I have a relatively straightforward hierarchical data master-detail WPF window, developed using MVVM, where the Window points to a ViewModel which exposes as one of its properties the ViewModel for the detail view:
Public Class MasterViewModel
Inherits ViewModelBase ' Contains an implementation of CommandSink
Private WithEvents _ViewerSelection As DetailViewModel
Public Property ViewerSelection As DetailViewModel
Set(value As DetailViewModel)
_ViewerSelection = value
RaisePropertyChanged("ViewerSelection")
End Set
Get
Return _ViewerSelection
End Get
End Property
ViewModelBase
contains an implementation of Josh Smith's VMCommanding code, which I ported to Visual Basic using the Roslyn stuff.
The XAML for the Window looks basically like this, with irrelevant details and a lot of closing brackets ommitted.
Selecting an item in the "Master" ListBox
sets the DataContext
of the "Detail" ListBox
to a corresponding DetailViewModel. Selecting a second item in that list box changes the DataContext
of the "Detail" box to the corresponding DetailViewModel of the selection. For performance reasons, once selected, the DetailViewModel is retained and switched in and out of the DataContext
of the "Detail" box.
Selecting an item in the "Detail" ListBox
triggers a RoutedCommand which is supposed to be caught by the ViewModel selected in the "Master" box. However, the RoutedCommand
s never change their focus to the correct DetailViewModel; the command is always caught by the DetailViewModel corresponding to the first "Master" ListBox selection.
What do I need to do differently?
<dx:DXWindow
xmlns:i="clr-namespace:System.Windows.Interactivity;assembly=System.Windows.Interactivity"
xmlns:local="clr-namespace:MyProject"
Title="{Binding ProjectTitle}"
local:CommandSinkBinding.CommandSink="{Binding}">
<dx:DXWindow.Resources>
<local:MasterViewModel x:Key="MViewM"/>
</dx:DXWindow.Resources>
<dx:DXWindow.DataContext>
<Binding Source="{StaticResource MViewM}" />
</dx:DXWindow.DataContext>
<Grid>
<ListBox ItemsSource="{Binding MasterListBox}">
<-- Selecting an item in the top list box causes a change to the DataContext
<ListBox ItemTemplate="{StaticResource MaterialDataTemplate}"
Name="DetailListBox"
DataContext="{Binding ViewerSelection}"
ItemsSource="{Binding Materials}"
local:CommandSinkBinding.CommandSink="{Binding}"
SelectionMode="Multiple">
<ListBox.CommandBindings>
<local:CommandSinkBinding Command="local:DetailVM.Filter"/>
</ListBox.CommandBindings>
<i:Interaction.Triggers>
<i:EventTrigger EventName="SelectionChanged">
<i:InvokeCommandAction Command="local:DetailVM.Filter" CommandParameter="{Binding ElementName=DetailListBox, Path=SelectedItems}"/>
</i:EventTrigger>
</i:Interaction.Triggers>
</ListBox>
I solved this by using DelegateCommands
from the Prism library.