What do I need to do in my view to make Prism.Uno work with x:Bind?

Question

I come from a WPF / Prism background but I really like what X:Bind offers. How do I get x:Bind to work with my ViewModel when using Prism.Uno?

I have prism:ViewModelLocator.AutoWireViewModel="True" but I seem to be missing something in my understanding of how it works when designing.

Thanks G

Answer 1

The use of x:Bind requires the binding path to be rooted in the View.

To use the DataContext, you'll need make it available typed through the view, like this:

public partial class MyControl : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
#if !HAS_UNO 
        // Uno already defines this event (it will be removed 
        // in the future to be aligned properly with WinUI)
        public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
#endif

        public MainPage()
        {
            this.InitializeComponent();

            DataContextChanged += 
                (s, e) => PropertyChanged?.Invoke(
                   this, 
                   new PropertyChangedEventArgs(nameof(ViewModel)));
        }

        public MyViewModel ViewModel => DataContext as MyViewModel;

}