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I'm trying to write a simple dialog that would accept a value in a SpinEdit or a text in a TextEdit. I'm using multiple VMs and I made a selector that should view a proper control based on the logic in the c++/cli file.

XAML:

 xmlns:local="clr-namespace:asd"
 Title="Binding Path=Title, Mode=OneTime"

 <dx:DXWindow.Resources>

 <DataTemplate x:Key="TInputValueVM" DataType="x:Type local:TInputValueVM">
 <dxe:SpinEdit Height="23" Width="200"
 Text="Binding Value, Mode=TwoWay"
 Mask="Binding Mask, Mode=OneWay" 
 MaxLength="Binding Path=InputLength" />

 </DataTemplate>

 <DataTemplate x:Key="TInputTextVM" DataType="x:Type local:TInputTextVM">
 <dxe:TextEdit Height="23" Width="200"
 Text="Binding Value, Mode=TwoWay"
 MaskType="RegEx" Mask="Binding Mask, Mode=OneWay"
 MaxLength="Binding Path=InputLength"/>
 </DataTemplate>

 <local:PropertyDataTemplateSelector x:Key="templateSelector"
 DataTemplate_Value="StaticResource TInputValueVM"
 DataTemplate_Text="StaticResource TInputTextVM" />

 </dx:DXWindow.Resources>


 <Grid>
 <Grid.RowDefinitions>
 <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
 <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
 </Grid.RowDefinitions>

 <StackPanel Grid.Row="0" >
 <Label x:Uid="Label" MinHeight="24" MinWidth="60" Content="Value" />
 <ContentControl Content="Binding Path=Whoami" ContentTemplateSelector="StaticResource templateSelector" />
 </StackPanel>

 <StackPanel Grid.Row="1" x:Uid="OKCancel_Buttons" Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Right" VerticalAlignment="Bottom">
 <Button Height="23" x:Name="OK_Button" Click="OK_Click" Content="OK" IsDefault="True" HorizontalAlignment="Right" MinWidth="95" />
 <Button Height="23" x:Name="Cancel_Button" Click="Cancel_Click" Content="Cancel" HorizontalAlignment="Right" MinWidth="95" />
 </StackPanel>

 </Grid>

In c# I have a base VM and two VMS that extend it, one for values and one for text. The rest of the properties stay the same.

C#

namespace asd

 public class TInputBaseVM : ViewModelBase
 
 private string m_sTitle;
 private string m_sMask;
 private int m_nInputLenght;
 private string m_sWhoami;

 public TInputBaseVM(string A_sTitle, string A_sMask, int A_nInputLength)
 
 m_sTitle = A_sTitle;
 m_sMask = A_sMask;
 m_nInputLenght = A_nInputLength;
 

 protected string Title
 
 get return m_sTitle; 
 set SetProperty(ref m_sTitle, value, () => Title); 
 
 protected string Mask
 
 get return m_sMask; 
 set SetProperty(ref m_sMask, value, () => Mask); 
 

 protected int InputLength
 
 get return m_nInputLenght; 
 set SetProperty(ref m_nInputLenght, value, () => InputLength); 
 

 protected string Whoami
 
 get return m_sWhoami; 
 set SetProperty(ref m_sWhoami, value, () => Whoami); 
 
 

 public class TInputValueVM : TInputBaseVM
 
 public TInputValueVM(string A_sTitle, string A_sMask, int A_nInputLength, double A_nValue) : base(A_sTitle, A_sMask, A_nInputLength)
 
 Value = A_nValue;
 Whoami = "Value";
 

 private double m_nValue;
 public double Value
 
 get return m_nValue; 
 set SetProperty(ref m_nValue, value, () => Value); 
 
 

 public class TInputTextVM : TInputBaseVM
 
 public TInputTextVM(string A_sTitle, string A_sMask, int A_nInputLength, string A_sValue) : base(A_sTitle, A_sMask, A_nInputLength)
 
 Value = A_sValue;
 Whoami = "Text";
 

 private string m_sValue;
 public string Value
 
 get return m_sValue; 
 set SetProperty(ref m_sValue, value, () => Value); 
 
 

 public class PropertyDataTemplateSelector : DataTemplateSelector
 
 public DataTemplate DataTemplate_Value get; set; 
 public DataTemplate DataTemplate_Text get; set; 

 public override DataTemplate SelectTemplate(object item, DependencyObject container)
 
 var selector = item as string;

 if(selector == "Value")
 return DataTemplate_Value;
 return DataTemplate_Text;
 
 

In c++/cli I create an object of a proper VM and I'd like the WPF to automatically update the view to either spinedit or textedit, however I'm not sure how to properly bind the properties from the C#. If I explicitly type 'Value' in the Content property of the ContentControl then it displays the spinEdit but I don't know how to bind it so it automatically takes the correct property.

