UWP DataTemplates for multiple item types in ListView

Question

How would I go about implementing this?

Let\'s say this is my model:

public interface IAnimal
{
     string Name { get; }
}
public class Fish : IAnimal
{         


        

Answer 1

I found workaround. If you able to create instances of these types - you can use it for detecting types:

[ContentProperty(Name = nameof(Matches))]
public class TypeTemplateSelector : DataTemplateSelector
{
    public ObservableCollection Matches { get; set; }
    public TypeTemplateSelector()
    {
        this.Matches = new ObservableCollection();
    }

    protected override DataTemplate SelectTemplateCore(object item)
    {
        return this.Matches.FirstOrDefault(m => m.ItemOfType.GetType().Equals(item.GetType()))?.TemplateContent;
    }

    protected override DataTemplate SelectTemplateCore(object item, DependencyObject container)
    {
        return this.Matches.FirstOrDefault(m => m.ItemOfType.GetType().Equals(item.GetType()))?.TemplateContent;
    }
}

[ContentProperty(Name = nameof(ItemOfType))]
public class TemplateMatch
{
    public object ItemOfType { get; set; }
    public DataTemplate TemplateContent { get; set; }
}

XAML: