my xamarin forms project.
I have a Label inside listview-viewcell, to show time in UI. The date is received as a number like 1510822596449(Java Timestamp). I want to show the date in strings like "n days ago".How can I achieve this?
<StackLayout>
<ListView>
<ListView.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<ViewCell>
<StackLayout>
<Label Text="{Binding createdTime}"/>
</StackLayout>
</ViewCell>
</DataTemplate>
</ListView.ItemTemplate>
</ListView>
</StackLayout>
Anybody please suggest a solution with working code.
Thanks in advance.
First, create a class DatetimeToStringConverter and add the following code:
public class DatetimeToStringConverter : IValueConverter
{
#region IValueConverter implementation
public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture)
{
if (value == null)
return string.Empty;
return new DateTime(1970, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, DateTimeKind.Utc)
.AddMilliseconds((long)value) // put your value here
.ToLocalTime().ToString("g");
}
public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture)
{
throw new NotImplementedException();
}
#endregion
}
Then in xaml add the following code at the root of the page:
<ContentPage.Resources>
<ResourceDictionary>
<local:DatetimeToStringConverter x:Key="cnvDateTimeConverter"></local:DatetimeToStringConverter>
</ResourceDictionary>
</ContentPage.Resources>
Then add namespace:
xmlns:local="clr-namespace:Myapp;assembly=Myapp"
Then change the label text like this:
Text="{Binding createdTime, Converter={StaticResource cnvDateTimeConverter}}"
Keep the createTime type as long in model, otherwise you get invalid cast exception.
As suggested in the comments you could do this with a ValueConverter.
Write a converter similar to this, in your shared code.
public class TicksToDateTimeConverter : IValueConverter
{
public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
{
if (!Int64.TryParse(value, out long ticks))
return DatTime.Now;
// TODO you can do a ToString and format it you want here but also in XAML
return new DateTime(ticks);
}
public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
{
// Not needed
throw new NotImplementedException();
}
}
Now in your XAML, declare te value convter like this under the root of your page, I'm assuming it's a ContentPage.
<ContentPage.Resources>
<ResourceDictionary>
<local:TicksToDateTimeConverter x:Key="TicksConverter" />
</ResourceDictionary>
</ContentPage.Resources>
And don't forget to declare the local namespace in your page root like: xmlns:local="clr-namespace:YourApp.Namespace", which should be the full namespace, without the class name to your converter class.
To finally use the converter in your layout, do this:
<StackLayout>
<ListView>
<ListView.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<ViewCell>
<StackLayout>
<Label Text="{Binding createdTime, Converter={StaticResource TicksConverter}}"/>
</StackLayout>
</ViewCell>
</DataTemplate>
</ListView.ItemTemplate>
</ListView>
</StackLayout>
Depending on whether or not you return a string from the converter or a DateTime, in the latter case you can also format it here in XAML, like so:
<Label Text="{Binding createdTime, Converter={StaticResource TicksConverter}, StringFormat='{0:dd-MM-yyyy}'}"/>
Or you could choose to do it differently altogether and convert the value inside the model that you bind to the ViewCell.
I'm making vocabulary app and trying to implement favorite word in my Xamarin.Forms Listview.
Please have a look below screenshots
For now i use hard code instead of MVVM
Here is my model
namespace Mamtil.Models
{
public class Word
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public string word { get; set; }
public string translation { get; set; }
public string audio { get; set; }
public bool favorite { get; set; }
public string groupBy => translation[0].ToString().ToUpper();
}
}
XAML
...
<ViewCell>
<StackLayout Orientation="Horizontal">
<Button x:Name="FavoriteButton" Image="gray_star.png" BackgroundColor="#F5F5F5" Clicked="Favorite" BorderRadius="0" WidthRequest="45" CommandParameter="{Binding .}" />
<Switch IsToggled="{Binding favorite}" WidthRequest="50"/>
<StackLayout Orientation="Vertical" HorizontalOptions="FillAndExpand" Margin="5, 0, 0, 0">
<Label Text="{Binding translation}">
<Label.FontSize>
<OnPlatform x:TypeArguments="x:Double" iOS="11" Android="18" />
</Label.FontSize>
</Label>
<Label Text="{Binding word}" TextColor="#1565C0">
<Label.FontSize>
<OnPlatform x:TypeArguments="x:Double" iOS="11" Android="13" />
</Label.FontSize>
</Label>
</StackLayout>
<Button x:Name="SpeechButton" Image="ic_mic_black_24dp.png" BackgroundColor="#F5F5F5" Clicked="GoToSpeach" BorderRadius="0" WidthRequest="45" CommandParameter="{Binding Id}" />
</StackLayout>
</ViewCell>
So the question is when i load data from database how do i initialize Image of FavoriteButton like
<!-- Here switch is toggled or not depending on Binding value. I want to do something like this but with image of Button -->
<Switch IsToggled="{Binding favorite}">
in code above it is hard coded but i want to change depending Word.favorite value. At run time i managed to change Image like this
async void Favorite(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
var b = (Button)sender;
Word t = (Word)b.CommandParameter;
//update in database
await App.MamtilRepo.UpdateFavoriteAsync(t.Id);
if (t.favorite)
b.Image = "gray_star.png";
else
b.Image = "yellow_star.png";
t.favorite = !t.favorite;
}
for sake of examle:
...
