2-Way databinding to a RibbonTextBox using WPF

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<?xml encoding=”UTF-8″>By Balaji Ramamoorthy

To have a RibbonTextBox automatically update your data when the user updates the ribbon textbox and vice-versa, you can use the RibbonTextBox.TextValueBinding to establish a 2-way databinding. Here is a sample code :

 <span>public</span><span>  <span>class</span><span>  ManufacturerData </span></span>

 	: System.ComponentModel.INotifyPropertyChanged

 <span>{</span>

     <span>private</span><span>  string manufacturerName;</span>

     <span>public</span><span>  ManufacturerData() <span>{</span> <span>}</span></span>

     <span>public</span><span>  ManufacturerData(String manufacturer)</span>

     <span>{</span>

         manufacturerName = manufacturer;

     <span>}</span>

     <span>public</span><span>  String ManufacturerProperty</span>

     <span>{</span>

         get <span>{</span> <span>return</span><span>  manufacturerName; <span>}</span></span>

set

         <span>{</span>

             manufacturerName = value;

             OnPropertyChanged(<span>"ManufacturerProperty"</span><span> );</span>

         <span>}</span>

     <span>}</span>

     <span>public</span><span>  <span>event</span><span>  </span></span>

 		System.ComponentModel.

 		PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;

     <span>private</span><span>  <span>void</span><span>  OnPropertyChanged(string info)</span></span>

     <span>{</span>

         System.ComponentModel.PropertyChangedEventHandler

 			handler = PropertyChanged;

         <span>if</span><span>  (handler != null)</span>

         <span>{</span>

             handler(<span>this</span><span> , <span>new</span><span>  System.ComponentModel.</span></span>

 				PropertyChangedEventArgs(info));

         <span>}</span>

     <span>}</span>

 <span>}</span>

 <span>public</span><span>  <span>class</span><span>  Commands </span></span>

 <span>{</span>

     <span>public</span><span>  <span>static</span><span>  ManufacturerData _data </span></span>

 		= <span>new</span><span>  ManufacturerData(<span>"Autodesk"</span><span> );</span></span>

     <span>public</span><span>  <span>static</span><span>  <span>bool</span><span>  _added = <span>false</span><span> ;</span></span></span></span>

     [CommandMethod(<span>"RTB"</span><span> )]</span>

     <span>static</span><span>  <span>public</span><span>  <span>void</span><span>  RibbonTextBoxMethod()</span></span></span>

     <span>{</span>

         <span>if</span><span>  (!_added)</span>

         <span>{</span>

             Autodesk.Windows.RibbonControl rc

 				= Autodesk.Windows.ComponentManager.Ribbon;

             Autodesk.Windows.RibbonTab rt = null;

             foreach (Autodesk.Windows.RibbonTab tab

 												in rc.Tabs)

             <span>{</span>

                 <span>if</span><span>  (tab.AutomationName.Equals(<span>"Add-ins"</span><span> ))</span></span>

                 <span>{</span>

                     rt = tab;

                     <span>break</span><span> ;</span>

                 <span>}</span>

             <span>}</span>

             <span>if</span><span>  (rt == null)</span>

                 <span>return</span><span> ;</span>

             Autodesk.Windows.RibbonPanelSource rps

 				= <span>new</span><span>  Autodesk.Windows.RibbonPanelSource();</span>

             rps.Title = <span>"MyPanel"</span><span> ;</span>

             Autodesk.Windows.RibbonPanel rp

 				= <span>new</span><span>  Autodesk.Windows.RibbonPanel();</span>

             rp.Source = rps;

             rt.Panels.Add(rp);

             Autodesk.Windows.RibbonTextBox rtb

 				= <span>new</span><span>  Autodesk.Windows.RibbonTextBox();</span>

             rtb.Id = <span>"MyRTB"</span><span> ;</span>

             rtb.Text = <span>"Manufacturer"</span><span> ;</span>

             rtb.ShowText = <span>true</span><span> ;</span>

             rps.Items.Add(rtb);

             rt.IsActive = <span>true</span><span> ;</span>

             System.Windows.Data.Binding myBinding

 				= <span>new</span><span>  System.Windows.Data.Binding</span>

 				(<span>"ManufacturerProperty"</span><span> );</span>

             myBinding.Source = _data;

             myBinding.Mode

 				= System.Windows.Data.BindingMode.TwoWay;

             rtb.TextValueBinding = myBinding;

             _added = <span>true</span><span> ;</span>

         <span>}</span>

     <span>}</span>

 <span>}</span>

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One response to “2-Way databinding to a RibbonTextBox using WPF”

Craig

July 29, 2016

Hi Balaji,
Thanks for the post.
I want to evolve this example to use an ObservableCollection and bind it to a RibbonCombo.
I’ve got as far as the combo does contain objects but does not display a single property for example the name. I’ve tried setting the path nut the binding fails completely; no objects appear in the combo.
Is there another example elsewhere that demonstrates this?
Thanks

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