Class SearchPageViewModel

This example shows how to trigger a search from code and display it in a listbox. While this isn't a very useful Controller pattern as the PdfView already offers a better inline search, it still shows of some of the concepts of how to be able to search programmatically.

Inheritance

System.Object

Observable

SearchPageViewModel

Implements

System.ComponentModel.INotifyPropertyChanged

Inherited Members

Observable.PropertyChanged

Observable.Set<T>(T, T, String)

Observable.OnPropertyChanged(String)

Namespace: Catalog.ViewModels

Assembly: Catalog.dll

Syntax

public class SearchPageViewModel : Observable, INotifyPropertyChanged

Properties

DoSearchCommand

Asks the user for a search term and executes the search.

Declaration

public ICommand DoSearchCommand { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Windows.Input.ICommand

SearchResults

A ObservableCollection that our list view can bind on.

Declaration

public ObservableCollection<SearchPageViewModel.SearchResultFormatter> SearchResults { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Collections.ObjectModel.ObservableCollection<SearchPageViewModel.SearchResultFormatter>

Methods

Initialize(PdfView)

Initializes the view model with the Pdf view. This is necessary as we have to trigger the search from the view.

Declaration

public void Initialize(PdfView pdfView)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
PdfView	pdfView	The Pdf view of the page

Implements

System.ComponentModel.INotifyPropertyChanged