C#•6mo ago

Dependency Injection + MVVM?

I followed a Tim Corey tutorial on Dependency Injection in WPF but he did not use MVVM just raw code behind. How hard would be to switch over to MVVM? I just want an app where I have a MainView, SettingsView, and a few other Views. He uses Interfaces, etc and I'm lost. :< What should I do?

247 Replies

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

I hate confusion, bad enough MVVM can be confusing sometimes for me lol

lycian•6mo ago

IMO switching to MVVM just for the sake of it on a small app would only be useful to learn. That said, if you already have DI, it shouldn't be that hard to do

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

i know mvvm but i dunno how to impliment tim corey's di as it's bad practice what he did apparently :/ maybe i will just do the MVVM part and post my code later if someone wants to help me with the DI part XD i cant fiddle with unknowns when i need to make something fast its why i keep going to winforms, it just works :x

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLR_D2IJE1M

IAmTimCorey

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Dependency Injection in WPF in .NET 6 Including the Factory Pattern

.NET Core has a built-in dependency injection that we use in every web project type we create. However, did you know that you can also use that same dependency injection in the .NET Core version of WPF? In this video, we are going to enable dependency injection in WPF and then use it for some common scenarios, including creating multiple forms. ...

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

i used his DI setup but its for non-mvvm i know some mvvm but iam not good at combining ideas into 1, autism sucks 😦 so i always get stuck with concepts

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

I added the common Models, ViewModels, Views folder added CommunityToolkit.MVVM as well etc so i got that far 😄

leowest•6mo ago

push to github and post link 😉

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

wheee i gotta make a new ssh, sec pushing https://github.com/coredreamstudios/TitanSTUDIO yay 😄 ignore the MainView.xaml window, i renamed the original to MainViewDI.xaml so i can work on my UI while i wait

leowest•6mo ago

u forgot to set it pub

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

i cant keep it private? sec

leowest•6mo ago

if u keep it private then u have to invite people in order for them to see it

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

done

leowest•6mo ago

leowest77

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

its now public

lycian•6mo ago

In the toolkit MVVM samples they have basically what you're looking for https://github.com/CommunityToolkit/MVVM-Samples/blob/master/samples/MvvmSampleUwp/App.xaml.cs#L56

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lycian•6mo ago

They add the viewmodels as transient in the container, the views can then either: be added to the container, or get the view model from the container it uses UWP but the same applies for WPF

leowest•6mo ago

@Core Dream Studios a lot of the things u have in your viewdi, will go in the viewmodel or are the 2 different windows?

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

minus the _click's of course as we will use ICommand's right?

leowest•6mo ago

some of the ui events would become commands yes

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

not sure why tim made child forms like that

leowest•6mo ago

but imagine for example if u wanted to load something when the window loads

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

you cant customize em as they're all the same XD

leowest•6mo ago

then what we often do is we wire it from the view to the vm

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

yep, that i understand do i even need factories? i dont even know wth those even are XD i only did what he did

leowest•6mo ago

u may use factories in some scenarios but for a simple app at the level u are right now u shouldn't have to worry about it all u have are either singleton or scoped stuff

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

my app is very simple, all it will do is write/read files, and ram addresses, nothing special no web, etc

leowest•6mo ago

its worth learning about the lifecycle of things so u understand which one u should use

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

singleton i know means a window/form which you use once, aka the main one that i get the transient means more than 1 use according to what tim said

leowest•6mo ago

singleton will live trhu the entire duration of the app

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

im gonna try to update my code to reflect the DI with MVVM then push changes to github yes, aka main window 🙂

leowest•6mo ago

also u added CTK but you're not using it u still have INPC stuff

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

CTK?

leowest•6mo ago

CommunityToolkit abbrev

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

yeah i didnt switch over yet was doing some raw basic stuff for now but gonna switch in a minute i will update my github in 20min

leowest•6mo ago

its ok im just going thru what is in there for now and seeing what changes are required to plug mvvm with di

