So I have a problem identical to this question. However, the solution to this appears to be Code-Behind (and is 4 years old) but I am using MVVM. Time may have brought about a better solution to this.
Does anyone know of a way to have the double click work on a DataGridRow after it has been selected?
Here is my XAML:
<DataGrid x:Name="ContactsResult"
AlternatingRowBackground="Transparent"
AutoGenerateColumns="False"
BorderBrush="{StaticResource DarkBlueBrush}"
BorderThickness="1"
CanUserAddRows="False"
FontFamily="{StaticResource DefaultFont}"
GridLinesVisibility="None"
HeadersVisibility="Column"
IsReadOnly="True"
ItemsSource="{Binding Results, Mode=TwoWay}"
SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedItem, Mode=TwoWay}"
>
<DataGrid.InputBindings>
<MouseBinding Gesture="LeftDoubleClick"
Command="{Binding DetailsCommand}"
CommandParameter="{Binding ElementName=ContactsResult, Path=SelectedItem.ContactId}"
/>
</DataGrid.InputBindings>
<DataGrid.Columns>
<DataGridTextColumn x:Name="contactLastNameColumn"
Binding="{Binding Name_LastSufFirstMidSal}"
ElementStyle="{StaticResource dgCellPadding5}" Header="Contact Name"
Width="Auto"
/>
<DataGridTextColumn x:Name="companyNameColumn"
ElementStyle="{StaticResource dgCellPadding5}" Header="Company Name"
Width="Auto"
/>
<DataGridTextColumn x:Name="CityColumn"
Binding="{Binding MailingAddress.City}"
ElementStyle="{StaticResource dgCellPadding5}" Header="Mailing City"
Width="Auto"
/>
<DataGridTextColumn x:Name="StateColumn"
Binding="{Binding MailingAddress.StateOrProvince}" ElementStyle="{StaticResource dgCellPadding5}" Header="Mailing State"
Width="Auto"
/>
</DataGrid.Columns>
</DataGrid>
EDIT
ElementSytle
<Style x:Key="dgCellPadding5" TargetType="{x:Type TextBlock}">
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="5" />
</Style>
So in order to reach my goal, I decided to go a different route.
First I started with a Grid and used the attribute Grid.IsSharedSizeScope="True". In this grid I created a grid and an ItemsControl (with a grid in the datatemplate). This gives me the appearance of a datagrid.
Second, in the itemscontrol I added InputBindings to each item to achieve the desired behaviour. Here is what I came up with:
<Border Grid.Row="2"
BorderBrush="{StaticResource BackgroundTitleBarBrush}"
BorderThickness="1"
Visibility="{Binding ResultGridVisible, Converter={local:BooleanToVisibilityValueConverter}, ConverterParameter=True}"
>
<Grid Background="White"
Grid.Row="2"
Grid.IsSharedSizeScope="True"
>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Border BorderBrush="{StaticResource SeperatorDarkBlueBrush}"
BorderThickness="0 0 0 1"
Margin="5 0"
Padding="3 5"
Grid.Row="0">
<Grid VerticalAlignment="Center">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition SharedSizeGroup="A" Width="150"/>
<ColumnDefinition SharedSizeGroup="B" Width="200"/>
<ColumnDefinition SharedSizeGroup="C" Width="100"/>
<ColumnDefinition SharedSizeGroup="D" Width="75"/>
<ColumnDefinition SharedSizeGroup="E" Width="100"/>
<ColumnDefinition SharedSizeGroup="F" Width="50"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<TextBlock FontWeight="Bold"
Foreground="{StaticResource BackgroundTitleBarBrush}"
Grid.Column="0"
Text="Contact Name"
/>
<TextBlock FontWeight="Bold"
Foreground="{StaticResource BackgroundTitleBarBrush}"
Grid.Column="1"
Text="Company Name"
/>
<TextBlock FontWeight="Bold"
Foreground="{StaticResource BackgroundTitleBarBrush}"
Grid.Column="2"
Grid.ColumnSpan="2"
