I have a simple template for a combobox structured in this way:
<ComboBox DockPanel.Dock="Left" MinWidth="100" MaxHeight="24"
ItemsSource="{Binding Actions}">
<ComboBox.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Name}" Width="100" />
<Image Source="{Binding Converter={StaticResource TypeConverter}}" />
</StackPanel>
</DataTemplate>
</ComboBox.ItemTemplate>
</ComboBox>
So, if I use this code, everything works:
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Name}" Width="100" />
<!--<Image Source="{Binding Converter={StaticResource TypeConverter}}" /> -->
<Image Source="{StaticResource SecurityImage}" />
But if I use the converter it doesn't work anymore. This is the converter, but I don't know how I can refer to the static resource from there ...
public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
{
var type = (Action)value;
var img = new BitmapImage();
switch (type.ActionType)
{
case ActionType.Security:
img.UriSource = new Uri("StructureImage", UriKind.Relative);
break;
case ActionType.Structural:
img.UriSource = new Uri("SecurityImage", UriKind.Relative);
break;
}
return img;
}
Try to use the Switch Converter written by Josh, should work for you:
A "switch statement" for XAML - http://josheinstein.com/blog/index.php/2010/06/switchconverter-a-switch-statement-for-xaml/
No need to write your converter, your code will look like this -
<Grid.Resources>
<e:SwitchConverter x:Key="ActionIcons">
<e:SwitchCase When="Security" Then="SecurithImage.png" />
<e:SwitchCase When="Structural" Then="StructureImage.png" />
</e:SwitchConverter>
</Grid.Resources>
<Image Source="{Binding Converter={StaticResource ActionIcons}}" />
Here is code of SwitchConverter as Josh's site seems to be down -
/// <summary>
/// A converter that accepts <see cref="SwitchConverterCase"/>s and converts them to the
/// Then property of the case.
/// </summary>
[ContentProperty("Cases")]
public class SwitchConverter : IValueConverter
{
// Converter instances.
List<SwitchConverterCase> _cases;
#region Public Properties.
/// <summary>
/// Gets or sets an array of <see cref="SwitchConverterCase"/>s that this converter can use to produde values from.
/// </summary>
public List<SwitchConverterCase> Cases { get { return _cases; } set { _cases = value; } }
#endregion
#region Construction.
/// <summary>
/// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="SwitchConverter"/> class.
/// </summary>
public SwitchConverter()
{
// Create the cases array.
_cases = new List<SwitchConverterCase>();
}
#endregion
/// <summary>
/// Converts a value.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="value">The value produced by the binding source.</param>
/// <param name="targetType">The type of the binding target property.</param>
/// <param name="parameter">The converter parameter to use.</param>
/// <param name="culture">The culture to use in the converter.</param>
/// <returns>
/// A converted value. If the method returns null, the valid null value is used.
/// </returns>
public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture)
{
// This will be the results of the operation.
object results = null;
// I'm only willing to convert SwitchConverterCases in this converter and no nulls!
if (value == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("value");
// I need to find out if the case that matches this value actually exists in this converters cases collection.
if (_cases != null && _cases.Count > 0)
for (int i = 0; i < _cases.Count; i++)
{
// Get a reference to this case.
SwitchConverterCase targetCase = _cases[i];
// Check to see if the value is the cases When parameter.
if (value == targetCase || value.ToString().ToUpper() == targetCase.When.ToString().ToUpper())
{
// We've got what we want, the results can now be set to the Then property
// of the case we're on.
results = targetCase.Then;
// All done, get out of the loop.
break;
}
}
// return the results.
return results;
}
/// <summary>
/// Converts a value.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="value">The value that is produced by the binding target.</param>
/// <param name="targetType">The type to convert to.</param>
/// <param name="parameter">The converter parameter to use.</param>
/// <param name="culture">The culture to use in the converter.</param>
/// <returns>
/// A converted value. If the method returns null, the valid null value is used.
/// </returns>
public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture)
{
throw new NotImplementedException();
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Represents a case for a switch converter.
/// </summary>
[ContentProperty("Then")]
public class SwitchConverterCase
{
// case instances.
string _when;
object _then;
#region Public Properties.
/// <summary>
/// Gets or sets the condition of the case.
/// </summary>
public string When { get { return _when; } set { _when = value; } }
/// <summary>
/// Gets or sets the results of this case when run through a <see cref="SwitchConverter"/>
/// </summary>
public object Then { get { return _then; } set { _then = value; } }
#endregion
#region Construction.
/// <summary>
/// Switches the converter.
/// </summary>
public SwitchConverterCase()
{
}
/// <summary>
/// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="SwitchConverterCase"/> class.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="when">The condition of the case.</param>
/// <param name="then">The results of this case when run through a <see cref="SwitchConverter"/>.</param>
public SwitchConverterCase(string when, object then)
{
// Hook up the instances.
this._then = then;
this._when = when;
}
#endregion
/// <summary>
/// Returns a <see cref="System.String"/> that represents this instance.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>
/// A <see cref="System.String"/> that represents this instance.
/// </returns>
public override string ToString()
{
return string.Format("When={0}; Then={1}", When.ToString(), Then.ToString());
}
}
Another SwitchConverter implementation from Microsoft Reference Source.