Target: dependency property Source: any public property CLR and WPF properties Target: dependency property Source: any public property CLR and WPF properties Control “Data Item” Source Property Binding Target Property ADO.NETXML CLR Objects LINQ Web Services WPF Elements

Add to resource dictionary Named source objects Use with resource binding {StaticResource solarSystem} <ObjectDataProvider x:Key=“solarSystem” ObjectType=“{x:Type l:SolarSystem}" />... <TextBlock TextContent="{Binding Path=Sun.Name, Source={StaticResource solarSystem} }" />

Text= {Binding Path=Sun.Name Source={StaticResource solarSystem}} Source= {Binding Path=Sun.Image Source={StaticResource solarSystem}} StackPanel Image TextBox DataContext= {Binding Path=Sun Source={StaticResource solarSystem}} Text= {Binding Path=Name} Source= {Binding Path=Image} DataContext= {Binding Path=SunAndPlanets[3] Source={StaticResource solarSystem}}

Property Changes INotifyPropertyChanged PropertyChanged event pattern Collection Changes INotifyCollectionChangedObseverableCollection<T>BindingList<T>

class SolarSystemObject { Uri Image {get;set} string Name {get;set} }

By name (resource dictionary key) ContentTemplate/ItemTemplate= {StaticResource myStyle} By type for XML for XML

Wraps the Underlying Collection SortingFilteringGroupingSelection ItemsControl create default CollectionView CollectionViewSource creates a CollectionView in XAML Allows Grouping, Sorting etc in Markup Contains Source and View Properties Not available in Silverlight 2

Use ItemsControl (e.g. ListBox) as master Set IsSynchronizedWithCurrentItem="True" Other bindings on same source will follow master Alternative: bind to selected item/value {Binding Path=SelectedValue.Name, ElementName=myListBox } Fragile on UI changes

<HierarchicalDataTemplate ItemsSource="{Binding XPath='*'}">

New Debugging Mechanism Support for IDataErrorInfo Alternative Syntax for Data Validation LINQ Support

WPF understands your data Use your favorite data model: XML, objects, SQL, LINQ, WS, … Bind data to controls Templates give your data a face Controls “think” data Data is pervasive across and integrated into the platform

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