WPF: Value produced by BindingExpression is not valid for target

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Can't figure this out, i'm trying to make this Template as versatile as possible. I'm getting the following errors when attempting to centre a TextBlock, HorizontalAlignment doesn't work.

System.Windows.Data Error: 5 : Value produced by BindingExpression is not valid for target property.; Value='0' BindingExpression:Path=ActualWidth; DataItem='Grid' (Name='PathGrid'); target element is 'TextBlock' (Name='PathPercentage'); target property is 'FontSize' (type 'Double')

System.Windows.Data Error: 5 : Value produced by BindingExpression is not valid for target property.; Value='-6 -6 -6 -6' MultiBindingExpression:target element is 'TextBlock' (Name='PathPercentage'); target property is 'Margin' (type 'Thickness')

System.Windows.Data Error: 5 : Value produced by BindingExpression is not valid for target property.; Value='-17 -17 -17 -17' MultiBindingExpression:target element is 'TextBlock' (Name='PathPercentage'); target property is 'Margin' (type 'Thickness')

System.Windows.Data Error: 5 : Value produced by BindingExpression is not valid for target property.; Value='83 83 83 83' MultiBindingExpression:target element is 'TextBlock' (Name='PathPercentage'); target property is 'Margin' (type 'Thickness')

This is the ControlTemplate with my bindings

<Grid x:Name="PathGrid" Margin="2" Width="200">
                        <Canvas>
                            <TextBlock x:Name="PathPercentage" Text="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent},Path=Value}"
                                       Foreground="White"
                                       FontSize="{Binding ElementName=PathGrid, Path=ActualWidth, Converter={StaticResource SizeTextOnParent}}">
                                <TextBlock.Margin>
                                    <MultiBinding Converter="{StaticResource CenterElement}">
                                        <Binding ElementName="PathGrid" Path="ActualWidth"/>
                                        <Binding ElementName="PathPercentage" Path="FontSize"/>
                                    </MultiBinding>
                                </TextBlock.Margin>
                            </TextBlock>
                            <TextBlock Text="{Binding ElementName=PathPercentage, Path=Margin}" />
                            <Ellipse Fill="Transparent" 
                                 Stroke="#434953" 
                                 StrokeThickness="3" 
                                 Width="{Binding ElementName=PathGrid, Path=ActualWidth}" 
                                 Height="{Binding ElementName=PathGrid, Path=ActualWidth}" />

And here is my converter which should produce margin values which will centre my textblock:

using System;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Linq;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Data;

namespace Test_Project.Converters
{
    public class CenterElement : IMultiValueConverter
    {
        public object Convert(object[] values, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
        {
            double parentWidth = (double)values[0];
            double fontSize = (double)values[1];

            double t = Math.Round(((parentWidth / 2) - (fontSize / 2)), 0);
            string margin = t + " " + t + " " + t + " " + t;

            return margin;
        }

        public object[] ConvertBack(object value, Type[] targetTypes, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
        {
            throw new NotImplementedException();
        }
    }
}

Martyn Ball · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-01 22:31:33Z

2

Woops, managed to fix it. Just make sure it returns type Thickness. I was assuming it should return Margin as a type which was why I was struggling find it!

double t = Math.Round(((parentWidth / 2) - (fontSize / 2)), 0);
            Thickness margin = new Thickness(t, t, t, t);

            return margin;

answered Nov 1, 2015 at 22:31

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