Re: Mapping custom command to MenuItem

It's not finding your command because the XmlNamespace attribute in your
Mapping directive says "local" but you've set xmlns:local="urn:local". Make
them the same and it should work. Hope this helps!

-- Ryan Milligan

"Paul van Brenk" <paul.van.brenk@nospam.tamtam.nl> wrote in message
news:eRL4uM28FHA.476@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Nope, that didn't help either... I'll stick to the code behind for now.
>
> I thought the Initialize method call in the constructor would initialize
> all the 'controls' in the xaml. apperently it does not... I ended up
> overriding the EnInit method and hooking up the events there.
>
> Paul
>
> "Michael Latta" <lattam@mac.com> wrote in message
> news:OY8XCdu8FHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>I use the following to define a command I use in the same way you are
>>(qualified class.command):
>> public static readonly RoutedUICommand Finish = new RoutedUICommand(
>>
>> "Finish", "Finish", typeof(Wizard));
>>
>> But, my references to the command are in another assembly so I need to
>> have the assembly name in the mapping directive. I have found several
>> cases where I can not reference things in the same assembly as they are
>> defined in. This most likely is because it is looking at some output
>> artifact to validate the XAML which has not been built yet if they are in
>> the same assembly. It may also be that you need to make your command
>> public.
>>
>> Fields named in the XAML file are not usable until you receive the Loaded
>> event from the window.
>>
>> Michael
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Paul van Brenk" <paul.van.brenk@nospam.tamtam.nl> wrote in message
>> news:e80Hayt8FHA.808@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>> btw: I'm running the november CTP
>>>
>>> And I noticed something else; in the constructor of my window all the
>>> controls on the form are null. When are those initialized, i.e. when can
>>> I access their properties in the cs file?
>>>
>>> Paul
>>>
>>>
>>> "Paul van Brenk" <paul.van.brenk@nospam.tamtam.nl> wrote in message
>>> news:OefX4gt8FHA.736@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>>>I have declare a field in my xaml.cs file, which is a RouterCommand and
>>>>want to invoke that command when I select a menuitem. But the parser
>>>>keeps thinking I'm trying to load a string in Command Property.
>>>>
>>>> The xaml:
>>>>
>>>> <?Mapping ClrNamespace="memory" XmlNamespace="local"?>
>>>> <Window x:Class="memory.MainWindow"
>>>> xmlns:local="urn:local"
>>>>
>>>> xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/avalon/2005"
>>>> xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/xaml/2005"
>>>> Title=".Net Books memory"
>>>> >
>>>> <DockPanel LastChildFill="True">
>>>> <!-- start menu -->
>>>> <Menu DockPanel.Dock="Top">
>>>> <MenuItem Header="_File">
>>>> <MenuItem Header="_New" Command="New" />
>>>> <Separator />
>>>> <MenuItem Header="E_xit" Command="Close"/>
>>>> </MenuItem>
>>>> <MenuItem Header="_Help">
>>>> <MenuItem Header="_About" Command="local:MainWindow.About"/>
>>>> </MenuItem>
>>>> </Menu>
>>>> <!-- end menu -->
>>>> </DockPanel>
>>>> </Window>
>>>>
>>>> The xaml.cs
>>>>
>>>> namespace memory {
>>>> /// <summary>
>>>> /// Interaction logic for Window1.xaml
>>>> /// </summary>
>>>>
>>>> public partial class MainWindow : Window {
>>>>
>>>> // constructor
>>>> public MainWindow() {
>>>> InitializeComponent();
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> static RoutedCommand About= new RoutedCommand("About",
>>>> typeof(MainWindow) );
>>>> }
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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