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

that code behind Tim did with the Main .xaml, thats bad practice for mvvm for sure

leowest•6mo ago

yes because it mix view with things that aren't view

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

i think datacontext would be best here

leowest•6mo ago

DataContext would still live in the view althou u can also set it via di initialization

leowest•6mo ago

the concept of DI is

leowest•6mo ago

you have an object with a dependency when that object is initialize DI will query its setvices and see if it have an instance it can fullfil that dependency so it looks up oh I have a singleton MainViewModel, let me pass it via that constructor

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

i will see how far i can get now, will update github when done 🙂

using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
using System.Windows;
using TitanSTUDIO.Views;
using SampleWpfLibrary;
using TitanSTUDIO.StartupHelpers;

namespace TitanSTUDIO;

public partial class App : Application
{
    public static IHost? AppHost { get; private set; }

    public App()
    {
        AppHost = Host.CreateDefaultBuilder()
            .ConfigureServices((hostContext, services) => 
            {
                services.AddSingleton<MainViewDI>();
                services.AddViewFactory<ChildView>();
                services.AddTransient<IDataAccess, DataAccess>();
            })
            .Build();
    }

    protected override async void OnStartup(StartupEventArgs e)
    {
        await AppHost!.StartAsync();

        var startupForm = AppHost.Services.GetRequiredService<MainViewDI>();
        startupForm.Show();

        base.OnStartup(e);
    }

    protected override async void OnExit(ExitEventArgs e)
    {
        await AppHost!.StopAsync();

        base.OnExit(e);
    }
}

using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
using System.Windows;
using TitanSTUDIO.Views;
using SampleWpfLibrary;
using TitanSTUDIO.StartupHelpers;

namespace TitanSTUDIO;

public partial class App : Application
{
    public static IHost? AppHost { get; private set; }

    public App()
    {
        AppHost = Host.CreateDefaultBuilder()
            .ConfigureServices((hostContext, services) => 
            {
                services.AddSingleton<MainViewDI>();
                services.AddViewFactory<ChildView>();
                services.AddTransient<IDataAccess, DataAccess>();
            })
            .Build();
    }

    protected override async void OnStartup(StartupEventArgs e)
    {
        await AppHost!.StartAsync();

        var startupForm = AppHost.Services.GetRequiredService<MainViewDI>();
        startupForm.Show();

        base.OnStartup(e);
    }

    protected override async void OnExit(ExitEventArgs e)
    {
        await AppHost!.StopAsync();

        base.OnExit(e);
    }
}

i guess i iwll delete this as its not mvvm

leowest•6mo ago

that is

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

leowest•6mo ago

part of it at least I will update u in a bit

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

leowest•6mo ago

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

i dont understand why he did child view/forms like he did since you cant modify them individually XD like ui etc

leowest•6mo ago

well I did not watch his video he must have a reason but it all depends how the childs will be used

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

but i dont want a cookie cutter child form each window will have its own look tbh for me aka SettingsView

leowest•6mo ago

also u realize button have a control called Content where u can write Button 2 instead of wrapping a textblock right?

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

oh, yeah , i know, im doing it in a rush so i can focus on the mvvm/di first

leowest•6mo ago

well normally wpf is not designed to have multiple windows like winforms u can

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

i also need to do templating which is not needed right now

leowest•6mo ago

but usually you have a navigation using usercontrols that swap to different locations

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

so wouldnt i use pages then?

leowest•6mo ago

with that one window u have

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

err user controls

leowest•6mo ago

UserControls is fine I dont ever recall ever using Pages with WPF maybe once to explain it to some one about the navigation system they have in the docs but that was it

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

pages is more of a ASP.NET / Blazor thing im sure but yes i can do Main and UC and use the child style he did welp i got a lot to work on before i can upload a updated code base so probably wont be for a hour or more XD now with user controls those also will need viewmodels right? based on what they will do each SettingsUserControlViewModel etc?

leowest•6mo ago

some will yes u dont need to append UserControl to the name

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

leowest•6mo ago

just SettingView/ViewModel

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

ty I will update here when i got something useful to show thank you @leowest 🙂

leowest•6mo ago

np another thing is that ur not using binding at all

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

yeah i know

leowest•6mo ago

I assume because u were copying Tim's stuff

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

i was doing raw im switchingt to mvvm now yes 🙂 MVVM = ❤️

leowest•6mo ago

so ChildView becomes UserControl from Window via xaml I added a 3rd grid where I have a ControlControl to show the childview inside

