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Understanding Commands in WPF: A Cleaner Alternative to Button Click Events

Many WPF developers start by using Button Click events for handling user actions. At first, this seems simple and straightforward. But very soon, the code-behind file becomes huge , and maintaining it turns into a challenge. One big problem arises: when the logic changes, the button does not enable or disable automatically , and testing button click logic becomes very difficult. So the big question is: Is there a better way to handle button actions in WPF? The answer is Commands . In this post, we’ll learn how to use Commands in WPF with a simple, practical example. We’ll cover: What a Command is How it works Why using Commands is better than Click events How buttons can automatically enable or disable based on conditions What is a Command in WPF? In WPF, a Command acts as a middle layer between the UI and your logic. Instead of the button directly calling a method, it triggers a Command , and the Command decides: What code should run Whether the button s...
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How to create Expandable TextBox in Wpf

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Step 1: Right click on project Step 2: Click on Add and select New Item Step 3: Search for Custom Control Step 4: Select Custom Control(WPF) Step 5: Write ExpandableTextBox in Name and click on Add It will create one class with the Name ExpandableTextBox with following code: namespace CustomControl.Controls { public class ExpandableTextBox : Control { static ExpandableTextBox() { DefaultStyleKeyProperty.OverrideMetadata(typeof(ExpandableTextBox), new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(typeof(ExpandableTextBox))); } } } It will also create a folder called Themes inside this folder it will create ResourceDictionary with the Name Generic with folowing code: Generic.xaml <ResourceDictionary xmlns:local="clr-namespace:Wpf" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"> <Style TargetType="{x:Type local:ExpandableTextBox...
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How to Import/Export data of DataGrid from/to CSV file in wpf using MVVM

In this post i will explain how to Import/Export data of DataGrid from/to CSV file in wpf using MVVM To Import CSV to DataGrid i have created method called LoadCSV() which will load CSV data and update the DataGrid  private void LoadCSV()         {             LstEmployees.AddRange(File.ReadAllLines("csvFilePath")                                          .Skip(1)                                          .Select(v => CsvToEmployees(v))                                          .ToList());         }          In LoadCSV() method i am first reading the CSV using File cla...
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Multiple ways to handle Checked/Unchecked event in wpf using MVVM

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In this post i am trying to explain multiple way to handle Checked/Unchecked event in wpf using MVVM First let's create a view which contains multiple CheckBox.  All CheckBox will handle the Checked/Unchecked event differently.  CheckBoxEx.xaml <Window x:Class="PrismApp.Views.CheckBoxEx"              xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"              xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"              xmlns:prism="http://prismlibrary.com/"              prism:ViewModelLocator.AutoWireViewModel="True">     <StackPanel >         <CheckBox Content="Bind Command by passing CheckBox as CommandParameter but set command parameter type is object" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Center"  Name="chkObj"            ...
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How to save data from datagrid to database in C# WPF?

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DataGridEx.xaml <Window x:Class="PrismApp.Views.DataGridEx"              xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"              xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"              xmlns:prism="http://prismlibrary.com/"              prism:ViewModelLocator.AutoWireViewModel="True">     <Grid>         <DataGrid ItemsSource="{Binding LstEmployees}"                   AutoGenerateColumns="False" CanUserAddRows="False" >             <DataGrid.Columns>                 <DataGridTextColumn Header="Employee Id" Binding="{Binding EmpId}" IsReadOnly="True"/>                 <DataGridTextColumn Header="Emp...
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How to print Hello World on console using reflection in C#?

using System; namespace ConsoleProject {     class Program     {         static void Main(string[] args)         {             //get the method by method name and with string argument types             //Here GetMethod() will return the info of WriteLine(string value)             //and invoke() will call WriteLine method by passing the string "Hello World"             //this line equivalent to Console.WriteLine("Hello World");             typeof(Console).GetMethod("WriteLine", new Type[] { typeof(string) }).Invoke(default, new object[] { "Hello World" });             Console.ReadLine();         }     } }
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