WPF: Reapply DataTemplateSelector when a certain value changes

Question

So here is the XAML that I have:

Answer 1

I do it with a binding proxy.

It works like a normal binding proxy (but with 2 Props - copies data from DataIn to DataOut), but sets the DataOut to NULL and back to the DataIn value whenever the Trigger value changes:

public class BindingProxyForTemplateSelector : Freezable
{
    #region Overrides of Freezable

    protected override Freezable CreateInstanceCore()
    {
        return new BindingProxyForTemplateSelector();
    }

    #endregion

    public object DataIn
    {
        get { return (object)GetValue(DataInProperty); }
        set { SetValue(DataInProperty, value); }
    }

    public object DataOut
    {
        get { return (object) GetValue(DataOutProperty); }
        set { SetValue(DataOutProperty, value); }
    }

    public object Trigger
    {
        get { return (object) GetValue(TriggerProperty); }
        set { SetValue(TriggerProperty, value); }
    }


    public static readonly DependencyProperty TriggerProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(nameof(Trigger), typeof(object), typeof(BindingProxyForTemplateSelector), new PropertyMetadata(default(object), OnTriggerValueChanged));

    public static readonly DependencyProperty DataInProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(nameof(DataIn), typeof(object), typeof(BindingProxyForTemplateSelector), new UIPropertyMetadata(null, OnDataChanged));

    public static readonly DependencyProperty DataOutProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(nameof(DataOut), typeof(object), typeof(BindingProxyForTemplateSelector), new PropertyMetadata(default(object)));



    private static void OnTriggerValueChanged(DependencyObject d, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
    {
        // this does the whole trick

        var sender = d as BindingProxyForTemplateSelector;
        if (sender == null)
            return;

        sender.DataOut = null; // set to null and then back triggers the TemplateSelector to search for a new template
        sender.DataOut = sender.DataIn;
    }



    private static void OnDataChanged(DependencyObject d, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
    {
        var sender = d as BindingProxyForTemplateSelector;
        if (sender == null)
            return;

        sender.DataOut = e.NewValue;
    }

}

Use it like this:

So you don't bind to your DataContext directly, but to the BindingProxy's DataOut, which mirrors the original DataContext, but with a small difference: When the trigger changes (in this example a bool value inside the 'Item'), the TemplateSelector gets retriggered.

You don't have to change your TemplateSelector for this.

It is also possible to add more Triggers, just add a Trigger2.