In SQL I can do this:
Select Coalesce(Property1, Property2, Property3, 'All Null') as Value
From MyTable
If Property1, 2 and 3 are all null, then I get 'All Null'
How do I do this in XAML? I tried the following, but no luck:
<Window.Resources>
<local:Item x:Key="MyData"
Property1="{x:Null}"
Property2="{x:Null}"
Property3="Hello World" />
</Window.Resources>
<TextBlock DataContext="{StaticResource MyData}">
<TextBlock.Text>
<PriorityBinding TargetNullValue="All Null">
<Binding Path="Property1" />
<Binding Path="Property2" />
<Binding Path="Property3" />
</PriorityBinding>
</TextBlock.Text>
</TextBlock>
The result should be 'Hello World' but instead it is 'All Null'
I hope my question is clear.
You'd have to build a custom IMultiValueConverter to do that and use a MultiBinding. PriorityBinding uses the first binding in the collection that produces a value successfully. In your case, the Property1 binding resolves immediately, so it's used. Since Property1 is null, the TargetNullValue is used.
A converter like this:
public class CoalesceConverter : System.Windows.Data.IMultiValueConverter
{
public object Convert(object[] values, Type targetType,
object parameter, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture)
{
if (values == null)
return null;
foreach (var item in values)
if (item != null)
return item;
return null;
}
public object[] ConvertBack(object value, Type[] targetTypes,
object parameter, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture)
{
throw new NotImplementedException();
}
}
And MultiBinding like this:
<Window.Resources>
<local:Item x:Key="MyData"
Property1="{x:Null}"
Property2="{x:Null}"
Property3="Hello World" />
<local:CoalesceConverter x:Key="MyConverter" />
</Window.Resources>
<TextBlock DataContext="{StaticResource MyData}">
<TextBlock.Text>
<MultiBinding Converter="{StaticResource MyConverter}">
<Binding Path="Property1" />
<Binding Path="Property2" />
<Binding Path="Property3" />
</MultiBinding>
</TextBlock.Text>
</TextBlock>