Oh right, as in, casting DataContext to the respective VM and invoking it
with respective params?

On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 9:42 AM, Miguel Madero <[email protected]> wrote:

> I rarely have to pass parameters. The CallMethodAction doesn't have this
> option. I prefer parameterless methods and databind to properties to give my
> VMs the extra context. In cases where this isn't possible I do it from code
> behind. I guess it would be really simple to write a CallMethodAction that
> takes a parameter or parameter list if you need this functionality. Since
> this isn't a common task for me, it has been simpler to write an event
> handler and directly call the method.
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 7:45 PM, Winston Pang <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> Nice, that's interesting, never seen that one, I hate having to declare
>> ICommand's it's such a hassle just to wire something up.
>>
>> How do you pass args/params with CallMethodAction
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 8:34 PM, Miguel Madero <[email protected]>wrote:
>>
>>> BTW I love the CallMethodAction in Blend so I don't have to define
>>> Command in my ViewModels. It feels more POCOish. Just a public method. If I
>>> need the IsEnabled I just add a property and bind it to either IsEnabled or
>>> Visibility.
>>> <rant>
>>> Commands are just too messy and feels like leaking view concerns into my
>>> VMs. Just for the same reason I don't expose properties of type Visibility,
>>> I don't like exposing ICommand.
>>> Setting purity aside, it's just too much work, create another property
>>> that delegates on your method, initialise it in the constructor, then find
>>> ways to actually be able to call that from code... naaa. That's just
>>> messy.
>>> </rant>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 7:26 PM, Miguel Madero <[email protected]>wrote:
>>>
>>>> +1 for Blend Triggers and Actions
>>>> +1 for Code Behind for uncommon scenarios as a second option.
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 2:36 PM, Paul Stovell 
>>>> <[email protected]>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> There is an Expression Blend trigger action that can invoke a command
>>>>> IIRC. That’s probably the easiest way.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Caliburn also has a nice approach of mapping an event to a ViewModel
>>>>> method via an attached property – something like <Button
>>>>> cal:Message.Attach=’[Event MouseOver] = DoSomething()’ />
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Personally, if there’s no command out of the box and it’s not a common
>>>>> scenario, I’m quite happy to write a plain old event handler and invoke 
>>>>> the
>>>>> method on the VM manually. There’s nothing wrong with a  little code 
>>>>> behind.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Paul
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:
>>>>> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Greg Keogh
>>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, 2 November 2010 2:31 PM
>>>>> *To:* 'ozWPF'
>>>>> *Subject:* Events to command binding
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Some have scoffed when I expressed dismay at the artifice that creates
>>>>> binding. I’ve just discovered that I’m wasting hours of time converting
>>>>> events into commands. For example, iIt took me an hour to find a piece of
>>>>> sample code that converted KeyDown on TreeView nodes to a binding (found
>>>>> HERE<http://stackoverflow.com/questions/612966/keyboard-events-in-a-wpf-mvvm-application>),
>>>>> but it needed delicate merging with existing ICommand processing classes I
>>>>> use.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I estimate that 50% of the time I spend writing WPF apps is wasted
>>>>> trying to follow MVVM and bind the control XAML to my controller class. It
>>>>> seems that every other man and his dog who is trying to follow the MVVM
>>>>> pattern as well has created untold amounts of confusing and conflicting 
>>>>> code
>>>>> for the purpose. I’m sick of searching for and finding jumbles of code 
>>>>> that
>>>>> I have to tidy up and include in my projects.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I feel compelled to write a small infrastructure that allows
>>>>> event-to-command binding in a generalised way, but I’ll bet it’s been done
>>>>> already (multiple times and in multiple ways). Has anyone got any
>>>>> suggestions or comments on this? Surely I’m not the first person in the
>>>>> world to have stumbled across these hurdles.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> MVVM would be wonderful if all of the wiring was just built-in.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Greg
>>>>>
>>>>>
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