Data binding how-to topics

The topics in this section describe how to use data binding to bind elements to data from a variety of data sources in the form of common language runtime (CLR) objects and XML.

In this section

• Create a Simple Binding
• Specify the Binding Source
• Make Data Available for Binding in XAML
• Control When the TextBox Text Updates the Source
• Specify the Direction of the Binding
• Bind to a Collection and Display Information Based on Selection
• Bind to an Enumeration
• Bind the Properties of Two Controls
• Implement Binding Validation
• Implement Validation Logic on Custom Objects
• Get the Binding Object from a Bound Target Property
• Implement a CompositeCollection
• Convert Bound Data
• Create a Binding in Code
• Get the Default View of a Data Collection
• Navigate Through the Objects in a Data CollectionView
• Filter Data in a View
• Sort Data in a View
• Sort and Group Data Using a View in XAML
• Use the Master-Detail Pattern with Hierarchical Data
• Use the Master-Detail Pattern with Hierarchical XML Data
• Produce a Value Based on a List of Bound Items
• Implement Property Change Notification
• Create and Bind to an ObservableCollection
• Implement PriorityBinding
• Bind to XML Data Using an XMLDataProvider and XPath Queries
• Bind to XDocument, XElement, or LINQ for XML Query Results
• Bind to the Results of a LINQ Query
• Use XML Namespaces in Data Binding
• Bind to an ADO.NET Data Source
• Bind to a Method
• Set Up Notification of Binding Updates
• Clear Bindings
• Find DataTemplate-Generated Elements

Reference

• System.Windows.Data
• Binding
• DataTemplate
• DataTemplateSelector

Related sections

• Data binding in WPF
• Data binding performance