Data binding
- Data templates are used to specify how a control must display an object.
- Data templates act as a bridge between objects and the user interface, and give designers great flexibility to manage data presentation.
Example:
This example shows how to bind XML data island with text.
<Page x:Class="TestXBAP.Page1"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
Title="Page1" Height="170.4" Width="354.4">
<Page.Resources>
<XmlDataProvider x:Key="EmployeeData" XPath="/Employees/Employee">
<x:XData>
<!-- xml data island -->
<Employees xmlns="">
<Employee Name="Bill Gates" DOB="13-Jul-1973">
<Title>CEO</Title>
</Employee>
</Employees>
</x:XData>
</XmlDataProvider>
</Page.Resources>
<!-- binding to data island -->
<StackPanel DataContext="{StaticResource EmployeeData}">
<TextBlock Text="{Binding XPath=@Name}" FontSize="20" />
<TextBlock Text="{Binding XPath=@DOB}" FontSize="10" />
<TextBlock Text="{Binding XPath=Title/text()}" FontSize="10" />
</StackPanel>
</Page>
