I'm trying to change the color of a DataGridTextColumn.
Here's what I'm doing:
<DataGridTextColumn
Header="Status"
Binding="{Binding IsActive,
Converter= {StaticResource BoolToStatusConverter}}"
Foreground="{Binding Path=IsActive,
Converter={StaticResource BoolToColorConverter}}"/>
Text is set properly, but the color won't change, and I'm getting following error:
System.Windows.Data Error: 2 : Cannot find governing FrameworkElement or
FrameworkContentElement for target element. BindingExpression:Path=IsActive;
DataItem=null; target element is 'DataGridTextColumn' (HashCode=40349079); target
property is 'Foreground' (type 'Brush')
What should I do for this to work?
You need to specify a Style with a DataTrigger for the column's CellStyle. e.g.
<Page.Resources>
<Style TargetType="DataGridCell" x:Key="ActiveCellStyle">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="Blue"/>
<Style.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding IsActive}" Value="{x:Null}">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="Green"/>
</DataTrigger>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding IsActive}" Value="True">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="Red"/>
</DataTrigger>
</Style.Triggers>
</Style>
<Converters:BoolToTextConverter
x:Key="BoolToStatusConverter"
TargetCondition="True"
IsMatchValue="It's active"
IsNotMatchValue="It's dead" />
</Page.Resources>
<Grid>
<DataGrid ItemsSource="{Binding Items}" AutoGenerateColumns="False">
<DataGrid.Columns>
<DataGridTextColumn
Header="Status"
Binding="{Binding IsActive,
Converter={StaticResource BoolToStatusConverter}}"
CellStyle="{StaticResource ActiveCellStyle}"/>
</DataGrid.Columns>
</DataGrid>
</Grid>
While not technically a DataGridTextColumn, this is what I usually do:
<DataGridTemplateColumn Header="Status" SortMemberPath="Status">
<DataGridTemplateColumn.CellTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Status}" Foreground="{Binding Status, Converter={StaticResource StatusToSolidColor}}" />
</DataTemplate>
</DataGridTemplateColumn.CellTemplate>
</DataGridTemplateColumn>
I get the datacontext that I want, and I can resuse converters that I may already have in place in the rest of the application. Futhermore, I don't have to hard code / maintain an extra set of styles and data triggers to get the desired effect.
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