Question

Given a std record edit form using WPF two way binding to a EF entity object

The IsDirty is handled as follows

entity.PropertyChanged += new System.ComponentModel.PropertyChangedEventHandler(ct_PropertyChanged);
DataContext = entity;

void entity_PropertyChanged(object sender, System.ComponentModel.PropertyChangedEventArgs e)
{
    IsDirty = true;
}

void SaveAndClose()
{
    if ( IsDirty ) { // doSave }
    Close();
}

Everything works great except if the user changes just fieldX and hits save ( which is a valid model in this case !)

The problem is PropertyChanged() is NOT called till Close() executes so the record is NOT saved

Any way to force the “Binder” or any other alternatives ?

Answer 1

I suppose the UpdateSourceTrigger is LostFocus so the Property is updated when the control (filedX) loses the focus. E.g. the user clicks sets the cursor into an other control.

One possibility is, to set the UpdateSourceTrigger to PropertyChanged.

Another way is to force the currently focused element to update the source.

Here is an example for a TextBox:

var focusedElement = Keyboard.FocusedElement;
if(focusedElement is TextBox)
{
    var bindingExpression = ((TextBox)focusedElement).GetBindingExpression(TextBox.TextProperty);
    if(bindingExpression != null)
    {
        bindingExpression.UpdateSource();
    }
}