Question

How do I use data-binding from code (C# or VB)?

This is what I have so far, but it is displaying Binding.ToString instead of m_Rep.FirstName.

Public ReadOnly Property TabCaption As Object 
    Get
        Return New Label With {.Foreground = Brushes.Black, .Content = New Binding("FirstName"), .DataContext = m_Rep}
    End Get
End Property

Answer 1

Yes, binding in code is a little different from straight assignment (which is how XAML makes it look like it works).

I can give you an example in C# – shouldn’t be too far removed from VB.NET.

var label = new Label { Foreground = Brushes.Black, DataContext = m_Rep };
label.SetBinding(Label.ContentProperty, new Binding("FirstName"));
return label;

So the “SetBinding” method binds the “FirstName” path (of the DataContext) to the label’s Content property.