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Dmitry
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Binding XamMenuItem to data
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Hello,

Here is my code:

 

<Menus:XamMenuItem x:Name="mnuChartType" ItemsSource="{Binding GalleryTypes}">
                        <Menus:XamMenuItem.ItemTemplate>
                        <DataTemplate>
                            <Grid>
                                <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                                    <ColumnDefinition Width="20"/>
                                    <ColumnDefinition />
                                </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                                <Image Source="{Binding Converter={StaticResource ctImageConv}}" Grid.Column="0" Height="14" Width="15" Margin="2" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center"/>
                                <TextBlock Text="{Binding}" Grid.Column="1" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
                            </Grid>
                        </DataTemplate>
                    </Menus:XamMenuItem.ItemTemplate> 
                </Menus:XamMenuItem>

In application menu looks like this. And question is on picture :) How do I put icons on right places?

 

And almost forgot. How do I subscribe to click events on each menu item in databound menus?

Thank you.

  • 6475
    Verified Answer
    posted

    Hi,

    You should set the image to the Icon property of the children. So, your code should look something like this:

    <Menus:XamMenuItem x:Name="mnuChartType" ItemsSource="{Binding GalleryTypes}">
    

        <Menus:XamMenuItem.DefaultItemsContainer>
        <DataTemplate>
            <Menus:XamMenuItem>
                <Menus.XamMenuItem.Icon>
                    <Image Source="{Binding Converter={StaticResource ctImageConv}}" />
                </Menus.XamMenuItem.Icon>
            </Menus:XamMenuItem>
        </DataTemplate>
    </Menus:XamMenuItem.DefaultItemsContainer>
</Menus:XamMenuItem>

     

    As for your second question, I'd recommend using the ItemClicked event of the Xammenu instead of subscribing for the Click event of each MenuItem.

    Hope this helps,