        <ContentControl Grid.Row="1" Content="{Binding Child}">
            <ContentControl.Resources>
                <DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type vm:ChildViewModel}">
                    <local:ChildView />
                </DataTemplate>
            </ContentControl.Resources>
        </ContentControl>

        <ContentControl Grid.Row="1" Content="{Binding Child}">
            <ContentControl.Resources>
                <DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type vm:ChildViewModel}">
                    <local:ChildView />
                </DataTemplate>
            </ContentControl.Resources>
        </ContentControl>

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

ControlControl? oh

leowest•6mo ago

the datatemplate defines the vm for the childview do I dont need to wire anything on the View of Child DI will do it all by it self

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

the buttons werent meant to be on top tbh i was gonna do something gamified

leowest•6mo ago

it doesn't matter its just to show how it all wires nad works its fine

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

oh ok

using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
using SampleWpfLibrary;
using System.Windows;
using TitanSTUDIO.ViewModels;
using TitanSTUDIO.Views;

namespace TitanSTUDIO;

public partial class App : Application
{
    public static IHost? AppHost { get; private set; }

    public App()
    {
        AppHost = Host.CreateDefaultBuilder()
            .ConfigureServices((hostContext, services) => 
            {
                services.AddTransient<IDataAccess, DataAccess>();
               // services.AddScoped<ChildViewModel>();
               // services.AddScoped<ChildView>();
                services.AddSingleton<MainViewModel>();
                services.AddSingleton<MainView>();
            }).Build();
    }
}

using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
using SampleWpfLibrary;
using System.Windows;
using TitanSTUDIO.ViewModels;
using TitanSTUDIO.Views;

namespace TitanSTUDIO;

public partial class App : Application
{
    public static IHost? AppHost { get; private set; }

    public App()
    {
        AppHost = Host.CreateDefaultBuilder()
            .ConfigureServices((hostContext, services) => 
            {
                services.AddTransient<IDataAccess, DataAccess>();
               // services.AddScoped<ChildViewModel>();
               // services.AddScoped<ChildView>();
                services.AddSingleton<MainViewModel>();
                services.AddSingleton<MainView>();
            }).Build();
    }
}

i should of kept the overrides? i removed them (not focused on child atm its why I commented it out)

leowest•6mo ago

its ok u do u im just showing what u have wired what it would could look like

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

well now my window wont even load

leowest•6mo ago

so that contentcontrol I showed u above I can easily add more templates to it of different childs

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

so i probably will need the overrides on OnStartup etcc

leowest•6mo ago

and swap it via the vm

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

thats fair

leowest•6mo ago

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

<Application x:Class="TitanSTUDIO.App"
             xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
             xmlns:local="clr-namespace:TitanSTUDIO">
    <Application.Resources>
         
    </Application.Resources>
</Application>

<Application x:Class="TitanSTUDIO.App"
             xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
             xmlns:local="clr-namespace:TitanSTUDIO">
    <Application.Resources>
         
    </Application.Resources>
</Application>

leowest•6mo ago

Child is what is bound to the contentcontrol

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

i removed the startupwindow as tim said to do

leowest•6mo ago

yes u have to since u wire it from the app.xaml.cs

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

ok but how to i load it now? i removed the OnStartup/OnExit oh ok, so same way got it so many variables 😂

leowest•6mo ago

yeah what is in the app.xaml.cs is basic setup for the di it doesnt really change much

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

im gonna make a base template out of this project im sure i can save it as a Project Template yay

