WPF User Control hell with MVVM and Dependency Properties

Question

This is what I\'m trying to do:

• I\'m writing a UserControl that I want to be consumed by other developers.

• I want end users to be able

Answer 1

First off, I don't think MVVM is a good choice if you are developing a UserControl that will be consumed by others. A lookless control is what you really should be developing. Jeremiah Morrill has a blog post about this subject.

With that said, you can set the datacontext with XAML if you have a default public constructor.

Inside ControlView.xaml put: