Made a version of the accepted answer that handles unsubscription.
public class DataGridColumnsBehavior
{
public static readonly DependencyProperty BindableColumnsProperty =
DependencyProperty.RegisterAttached("BindableColumns",
typeof(ObservableCollection<DataGridColumn>),
typeof(DataGridColumnsBehavior),
new UIPropertyMetadata(null, BindableColumnsPropertyChanged));
/// <summary>Collection to store collection change handlers - to be able to unsubscribe later.</summary>
private static readonly Dictionary<DataGrid, NotifyCollectionChangedEventHandler> _handlers;
static DataGridColumnsBehavior()
{
_handlers = new Dictionary<DataGrid, NotifyCollectionChangedEventHandler>();
}
private static void BindableColumnsPropertyChanged(DependencyObject source, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
{
DataGrid dataGrid = source as DataGrid;
ObservableCollection<DataGridColumn> oldColumns = e.OldValue as ObservableCollection<DataGridColumn>;
if (oldColumns != null)
{
// Remove all columns.
dataGrid.Columns.Clear();
// Unsubscribe from old collection.
NotifyCollectionChangedEventHandler h;
if (_handlers.TryGetValue(dataGrid, out h))
{
oldColumns.CollectionChanged -= h;
_handlers.Remove(dataGrid);
}
}
ObservableCollection<DataGridColumn> newColumns = e.NewValue as ObservableCollection<DataGridColumn>;
dataGrid.Columns.Clear();
if (newColumns != null)
{
// Add columns from this source.
foreach (DataGridColumn column in newColumns)
dataGrid.Columns.Add(column);
// Subscribe to future changes.
NotifyCollectionChangedEventHandler h = (_, ne) => OnCollectionChanged(ne, dataGrid);
_handlers[dataGrid] = h;
newColumns.CollectionChanged += h;
}
}
static void OnCollectionChanged(NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs ne, DataGrid dataGrid)
{
switch (ne.Action)
{
case NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Reset:
dataGrid.Columns.Clear();
foreach (DataGridColumn column in ne.NewItems)
dataGrid.Columns.Add(column);
break;
case NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Add:
foreach (DataGridColumn column in ne.NewItems)
dataGrid.Columns.Add(column);
break;
case NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Move:
dataGrid.Columns.Move(ne.OldStartingIndex, ne.NewStartingIndex);
break;
case NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Remove:
foreach (DataGridColumn column in ne.OldItems)
dataGrid.Columns.Remove(column);
break;
case NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Replace:
dataGrid.Columns[ne.NewStartingIndex] = ne.NewItems[0] as DataGridColumn;
break;
}
}
public static void SetBindableColumns(DependencyObject element, ObservableCollection<DataGridColumn> value)
{
element.SetValue(BindableColumnsProperty, value);
}
public static ObservableCollection<DataGridColumn> GetBindableColumns(DependencyObject element)
{
return (ObservableCollection<DataGridColumn>)element.GetValue(BindableColumnsProperty);
}
}