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

<StatusBar Grid.Row="1" Background="#222" Foreground="WhiteSmoke"> <StatusBarItem Margin="20 5" Content="{Binding Version}"/> <StatusBarItem Margin="20 5" Content="Item 2"/> <StatusBarItem Margin="20 5" Content="Item 3"/> </StatusBar> and bind works 🙂 I think I'm getting somewhere ( I didn't do templating, its why you see margin repeating 😄 ) So... Interfaces, is basically like how C++ has header files? you have the main class then a interface which refers to the methods? I will just read the msdn docs on those

leowest•6mo ago

no interfaces are like contracts c++ often split the signature in a header file and the method in the cpp file i.e.: signature

private void GetData();

private void GetData();

leowest•6mo ago

to illustrate what I was saying earlier

leowest•6mo ago

        <ContentControl Grid.Row="1" Content="{Binding Child}">
            <ContentControl.Resources>
                <DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type vm:ChildViewModel}">
                    <local:ChildView />
                </DataTemplate>
                <DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type vm:Child2ViewModel}">
                    <local:ChildView2 />
                </DataTemplate>
            </ContentControl.Resources>
        </ContentControl>

        <ContentControl Grid.Row="1" Content="{Binding Child}">
            <ContentControl.Resources>
                <DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type vm:ChildViewModel}">
                    <local:ChildView />
                </DataTemplate>
                <DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type vm:Child2ViewModel}">
                    <local:ChildView2 />
                </DataTemplate>
            </ContentControl.Resources>
        </ContentControl>

I can easily swap between child a and b where button 1 is accessing your data

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

as long as each child, has its own uI since im gonna many, one for settings with comboboxes, buttons, textboxes etc. and others with similar but for other roles

leowest•6mo ago

if you have a UserControl you could just add it to your xaml using say

<local:SomeUserControl />

<local:SomeUserControl />

this would make so it inherits the datacontext from the parent, so if the parent was MainViewModel, it inherits it. however if u define a DataTemplate with a specific ViewModel it will be given that

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

leowest•6mo ago

the datatemplate is also what allows u to use the BaseViewModel as a type to render the View instead of having to use the View and wire everything

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

Getting overwhelmed but trying

leowest•6mo ago

well I will just leave u to it once u finish doing your thing and update let me know and I will take a look again

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

thank you, def getting somewhere 🙂 almost got it going XD i can't get this to work with UserControls so far

leowest•6mo ago

its ok do the rest first get the rest working and then u can go into that

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

oh, was trying to load up the usercontrol i made XD hrm

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

my code didn't update on the github XD im getting sloppy 😦

leowest•6mo ago

did u forget to set the upstream or something check what origin/master are set to

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

its not letting me push i think even though i told it too if i switch to origin/master on remote and try i get this

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

leowest•6mo ago

did u commit and then push also that is not what I meant by check master/origin check what its set to sometimes its set to local so it may not be pushing to github

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

leowest•6mo ago

that doesnt tell u what master is set to

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

where am i not looking?

leowest•6mo ago

git remote show origin for example

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

ok F:\Backups\Backup-DevDrive\source\csharp\wpf\TitanSTUDIO>git remote show origin 'git' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. ugh im getting stupid, timeout for tonight i guess

leowest•6mo ago

:catlaugh:

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

i will install git

leowest•6mo ago

looks like u dont have git installed outside the dev env or something

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

yeah, i hardly used it til now, i will install

leowest•6mo ago

sometimes its easier to get the info via cli

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

leowest•6mo ago

u have a typo ah nvm u fixed after git push origin master:master

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

https://github.com/coredreamstudios/TitanSTUDIO/blob/master/TitanSTUDIO/App.xaml.cs

GitHub

TitanSTUDIO/TitanSTUDIO/App.xaml.cs at master · coredreamstudios/Ti...

