PropertyGrid: Re-architected editors. This alllows you to create and provide custom editors.

ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/WPFToolkit.Extended/PropertyGrid/Implementation/CustomTypeEditorCollection.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
+using Microsoft.Windows.Controls.PropertyGrid.Editors;
+
+namespace Microsoft.Windows.Controls.PropertyGrid
+{
+    public class CustomTypeEditorCollection : ObservableCollection<ICustomTypeEditor>
+    {
+        public ICustomTypeEditor this[string propertyName]
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                foreach (var item in Items)
+                {
+                    if (item.Properties.Contains(propertyName))
+                        return item;
+                }
+
+                return null;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/WPFToolkit.Extended/PropertyGrid/Implementation/EditorProviders/CheckBoxEditorProvider.cs

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-using System;
-using System.Windows.Controls;
-using System.Windows.Data;
-using System.Windows;
-
-namespace Microsoft.Windows.Controls.PropertyGrid.Implementation.EditorProviders
-{
-    public class CheckBoxEditorProvider : ITypeEditorProvider
-    {
-        CheckBox _checkbox;
-
-        public CheckBoxEditorProvider()
-        {
-            _checkbox = new CheckBox();
-            _checkbox.Margin = new Thickness(2, 0, 0, 0);
-        }
-
-        public void Initialize(PropertyItem propertyItem)
-        {
-            ResolveBinding(propertyItem);
-        }
-
-        public FrameworkElement ResolveEditor()
-        {
-            return _checkbox;
-        }
-
-        private void ResolveBinding(PropertyItem property)
-        {
-            var binding = new Binding(property.Name);
-            binding.Source = property.Instance;
-            binding.ValidatesOnExceptions = true;
-            binding.ValidatesOnDataErrors = true;
-
-            if (property.IsWriteable)
-                binding.Mode = BindingMode.TwoWay;
-            else
-                binding.Mode = BindingMode.OneWay;
-
-            BindingOperations.SetBinding(_checkbox, CheckBox.IsCheckedProperty, binding);
-        }
-
-
-    }
-}

ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/WPFToolkit.Extended/PropertyGrid/Implementation/EditorProviders/EnumComboBoxEditorProvider.cs

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-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Windows.Controls;
-using System.Windows;
-using System.Windows.Data;
-using System.Reflection;
-
-namespace Microsoft.Windows.Controls.PropertyGrid.Implementation.EditorProviders
-{
-    public class EnumComboBoxEditorProvider : ITypeEditorProvider
-    {
-        ComboBox _comboBox;
-
-        public EnumComboBoxEditorProvider()
-        {
-            _comboBox = new ComboBox();           
-        }
-
-        public void Initialize(PropertyItem propertyItem)
-        {
-            ResolveBinding(propertyItem);
-            SetItemsSource(propertyItem);
-        }
-
-        public FrameworkElement ResolveEditor()
-        {
-            return _comboBox;
-        }
-
-        private void ResolveBinding(PropertyItem property)
-        {
-            var binding = new Binding(property.Name);
-            binding.Source = property.Instance;
-            binding.ValidatesOnExceptions = true;
-            binding.ValidatesOnDataErrors = true;
-
-            if (property.IsWriteable)
-                binding.Mode = BindingMode.TwoWay;
-            else
-                binding.Mode = BindingMode.OneWay;
-
-            BindingOperations.SetBinding(_comboBox, ComboBox.SelectedItemProperty, binding);
-        }
-
-        private void SetItemsSource(PropertyItem property)
-        {
-            _comboBox.ItemsSource = GetValues(property.PropertyType);
-        }
-
-        public static object[] GetValues(Type enumType)
-        {
-            List<object> values = new List<object>();
-
-            var fields = from field in enumType.GetFields()
-                         where field.IsLiteral
-                         select field;
-
-            foreach (FieldInfo field in fields)
-            {
-                values.Add(field.GetValue(enumType));
-            }
-
-            return values.ToArray();
-        }
-    }
-}

ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/WPFToolkit.Extended/PropertyGrid/Implementation/EditorProviders/FontComboBoxEditorProvider.cs

