Bind to other controls with #control syntax.

Rather than specifying ElementName separately, allow binding using a "#control.Property" property path.

src/Markup/Perspex.Markup.Xaml/Data/Binding.cs

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Markup.Xaml.Data
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the binding path.
         /// </summary>
-        public string SourcePropertyPath { get; set; }
+        public string Path { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Applies the binding to a property on an instance.
@@ -82,19 +82,30 @@ namespace Perspex.Markup.Xaml.Data
             Contract.Requires<ArgumentNullException>(target != null);
             Contract.Requires<ArgumentNullException>(targetType != null);
 
+            var pathInfo = ParsePath(Path);
+            ValidateState(pathInfo);
+
             ExpressionObserver observer;
 
-            if (ElementName != null)
+            if (pathInfo.ElementName != null || ElementName != null)
             {
-                observer = CreateElementSubject((IControl)target);
+                observer = CreateElementSubject(
+                    (IControl)target, 
+                    pathInfo.ElementName ?? ElementName, 
+                    pathInfo.Path);
             }
             else if (RelativeSource == null || RelativeSource.Mode == RelativeSourceMode.DataContext)
             {
-                observer = CreateDataContextSubject(target, targetIsDataContext);
+                observer = CreateDataContextSubject(
+                    target, 
+                    pathInfo.Path,
+                    targetIsDataContext);
             }
             else if (RelativeSource.Mode == RelativeSourceMode.TemplatedParent)
             {
-                observer = CreateTemplatedParentSubject(target);
+                observer = CreateTemplatedParentSubject(
+                    target,
+                    pathInfo.Path);
             }
             else
             {
@@ -143,8 +154,56 @@ namespace Perspex.Markup.Xaml.Data
             }
         }
 
+        private static PathInfo ParsePath(string path)
+        {
+            var result = new PathInfo();
+
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(path) || path == ".")
+            {
+                result.Path = path;
+            }
+            else if (path.StartsWith("#"))
+            {
+                var dot = path.IndexOf('.');
+
+                if (dot != -1)
+                {
+                    result.Path = path.Substring(dot + 1);
+                    result.ElementName = path.Substring(1, dot - 1);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    result.Path = string.Empty;
+                    result.ElementName = path.Substring(1);
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                result.Path = path;
+            }
+
+            return result;
+        }
+
+        private void ValidateState(PathInfo pathInfo)
+        {
+            if (pathInfo.ElementName != null && ElementName != null)
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException(
+                    "ElementName property cannot be set when an #elementName path is provided.");
+            }
+
+            if ((pathInfo.ElementName != null || ElementName != null) &&
+                RelativeSource != null)
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException(
+                    "ElementName property cannot be set with a RelativeSource.");
+            }
+        }
+
         private ExpressionObserver CreateDataContextSubject(
             IObservablePropertyBag target,
+            string path,
             bool targetIsDataContext)
         {
             Contract.Requires<ArgumentNullException>(target != null);
@@ -156,7 +215,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Markup.Xaml.Data
             {
                 var result = new ExpressionObserver(
                     () => dataContextHost.GetValue(Control.DataContextProperty),
-                    GetExpression());
+                    path);
                 dataContextHost.GetObservable(Control.DataContextProperty).Subscribe(x =>
                     result.UpdateRoot());
                 return result;
@@ -168,13 +227,15 @@ namespace Perspex.Markup.Xaml.Data
             }
         }
 
-        private ExpressionObserver CreateTemplatedParentSubject(IObservablePropertyBag target)
+        private ExpressionObserver CreateTemplatedParentSubject(
+            IObservablePropertyBag target,
+            string path)
         {
             Contract.Requires<ArgumentNullException>(target != null);
 
             var result = new ExpressionObserver(
                 () => target.GetValue(Control.TemplatedParentProperty),
-                GetExpression());
+                path);
 
             if (target.GetValue(Control.TemplatedParentProperty) == null)
             {
@@ -189,13 +250,16 @@ namespace Perspex.Markup.Xaml.Data
             return result;
         }
 
