c# - How to Select All CheckBox of a Column by DataGrid Header CheckBox in WPF DataGrid

Question

I have a DataGrid with one CheckBoxColumn. In the header of that CheckBoxColumn I have added a CheckBox to Select all CheckBoxes of that Datagrid Row.

How can I achieve that?

My XAML Code for WPF dataGrid:

    <DataGrid AutoGenerateColumns="False" CanUserAddRows="False"  Grid.RowSpan="2" Height="130" HorizontalAlignment="Left" IsReadOnly="False" Margin="189,340,0,0" Name="dgCandidate" TabIndex="7" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="466" Grid.Row="1" >
        <DataGrid.Columns>
            <DataGridTextColumn x:Name="colCandidateID" Binding="{Binding CandidateID}" Header="SlNo" MinWidth="20" IsReadOnly="True" />
            <DataGridTextColumn x:Name="colRegistraion" Binding="{Binding RegisterNo}" Header="Reg. No." IsReadOnly="True"  />
            <DataGridTextColumn x:Name="colCandidate" Binding="{Binding CandidateName}" Header="Name" MinWidth="250" IsReadOnly="True"  />

            <DataGridTemplateColumn>
                <DataGridTemplateColumn.Header>
                    <CheckBox Name="chkSelectAll" Checked="chkSelectAll_Checked" Unchecked="chkSelectAll_Unchecked"></CheckBox>
                </DataGridTemplateColumn.Header>
                <DataGridTemplateColumn.CellTemplate >
                    <DataTemplate >
                        <CheckBox x:Name="colchkSelect1" Checked="colchkSelect1_Checked" Unchecked="colchkSelect1_Unchecked" ></CheckBox>
                    </DataTemplate>
                </DataGridTemplateColumn.CellTemplate>
            </DataGridTemplateColumn>

        </DataGrid.Columns>

    </DataGrid>

Answer 1

Convert your Candidate class into something like this:

public class Candidate : DependencyObject
{
    //CandidateID Dependency Property
    public int CandidateID
    {
        get { return (int)GetValue(CandidateIDProperty); }
        set { SetValue(CandidateIDProperty, value); }
    }
    public static readonly DependencyProperty CandidateIDProperty =
        DependencyProperty.Register("CandidateID", typeof(int), typeof(Candidate), new UIPropertyMetadata(0));
    //RegisterNo Dependency Property
    public int RegisterNo
    {
        get { return (int)GetValue(RegisterNoProperty); }
        set { SetValue(RegisterNoProperty, value); }
    }
    public static readonly DependencyProperty RegisterNoProperty =
        DependencyProperty.Register("RegisterNo", typeof(int), typeof(Candidate), new UIPropertyMetadata(0));
    //CandidateName Dependency Property
    public string CandidateName
    {
        get { return (string)GetValue(CandidateNameProperty); }
        set { SetValue(CandidateNameProperty, value); }
    }
    public static readonly DependencyProperty CandidateNameProperty =
        DependencyProperty.Register("CandidateName", typeof(string), typeof(Candidate), new UIPropertyMetadata(""));
    //BooleanFlag Dependency Property
    public bool BooleanFlag
    {
        get { return (bool)GetValue(BooleanFlagProperty); }
        set { SetValue(BooleanFlagProperty, value); }
    }
    public static readonly DependencyProperty BooleanFlagProperty =
        DependencyProperty.Register("BooleanFlag", typeof(bool), typeof(Candidate), new UIPropertyMetadata(false));
}

in MainWindow.xaml:

<DataGrid ItemsSource="{Binding CandidateList}">
    <DataGrid.Columns>
        <DataGridTextColumn Header="Id" Binding="{Binding CandidateID}"/>
        <DataGridTextColumn Header="RegNr" Binding="{Binding RegisterNo}"/>
        <DataGridTextColumn Header="Name" Binding="{Binding CandidateName}"/>
        <DataGridTemplateColumn>
            <DataGridTemplateColumn.Header>
                <CheckBox Checked="CheckBox_Checked" Unchecked="CheckBox_Checked"></CheckBox>
            </DataGridTemplateColumn.Header>
            <DataGridTemplateColumn.CellTemplate >
                <DataTemplate>
                    <CheckBox IsChecked="{Binding BooleanFlag}"/>
                </DataTemplate>
            </DataGridTemplateColumn.CellTemplate>
        </DataGridTemplateColumn>
    </DataGrid.Columns>
</DataGrid>

in MainWindow.xaml.cs:

    public MainWindow()
    {
        DataContext = this;
        CandidateList.Add(new Candidate()
        {
            CandidateID = 1,
            CandidateName = "Jack",
            RegisterNo = 123,
            BooleanFlag = true
        });
        CandidateList.Add(new Candidate()
        {
            CandidateID = 2,
            CandidateName = "Jim",
            RegisterNo = 234,
            BooleanFlag = false
        });
        InitializeComponent();
    }
    //List Observable Collection
    private ObservableCollection<Candidate> _candidateList = new ObservableCollection<Candidate>();
    public ObservableCollection<Candidate> CandidateList { get { return _candidateList; } }
    private void CheckBox_Checked(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
    {
        foreach (var item in CandidateList)
        {
            item.BooleanFlag = true;
        }
    }
    private void UnheckBox_Checked(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
    {
        foreach (var item in CandidateList)
        {
            item.BooleanFlag = false;
        }
    }