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-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Windows.Controls;
-using System.Windows;
-using System.Windows.Data;
-using System.Windows.Media;
-
-namespace Microsoft.Windows.Controls.PropertyGrid.Implementation.EditorProviders
-{
-    public class FontComboBoxEditorProvider : ITypeEditorProvider
-    {
-        ComboBox _comboBox;
-
-        public FontComboBoxEditorProvider()
-        {
-            _comboBox = new ComboBox();
-        }
-
-        public void Initialize(PropertyItem propertyItem)
-        {
-            ResolveBinding(propertyItem);
-            SetItemsSource(propertyItem);
-        }
-
-        public FrameworkElement ResolveEditor()
-        {
-            return _comboBox;
-        }
-
-        private void ResolveBinding(PropertyItem property)
-        {
-            var binding = new Binding(property.Name);
-            binding.Source = property.Instance;
-            binding.ValidatesOnExceptions = true;
-            binding.ValidatesOnDataErrors = true;
-
-            if (property.IsWriteable)
-                binding.Mode = BindingMode.TwoWay;
-            else
-                binding.Mode = BindingMode.OneWay;
-
-            BindingOperations.SetBinding(_comboBox, ComboBox.SelectedItemProperty, binding);
-        }
-
-        private void SetItemsSource(PropertyItem property)
-        {
-            if (property.PropertyType == typeof(FontFamily))
-            {
-                List<FontFamily> fonts = new List<FontFamily>();
-                fonts.Add(new FontFamily("Arial"));
-                fonts.Add(new FontFamily("Courier New"));
-                fonts.Add(new FontFamily("Times New Roman"));
-                fonts.Add(new FontFamily("Batang"));
-                fonts.Add(new FontFamily("BatangChe"));
-                fonts.Add(new FontFamily("DFKai-SB"));
-                fonts.Add(new FontFamily("Dotum"));
-                fonts.Add(new FontFamily("DutumChe"));
-                fonts.Add(new FontFamily("FangSong"));
-                fonts.Add(new FontFamily("GulimChe"));
-                fonts.Add(new FontFamily("Gungsuh"));
-                fonts.Add(new FontFamily("GungsuhChe"));
-                fonts.Add(new FontFamily("KaiTi"));
-                fonts.Add(new FontFamily("Malgun Gothic"));
-                fonts.Add(new FontFamily("Meiryo"));
-                fonts.Add(new FontFamily("Microsoft JhengHei"));
-                fonts.Add(new FontFamily("Microsoft YaHei"));
-                fonts.Add(new FontFamily("MingLiU"));
-                fonts.Add(new FontFamily("MingLiu_HKSCS"));
-                fonts.Add(new FontFamily("MingLiu_HKSCS-ExtB"));
-                fonts.Add(new FontFamily("MingLiu-ExtB"));
-                _comboBox.ItemsSource = fonts;
-            }
-            else if (property.PropertyType == typeof(FontWeight))
-            {
-                List<FontWeight> list = new List<FontWeight>() 
-                    {
-                        FontWeights.Black, FontWeights.Bold, FontWeights.ExtraBlack, FontWeights.ExtraBold, 
-                        FontWeights.ExtraLight, FontWeights.Light, FontWeights.Medium, FontWeights.Normal, FontWeights.SemiBold, 
-                        FontWeights.Thin 
-                    };
-                _comboBox.ItemsSource = list;
-            }
-            else if (property.PropertyType == typeof(FontStyle))
-            {
-                List<FontStyle> list = new List<FontStyle>() 
-                    {
-                        FontStyles.Italic,
-                        FontStyles.Normal
-                    };
-                _comboBox.ItemsSource = list;
-            }
-            else if (property.PropertyType == typeof(FontStretch))
-            {
-                List<FontStretch> list = new List<FontStretch>() 
-                    {
-                        FontStretches.Condensed,
-                        FontStretches.Expanded,
-                        FontStretches.ExtraCondensed,
-                        FontStretches.ExtraExpanded,
-                        FontStretches.Normal,
-                        FontStretches.SemiCondensed,
-                        FontStretches.SemiExpanded,
-                        FontStretches.UltraCondensed,
-                        FontStretches.UltraExpanded
-                    };
-                _comboBox.ItemsSource = list;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}

ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/WPFToolkit.Extended/PropertyGrid/Implementation/EditorProviders/ITypeEditorProvider.cs

