Developing C++ WinUI3 Desktop App with MVVM

Question

I am looking at the WinUI3 framework with native C++ support for desktop applications.
I cannot see any MVVM support as in C#.
Should I expect it will be never supported and go i.e. with MVP with some code behind, or I am missing something?
I cannot find any sample.

Answer 1

When you are talking about automatic tooling for XAML than you have to wait until 2024 to use it with C++. This is the estimated timeline from MS as they first hebr yo push a reflection API into the C++2023 standard.

But the MVVM fundamentals are perfectly working. Just write it out by hand and enjoy a developer experience last seen in 2006.

Answer 2

You can do MVVM by implementing interfaces such as INotifyPropertyChanged manually. Check out this sample which showcases how to implement the interface.

The cppxaml library (part of the unpackaged NuGet package) has been providing some help with MVVM though it's very barebones compared to MVVM frameworks available for .NET apps.