wpf - Specify Command for MenuItem in a DataTemplate

Question

I have a context menu. It's bound to some collection and it has a defined ItemTemplate like this:

<ContextMenu
    ItemsSource={Binding ...}
    ItemTemplate={StaticResource itemTemplate}
    />

itemTemplate is a simple DataTemplate with a TextBlock:

<DataTemplate x:Key="itemTemplate">
    <TextBlock Text={Binding ...} />
</DataTemplate>

How do I bind Command property for MenuItem to the underlying object's property?

Answer 1

I think you need to wrap your TextBlock in a MenuItem:

<DataTemplate x:Key="itemTemplate">
    <MenuItem Command={Binding ...}>
        <TextBlock Text={Binding ...} />
    </MenuItem>
</DataTemplate>

But I don't have an IDE in front of me right now to try this. Let me know how it goes.

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Looks like you need to use the ItemContainerStyle as seen here. Sorry for leading you down the wrong path at the start there - but I got in front of an IDE and this works:

<ContextMenu.ItemContainerStyle>
    <Style TargetType="MenuItem">
        <Setter Property="Command" Value="{Binding ...}"/>
    </Style>
</ContextMenu.ItemContainerStyle>