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Core DreamOP•6mo ago

no change

leowest•6mo ago

yeah I dunno it looks fine visually maybe zip it to save the changes and try to git push origin I assume those changes u showed in the window were commited right git commit -m "Additional changes" if they were this could should say there is no changes or w/e

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

let me do this, brb

leowest•6mo ago

ah u didnt set that up on visual studio

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

not surprised 😂 we good now

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

https://github.com/coredreamstudios/TitanSTUDIO/blob/master/TitanSTUDIO

GitHub

TitanSTUDIO/TitanSTUDIO at master · coredreamstudios/TitanSTUDIO

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leowest•6mo ago

u dont need to do

        private string _version = "1.00";
        public string Version
        {
            get => _version;
            set => SetProperty(ref _version, value);
        }

        private string _version = "1.00";
        public string Version
        {
            get => _version;
            set => SetProperty(ref _version, value);
        }

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

that was just for testing

leowest•6mo ago

u can just do

[ObservableProperty]
private string _version = "1.00";

[ObservableProperty]
private string _version = "1.00";

less boilerplate

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

leowest•6mo ago

it generates all the rest for u

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

i got the old fashioned way stuck in my head XD isnt human memory fun? 😊

leowest•6mo ago

this is a view

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

but its a UC? confusing

leowest•6mo ago

yes it is confusing but you're using that one as a view

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

i want it to be a uc so its in the mainview window

leowest•6mo ago

when you're create a UserControl for the purpose of it being just a control that is a different thing

sibber•6mo ago

user controls are views

leowest•6mo ago

it will be a child in the mainwindow for settings where u want its own vm

sibber•6mo ago

uis are called views

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

see, i hate layout 😦

leowest•6mo ago

just think of it as Features

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

i dunno if i want settings as a self contained uc or a window

leowest•6mo ago

forget View and ViewModel imagine this

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

maybe im using UserControls for the wrong reasons as UC is to make CUSTOM control i get it now

leowest•6mo ago

root
 - Features
   • Settings
   • Home
   • Login
     - LoginView
     - LoginViewModel
     - LoginModel
 - Services
app.xaml
app.xaml.cs

root
 - Features
   • Settings
   • Home
   • Login
     - LoginView
     - LoginViewModel
     - LoginModel
 - Services
app.xaml
app.xaml.cs

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

so i must use a window as a view 🙂

leowest•6mo ago

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

nice tree

leowest•6mo ago

window is always the shell

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

leowest•6mo ago

its the top level where u can house views

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

ok so MainView.xaml is fine

leowest•6mo ago

I usually name it Shell to make it less complciated but sure u can name it MainWindowView MainView it all makes sense

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

some people make different ways of doing things

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

example, this app, also WPF using popup windows so its confusing 😦

leowest•6mo ago

u can have Dialog Popup as a window that is no problem

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

what would this be called

leowest•6mo ago

you would have a dialogservice that would summon that window etc

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

i am horrible with design, its not something im good at

leowest•6mo ago

honestly that would be similar a toolwindow

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

i can ironically make logos, illustrations etc but not ui

leowest•6mo ago

these are just window/view concepts but have u stopped to think u may not new a separted window? maybe your window is alredy big enough that simple having a navigation with in it is enough to house the settings page Honestly I think of the whole layout like this Shell/Window/Main as the casket all other UserControls are Views that are housed by it or summoned by it in some fashion

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

ok so i got rid of the UserControls folder and made a Settings Window named SettingsView if i was rich id just hire someone to do the ui but im on ssi trying to make a life for myself and failing (perm physical disability) im very close too :X

leowest•6mo ago

so you're set that ur settingsview must be a window on its own then u will need to write a service that u will inject to your vm that needs to call it that will open/close/manage it

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

well it dont need to be its own window it could be embedded

leowest•6mo ago

well u create it as Window

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

hell, do it as a tab

leowest•6mo ago

so it can only be a window

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

so what do I use? back to usercontrols?

leowest•6mo ago

if u want it to be housed inside a window it needs to be a UserControl

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

ok got it

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

ok there makes sense since embedded wont have its own modal buttons and title

leowest•6mo ago

yep now u make a vm for it and wire it all in the di and datatemplate and that's it

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

all set

leowest•6mo ago

u dont need that u just need the datatemplate

MODiX•6mo ago

leowest

        <ContentControl Grid.Row="1" Content="{Binding Child}">
            <ContentControl.Resources>
                <DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type vm:ChildViewModel}">
                    <local:ChildView />
                </DataTemplate>
                <DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type vm:Child2ViewModel}">
                    <local:ChildView2 />
                </DataTemplate>
            </ContentControl.Resources>
        </ContentControl>

