Navigation Converters

These converters handle tab navigation, UI control binding, and navigation-related data transformations.

NavigationTabConverter

• Namespace: GenHub.Infrastructure.Converters
• Purpose: Converts NavigationTab enum values to integers and booleans for XAML binding
• Supported Operations:
  • Enum to boolean comparison
  • Enum to integer conversion
  • Integer to enum conversion (ConvertBack)
• Return Type: bool, int, or NavigationTab

Tab Selection Binding

<!-- Bind tab selection to boolean -->
<Button IsChecked="{Binding CurrentTab, Converter={StaticResource NavigationTabConverter},
                           ConverterParameter={x:Static enums:NavigationTab.Home}}" />

Tab Index Binding

<!-- Bind tab index to integer -->
<TabControl SelectedIndex="{Binding CurrentTab, Converter={StaticResource NavigationTabConverter}}" />

Two-Way Binding

<!-- Supports two-way binding for tab changes -->
<TabControl SelectedIndex="{Binding CurrentTab, Converter={StaticResource NavigationTabConverter},
                                   Mode=TwoWay}" />

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TabIndexToVisibilityConverter

• Namespace: GenHub.Infrastructure.Converters
• Purpose: Converts tab indices to boolean visibility for conditional UI elements
• Logic: Returns true if the current tab index matches the parameter
• Return Type: bool

Tab-Specific Content

<!-- Show content only on specific tab -->
<StackPanel IsVisible="{Binding SelectedTabIndex, Converter={StaticResource TabIndexToVisibilityConverter},
                                ConverterParameter='1'}">
    <TextBlock Text="Advanced Settings" />
</StackPanel>

Multiple Tab Conditions

<!-- Show on multiple tabs using MultiBinding -->
<ContentControl>
    <ContentControl.IsVisible>
        <MultiBinding Converter="{StaticResource TabIndexToVisibilityConverter}">
            <Binding Path="SelectedTabIndex" />
            <Binding Source="1" /> <!-- Tab index to show on -->
        </MultiBinding>
    </ContentControl.IsVisible>
</ContentControl>

Real Usage Patterns

<!-- Tab navigation with enum conversion -->
<TabControl SelectedIndex="{Binding CurrentTab, Converter={StaticResource NavigationTabConverter}}">
    <TabItem Header="General" />
    <TabItem Header="Advanced" />
    <TabItem Header="Settings" />
</TabControl>

<!-- Tab-specific content visibility -->
<StackPanel IsVisible="{Binding SelectedTabIndex, Converter={StaticResource TabIndexToVisibilityConverter}, ConverterParameter='1'}">
    <TextBlock Text="Advanced Settings Panel" />
</StackPanel>

<!-- Conditional UI based on tab selection -->
<Border IsVisible="{Binding CurrentTab, Converter={StaticResource NavigationTabConverter}, ConverterParameter={x:Static enums:NavigationTab.Settings}}">
    <TextBlock Text="Settings Content" />
</Border>