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I have two ViewModels one is attached to a main window and the other is attached to child window that is opened by clicking on a button on the main window. The child window contains a list of items and I want to select an item and display it in the main window by updating the main window viewmodel. What is the best way to accomplish this. Thanks!
There are any number of ways to do this.
Pass a reference to the main/parent view model into the child and have the child call the main view model.
Have the child view model fire an event that the parent subscribes to.
Use a messenger/mediator to communicate between the two. The parent subscribes, the child posts the message. This provides loose coupling.
Set the main view model up as a global service. Register it somehow. Have the child look up the service (requiring global services is a pretty common problem) and then call something on the global/common interface.
From my experience, the simplest method would be #2. Define an event on the child view model. The parent will have to look up the child (I don’t know if it contains it or how your view models are constructed) and subscribe to the event.