WinRT (Win 8) Store App XAML Bindings RelativeSourceMode FindAncestor missing?

Question

does anybody know what the \"new way\" of FindAncestor in XAML bindings is? Looking at the RelativeSourceMode (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/windows.u

Answer 1

There is no general solution for this lack afaik, for example you can't access ListViewItem properties in DataTemplate so you can't react on selection change elegantly. You should find workaround for each particular case until FindAncestor will be added(I can't believe that this absence is not just due to the lack of time)