        <ContentControl Grid.Row="1" Content="{Binding Child}">
            <ContentControl.Resources>
                <DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type vm:ChildViewModel}">
                    <local:ChildView />
                </DataTemplate>
                <DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type vm:Child2ViewModel}">
                    <local:ChildView2 />
                </DataTemplate>
            </ContentControl.Resources>
        </ContentControl>

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Core DreamOP•6mo ago

this?

leowest•6mo ago

yes

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

ok, sorry

leowest•6mo ago

and each view/vm would be 1 separate datatemplate of the views u want to be able to be swapped in there u can also connect the selection there to what was selected in a listbox if u want to make the menu react when u select something

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

im close

leowest•6mo ago

well your settingsview is not called childview

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

yep fixed

leowest•6mo ago

did u do the binding on the vm for Child

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

i dont even have nothing to bind yet, settingsview is emoty

leowest•6mo ago

u do

leowest•6mo ago

u need to setup that if u want it to actually display

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

so do i make dummy data pretty much in the vm?

leowest•6mo ago

mmm no

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.ComponentModel; namespace TitanSTUDIO.ViewModels; public partial class SettingsViewModel : ObservableObject { [ObservableProperty] private string _dummy = "Dummy Data"; } oh 😐

leowest•6mo ago

👆 child sample there

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

ok so what is this BaseViewModel i dont even see code for it im getting too tired and making dumbass mistakes tbh

leowest•6mo ago

ah its just the ObservableObject but instead I made a class that inherits from it as I tend to have things like Name and other properties that are common between

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

ok changed it back to ObservableObject

leowest•6mo ago

public partial class BaseViewModel : ObservableObject
{
    [ObservableProperty]
    private string _name;
}

public partial class BaseViewModel : ObservableObject
{
    [ObservableProperty]
    private string _name;
}

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

what is this going to be used for?

leowest•6mo ago

public partial class MainViewModel : BaseViewModel
{
    public MainViewModel()
    {
        Name = "MainView";
    }
}

public partial class MainViewModel : BaseViewModel
{
    public MainViewModel()
    {
        Name = "MainView";
    }
}

just an example its also a common class to be used if u need to have a List of VM or something

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

but this is getting too confusing now

leowest•6mo ago

or an object that can be different vms

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

so many addons :/

leowest•6mo ago

imagine this how would u be able to have SettingsViewModel, HomeViewModel, LoginViewModel inside Child is they have nothing in common

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

leowest•6mo ago

BaseViewModel acts as the interpreter for that

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

thats true

leowest•6mo ago

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/fundamentals/object-oriented/inheritance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/fundamentals/object-oriented/polymorphism worth checking to deepen the concept

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

so its like the glue between them all

leowest•6mo ago

I will be back in 30 minutes or so food

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

i need to sleep tbh, its past my bed time XD its why im messing up i cant focus

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

but there, a basemodel

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

and some error i guess but no problem, have a good one 🙂

leowest•6mo ago

now u need SettingsViewModel to inherit from it every vm would inherit from BaseViewModel

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

that does make more sense

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

😛

leowest•6mo ago

it should build/run now

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

now it can access both baseviewmodel and the data in there ok sec

leowest•6mo ago

I dont see the last error

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

getting somewhere what time is it by you?

leowest•6mo ago

u have not made the Child property to set it to the settings so its just inheriting CHild from the MainViewModel and printing it 11

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

yeah ill fix it in a bit its 10pm for me sadly 11am?

leowest•6mo ago

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

ah you on tomorrow night at all? i cant function when my head is burnt out tbh never code when tired 🙂

leowest•6mo ago

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ im usually around

Core DreamOP•6mo ago

<ContentControl Grid.Row="0" Content="{Binding }"> <ContentControl.Resources> <DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type vm:SettingsViewModel}"> <local:SettingsView /> </DataTemplate> </ContentControl.Resources> </ContentControl> i just need to figurew out what to bind to ok np i will def get back to this tomorrow, it's useless to do this if i can't focus done that so many times too, doesn't help XD I appreciate your help though @leowest , learning alot tbh.

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