The ConverterParameter
property can not be bound because it is not a dependency property.
Since Binding
is not derived from DependencyObject
none of its properties can be dependency properties. As a consequence, a Binding can never be the target object of another Binding.
There is however an alternative solution. You could use a MultiBinding
with a multi-value converter instead of a normal Binding:
<Style TargetType="FrameworkElement">
<Setter Property="Visibility">
<Setter.Value>
<MultiBinding Converter="{StaticResource AccessLevelToVisibilityConverter}">
<Binding Path="Tag" RelativeSource="{RelativeSource Mode=FindAncestor,
AncestorType=UserControl}"/>
<Binding Path="Tag" RelativeSource="{RelativeSource Mode=Self}"/>
</MultiBinding>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
The multi-value converter gets an array of source values as input:
public class AccessLevelToVisibilityConverter : IMultiValueConverter
{
public object Convert(
object[] values, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
{
return values.All(v => (v is bool && (bool)v))
? Visibility.Visible
: Visibility.Hidden;
}
public object[] ConvertBack(
object value, Type[] targetTypes, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
{
throw new NotSupportedException();
}
}
No, unfortunately this will not be possible because ConverterParameter
is not a DependencyProperty
so you won't be able to use bindings
But perhaps you could cheat and use a MultiBinding
with IMultiValueConverter
to pass in the 2 Tag
properties.
There is also an alternative way to use MarkupExtension
in order to use Binding
for a ConverterParameter
. With this solution you can still use the default IValueConverter
instead of the IMultiValueConverter
because the ConverterParameter
is passed into the IValueConverter
just like you expected in your first sample.
Here is my reusable MarkupExtension
:
/// <summary>
/// <example>
/// <TextBox>
/// <TextBox.Text>
/// <wpfAdditions:ConverterBindableParameter Binding="{Binding FirstName}"
/// Converter="{StaticResource TestValueConverter}"
/// ConverterParameterBinding="{Binding ConcatSign}" />
/// </TextBox.Text>
/// </TextBox>
/// </example>
/// </summary>
[ContentProperty(nameof(Binding))]
public class ConverterBindableParameter : MarkupExtension
{
#region Public Properties
public Binding Binding { get; set; }
public BindingMode Mode { get; set; }
public IValueConverter Converter { get; set; }
public Binding ConverterParameter { get; set; }
#endregion
public ConverterBindableParameter()
{ }
public ConverterBindableParameter(string path)
{
Binding = new Binding(path);
}
public ConverterBindableParameter(Binding binding)
{
Binding = binding;
}
#region Overridden Methods
public override object ProvideValue(IServiceProvider serviceProvider)
{
var multiBinding = new MultiBinding();
Binding.Mode = Mode;
multiBinding.Bindings.Add(Binding);
if (ConverterParameter != null)
{
ConverterParameter.Mode = BindingMode.OneWay;
multiBinding.Bindings.Add(ConverterParameter);
}
var adapter = new MultiValueConverterAdapter
{
Converter = Converter
};
multiBinding.Converter = adapter;
return multiBinding.ProvideValue(serviceProvider);
}
#endregion
[ContentProperty(nameof(Converter))]
private class MultiValueConverterAdapter : IMultiValueConverter
{
public IValueConverter Converter { get; set; }
private object lastParameter;
public object Convert(object[] values, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
{
if (Converter == null) return values[0]; // Required for VS design-time
if (values.Length > 1) lastParameter = values[1];
return Converter.Convert(values[0], targetType, lastParameter, culture);
}
public object[] ConvertBack(object value, Type[] targetTypes, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
{
if (Converter == null) return new object[] { value }; // Required for VS design-time
return new object[] { Converter.ConvertBack(value, targetTypes[0], lastParameter, culture) };
}
}
}
With this MarkupExtension
in your code base you can simply bind the ConverterParameter
the following way:
<Style TargetType="FrameworkElement">
<Setter Property="Visibility">
<Setter.Value>
<wpfAdditions:ConverterBindableParameter Binding="{Binding Tag, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Mode=FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type UserControl}"
Converter="{StaticResource AccessLevelToVisibilityConverter}"
ConverterParameterBinding="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Mode=Self}, Path=Tag}" />
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
Which looks almost like your initial proposal.
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