Two way binding settings problem.
- by Jamie
Hi,
I am having a problem using two way binding with a listpicker. I am able to set the value using c# but not in the SelectedItem=".." in xaml. The binding is returning the correct value (and is a value in the listpicker) as i have texted it by assigning the text to a textblock.
When the page loads, the binding used on the listpicker causes a System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException
The code i am using to set it is:
    // Update a setting value. If the setting does not exist, add the setting.
    public bool AddOrUpdateValue(string key, Object value)
    {
        bool valueChanged = false;
        try
        {
            // If new value is different, set the new value
            if (settingsStorage[key] != value)
            {
                settingsStorage[key] = value;
                valueChanged = true;
            }
        }
        catch (KeyNotFoundException)
        {
            settingsStorage.Add(key, value);
            valueChanged = true;
        }
        catch (ArgumentException)
        {
            settingsStorage.Add(key, value);
            valueChanged = true;
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Exception occured whilst using IsolatedStorageSettings: " + e.ToString());
        }
        return valueChanged;
    }
    // Get the current value of the setting, if not found, set the setting to default value.
    public valueType GetValueOrDefault<valueType>(string key, valueType defaultValue)
    {
        valueType value;
        try
        {
            value = (valueType)settingsStorage[key];
        }
        catch (KeyNotFoundException)
        {
            value = defaultValue;
        }
        catch (ArgumentException)
        {
            value = defaultValue;
        }
        return value;
    }
    public string WeekBeginsSetting
    {
        get
        {
            return GetValueOrDefault<string>(WeekBeginsSettingKeyName, WeekBeginsSettingDefault);
        }
        set
        {
            AddOrUpdateValue(WeekBeginsSettingKeyName, value);
            Save();
        }
    }
And in the xaml:
<toolkit:ListPicker x:Name="WeekStartDay" 
                    Header="Week begins on" 
                    SelectedItem="{Binding Source={StaticResource AppSettings},
                                           Path=WeekBeginsSetting, 
                                           Mode=TwoWay}">
    <sys:String>monday</sys:String>
    <sys:String>sunday</sys:String>
</toolkit:ListPicker>
The StaticResource AppSettings is a resource from a seperate .cs file.
<phone:PhoneApplicationPage.Resources>
    <local:ApplicationSettings x:Key="AppSettings"></local:ApplicationSettings>
</phone:PhoneApplicationPage.Resources>
Thanks in advance