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Binding RadioButtons with Gender Property in WPF Using Value Converter

Many WPF developers face a common problem when working with RadioButtons . They try to bind RadioButtons with a Gender property, but the binding does not work as expected . Why does this happen? Because RadioButtons work with true/false values , but in real applications, Gender is stored as meaningful values like: Male Female So the big question is: How do we connect a true/false UI control with a Male/Female data value? Why RadioButton Binding Fails A RadioButton uses the IsChecked property, and this property accepts only: true false But your Gender property is usually: a string ( "Male" , "Female" ) or an enum So the UI value and the data value are different types . This mismatch is the root cause of the problem. The Solution: Value Converter WPF provides a powerful feature called a Value Converter . What is a Value Converter? A Value Converter converts one value type into another. In our case: Convert Gender (...

Dynamically Creating a TabControl using Prism Region in WPF: A Step-by-Step Guide

In this post, we'll demonstrate how to use Prism Regions to create a dynamic TabControl in WPF, where each tab is loaded with a separate view. Step 1: Create a new Prism WPF project To get started, create a new Prism WPF project using the Prism Template Pack. Open Visual Studio and select "Create a new project".  In the "New Project" dialog, select "Prism WPF App" under the "Prism" category. Step 2: Add a TabControl to your main view In the main view of your application, add a TabControl to the XAML markup. Set its ItemsSource property to a collection of objects that represent each tab item. In this example, we'll use an ObservableCollection<TabItem> property defined in the view model. <TabControl ItemsSource="{Binding TabItems}">   <TabControl.ItemTemplate>     <DataTemplate>       <TextBlock Text="{Binding Header}" />     </DataTemplate>   </TabControl.ItemTemplate>   <...