Text="Mailing"
/>
<TextBlock FontWeight="Bold"
Foreground="{StaticResource BackgroundTitleBarBrush}"
Grid.Column="2"
Grid.Row="1"
Text="City"
/>
<TextBlock FontWeight="Bold"
Foreground="{StaticResource BackgroundTitleBarBrush}"
Grid.Column="3"
Grid.Row="1"
Text="State"
/>
<TextBlock FontWeight="Bold"
Foreground="{StaticResource BackgroundTitleBarBrush}"
Grid.Column="4"
Grid.ColumnSpan="2"
Text="Other"
/>
<TextBlock FontWeight="Bold"
Foreground="{StaticResource BackgroundTitleBarBrush}"
Grid.Column="4"
Grid.Row="1"
Text="City"
/>
<TextBlock FontWeight="Bold"
Foreground="{StaticResource BackgroundTitleBarBrush}"
Grid.Column="5"
Grid.Row="1"
Text="State"
/>
</Grid>
</Border>
<ScrollViewer Grid.Row="1"
HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Disabled"
MaxHeight="350"
VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto"
>
<ItemsControl ItemsSource="{Binding Results}">
<ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<Border x:Name="Container"
BorderBrush="{StaticResource SeperatorLightBlueBrush}"
BorderThickness="0 0 0 1"
Margin="5 0"
Padding="3 5"
>
<Border.InputBindings>
<MouseBinding MouseAction="LeftClick"
Command="{Binding Path=DataContext.DetailsCommand, RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type local:BasePage}}}"
CommandParameter="{Binding ContactId}"
/>
<MouseBinding MouseAction="RightClick"
Command="{Binding Path=DataContext.NewWindowDetailsCommand, RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type local:BasePage}}}"
CommandParameter="{Binding ContactId}"
/>
</Border.InputBindings>
<Grid VerticalAlignment="Center">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition SharedSizeGroup="A"/>
<ColumnDefinition SharedSizeGroup="B"/>
<ColumnDefinition SharedSizeGroup="C"/>
<ColumnDefinition SharedSizeGroup="D"/>
<ColumnDefinition SharedSizeGroup="E"/>
<ColumnDefinition SharedSizeGroup="F"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<TextBlock FontFamily="{StaticResource DefaultFont}"
Grid.Column="0"
Text="{Binding Name_LastSufFirstMidSal}"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
/>
<TextBlock FontFamily="{StaticResource DefaultFont}"
Grid.Column="1"
Text="{Binding Company}"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
/>
<TextBlock FontFamily="{StaticResource DefaultFont}"
Grid.Column="2"
Text="{Binding MailingAddress.City}"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
/>
<TextBlock FontFamily="{StaticResource DefaultFont}"
Grid.Column="3"
Text="{Binding MailingAddress.StateOrProvince}"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
/>
<TextBlock FontFamily="{StaticResource DefaultFont}"
Grid.Column="4"
Text="{Binding OtherAddress.City}"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
/>
<TextBlock FontFamily="{StaticResource DefaultFont}"
Grid.Column="5"
Text="{Binding OtherAddress.StateOrProvince}"
VerticalAlignment="Center"
/>
</Grid>
</Border>
<DataTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True">
<Setter TargetName="Container" Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource BackgroundLightBlueBrush}"/>
</Trigger>
</DataTemplate.Triggers>
</DataTemplate>
</ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
</ItemsControl>
</ScrollViewer>
<Border Grid.Row="1" Panel.ZIndex="1" Visibility="{Binding NoRecordsFound, Converter={local:BooleanToCollapsedVisibilityValueConverter}, ConverterParameter=True, Mode=TwoWay}">
<TextBlock Text="No Records Found"
Margin="5 0"
Padding="3 5"
/>
</Border>
</Grid>
</Border>