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-using System;
-using System.Windows;
-
-namespace Microsoft.Windows.Controls.PropertyGrid.Implementation.EditorProviders
-{
-    interface ITypeEditorProvider
-    {
-        void Initialize(PropertyItem propertyItem);
-        FrameworkElement ResolveEditor();
-    }
-}

ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/WPFToolkit.Extended/PropertyGrid/Implementation/EditorProviders/NumericUpDownEditorProvider.cs

@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Windows.Data;
-using System.Windows;
-
-namespace Microsoft.Windows.Controls.PropertyGrid.Implementation.EditorProviders
-{
-    public class NumericUpDownEditorProvider : ITypeEditorProvider
-    {
-        NumericUpDown _numericUpDown;
-
-        public NumericUpDownEditorProvider()
-        {
-            _numericUpDown = new NumericUpDown();
-        }
-
-        public void Initialize(PropertyItem propertyItem)
-        {
-            ResolveBinding(propertyItem);
-        }
-
-        public FrameworkElement ResolveEditor()
-        {
-            return _numericUpDown;
-        }
-
-        private void ResolveBinding(PropertyItem property)
-        {
-            var binding = new Binding(property.Name);
-            binding.Source = property.Instance;
-            binding.ValidatesOnExceptions = true;
-            binding.ValidatesOnDataErrors = true;
-
-            if (property.IsWriteable)
-                binding.Mode = BindingMode.TwoWay;
-            else
-                binding.Mode = BindingMode.OneWay;
-
-            BindingOperations.SetBinding(_numericUpDown, NumericUpDown.ValueProperty, binding);
-        }
-    }
-}

ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/WPFToolkit.Extended/PropertyGrid/Implementation/EditorProviders/TextBoxEditorProvider.cs

@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Windows.Controls;
-using System.Windows.Data;
-using System.Windows;
-
-namespace Microsoft.Windows.Controls.PropertyGrid.Implementation.EditorProviders
-{
-    public class TextBoxEditorProvider : ITypeEditorProvider
-    {
-        FrameworkElement _editor;
-
-        public TextBoxEditorProvider()
-        {
-            _editor = new TextBox();
-        }
-
-        public void Initialize(PropertyItem propertyItem)
-        {
-            ResolveBinding(propertyItem);
-        }
-
-        public FrameworkElement ResolveEditor()
-        {
-            return _editor;
-        }
-
-        private void ResolveBinding(PropertyItem property)
-        {
-            var binding = new Binding(property.Name);
-            binding.Source = property.Instance;
-            binding.ValidatesOnExceptions = true;
-            binding.ValidatesOnDataErrors = true;
-
-            if (property.IsWriteable)
-                binding.Mode = BindingMode.TwoWay;
-            else
-                binding.Mode = BindingMode.OneWay;
-
-            BindingOperations.SetBinding(_editor, TextBox.TextProperty, binding);
-        }
-    }
-}

ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/WPFToolkit.Extended/PropertyGrid/Implementation/Editors/CheckBoxEditor.cs

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+using System.Windows;
+using System.Windows.Controls;
+
+namespace Microsoft.Windows.Controls.PropertyGrid.Editors
+{
+    public class CheckBoxEditor : TypeEditor
+    {
+        protected override void Initialize()
+        {
+            Editor = new CheckBox();
+            Editor.Margin = new Thickness(4, 0, 0, 0);
+
+            ValueProperty = CheckBox.IsCheckedProperty;
+        }
+    }
+}

ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/WPFToolkit.Extended/PropertyGrid/Implementation/Editors/ColorEditor.cs

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+using System;
+
+namespace Microsoft.Windows.Controls.PropertyGrid.Editors
+{
+    public class ColorEditor : TypeEditor
+    {
+        protected override void Initialize()
+        {
+            Editor = new ColorPicker();
+            ValueProperty = ColorPicker.SelectedColorProperty;
+        }
+    }
+}

ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/WPFToolkit.Extended/PropertyGrid/Implementation/Editors/ComboBoxEditor.cs

