Can I add to the functionality of Grid so I can specify new Grid().BindIsVisible( xx );

Question

Here is an example:

var grid3Help = 
   new Grid().Bind(Grid.IsVisibleProperty, nameof(HelpIconVisible), source: this)

Is there some way that I could add to Grid to make it possible for me to change this to:

var grid3Help = new Grid().BindIsVisible(HelpIconVisible, source: this)

Note that if possible I would like to have an extension method but I am not sure how to handle the setting of "source: this"

Answer 1

If you are ok with creating and using a custom Grid (having the same properties as a Grid) instead:

public class CustomGrid: Grid
{
    public CustomGrid() : this() { }

    public void BindIsVisible(string bindobj, object sourceobj = null) {
          SetBinding(Grid.IsVisibleProperty, bindobj)
   }
}

var grid3Help = new CustomGrid().BindIsVisible(nameof(HelpIconVisible), source: this)

With extension method:

namespace ExtensionMethods
{
    public static class MyExtensions
    {
        public static void BindIsVisible(this Grid grid, string boundproperty)
        {
            grid.SetBinding(VisualElement.IsVisibleProperty, boundproperty);
            return;
        }
    }
}

Don't forget to include the namespace: using ExtensionMethods;

In both cases you will have to send the parameter with nameof() otherwise you can try something a bit complicated Finding the variable name passed to a function