Binding IsEnabled on ComboBoxItem does not work

Question

I have this model:

public class Option : BindableBase
{
    private bool _enabled;
    public bool Enabled
    {
        get
        {
            return _enabled;
        }
        set
        {
            SetProperty(ref _enabled, value);
        }
    }

    private string _value;
    public string Value
    {
        get
        {
            return _value;
        }
        set
        {
            SetProperty(ref _value, value);
        }
    }
}

In my viewmodel, I got a list Options of type ObservableCollection<Option>.

I use this XAML piece of code:

<ComboBox Width="200"
          ItemsSource="{Binding Options}">
    <ComboBox.ItemTemplate>
        <DataTemplate>
            <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
                <TextBlock Text="{Binding Value}"/>
                <TextBlock Text="{Binding Enabled}"/>
            </StackPanel>
        </DataTemplate>
     </ComboBox.ItemTemplate>
     <ComboBox.ItemContainerStyle>
         <Style TargetType="ComboBoxItem">
             <Setter Property="IsEnabled" Value="{Binding Enabled}"/>
         </Style>
     </ComboBox.ItemContainerStyle>
 </ComboBox>

I add some Option in my list, some of them have the Enabled property set to true while others do not.

However, the ones having the property to false are still enabled in the ComboBox and I can select them (while I should not!). When using this line of code:

 <Setter Property="IsEnabled" Value="false"/>

The options are effectively disabled (I can't select any of them) but I'd like to use some binding. Can someone explain what I'm doing wrong here?

possible duplicate of [How do I do bindings in ItemContainerStyle in WinRT?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11857505/how-do-i-do-bindings-in-itemcontainerstyle-in-winrt) — WiredPrairie, Sep 13 '13 at 15:59
It may lead to same answers, but it's a different question, so it helps to have more questions to make it easier to find the answer. — Filip Skakun, Sep 16 '13 at 15:06

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 13 '13 at 15:58

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You are setting IsEnabled on the content of your ComboBoxItem while you would need to set it on the ComboBoxItem itself. You would need to set the binding in the ItemContainerStyle. I'm not sure if bindings are supported in style setters though. If they are not, then you might need to use a workaround to set up the binding.

answered Sep 13 '13 at 15:58

Filip Skakun

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http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11857505/how-do-i-do-bindings-in-itemcontainerstyle-in-winrt – WiredPrairie Sep 13 '13 at 15:59

score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 13 '13 at 15:12

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Maybe you need to use path instead. You can try this :

<Setter Property="IsEnabled" Value="{Binding Path=Enabled}"/>

answered Sep 13 '13 at 15:12

Burk

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Nope, it does not do the trick unfortunately but thanks for the idea. – Max Sep 13 '13 at 15:23

Binding IsEnabled on ComboBoxItem does not work

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