Common.Wpf/Extensions/WindowExtensions.cs

using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Linq;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Data;
using System.Windows.Media;

namespace Common.Wpf.Extensions
{
    public class BindingExpressionInfo
    {
        public FrameworkElement FrameworkElement { get; private set; }
        public BindingExpression BindingExpression { get; private set; }

        public BindingExpressionInfo(FrameworkElement frameworkElement, BindingExpression bindingExpression)
        {
            FrameworkElement = frameworkElement;
            BindingExpression = bindingExpression;
        }
    }

    public static class WindowExtensions
    {
        public static List<BindingExpressionInfo> GetBindingExpressions(this DependencyObject parent)
        {
            return GetBindingExpressions(parent, null);
        }

        public static List<BindingExpressionInfo> GetBindingExpressions(this DependencyObject parent, UpdateSourceTrigger[] triggers)
        {
            // Create a list of framework elements and binding expressions
            var bindingExpressions = new List<BindingExpressionInfo>();

            // Get all explict bindings into the list
            GetBindingExpressions(parent, triggers, ref bindingExpressions);

            return bindingExpressions;
        }

        private static void GetBindingExpressions(DependencyObject parent, UpdateSourceTrigger[] triggers, ref List<BindingExpressionInfo> bindingExpressions)
        {
            // Get the number of children
            var childCount = VisualTreeHelper.GetChildrenCount(parent);

            // Loop over each child
            for (var childIndex = 0; childIndex < childCount; childIndex++)
            {
                // Get the child
                var dependencyObject = VisualTreeHelper.GetChild(parent, childIndex);

                // Check if the object is a tab control
                if (dependencyObject is TabControl)
                {
                    // Cast the tab control
                    var tabControl = (dependencyObject as TabControl);

                    // Loop over each tab
                    foreach (TabItem tabItem in tabControl.Items)
                        GetBindingExpressions((DependencyObject) tabItem.Content, triggers, ref bindingExpressions);
                }
                else
                {
                    // Cast to framework element
                    var frameworkElement = dependencyObject as FrameworkElement;

                    if (frameworkElement != null)
                    {
                        // Get the list of properties
                        IEnumerable<DependencyProperty> dependencyProperties = (from PropertyDescriptor propertyDescriptor in TypeDescriptor.GetProperties(frameworkElement)
                                                                                select DependencyPropertyDescriptor.FromProperty(propertyDescriptor)
                                                                                    into dependencyPropertyDescriptor
                                                                                    where dependencyPropertyDescriptor != null
                                                                                    select dependencyPropertyDescriptor.DependencyProperty).ToList();

                        // Loop over each dependency property in the list
                        foreach (var dependencyProperty in dependencyProperties)
                        {
                            // Try to get the binding expression for the property
                            var bindingExpression = frameworkElement.GetBindingExpression(dependencyProperty);

                            // If there is a binding expression and it is set to explicit then make it update the source
                            if (bindingExpression != null && (triggers == null || triggers.Contains(bindingExpression.ParentBinding.UpdateSourceTrigger)))
                                bindingExpressions.Add(new BindingExpressionInfo(frameworkElement, bindingExpression));
                        }
                    }

                    // If the dependency object has any children then check them
                    if (VisualTreeHelper.GetChildrenCount(dependencyObject) > 0)
                        GetBindingExpressions(dependencyObject, triggers, ref bindingExpressions);
                }
            }

        }

        public static void UpdateAllSources(this DependencyObject window, IEnumerable<BindingExpressionInfo> bindingExpressions)
        {
            foreach (var expression in bindingExpressions)
                expression.BindingExpression.UpdateSource();
        }

        public static void ClearAllValidationErrors(this DependencyObject window, IEnumerable<BindingExpressionInfo> bindingExpressions)
        {
            foreach (var expression in bindingExpressions)
                System.Windows.Controls.Validation.ClearInvalid(expression.BindingExpression);
        }

        public static bool Validate(this Window window)
        {
            // Get a list of all framework elements and binding expressions
            var bindingExpressions = window.GetBindingExpressions();

            // Loop over each binding expression and clear any existing error
            window.ClearAllValidationErrors(bindingExpressions);

            // Force all explicit bindings to update the source
            window.UpdateAllSources(bindingExpressions);

            // See if there are any errors
            var hasError = bindingExpressions.Any(b => b.BindingExpression.HasError);

            // If there was an error then set focus to the bad controls
            if (hasError)
            {
                // Get the first framework element with an error
                var firstErrorElement = bindingExpressions.First(b => b.BindingExpression.HasError).FrameworkElement;

                // Set focus
                firstErrorElement.Focus();
            }

            return !hasError;
        }

    }
}