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Describe the bug
<SettingsExpander.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate x:DataType="MyModel">
<SettingsCard>
<Button Content="{x:Bind Content}" Loaded="Button_Loaded"/>
</SettingsCard>
</DataTemplate>
</SettingsExpander.ItemTemplate>From the Button_Loaded, I can get the instance of the button. However, it's DataContext is null instead of MyModel
Steps to reproduce
As described above
Expected behavior
- UI element in the DataTemplate should be able to get the DataContext
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Code Platform
- UWP
- WinAppSDK / WinUI 3
- Web Assembly (WASM)
- Android
- iOS
- MacOS
- Linux / GTK
Windows Build Number
- Windows 10 1809 (Build 17763)
- Windows 10 1903 (Build 18362)
- Windows 10 1909 (Build 18363)
- Windows 10 2004 (Build 19041)
- Windows 10 20H2 (Build 19042)
- Windows 10 21H1 (Build 19043)
- Windows 10 21H2 (Build 19044)
- Windows 10 22H2 (Build 19045)
- Windows 11 21H2 (Build 22000)
- Windows 11 22H2 (Build 22621)
- Windows 11 23H2 (Build 22631)
- Windows 11 24H2 (Build 26100)
- Windows 11 25H2 (Build 26200)
- Windows 11 26H1 (Build 28000)
- Other (specify)
Other Windows Build number
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App minimum and target SDK version
- Windows 10, version 1809 (Build 17763)
- Windows 10, version 1903 (Build 18362)
- Windows 10, version 1909 (Build 18363)
- Windows 10, version 2004 (Build 19041)
- Windows 10, version 2104 (Build 20348)
- Windows 11, version 22H2 (Build 22000)
- Windows 11, version 24H2 (Build 26100)
- Windows 11, version 25H2 (Build 26200)
- Windows 11, version 26H1 (Build 28000)
- Other (specify)
Other SDK version
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Visual Studio Version
2026
Visual Studio Build Number
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Device form factor
Desktop
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zhuxb711 commentedon Jun 9, 2026
@AWM8JJbmQFu @uLa2scL59iDin @kfFBVzAloxnYEd No helps. Button's DataContext is always null in both
LoadedorDataContextChangedeventPlease try the demo below, thanks~
DataContextApp.zip
zhuxb711 commentedon Jun 11, 2026
@Arlodotexe @michael-hawker Do you think missing the DataContext is a bug on
SettingsExpander?[-][SettingsCard] Element in ItemsTemplate do not have DataContext[/-][+][SettingsExpander] Element in ItemsTemplate do not have DataContext[/+]zhuxb711 commentedon Jun 11, 2026
I think it might be related to the
ItemsRepeater. The solution is to assign theDataContextduring eventElementPrepared