Image-Button Class Visibility WPF

[whunter31]

I am attempting to obtain class-data associated with a mouse-clicked ImageButton; which ImageButton is located within a Scollviewer wrapped WrapPanel and filled with numerous other ImageButtons. The problem is that although I can see the instance of the ImageButton selected "((PlanetClass) (fe))", and have visibility of the class instance's underlying data "((PlanetClass) (fe)).Content", I am unable to access any of the class's field data. The example below illustrates my intention.

Am I approaching this problem correctly (WrapPanel (wrapped in ScrollViewer)-> ImageButton-> FrameworkElemen t -> Instance of the Button -> Field Data)? If not, what would the best way be to access the ImageButton instance and associated data? Can anyone please point me in the right direction?

// WPF EventHandler at the container level:

<ScrollViewer ButtonBase.Click="SolarSystem_Click">

// Handles the ImageButton mouseClick event within the ScrollViewer wrapping the WrapPanel. 
private void SolarSystem_Click(Object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) 
    { 
        FrameworkElement fe = e.OriginalSource as FrameworkElement; 
        SelectedPlanet PlanetSelected = new SelectedPlanet(fe); 
        MessageBox.Show(PlanetSelected.PlanetName); 
    } 
 
// Used to initiate instance of ImageButton to access field data. 
public SelectedPlanet(FrameworkElement fe) 
    { 
        return ((PlanetClass)(fe)); 
    } 
 
// Class Data 
public class PlanetClass 
    { 
        string planetName; 
 
        public PlanetClass(string planetName) 
        { 
            PlanetName = planetName; 
        } 
 
        public string PlanetName 
        { 
            set { planetName = value; } 
            get { return planetName; } 
        } 
    }

[tlhintoq]

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[tlhintoq]

I am unable to access any of the class's field data.

Unable to get the data, or you get the variable but it is blank?

I suspect the problem is here

public SelectedPlanet(FrameworkElement fe) 
    { 
        return ((PlanetClass)(fe)); 
    }

You do realize this is not searching for an existing planet object, right? It is trying to cast an 'fe' object to become a new 'PlanetClass' object.

If the cast fails then you have no planet, and thus no PlanetName.
If it succeeds, it still makes a NEW PlanetObject using the default constructor (no parameters) and again you have no PlanetName.

Try this test. Change line 20 to give a default PlanetName and see if this is what you get.

string planetName = "Bob";

Now when you properly make a planet you are going to rename it, so "Bob" is overwritten. But if you cast into a new planet without giving it a name you will see it is still Planet Bob.

[whunter31]

tlhintoq -

Thank you for your quick reply. Actually I was just beginning to understand how ((PlanetClass)( fe)) wasn't returning the instance of the class, but attempting to recast the frameworkElemen t "fe" into the PlanetClass class. What confused me was that if I added ".Content" to the end of ((PlanetClass)( fe)), I could see the instance and it's data; however I could not actually address the instance to access it's data, as in "Planet.Nam e".

So, I guess I am back to square-one. Tlhintoq, would you possibly have any suggestion as to how to to access the data represented by an ImageButton, located in a ScrollViewer wrapped WrapPanel full of ImageButtons. Thanks once again.

Bill

[tlhintoq]

I have no idea what a WrapPanel even is.
I don't do WPF, if that helps.

[whunter31]

tlhintoq -

Thank you for your assistance. You've actually helped me realize where the problem lies.

Regards,
Bill