如何使用Binding with Dependency Property链接属性

Question

Assume the following data-flow happens using Binding:

PropertyA <--> DependencyProperty <--> PropertyB

• The <--> marks represents a TwoWay binding mode.
• Both PropertyA and PropertyB classes implement INotifyPropertyChanged and invoke OnPropertyChanged method in their setter accessor when changed.

The binding compiler setting starts from the above flow left side to the right, that means the last binding set is between DependencyProperty and PropertyB .

The problem is when PropertyA notifies for property changed, DependencyProperty doesn't invoke her OnPropertyChangedCallback method.

On the contrary, when PropertyB notifies for property changed, DependencyProperty DOES invoke her OnPropertyChangedCallback method.

I would like to know if it even possible to achieve such behavior using the .NET Binding mechanism, or there is another way.

Thanks in advance.

UPDATE

The term "chain" in the question context, for example, means:

when PropertyA notifies for a change, PropertyB will be notified from DependencyProperty which notified from PropertyA change, and vice versa.

The above example "chains" between PropertyA to PropertyB using DependencyProperty .

Answer 1

You can't have two bindings on the same DependencyProperty being the target.

It would mean that you 'd have two sources for the same DependencyProperty .

But you can have a property (on the Model or ViewModel) being the source for many dependency properties . That's pretty common.

It seems normal to me if you ve got the OnPropertyChangedCallback called only when one property is changed.

There can be only one source, and the last binding wins.

Here is a nicepage with schemas : http://blog.scottlogic.com/2012/04/05/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-databinding-in-wpf-silverlight-and-wp7-part-one.html

EDIT

If you want to have two properties of two objects in phase, you can use ViewModel as an intermediary between A holding PropB and B holding PropB.

So you'd have : | <--> ClassA.PropA View <---> ViewModel.Prop-| | <--> ClassB.PropB

It means : - ViewModel Object would register to the PropertyEventChanged of ClassA and ClassB.
ViewModel would raise an event if ClassA or ClassB would raise an event for PropA or PropB change.

• ViewModel would call ClassA.PropA.set and ClassB.PropB.set when ViewModel Prop.set would be called.

• When get of ViewModel, only ClassA.PropA would be read. But it wouldn't matter because PropA and PropB are worth the same.

Hope it helps, regards

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