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+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Windows.Controls;
+
+namespace Microsoft.Windows.Controls.PropertyGrid.Editors
+{
+    public abstract class ComboBoxEditor : TypeEditor
+    {
+        protected override void Initialize()
+        {
+            Editor = new ComboBox();
+            ValueProperty = ComboBox.SelectedItemProperty;
+        }
+
+        public override void Attach(PropertyItem propertyItem)
+        {
+            SetItemsSource(propertyItem);
+            base.Attach(propertyItem);
+        }
+
+        private void SetItemsSource(PropertyItem propertyItem)
+        {
+            (Editor as ComboBox).ItemsSource = CreateItemsSource(propertyItem);
+        }
+
+        protected abstract IList<object> CreateItemsSource(PropertyItem propertyItem);
+    }
+}

ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/WPFToolkit.Extended/PropertyGrid/Implementation/Editors/CustomTypeEditor.cs

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+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace Microsoft.Windows.Controls.PropertyGrid.Editors
+{
+    public class CustomTypeEditor : ICustomTypeEditor
+    {
+        public ITypeEditor Editor { get; set; }
+
+        private IList<string> _properties = new List<string>();
+        public IList<string> Properties
+        {
+            get { return _properties; }
+            set { _properties = value; }
+        }
+    }
+}

ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/WPFToolkit.Extended/PropertyGrid/Implementation/Editors/EnumComboBoxEditor.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Windows.Controls;
+
+namespace Microsoft.Windows.Controls.PropertyGrid.Editors
+{
+    public class EnumComboBoxEditor : TypeEditor
+    {
+        protected override void Initialize()
+        {
+            Editor = new ComboBox();
+            ValueProperty = ComboBox.SelectedItemProperty;
+        }
+
+        public override void Attach(PropertyItem propertyItem)
+        {
+            SetItemsSource(propertyItem);
+            base.Attach(propertyItem);
+        }
+
+        private void SetItemsSource(PropertyItem propertyItem)
+        {
+            (Editor as ComboBox).ItemsSource = GetValues(propertyItem.PropertyType);
+        }
+
+        private static object[] GetValues(Type enumType)
+        {
+            List<object> values = new List<object>();
+
+            var fields = enumType.GetFields().Where(x => x.IsLiteral);
+            foreach (FieldInfo field in fields)
+            {
+                values.Add(field.GetValue(enumType));
+            }
+
+            return values.ToArray();
+        }
+    }
+}

ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/WPFToolkit.Extended/PropertyGrid/Implementation/Editors/FontComboBoxEditor.cs

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+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Windows;
+using System.Windows.Media;
+
+namespace Microsoft.Windows.Controls.PropertyGrid.Editors
+{
+    public class FontComboBoxEditor : ComboBoxEditor
+    {
+        protected override IList<object> CreateItemsSource(PropertyItem propertyItem)
+        {
+            if (propertyItem.PropertyType == typeof(FontFamily))
+            {
+                return GetFontFamilies();
+            }
+            else if (propertyItem.PropertyType == typeof(FontWeight))
+            {
+                return GetFontWeights();
+            }
+            else if (propertyItem.PropertyType == typeof(FontStyle))
+            {
+                return GetFontStyles();
+            }
+            else if (propertyItem.PropertyType == typeof(FontStretch))
+            {
+                return GetFontStretches();
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        private static IList<object> GetFontFamilies()
+        {
+            IList<object> fontFamilies = new List<object>();
+
+            //TODO: get all fonts
+            fontFamilies.Add(new FontFamily("Arial"));
+            fontFamilies.Add(new FontFamily("Courier New"));
+            fontFamilies.Add(new FontFamily("Times New Roman"));
+            fontFamilies.Add(new FontFamily("Batang"));
+            fontFamilies.Add(new FontFamily("BatangChe"));
+            fontFamilies.Add(new FontFamily("DFKai-SB"));
+            fontFamilies.Add(new FontFamily("Dotum"));
+            fontFamilies.Add(new FontFamily("DutumChe"));
+            fontFamilies.Add(new FontFamily("FangSong"));
+            fontFamilies.Add(new FontFamily("GulimChe"));
+            fontFamilies.Add(new FontFamily("Gungsuh"));
+            fontFamilies.Add(new FontFamily("GungsuhChe"));
+            fontFamilies.Add(new FontFamily("KaiTi"));
+            fontFamilies.Add(new FontFamily("Malgun Gothic"));
+            fontFamilies.Add(new FontFamily("Meiryo"));
+            fontFamilies.Add(new FontFamily("Microsoft JhengHei"));
+            fontFamilies.Add(new FontFamily("Microsoft YaHei"));
+            fontFamilies.Add(new FontFamily("MingLiU"));
+            fontFamilies.Add(new FontFamily("MingLiu_HKSCS"));
+            fontFamilies.Add(new FontFamily("MingLiu_HKSCS-ExtB"));
+            fontFamilies.Add(new FontFamily("MingLiu-ExtB"));
+            fontFamilies.Add(new FontFamily("Segoe UI"));
+
+            return fontFamilies;
+        }
+
+        private static IList<object> GetFontWeights()
+        {
+            return new List<object>()
+            {
+                FontWeights.Black, 
+                FontWeights.Bold, 
+                FontWeights.ExtraBlack, 
+                FontWeights.ExtraBold,
+                FontWeights.ExtraLight, 
+                FontWeights.Light, 
+                FontWeights.Medium, 
+                FontWeights.Normal, 
+                FontWeights.SemiBold,
+                FontWeights.Thin
+            };
+        }
+
+        private static IList<object> GetFontStyles()
+        {
+            return new List<object>()
+            {
+                FontStyles.Italic,
+                FontStyles.Normal
+            };
+        }
+
+        private static IList<object> GetFontStretches()
+        {
+            return new List<object>()
+            {
+                FontStretches.Condensed,
+                FontStretches.Expanded,
+                FontStretches.ExtraCondensed,
+                FontStretches.ExtraExpanded,
+                FontStretches.Normal,
+                FontStretches.SemiCondensed,
+                FontStretches.SemiExpanded,
+                FontStretches.UltraCondensed,
+                FontStretches.UltraExpanded
+            };
+        }
+    }
+}

ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/WPFToolkit.Extended/PropertyGrid/Implementation/Editors/ICustomTypeEditor.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace Microsoft.Windows.Controls.PropertyGrid.Editors
+{
+    public interface ICustomTypeEditor
+    {
+        ITypeEditor Editor { get; set; }
+        IList<string> Properties { get; set; }
+    }
+}

ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/WPFToolkit.Extended/PropertyGrid/Implementation/Editors/ITypeEditor.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+using System.Windows;
+
+namespace Microsoft.Windows.Controls.PropertyGrid.Editors
+{
+    public interface ITypeEditor
+    {
+        void Attach(PropertyItem propertyItem);
+        FrameworkElement ResolveEditor();
+    }
+}

ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/WPFToolkit.Extended/PropertyGrid/Implementation/Editors/TextBoxEditor.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+using System;
+using System.Windows.Controls;
+
+namespace Microsoft.Windows.Controls.PropertyGrid.Editors
+{
+    public class TextBoxEditor : TypeEditor
+    {
+        protected override void Initialize()
+        {
+            Editor = new TextBox();
+            ValueProperty = TextBox.TextProperty;
+        }
+    }
+}

ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/WPFToolkit.Extended/PropertyGrid/Implementation/Editors/TypeEditor.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+using System;
+using System.Windows;
+using System.Windows.Data;
+
+namespace Microsoft.Windows.Controls.PropertyGrid.Editors
+{
+    public abstract class TypeEditor : ITypeEditor
+    {
+        #region Properties
+
+        protected FrameworkElement Editor { get; set; }
+        protected DependencyProperty ValueProperty { get; set; }
+
+        #endregion //Properties
+
+        #region Constructors
+
+        public TypeEditor()
+        {
+            Initialize();
+        }
+
+        #endregion //Constructors
+
+        #region ITypeEditor Members
+
+        public virtual void Attach(PropertyItem propertyItem)
+        {
+            ResolveBinding(propertyItem);
+        }
+
+        public virtual FrameworkElement ResolveEditor()
+        {
+            return Editor;
+        }
+
+        #endregion //ITypeEditor Members
+
+        #region Methods
+
+        protected abstract void Initialize();
+
+        protected virtual void ResolveBinding(PropertyItem propertyItem)
+        {
+            var _binding = new Binding("Value");
+            _binding.Source = propertyItem;
+            _binding.ValidatesOnExceptions = true;
+            _binding.ValidatesOnDataErrors = true;
+            _binding.Mode = propertyItem.IsWriteable ? BindingMode.TwoWay : BindingMode.OneWay;
+            _binding.Converter = CreateConverter();
+            BindingOperations.SetBinding(Editor, ValueProperty, _binding);
+        }
+
+        protected virtual IValueConverter CreateConverter()
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        #endregion //Methods
+    }
+}

ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/WPFToolkit.Extended/PropertyGrid/Implementation/PropertyGrid.cs

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ using System.Windows.Data;
 using System.Windows.Media;
 using System.Windows.Controls.Primitives;
 using System.ComponentModel;
-using Microsoft.Windows.Controls.PropertyGrid.Implementation.EditorProviders;
 using System.Windows.Input;
+using Microsoft.Windows.Controls.PropertyGrid.Editors;
 
 namespace Microsoft.Windows.Controls.PropertyGrid
 {
@@ -23,6 +23,17 @@ namespace Microsoft.Windows.Controls.PropertyGrid
 
         #region Properties
 
+        #region CustomTypeEditors
+
+        public static readonly DependencyProperty CustomTypeEditorsProperty = DependencyProperty.Register("CustomTypeEditors", typeof(CustomTypeEditorCollection), typeof(PropertyGrid), new UIPropertyMetadata(new CustomTypeEditorCollection()));
+        public CustomTypeEditorCollection CustomTypeEditors
+        {
+            get { return (CustomTypeEditorCollection)GetValue(CustomTypeEditorsProperty); }
+            set { SetValue(CustomTypeEditorsProperty, value); }
+        }
+
+        #endregion //CustomTypeEditors
+
         #region IsCategorized
 
         public static readonly DependencyProperty IsCategorizedProperty = DependencyProperty.Register("IsCategorized", typeof(bool), typeof(PropertyGrid), new UIPropertyMetadata(true, OnIsCategorizedChanged));
@@ -237,30 +248,47 @@ namespace Microsoft.Windows.Controls.PropertyGrid
             return propertyItems;
         }
 
-        private static PropertyItem CreatePropertyItem(PropertyDescriptor property, object instance, PropertyGrid grid)
+        private PropertyItem CreatePropertyItem(PropertyDescriptor property, object instance, PropertyGrid grid)
         {
             PropertyItem propertyItem = new PropertyItem(instance, property, grid);
-            ITypeEditorProvider editorProvider = null;
+
-
+            var binding = new Binding(property.Name)
-            if (propertyItem.PropertyType == typeof(string))
-                editorProvider = new TextBoxEditorProvider();
-            else if (propertyItem.PropertyType == typeof(bool))
-                editorProvider = new CheckBoxEditorProvider();
-            else if (propertyItem.PropertyType.IsEnum)
-                editorProvider = new EnumComboBoxEditorProvider();
-            else if (propertyItem.PropertyType == typeof(FontFamily) || propertyItem.PropertyType == typeof(FontWeight) || propertyItem.PropertyType == typeof(FontStyle) || propertyItem.PropertyType == typeof(FontStretch))
-                editorProvider = new FontComboBoxEditorProvider();
-            else if (propertyItem.PropertyType == typeof(double))
-                editorProvider = new TextBoxEditorProvider();
-            else if (propertyItem.PropertyType == typeof(object) || propertyItem.PropertyType == typeof(Thickness))
-                editorProvider = new TextBoxEditorProvider();
-
-            if (editorProvider != null)
             {
-                editorProvider.Initialize(propertyItem);
+                Source = instance,
-                propertyItem.Editor = editorProvider.ResolveEditor();
+                ValidatesOnExceptions = true,
+                ValidatesOnDataErrors = true,
+                Mode = propertyItem.IsWriteable ? BindingMode.TwoWay : BindingMode.OneWay
+            };
+            propertyItem.SetBinding(PropertyItem.ValueProperty, binding);
+
+            ITypeEditor editor = null;
+
+            //check for custom editor
+            if (CustomTypeEditors.Count > 0)
+            {
+                ICustomTypeEditor customEditor = CustomTypeEditors[propertyItem.Name];
+                if (customEditor != null)
+                {
+                    editor = customEditor.Editor;
+                }
             }
 
