ItemTappedEventArgsConverter

The ItemTappedEventArgsConverter is a converter that allows users to extract the Item value from an ItemTappedEventArgs object. It can subsequently be used in combination with EventToCommandBehavior.

BaseConverter Properties

The following properties are implemented in the base class, public abstract class BaseConverter:

Property	Description
DefaultConvertReturnValue	Default value to return when IValueConverter.Convert(object?, Type, object?, CultureInfo?) throws an Exception. This value is used when CommunityToolkit.Maui.Options.ShouldSuppressExceptionsInConverters is set to true.
DefaultConvertBackReturnValue	Default value to return when IValueConverter.ConvertBack(object?, Type, object?, CultureInfo?) throws an Exception. This value is used when CommunityToolkit.Maui.Options.ShouldSuppressExceptionsInConverters is set to true.

ICommunityToolkitValueConverter Properties

The following properties are implemented in the public interface ICommunityToolkitValueConverter:

Property	Type	Description
DefaultConvertReturnValue	object?	Default value to return when IValueConverter.Convert(object?, Type, object?, CultureInfo?) throws an Exception. This value is used when CommunityToolkit.Maui.Options.ShouldSuppressExceptionsInConverters is set to true.
DefaultConvertBackReturnValue	object?	Default value to return when IValueConverter.ConvertBack(object?, Type, object?, CultureInfo?) throws an Exception. This value is used when CommunityToolkit.Maui.Options.ShouldSuppressExceptionsInConverters is set to true.

Syntax

XAML

Including the XAML namespace

In order to use the toolkit in XAML the following xmlns needs to be added into your page or view:

xmlns:toolkit="http://schemas.microsoft.com/dotnet/2022/maui/toolkit"

Therefore the following:

<ContentPage
    x:Class="CommunityToolkit.Maui.Sample.Pages.MyPage"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/dotnet/2021/maui"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml">

</ContentPage>

Would be modified to include the xmlns as follows:

<ContentPage
    x:Class="CommunityToolkit.Maui.Sample.Pages.MyPage"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/dotnet/2021/maui"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
    xmlns:toolkit="http://schemas.microsoft.com/dotnet/2022/maui/toolkit">

</ContentPage>

Using the ItemTappedEventArgsConverter

The ItemTappedEventArgsConverter can be used as follows in XAML:

<ContentPage xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/dotnet/2021/maui"
             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
             xmlns:toolkit="http://schemas.microsoft.com/dotnet/2022/maui/toolkit"
             x:Class="MyLittleApp.MainPage">
    <ContentPage.Resources>
         <ResourceDictionary>
             <toolkit:ItemTappedEventArgsConverter x:Key="ItemTappedEventArgsConverter" />
         </ResourceDictionary>
    </ContentPage.Resources>

    <VerticalStackLayout Padding="10">

        <Label
            Text="The ItemTappedEventArgsConverter is a converter that allows users to extract the Item value from an ItemTappedEventArgs object. It can subsequently be used in combination with EventToCommandBehavior."
            TextColor="{StaticResource NormalLabelTextColor}"
            Margin="0, 0, 0, 20" />

        <ListView
            BackgroundColor="Transparent"
            ItemsSource="{Binding Items}"
            SelectedItem="{Binding ItemSelected, Mode=TwoWay}">
            <ListView.ItemTemplate>
                <DataTemplate>
                    <ViewCell>
                        <VerticalStackLayout Margin="6">
                            <Label Text="{Binding Name, StringFormat='Name: {0}'}"/>
                        </VerticalStackLayout>
                    </ViewCell>
                </DataTemplate>
            </ListView.ItemTemplate>
            <ListView.Behaviors>
                <toolkit:EventToCommandBehavior EventName="ItemTapped"
                                                Command="{Binding ItemTappedCommand}"
                                                EventArgsConverter="{StaticResource ItemTappedEventArgsConverter}" />
            </ListView.Behaviors>
        </ListView>
    </VerticalStackLayout>
</ContentPage>

C#

The ItemTappedEventArgsConverter can be used as follows in C#:

class ItemTappedEventArgsConverterPage : ContentPage
{
    public ItemTappedEventArgsConverterPage()
    {
        var behavior = new EventToCommandBehavior
        {
            EventName = nameof(ListView.ItemTapped),
            EventArgsConverter = new ItemTappedEventArgsConverter()
        };
        behavior.SetBinding(EventToCommandBehavior.CommandProperty, nameof(ViewModel.ItemTappedCommand);

        var listView = new ListView 
        { 
            HasUnevenRows = true 
        };
        listView.SetBinding(ListView.ItemsSource, nameof(ViewModel.Items));
        listView.Behaviors.Add(behavior);

        Content = listView;
    }
}

C# Markup

Our CommunityToolkit.Maui.Markup package provides a much more concise way to use this converter in C#.

using CommunityToolkit.Maui.Markup;

class ItemTappedEventArgsConverterPage : ContentPage
{
    public ItemTappedEventArgsConverterPage()
    {
        Content = new ListView
        {
            HasUnevenRows = true
        }
        .Bind(
            ListView.ItemsSourceProperty,
            static (ViewModel vm) => vm.Items)
        .Behaviors(
            new EventToCommandBehavior
            {
                EventName = nameof(ListView.ItemTapped),
                EventArgsConverter = new ItemTappedEventArgsConverter()
            }
            .Bind(
                EventToCommandBehavior.CommandProperty, 
                static (ViewModel vm) => vm.ItemTappedCommand,
                mode: BindingMode.OneTime));
    }
}

Examples

You can find an example of this converter in action in the .NET MAUI Community Toolkit Sample Application.

API

You can find the source code for ItemTappedEventArgsConverter over on the .NET MAUI Community Toolkit GitHub repository.