ContentControl

Namespace: DIPS.Xamarin.UI.Controls.Content

A ContentControl is a Control to show different DataTemplates based on the current BindingContext of the ContentControl.

👉 To get started, make sure you have followed the getting started steps

Example usage

Setup datatemplates and create a class inheriting from DataTemplateSelector:

        <DataTemplate x:Key="vm1Template">
            <Frame BackgroundColor="WhiteSmoke" HasShadow="False">
                <Label Text="{Binding LuckyNumber}" />
            </Frame>
        </DataTemplate>

        <DataTemplate x:Key="vm2Template">
            <Frame BackgroundColor="#343434" HasShadow="False">
                <Label Text="{Binding Title}" TextColor="WhiteSmoke" />
            </Frame>
        </DataTemplate>

        <ViewModel:ContentControlTemplateSelector
            x:Key="templateSelector"
            VM1Template="{StaticResource vm1Template}"
            VM2Template="{StaticResource vm2Template}" />

Use the ContentControl with the templateSelector:

<dxui:ContentControl BindingContext="{Binding Content}" TemplateSelector="{StaticResource templateSelector}" />

Use the ContentControl with templateSelector and SelectorItem:

        <content:ContentControl
            Grid.Row="1"
            BindingContext="{Binding VM1}"
            SelectorItem="{Binding SwapTemplate}"
            TemplateSelector="{StaticResource boolSelector}" />

Reminder: As BindingContext changes, SelectorItem will be bound to a new ViewModel.

Sample code

Properties

Property	Explanation	Remarks	default value
TemplateSelector	The DataTemplateSelector to be used when BindingContext is changed		null
SelectorItem	The item to swap Content based on. This is sent to the TemplateSelector. If you don't set this, BindingContext is sent to TemplateSelector.		null