How to bind content in WP7 button

Question

I have earlier asked how to convert static values of TextBlocks using bindings and IValueConverter as seen here.

Now I would like to do the exact same thing, but with buttons instead. But the problem is, that buttons do not have the DataContext property, so the IValueConverter is not invoked.

So how do I achieve this?

Thank you!

Igor Ralic · Answer 1 · 2012-08-11T19:07:59.590

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How about setting the

Button.Content.DataContext

?

EDIT: XAML sample fixed

<Button Name="mmmm" 
        DataContext="{Binding MovieContext}" 
        Content="{Binding Title}" />

edited Aug 11 '12 at 19:07

answered Aug 10 '12 at 16:13

Igor Ralic

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Do you have a `xaml` example? – Zappel Aug 10 '12 at 16:49
It seems I'm not allowed to have a property called `DataContext` on the `Button.Content`. Are you sure this is compiling? – Zappel Aug 11 '12 at 09:54
@Zappel sorry, I was writing straight to SO so didn't test it first. I fixed the code now. – Igor Ralic Aug 11 '12 at 19:08

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 10 '12 at 18:25

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Buttons do have a DataContext property. All FrameworkElements do. Why not just set the datacontext of the Page that all of these are in? If you set the DataContext of the page to be a backing ViewModel, then every control will inherit that DataContext.

answered Aug 10 '12 at 18:25

Shawn Kendrot

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How to bind content in WP7 button

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