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The DataContext property is the default source of your bindings, unless you specifically declare another source, like we did in the previous chapter with the ElementName property. It's defined on the FrameworkElement class, which most UI controls, including the WPF Window, inherits from.
Data binding is a mechanism in WPF applications that provides a simple and easy way for Windows Runtime apps to display and interact with data. In this mechanism, the management of data is entirely separated from the way data. Data binding allows the flow of data between UI elements and data object on user interface.
Binding path syntax. Use the Path property to specify the source value you want to bind to: In the simplest case, the Path property value is the name of the property of the source object to use for the binding, such as Path=PropertyName . Subproperties of a property can be specified by a similar syntax as in C#.
A binding source is usually a property on an object so you need to provide both the data source object and the data source property in your binding XAML. In the above example the ElementName attribute signifies that you want data from another element on the page and the Path signifies the appropriate property.
You could try something like this:
...Binding="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor,
AncestorType={x:Type Window}}, Path=DataContext.AllowItemCommand}" ...
This will also work:
<Hyperlink Command="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType=ItemsControl},
Path=DataContext.AllowItemCommand}" />
ListView will inherit its DataContext from Window, so it's available at this point, too.
And since ListView, just like similar controls (e. g. Gridview, ListBox, etc.), is a subclass of ItemsControl, the Binding for such controls will work perfectly.
This also works in Silverlight 5 (perhaps earlier as well but i haven't tested it). I used the relative source like this and it worked fine.
RelativeSource="{RelativeSource Mode=FindAncestor, AncestorType=telerik:RadGridView}"
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