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WPF - Selecting TreeViewItems in code

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:54:10 GMT

Outlines some simple steps to leverage your data model and the WPF data binding system to manipulate a TreeView by using code.

WPF - Send to Flickr, Settings Dialogs and Security

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:05:56 GMT

A tale of how to create a settings window the WPF way, e.g. by using data binding to the Settings class and successfully handling the Cancel scenario, and storing secrets, like your GMail password, in plain sight e.g. by using a settings configuration file, also in a WPF friendly way.

WPF - Settings Dialog... the Movie

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:02:59 GMT

Video post on how to use the Settings feature in .NET with data binding in WPF, including how to handle the Cancel scenario.

Creating a Custom View Mode that Supports a Template Selector

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:26:56 GMT

The controls that inherit from ItemsControl (such as ListBox, ListView, and so on) expose an ItemTemplateSelector property that you can use instead of the ItemTemplate property to specify a DataTemplateSelector. The DataTemplateSelector enables you to specify your own custom logic that determines which DataTemplate should be applied to each item. This article shows how to create a custom view mode for the ListView control that supports a DataTemplateSelector to enable dynamic selection of the DataTemplate for each item.