WPF GroupBox HeaderTemplate and DataBinding

Question

I define a headertemplate in a wpf group box and data binding does not work. I do not understand why.

<GroupBox>
<GroupBox.HeaderTemplate>
            <DataTemplate>
            <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" >
                <Image Source="/PopuAssuNetApplication.UI.Control;component/Images/Members.png" Width="24" />
                <TextBlock VerticalAlignment="Center">
                                <TextBlock.Text>
                                        <MultiBinding StringFormat="{x:Static Member=resx:Resources.PersonsInContractGroupBox}"> 
                                            <Binding Path="CurrentContract.Federation" RelativeSource="{RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type GroupBox}}">
                                            </Binding>
                                            <Binding Path="CurrentContract.Type" Converter="{StaticResource contractTypeConverter}" RelativeSource="{RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type GroupBox}}">
                                            </Binding>
                                            <Binding Path="CurrentContract.Number" RelativeSource="{RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type GroupBox}}">
                                            </Binding>
                                        </MultiBinding>
                                    </TextBlock.Text>
                </TextBlock>
                <WpfComponent:WaitControl Margin="7,0,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="24" Height="24" MarginCenter="4">
                    <WpfComponent:WaitControl.Style>
                        <Style>
                            <Style.Triggers>
                                <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding Path=IsMembersOfContractBusy, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged, ElementName=PersonsInContract}" Value="true">
                                    <Setter Property="WpfComponent:WaitControl.Visibility" Value="Visible" />
                                </DataTrigger>
                                <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding Path=IsMembersOfContractBusy, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged, ElementName=PersonsInContract}" Value="false">
                                    <Setter Property="WpfComponent:WaitControl.Visibility" Value="Collapsed" />
                                </DataTrigger>
                            </Style.Triggers>
                        </Style>
                    </WpfComponent:WaitControl.Style>
                </WpfComponent:WaitControl>
            </StackPanel>
                </DataTemplate>
        </GroupBox.HeaderTemplate>

Answer 1

There is no member in the GroupBox called "CurrentContract". Most likely you want to access a property called "CurrentContract" from the corresponding ViewModel ?! ViewModel is a DataContext GroupBox, so you need to change the Binding Paths to something like ...

<Binding Path="DataContext.CurrentContract.Type" Converter="{StaticResource contractTypeConverter}" RelativeSource="{RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type GroupBox}}">

Answer 2

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<GroupBox Header="HEADER TEXT" DataContext="BODY TEXT">
    <GroupBox.HeaderTemplate>
        <DataTemplate>
            <Button Content="{Binding}"
                    Background="LightGreen" />
        </DataTemplate>
    </GroupBox.HeaderTemplate>

    <CheckBox HorizontalAlignment="Center"
                VerticalAlignment="Center" Content="{Binding}" />
</GroupBox>

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Answer 3

    <GroupBox >
        <GroupBox.HeaderTemplate>
            <DataTemplate>
                    <RadioButton Content="myR"
                            IsChecked="{Binding rIsChecked, Mode=TwoWay}"
                            DataContext="{Binding DataContext, RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type GroupBox}}}" />
            </DataTemplate>
        </GroupBox.HeaderTemplate>
        <GroupBox.Content>
            <Grid IsEnabled="{Binding rIsChecked}">
            </Grid>
        </GroupBox.Content>
    </GroupBox>

DCB GroupBox DataTemplate... ...

Answer 4

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<GroupBox>
    <GroupBox.Header>
        <CheckBox IsChecked="{Binding Path=mSomeBoolean}"/>
    </GroupBox.Header>
</GroupBox>

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Also notice this issue with GroupBoxes and the header.

Answer 5

This is what worked for me:

<HeaderedContentControl Header="{Binding}" Style="{StaticResource TallHeaderedContentStyle}">
  <HeaderedContentControl.HeaderTemplate>
    <DataTemplate>
      <TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=HeaderText"} />
    </DataTemplate>
  </HeaderedContentControl.HeaderTemplate>