OK... I have kindof a sepecialised case. I am getting log data back from a DB that has 5 static properties and then any number of variable properties. The class looks like this:
Prop 1, prop 2, prop 3, collection of properties 4-n... all possible properties are known.
Based on the type of log, properties 4-n will be different, again, all possible properties will be known.
The values of these properties will always be text.
binding properties 1-3 are easy... but is it possible to bind column values to items within a sub collection? for example, key="{Binding PropCollection.Prop4}"
Thanks in advance for any help
Marc
Hi Marc,
If all properties are known, couldn't you create an object that contains properties for all possible properties being sent to the client?
Then when you get the data, loop through the properties and create columns for the props you got back?
If thats not possible, you can explore the options suggested in the following post, using TemplateColumns with DataTemplates built from strings, or creating a custom Column.
http://community.infragistics.com/forums/p/32185/175645.aspx#175645
-SteveZ
Yes... but that would be the easy way out and we wouldnt be programming Micrrosoft products if we settled for that... ;)
no, actually, I have about a dozen types of logs that contain the same core data, but each log has different sets of property data that would be within the collection. I would like to avoid defining on specific class for each of the log types. What I would like to do is have a generic class that contains the core data and then a collection of log entry proprties for the variable stuff. The collection would contain the property name, ID and value. When I get my log back I want to create the columns for that log type dynamically, then as I'm populating my rows, assign them to the specific properties within the sub collection.