由DataGridTextColumn不能获取到父级DataContext引发的思考

　　在项目中使用DataGrid需要根据业务动态隐藏某些列，思路都是给DataGrid中列的Visibility属性绑定值来实现（项目使用MVVM），如下

<DataGridTextColumn Header="Name" Binding="{Binding Name}" Visibility="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor,AncestorType={x:Type DataGrid}},Path=DataContext.IsVisible,Converter={StaticResource BooleanToVisibilityConverter}}"></DataGridTextColumn>

如果不是在DataGridTextColumn上绑定，那么这段代码是可以工作的，问题出在DataGridTextColumn上，我们来看它的继承层次



它不是FrameworkElement的派生类，所以它不具有DataContext属性，也就是说，即使DataGrid有DataContext，DataGridTextColumn也不能得到它，Visibility找不到DataContext自然绑定不上，这就是为什么上面的绑定失效的原因，同样其他类型的列也有同样的问题。那么如何优雅地解决问题呢？国际友人给出了这样一个方法，既然DataGridTextColumn不能从父级那里得到DataContext，那么直接给她的Visibility指定一个DataContext，实现如下

首先创建一个可以承载DataContext的绑定代理类BindingProxy

然后将这个BindingProxy当作资源，获得DataContext

将DataGridTextColumn的Visibility的DataContext指定为这个BindingProxy

BindingProxy.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows;

namespace WPF_DataContext_Sample
{
public class BindingProxy:Freezable
{
protected override Freezable CreateInstanceCore()
{
return new BindingProxy();

}

public object DataContext
{
get
{
return (object)GetValue(DataContextProperty);
}
set
{
SetValue(DataContextProperty, value);
}
}

// Using a DependencyProperty as the backing store for DataContext.  This enables animation, styling, binding, etc...
public static readonly DependencyProperty DataContextProperty =
DependencyProperty.Register("DataContext", typeof(object), typeof(BindingProxy), new PropertyMetadata(null));
}
}

MainWindow.xaml

<Window x:Class="WPF_DataContext_Sample.MainWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:wpfDataContextSample="clr-namespace:WPF_DataContext_Sample"
Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525">
<Window.Resources>
<wpfDataContextSample:Converter x:Key="Converter"></wpfDataContextSample:Converter>

<wpfDataContextSample:BindingProxy x:Key="BindingProxy" DataContext="{Binding}"></wpfDataContextSample:BindingProxy>
</Window.Resources>
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition/>
<RowDefinition Height="0.1*"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<DataGrid AutoGenerateColumns="False" ItemsSource="{Binding Students}">
<DataGrid.Columns>

<DataGridTextColumn Header="Id" Binding="{Binding Id}"></DataGridTextColumn>

<!--这样的绑定会失败-->
<!--<DataGridTextColumn Header="Name" Binding="{Binding Name}" Visibility="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor,AncestorType={x:Type DataGrid}},Path=DataContext.IsShow,Converter={StaticResource BooleanToVisibilityConverter}}"></DataGridTextColumn>-->

<DataGridTextColumn Header="Name" Binding="{Binding Name}" Visibility="{Binding DataContext.IsShow,Source={StaticResource BindingProxy},Converter={StaticResource Converter}}"></DataGridTextColumn>

<DataGridTextColumn Header="Sex" Binding="{Binding Sex}"></DataGridTextColumn>

</DataGrid.Columns>
</DataGrid>

<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Grid.Row="1">
<Button Width="100" Height="30" Content="隐藏Name" Click="ButtonBase_OnClick"></Button>
</StackPanel>
</Grid>
</Window>

这样就能优雅地解决了这个问题

原文地址http://www.thomaslevesque.com/2011/03/21/wpf-how-to-bind-to-data-when-the-datacontext-is-not-inherited/

Demo：WPF_DataContextAndDataGridTextColumn_Sample.rar