Window1.xaml
<Window x:Class="WpfApplication1.Window1"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
Title="Window1" Height="300" Width="300">
<StackPanel Name="m_panel">
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=SomeField}" />
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=SomeField.AnotherField }" />
<Button Click="Button_Click">Update Root Object</Button>
<Button Click="Button_Click_1">Update Another Field</Button>
</StackPanel>
</Window>
Window1.xaml.cs
public partial class Window1 : Window
{
public Window1()
{
InitializeComponent();
m_panel.DataContext = new Class1();
}
private void Button_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
((Class1)m_panel.DataContext).SomeField = new Class2();
}
private void Button_Click_1(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
((Class1)m_panel.DataContext).SomeField.AnotherField = "Updated field";
}
}
public class Class1 : DependencyObject
{
public static DependencyProperty SomeFieldProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(
"SomeField",
typeof(Class2),
typeof(Class1));
public Class2 SomeField
{
get { return (Class2)GetValue(SomeFieldProperty); }
set { SetValue(SomeFieldProperty, value); }
}
public Class1()
{
SomeField = new Class2();
}
}
public class Class2 : DependencyObject
{
public static DependencyProperty AnotherFieldProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(
"AnotherField",
typeof(string),
typeof(Class2));
public string AnotherField
{
get { return (string)GetValue(AnotherFieldProperty); }
set { SetValue(AnotherFieldProperty, value); }
}
public Class2()
{
AnotherField = "Default Value";
}
}