Custom Model as Generic TypeArgument in XAML - xaml

Question

I have made a small class, which inherits from DataGrid and takes in classes that derive from a specific interface:
public class RecordDataGrid<T> : DataGrid where T : IRecord
{
public RecordDataGrid()
{
this.AutoGenerateColumns = false;
this.CanUserAddRows = false;
this.CanUserDeleteRows = false;
this.CanUserResizeRows = false;
this.IsReadOnly = true;
this.SelectionMode = DataGridSelectionMode.Single;
this.Margin = new System.Windows.Thickness(0, 10, 0, 0);
var propertyInfos = typeof(T).GetProperties();
var list = new Dictionary<PropertyInfo, DataGridColumnAttribute>();
foreach (var propertyInfo in propertyInfos)
{
var customAttributes = propertyInfo.GetCustomAttributes(true);
foreach (var customAttr in customAttributes)
{
if (customAttr != null && customAttr is DataGridColumnAttribute)
{
list.Add(propertyInfo, (DataGridColumnAttribute)customAttr);
}
}
}
var ordered = (from entry in list orderby entry.Value.OrderIndex ascending select entry).ToDictionary(e => e.Key, e => e.Value);
foreach (var kvp in ordered)
{
var propertyInfo = kvp.Key;
var dgcAttr = kvp.Value;
var column = new DataGridTextColumn();
column.Header = dgcAttr.DisplayName;
column.Binding = new Binding(propertyInfo.Name);
column.Binding.StringFormat = dgcAttr.StringFormat ?? null;
column.Width = dgcAttr.ColumnWidthType == DataGridColumnAttribute.ColumnWidthTypes.Auto ? new DataGridLength(10, DataGridLengthUnitType.Auto) : new DataGridLength(10, DataGridLengthUnitType.Star);
this.Columns.Add(column);
}
}
}
It is very rough at the moment, just testing a few things out. The goal is to make my life easier by letting the DataGrid fill the Columns by itself, based on a custom Attribute:
public class DataGridColumnAttribute : Attribute
{
public string DisplayName { get; private set; }
public string StringFormat { get; private set; }
public ColumnWidthTypes ColumnWidthType { get; private set; }
public int OrderIndex { get; private set; }
public DataGridColumnAttribute(string displayName, int orderIndex, string stringFormat = null, ColumnWidthTypes columnWidthType = ColumnWidthTypes.Auto)
{
DisplayName = displayName;
StringFormat = stringFormat;
OrderIndex = OrderIndex;
ColumnWidthType = columnWidthType;
}
public enum ColumnWidthTypes
{
Auto,
Fill
}
}
Later on, as far as I am concerned, I should be able to use it in xaml like this:
Namespaces:
xmlns:model="clr-namespace:NickX.KswErp.Model.Classes;assembly=NickX.KswErp.Model"
xmlns:ctrl="clr-namespace:NickX.KswErp.ClientApplication.UI.Controls"
Control:
<ctrl:RecordDataGrid x:Name="_gridTransactions" x:TypeArguments="model:TransactionRecord" />
But I get following compilation error:
Only a master tag can specify the "x: TypeArguments" attribute.
(Roughly translated by google translation)
Maybe my approach is completely wrong tho. Should I do it completle in code behind. Or are there better approaches? Please let me know!

Answer 1

Conveniently I just found a thread in a german forum, which answeres my exact question. So people questioning the same in the future:
It is not possible. Easiest thing to do at this point is making a specific class for each model, which again derives from your generic class.
In my case:
public class TransactionDataGrid : RecordDataGrid<TransactionRecord>
{
}
Doesen't seem like a nice solution to me, and probably isn't the best way to do it. But it works.