DataTrigger where value is NOT null?

Question

I know that I can make a setter that checks to see if a value is NULL and do something. Example:

Answer 1

I ran into a similar limitation with DataTriggers, and it would seem that you can only check for equality. The closest thing I've seen that might help you is a technique for doing other types of comparisons other than equality.

This blog post describes how to do comparisons such as LT, GT, etc in a DataTrigger.

This limitation of the DataTrigger can be worked around to some extent by using a Converter to massage the data into a special value you can then compare against, as suggested in Robert Macnee's answer.

Answer 2

<StackPanel.Style>
  <Style>
    <Setter Property="StackPanel.Visibility" Value="Visible"></Setter>
    <Style.Triggers>
      <DataTrigger  Binding="{Binding ElementName=ProfileSelectorComboBox, Path=SelectedItem.Tag}" Value="{x:Null}">
          <Setter Property="StackPanel.Visibility" Value="Collapsed"></Setter>
      </DataTrigger>
    </Style.Triggers>
  </Style>
</StackPanel.Style>

I just used the inverse logic here...setting my stackpanel to invisible when my comboitem is not populated, it works pretty well!

Answer 3

Converter:

public class NullableToVisibilityConverter: IValueConverter
{
    public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
    {
        return value == null ? Visibility.Collapsed : Visibility.Visible;
    }
}

Binding:

Visibility="{Binding PropertyToBind, Converter={StaticResource nullableToVisibilityConverter}}"

Answer 4

If you are looking for a solution that does not use IValueConverter, you can always go with below mechanism

       <StackPanel>
            <TextBlock Text="Border = Red when null value" />
            <Border x:Name="border_objectForNullValueTrigger" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Height="20"> 
                <Border.Style>
                    <Style TargetType="Border">
                        <Setter Property="Background" Value="Black" />
                        <Style.Triggers>
                            <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding ObjectForNullValueTrigger}" Value="{x:Null}">
                                <Setter Property="Background" Value="Red" />
                            </DataTrigger>
                        </Style.Triggers>
                    </Style>
                </Border.Style>
            </Border>
            <TextBlock Text="Border = Green when not null value" />
            <Border HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Height="20">
                <Border.Style>
                    <Style TargetType="Border">
                        <Setter Property="Background" Value="Green" />
                        <Style.Triggers>
                            <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding Background, ElementName=border_objectForNullValueTrigger}" Value="Red">
                                <Setter Property="Background" Value="Black" />
                            </DataTrigger>
                        </Style.Triggers>
                    </Style>
                </Border.Style>
            </Border>
            <Button Content="Invert Object state" Click="Button_Click_1"/>
        </StackPanel>

Answer 5

My solution is in the DataContext instance (or ViewModel if using MVVM). I add a property that returns true if the Not Null condition I want is met.

    Public ReadOnly Property IsSomeFieldNull() As Boolean
        Get
            Return If(SomeField is Null, True, False)
        End Get
    End Property

and bind the DataTrigger to the above property. Note: In VB.NET be sure to use the operator If and NOT the IIf function, which doesn't work with Null objects. Then the XAML is:

    <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding IsSomeFieldNull}" Value="False">
      <Setter Property="TextBlock.Text" Value="It's NOT NULL Baby!" />
    </DataTrigger>

Answer 6

This is a bit of a cheat but I just set a default style and then overrode it using a DataTrigger if the value is null...

  <Style> 
      <!-- Highlight for Reviewed (Default) -->
      <Setter Property="Control.Background" Value="PaleGreen" /> 
      <Style.Triggers>
        <!-- Highlight for Not Reviewed -->
        <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding Path=REVIEWEDBY}" Value="{x:Null}">
          <Setter Property="Control.Background" Value="LightIndianRed" />
        </DataTrigger>
      </Style.Triggers>
  </Style>