-        private ExpressionObserver CreateElementSubject(IControl target)
+        private ExpressionObserver CreateElementSubject(
+            IControl target,
+            string elementName,
+            string path)
         {
             Contract.Requires<ArgumentNullException>(target != null);
 
             var result = new ExpressionObserver(
-                ControlLocator.Track(target, ElementName), 
+                ControlLocator.Track(target, elementName), 
-                GetExpression());
+                path);
             return result;
         }
 
@@ -214,10 +278,10 @@ namespace Perspex.Markup.Xaml.Data
             return nameScope.Find<IControl>(ElementName);
         }
 
-        private string GetExpression()
+        private class PathInfo
         {
-            return SourcePropertyPath == null || SourcePropertyPath == "." ?
+            public string Path { get; set; }
-                string.Empty : SourcePropertyPath;
+            public string ElementName { get; set; }
         }
     }
 }

src/Markup/Perspex.Markup.Xaml/MarkupExtensions/BindingExtension.cs

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Markup.Xaml.MarkupExtensions
                 Converter = Converter,
                 ElementName = ElementName,
                 Mode = Mode,
-                SourcePropertyPath = Path,
+                Path = Path,
             };
         }
 

src/Markup/Perspex.Markup.Xaml/MarkupExtensions/TemplateBindingExtension.cs

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Markup.Xaml.MarkupExtensions
                 Mode = Mode,
                 Priority = BindingPriority.TemplatedParent,
                 RelativeSource = new RelativeSource(RelativeSourceMode.TemplatedParent),
-                SourcePropertyPath = Path,
+                Path = Path,
             };
         }
 

src/Markup/Perspex.Markup.Xaml/OmniXAML

@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 55fc2abc715885d3686f8c8605f34714445cd72f
+Subproject commit 85f2814e7a0daa76d9b1e63b1a329cb291be30a9

src/Markup/Perspex.Markup.Xaml/Perspex.Markup.Xaml.csproj

@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@
     <Compile Include="OmniXAML\Source\OmniXaml\Sequence.cs" />
     <Compile Include="OmniXAML\Source\OmniXaml\TemplateHostingObjectAssembler.cs" />
     <Compile Include="OmniXAML\Source\OmniXaml\TypeContext.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="OmniXAML\Source\OmniXaml\TypeContextBuilder.cs" />
     <Compile Include="OmniXAML\Source\OmniXaml\TypeConversion\BuiltInConverters\BooleanConverter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="OmniXAML\Source\OmniXaml\TypeConversion\BuiltInConverters\DoubleTypeConverter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="OmniXAML\Source\OmniXaml\TypeConversion\BuiltInConverters\IntTypeConverter.cs" />

src/Markup/Perspex.Markup.Xaml/Templates/TreeDataTemplate.cs

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Markup.Xaml.Templates
         {
             if (ItemsSource != null)
             {
-                var obs = new ExpressionObserver(item, ItemsSource.SourcePropertyPath);
+                var obs = new ExpressionObserver(item, ItemsSource.Path);
                 return obs.Take(1).Wait() as IEnumerable;
             }
 

src/Perspex.Themes.Default/TextBox.paml

@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@
                 <TextBlock.IsVisible>
                   <MultiBinding Converter="{Static BoolConverters.And}">
                     <Binding RelativeSource="{RelativeSource TemplatedParent}"
-                             SourcePropertyPath="UseFloatingWatermark"/>
+                             Path="UseFloatingWatermark"/>
                     <Binding RelativeSource="{RelativeSource TemplatedParent}"
-                             SourcePropertyPath="Text" 
+                             Path="Text" 
                              Converter="{Static StringConverters.NotNullOrEmpty}"/>
                   </MultiBinding>
                 </TextBlock.IsVisible>

tests/Perspex.Controls.UnitTests/Primitives/SelectingItemsControlTests_Multiple.cs

@@ -403,13 +403,13 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls.UnitTests.Primitives
 
             var itemsBinding = new Binding
             {
-                SourcePropertyPath = "Items",
+                Path = "Items",
                 Mode = BindingMode.OneWay,
             };
 
             var selectedItemsBinding = new Binding
             {
-                SourcePropertyPath = "SelectedItems",
+                Path = "SelectedItems",
                 Mode = BindingMode.OneWay,
             };
 

tests/Perspex.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/Data/BindingTests.cs