+            //no custom editor found
+            if (editor == null)
+            {
+                if (propertyItem.PropertyType == typeof(bool))
+                    editor = new CheckBoxEditor();
+                else if (propertyItem.PropertyType.IsEnum)
+                    editor = new EnumComboBoxEditor();
+                else if (propertyItem.PropertyType == typeof(FontFamily) || propertyItem.PropertyType == typeof(FontWeight) || propertyItem.PropertyType == typeof(FontStyle) || propertyItem.PropertyType == typeof(FontStretch))
+                    editor = new FontComboBoxEditor();
+                else
+                    editor = new TextBoxEditor();
+            }
+
+            editor.Attach(propertyItem);
+            propertyItem.Editor = editor.ResolveEditor();
+
             return propertyItem;
         }
 

ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/WPFToolkit.Extended/PropertyGrid/Implementation/PropertyItem.cs

@@ -69,6 +69,44 @@ namespace Microsoft.Windows.Controls.PropertyGrid
 
         #endregion //Editor
 
+        #region Value
+
+        public static readonly DependencyProperty ValueProperty = DependencyProperty.Register("Value", typeof(object), typeof(PropertyItem), new UIPropertyMetadata(null, new PropertyChangedCallback(OnValueChanged), new CoerceValueCallback(OnCoerceValue)));
+        public object Value
+        {
+            get { return (object)GetValue(ValueProperty); }
+            set { SetValue(ValueProperty, value); }
+        }
+
+        private static object OnCoerceValue(DependencyObject o, object value)
+        {
+            PropertyItem propertyItem = o as PropertyItem;
+            if (propertyItem != null)
+                return propertyItem.OnCoerceValue((object)value);
+            else
+                return value;
+        }
+
+        private static void OnValueChanged(DependencyObject o, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            PropertyItem propertyItem = o as PropertyItem;
+            if (propertyItem != null)
+                propertyItem.OnValueChanged((object)e.OldValue, (object)e.NewValue);
+        }
+
+        protected virtual object OnCoerceValue(object value)
+        {
+            // TODO: Keep the proposed value within the desired range.
+            return value;
+        }
+
+        protected virtual void OnValueChanged(object oldValue, object newValue)
+        {
+            // TODO: Add your property changed side-effects. Descendants can override as well.
+        }        
+
+        #endregion //Value
+
         #endregion //Properties
 
         #region Constructor

ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/WPFToolkit.Extended/WPFToolkit.Extended.csproj

@@ -164,12 +164,17 @@
       <DesignTimeSharedInput>True</DesignTimeSharedInput>
     </Compile>
     <Compile Include="BusyIndicator\Implementation\VisualStates.BusyIndicator.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="PropertyGrid\Implementation\EditorProviders\CheckBoxEditorProvider.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="PropertyGrid\Implementation\Editors\CheckBoxEditor.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="PropertyGrid\Implementation\EditorProviders\EnumComboBoxEditorProvider.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="PropertyGrid\Implementation\Editors\ColorEditor.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="PropertyGrid\Implementation\EditorProviders\FontComboBoxEditorProvider.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="PropertyGrid\Implementation\Editors\ComboBoxEditor.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="PropertyGrid\Implementation\EditorProviders\ITypeEditorProvider.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="PropertyGrid\Implementation\Editors\CustomTypeEditor.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="PropertyGrid\Implementation\EditorProviders\NumericUpDownEditorProvider.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="PropertyGrid\Implementation\CustomTypeEditorCollection.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="PropertyGrid\Implementation\EditorProviders\TextBoxEditorProvider.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="PropertyGrid\Implementation\Editors\EnumComboBoxEditor.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="PropertyGrid\Implementation\Editors\FontComboBoxEditor.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="PropertyGrid\Implementation\Editors\ICustomTypeEditor.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="PropertyGrid\Implementation\Editors\ITypeEditor.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="PropertyGrid\Implementation\Editors\TextBoxEditor.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="PropertyGrid\Implementation\Editors\TypeEditor.cs" />
     <Compile Include="PropertyGrid\Implementation\PropertyGrid.cs" />
     <Compile Include="PropertyGrid\Implementation\PropertyCategoryItem.cs" />
     <Compile Include="PropertyGrid\Implementation\PropertyCollection.cs" />