Below is a template that works from a binding perspective, but the error template doesn't show, and without an AdornedElementPlaceholder the result looks a bit garish.
My view models implement IDataErrorInfo, and normally I would trigger the error template by having ValidatesOnError=True as part of my binding. This particular view model is display only, so the IDataErrorInfo indexer is never invoked. I do have a number of useful properties related to validation though, including a boolean IsValid property as well as IDataErrorInfo.Error, both of which properly respond to the view model being invalid.
Should I translate the error to a ValidationResult and trigger it that way? Or is there something easier?
Cheers,
Berryl
current template
<!-- FooterViewModel DataTemplate -->
<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type model:FooterViewModel}">
<Label x:Name="lblTotalTime"
Style="{StaticResource FooterStyle}"
Content="{Binding TotalTime, Converter={StaticResource TotalAmountConv}}" >
<Label.ToolTip>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding FeedbackMessage}" ></TextBlock>
</Label.ToolTip>
<Validation.ErrorTemplate>
<ControlTemplate>
<DockPanel LastChildFill="True">
<TextBlock DockPanel.Dock="Right" Text=" *"
Foreground="Red"
FontWeight="Bold" FontSize="16"
/>
<Border BorderBrush="Red" BorderThickness="1">
<AdornedElementPlaceholder Name="placeholder"></AdornedElementPlaceholder>
</Border>
</DockPanel>
</ControlTemplate>
</Validation.ErrorTemplate>
</Label>
<DataTemplate.Triggers>
<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding IsValid}" Value="False">
<Setter TargetName="lblTotalTime" Property="Control.BorderBrush" Value="Red"/>
<Setter TargetName="lblTotalTime" Property="Control.BorderThickness" Value="1"/>
<Setter TargetName="lblTotalTime" Property="Control.Background" Value="LightYellow"/>
</DataTrigger>
</DataTemplate.Triggers>
</DataTemplate>
UPDATE
Ok, I am getting IDataErrorInfo to kick in just by changing my binding to include ValidatesOnErrors, BUT the error template still does not show up.
Here is the binding
<ItemsControl
ItemsSource="{Binding Path=FooterViewModels, Mode=OneWay, ValidatesOnDataErrors=True}">
<ItemsControl.ItemsPanel>
<ItemsPanelTemplate>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal"/>
</ItemsPanelTemplate>
</ItemsControl.ItemsPanel>
</ItemsControl>