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests.Data
             var target = CreateTarget();
             var binding = new Binding
             {
-                SourcePropertyPath = "Foo",
+                Path = "Foo",
                 Mode = BindingMode.OneWay,
             };
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests.Data
             var target = CreateTarget();
             var binding = new Binding
             {
-                SourcePropertyPath = "Foo",
+                Path = "Foo",
                 Mode = BindingMode.TwoWay,
             };
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests.Data
             var target = CreateTarget(dataContext: dataContext);
             var binding = new Binding
             {
-                SourcePropertyPath = "Foo",
+                Path = "Foo",
                 Mode = BindingMode.OneTime,
             };
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests.Data
             var target = CreateTarget(text: textObservable.Object);
             var binding = new Binding
             {
-                SourcePropertyPath = "Foo",
+                Path = "Foo",
                 Mode = BindingMode.OneWayToSource,
             };
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests.Data
             var target = CreateTarget(null);
             var binding = new Binding
             {
-                SourcePropertyPath = "Foo",
+                Path = "Foo",
             };
 
             binding.Bind(target.Object, TextBox.TextProperty);
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests.Data
 
             var binding = new Binding
             {
-                SourcePropertyPath = "Header",
+                Path = "Header",
             };
 
             binding.Bind(parent.Child, Control.DataContextProperty);
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests.Data
             var target = CreateTarget(null);
             var binding = new Binding
             {
-                SourcePropertyPath = "Foo",
+                Path = "Foo",
             };
 
             var result = binding.CreateSubject(target.Object, TextBox.TextProperty.PropertyType);
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests.Data
             var binding = new Binding
             {
                 Converter = converter.Object,
-                SourcePropertyPath = "Foo",
+                Path = "Foo",
             };
 
             var result = binding.CreateSubject(target.Object, TextBox.TextProperty.PropertyType);
@@ -189,13 +189,13 @@ namespace Perspex.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests.Data
 
             var fooBinding = new Binding
             {
-                SourcePropertyPath = "Foo",
+                Path = "Foo",
                 Mode = BindingMode.TwoWay,
             };
 
             var barBinding = new Binding
             {
-                SourcePropertyPath = "Bar",
+                Path = "Bar",
                 Mode = BindingMode.TwoWay,
             };
 

tests/Perspex.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/Data/BindingTests_ElementName.cs

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests.Data
             var binding = new Binding
             {
                 ElementName = "source",
-                SourcePropertyPath = "Text",
+                Path = "Text",
             };
 
             binding.Bind(target, TextBlock.TextProperty);
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests.Data
             var binding = new Binding
             {
                 ElementName = "source",
-                SourcePropertyPath = "Text",
+                Path = "Text",
             };
 
             binding.Bind(target, TextBlock.TextProperty);

tests/Perspex.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/Data/BindingTests_TemplatedParent.cs

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests.Data
                 Mode = BindingMode.OneWay,
                 RelativeSource = new RelativeSource(RelativeSourceMode.TemplatedParent),
                 Priority = BindingPriority.TemplatedParent,
-                SourcePropertyPath = "Foo",
+                Path = "Foo",
             };
 
             binding.Bind(target.Object, TextBox.TextProperty);
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests.Data
                 Mode = BindingMode.TwoWay,
                 RelativeSource = new RelativeSource(RelativeSourceMode.TemplatedParent),
                 Priority = BindingPriority.TemplatedParent,
-                SourcePropertyPath = "Foo",
+                Path = "Foo",
             };
 
             binding.Bind(target.Object, TextBox.TextProperty);
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests.Data
             var target = CreateTarget(text: textObservable.Object);
             var binding = new Binding
             {
-                SourcePropertyPath = "Foo",
+                Path = "Foo",
                 Mode = BindingMode.OneWayToSource,
             };
 

tests/Perspex.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/Data/MultiBindingTests.cs

@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ namespace Perspex.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests.Data
                 Converter = new ConcatConverter(),
                 Bindings = new[]
                 {
-                    new Binding { SourcePropertyPath = "A" },
+                    new Binding { Path = "A" },
-                    new Binding { SourcePropertyPath = "B" },
+                    new Binding { Path = "B" },
-                    new Binding { SourcePropertyPath = "C" },
+                    new Binding { Path = "C" },
                 }
             };