Rendering a UI using IValueConverter using just c# code

Question

I am c# and silverlight-5 beginner.

First i had to create object by deserializing an xml string. I have done that succesfully but now my next step

Answer 1

You could use Implicit Data Types for this.

In your xaml you define a template for a certain datatype:

<DataTemplate DataType="ComboParameter">
        <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
            <TextBlock Text={Binding Path=label}" />
            <ComboBox ItemsSource="{Binding Path=items}"/>
            <TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=unit}"/>
        </StackPanel>
</DataTemplate>

You better create different types depending on the type-element value. Another solution is to create a large template for the type Parameter, and show the appropriate elements depending on what the Parameter-type contains. But I wouldn't recommend this approach.

Then you can use an ItemsControl to display all parameters:

<ItemsControl ItemsSource="{Binding Path=Parameters}" />

The different parameters will be rendered in different ways depending on what type it has.