data-annotationswcf-ria-servicessilverlight-5.0dataform

Setting a ToolTip descriptor to a complex DataField in a DataForm

I can set a Tooltip descriptor to a field by setting a [Display(Name="My Description")] to a property in the domain service metadata.

An example is:

[Display(Description="Type can be I (Individual), S (Store)")]
public string CustomerType { get; set; }

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But in the case of a more complex field, the tooltip descriptor doesn't show:

This is the case:

[Display(Description="The territory the customer is in")]
public SalesTerritory SalesTerritory { get; set; }

Being the corresponding field definition (SalesTerritory is bound to SelectedItem):

<toolkit:DataField Label="Territory:">
    <ComboBox DisplayMemberPath="Name"
                SelectedValuePath="TerritoryID"
                ItemsSource="{Binding Path=DataContext.SalesTerritories,
                                    RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType=UserControl}}"
                SelectedItem="{Binding Path=SalesTerritory, 
                                        Mode=TwoWay}">
    </ComboBox>
</toolkit:DataField>

But the DataForm doesn't show the tooltip:

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I think that the reason it doesn't show is clear, but how can I overcome the issue?

Solution

  • As far as I know you should use a description viewer. DisplayAttribute is specially designed for datagrid and not all controls make us of it. Something like

    <sdk:DescriptionViewer Target="{Binding ElementName=myCmbBoxName}"/>

    should work