EDIT: I'm adding c++/cli code to show how I choose different VMs

C++/cli:

bool TSignalNumberPositionDialogCLR::StartDialog(TSignalNumberPositionSupport& A_Attributes, HWND A_hwndParent, LPTSTR String)

 try
 
 TInputValueVM ^oExchange_Value;
 TInputTextVM ^oExchange_Text;

 int inputFormat = A_Attributes.GetInputFormat();

 if(inputFormat)
 oExchange_Text = gcnew TInputTextVM(gcnew System::String(A_Attributes.GetTitle()), gcnew System::String(A_Attributes.GetMask()),
 A_Attributes.GetInputLength(), gcnew System::String(A_Attributes.GetInitialText()));
 else
 oExchange_Value = gcnew TInputValueVM(gcnew System::String(A_Attributes.GetTitle()), gcnew System::String(A_Attributes.GetMask()),
 A_Attributes.GetInputLength(), A_Attributes.GetInitialValue());


 Dialogs::TSignalNumberPositionDialog^ dialog = gcnew Dialogs::TSignalNumberPositionDialog();

 if(inputFormat)
 dialog->DataContext = oExchange_Text;
 else
 dialog->DataContext = oExchange_Value;

 dialog->ShowDialog();

 if(dialog->DialogResult)
 
 CString nValue;

 if(inputFormat)
 nValue = oExchange_Text->Value;
 else
 nValue = ((Decimal)oExchange_Value->Value).ToString("F2", CultureInfo::InvariantCulture);

 A_Attributes.UpdateValue(nValue, String, A_Attributes.GetInputLength());
 return true;
 

 return false;
 
 catch(Exception^ e)
 
 e;
 

based on the 'inputFormat' variable I want to display different controls in the dialog.

EDIT: Based on @Clemens comments I got rid of the selector sectionand the x:Key property in the DataTemplates. I changed the content opf the Content property to Content="Binding" and it somehow works. The moment I create a VM it selects the correct one.

Based on your comment. Let me improve my answer. As you are facing issue in VM selection. so plesae concentrate how I assigned VM to datatemplate. Although it is done in very basic way, you can handle it if you you are using MVVM packages.
I have created 2 data template and 2 vms and each vm is bound to datatemplate. To verify, I have a combobox, which will select datatemplate based on selected value.

Here is Sample VM

public class VM : System.ComponentModel.INotifyPropertyChanged

 private string title;
 private SolidColorBrush background;

 public string Title get => title; set title = value; RaisePropertyChanged(); 
 public SolidColorBrush Background get => background; set background = value; RaisePropertyChanged(); 

 public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
 private void RaisePropertyChanged([System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CallerMemberName] string name = "")
 
 PropertyChanged?.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(name));
 


public class VM1: VM

 public VM1()
 
 Title = "This is VM1";
 Background = Brushes.Yellow;
 


public class VM2: VM

 public VM2()
 
 Title = "This is VM2";
 Background = Brushes.Orange;
 

Now check for resources

<local:VM1 x:Key="VM1"/>
 <local:VM2 x:Key="VM2"/>

 <DataTemplate x:Key="DT1">
 <Grid DataContext="StaticResource VM1">
 <TextBlock Text="Binding Title" Background="Binding Background"/>
 </Grid>
 </DataTemplate>
 <DataTemplate x:Key="DT2">
 <Grid DataContext="StaticResource VM2">
 <TextBlock Text="Binding Title" Background="Binding Background"/>
 </Grid>
 </DataTemplate>

 <Style TargetType="ContentControl" x:Key="contentStyle">
 <Style.Triggers>
 <DataTrigger Binding="Binding ElementName=cmbo, Path=SelectedValue" Value="Template1">
 <Setter Property="ContentTemplate" Value="StaticResource DT1" />
 </DataTrigger>
 <DataTrigger Binding="Binding ElementName=cmbo, Path=SelectedValue" Value="Template2">
 <Setter Property="ContentTemplate" Value="StaticResource DT2" />
 </DataTrigger>
 </Style.Triggers>
 </Style>

and finally I have combobox and content control just to verify

 <ComboBox Name="cmbo"/>

 <ContentControl Style="StaticResource contentStyle"/>

where cmbo.ItemsSource = new List "Template1", "Template2" ;

Hope you got the point