// Some thing like
if(Word.favorite)
Image = yellow_star.png;
else
Image = gray_star.png;
should i do it some where in code or in XAML
I hope could clearly describe my question. thanks in advance
You'd have to use the OnPropertyChanged() method so that it picks up the new value for the image Url, and you should also set up the binding context.
private bool _imageUrl;
public bool ImageUrl
{
get { return _imageUrl; }
set { _imageUrl = value; OnPropertyChanged(); }
}
And use BindingContext = this; in your constructor.
an old post, but here's another way to do this.
Classically one would use a converter for this.
So your button XAML would now look something like this:
<Button x:Name="FavoriteButton" Image="{Binding favorite, Converter={x:Static converter:FavoriteButton.Instance}}" BackgroundColor="#F5F5F5" Clicked="Favorite" BorderRadius="0" WidthRequest="45" CommandParameter="{Binding .}" />
you'd need to add a reference for where your converter lives in the top of your XAML file, i.e.
xmlns:converter="clr-namespace:Mamtil.Converter;assembly=Interact.Client"
With your converter looking something like this:
namespace Mamtil.Converter {
public class FavoriteButton : IValueConverter {
// this Instance property just means your converter only needs to get created once, I saw it in a Xamarin sample.
public static FavoriteButton Instance = new FavoriteButton();
public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture) {
if (value == null) {
// only doing this because I've had encounters where an ImageSource has taken Exception at having null returned.
return ImageSource.FromFile("gray_star.png");
}
var fav = (bool)value;
if (fav == true) { // redundant ==, but it makes it quite explicit for any future reader glancing over your code what you intend here.
return ImageSource.FromFile("yellow_star.png");
}
return ImageSource.FromFile("gray_star.png");
}
public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture) {
throw new NotImplementedException();
}
}
}
If you're using embedded resources rather than local files then refer to the link Rohit posted in his answer on Aug 24 '16 for how guidance on how to use those in your converter instead.
You can Bind your Image's Source to File, Uri or Resource, which sets the image to display.
FromFile - Requires a filename or filepath that can be resolved on each platform.
FromUri - Requires a Uri object, eg. new Uri("http://server.com/image.jpg") .
FromResource - Requires a resource identifier to an image file embedded in the application or PCL, with a Build Action:EmbeddedResource .
XAML :
<Image Source="{Binding MyImage}" />
ViewModel :
public ImageSource MyImage {get; set; }
You can read more about working with Images here.
DataTrigger or Converter are best solution for your problem.
<Button Image="gray_star.png">
<Button.Triggers>
<DataTrigger TargetType="Button" Binding="{Binding favorite}" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Image" Value="yellow_star.png" />
</DataTrigger>
</Button.Triggers>
</Button>
I'm using data binding in a ListView to bind a list of ImageCells. The image is a file stored locally on the device as app data.
On Windows, using an absolute or relative path to the file does not work, I have to convert it to a file:// URI. Unfortunately, on Android, the file:// URI doesn't work, and it needs to be a path.
I'm currently working around the issue by using a different value in the view model depending on the target platform. Is there a better solution than this:
if (Device.OS == TargetPlatform.Windows) {
result.uri = new Uri(uri).AbsoluteUri;
}
Xaml:
<ListView.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<ImageCell ImageSource="{Binding Uri}"
Text="{Binding Name}">
</ImageCell>
</DataTemplate>
</ListView.ItemTemplate>
The type of Uri is string, do I need to use a UriImageSource instead?
I solved it by creating converter and dependency service.
Xaml
<ContentPage.Content>
<StackLayout VerticalOptions="FillAndExpand" Padding="5,20,5,0" >
<ListView x:Name="list" ItemsSource="{Binding MyList}">
<ListView.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<ImageCell Text="{Binding Name}" ImageSource="{Binding ImagePath, Converter={StaticResource AndroidImageInvert}}">
</ImageCell>
</DataTemplate>
</ListView.ItemTemplate>
</ListView>
</StackLayout>
Converter
public class ByteImageConverter : IValueConverter
{
public object Convert(object value, Type targetType,
object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
{
string fileName = value as string;
return ImageSource.FromStream(() => new MemoryStream(DependencyService.Get<IWRDependencyService>().GetImageBytes(fileName)));
}
public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType,
object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
{
throw new NotImplementedException();
}
}
Dependency Service
public byte[] GetImageBytes(string fileName)
{
fileName = fileName.Replace(".jpg", "").Replace(".png", "");
var resId = Forms.Context.Resources.GetIdentifier(
fileName.ToLower(), "drawable", Forms.Context.PackageName);
var icon = BitmapFactory.DecodeResource(Forms.Context.Resources, resId);
var ms = new MemoryStream();
icon.Compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.Png, 0, ms);
byte[] bitmapData = ms.ToArray();
return bitmapData;
}