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MVVM - View model with collection of view models?

Within MVVM, can a view model have a collection of view models? Is it okay to do: 
class BasketViewModel
{
public ObservableCollection<ItemViewModel> Items {get; set;}
}
class BasketViewModel
{
public ObservableCollection<ItemViewModel> Items {get; set;}
}
Please assume ItemViewModel exists somewhere in the code base. If this is acceptable, where should this collection be initialised from? The constructor or somewhere else?
SR
Sir Rufo•160d ago
Yes of course
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Tinister•160d ago
I don't see a problem with that and I tend to do it myself (e.g. Wanting to bind a list of objects to checkboxes needs some sort of intermediate VM)
FV
Florian Voß•158d ago
your example does not require VM for each item, could also set ListView.ItemTemplate to a custom DataTemplate in xaml. Thats what I would prefer tho 🤔 should be easy to avoid dependency between two viewmodels and to only have view depend on viewmodel
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Cin•158d ago
I will admit my example was a simple one, just for proof of concept
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Tinister•158d ago
Sorry I'm a little confused. Yes a custom <DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type local:ItemViewModel}"> in xaml is how I would do it as well But like, if you want to bind Checkbox.IsChecked for each item, how do you do that other than wrap every item in its own ItemViewModel instance which exposes a boolean for that?
FV
Florian Voß•158d ago
<ListView ItemsSource={Binding MyItems}>
  <ListView.ItemTemplate>
    <DataTemplate>
      <Checkbox IsChecked={Binding IsTrue}></Checkbox>
    </DataTemplate>
  </ListView.ItemTemplate>
</ListView>
<ListView ItemsSource={Binding MyItems}>
  <ListView.ItemTemplate>
    <DataTemplate>
      <Checkbox IsChecked={Binding IsTrue}></Checkbox>
    </DataTemplate>
  </ListView.ItemTemplate>
</ListView>
public ObservableCollection<MyItem> MyItems { get => _myItems; set{ _myItems = value; OnPropertyChanged();}}
public ObservableCollection<MyItem> MyItems { get => _myItems; set{ _myItems = value; OnPropertyChanged();}}
public class MyItem{
   public bool IsTrue { get; set; }
}
public class MyItem{
   public bool IsTrue { get; set; }
}
no viewmodel needed other than the one that holds MyItems
T
Tinister•158d ago
What if MyItem is part of your model, perhaps even from an assembly you don't control
FV
Florian Voß•158d ago
MyItem is the model
T
Tinister•158d ago
Right, and say there's no IsTrue property and you can't add it either
FV
Florian Voß•158d ago
well there must be a boolean property for you to bind it to an IsChecked property...
T
Tinister•158d ago
Hence adding a shim object (a.k.a. A view model)
SR
Sir Rufo•158d ago
There is no need for a boolean - use a converter and convert any property value into a boolean In my applications I have a domain layer where I declare any models the app will work with. These models are filled by services, providers or something and the models contains anything that is needed. Any mapping is done inside these services or providers.
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