How to bind JSON data to WPF Scheduler (Calendar)?
You can bind data from JSON to the WPF Scheduler appointments.
C#
Create a JSON data model
public class JSONData
{
public string Subject { get; set; }
public string StartTime { get; set; }
public string EndTime { get; set; }
public string IsAllDay { get; set; }
public string Background { get; set; }
}
Convert String type into DateTime type when adding items to the local collection from JSON data model, since JSON does not support DateTime type.
C#
Create JSON data for the data model.
// Add data for JSON Data model
private string JsonData =
"[{\"Subject\": \"General Meeting\",\"StartTime\": \"30-08-2018 15:00:00\",\"EndTime\":\"30-08-2018 16:00:00\",\"Background\":\"#5944dd\", \"IsAllDay\":\"True\"}, " +
"{\"Subject\": \"Plan Execution\",\"StartTime\": \"22-08-2018 10:00:00\",\"EndTime\":\"22-08-2018 11:00:00\",\"Background\":\"#ff0000\", \"IsAllDay\":\"False\"}," +
"{\"Subject\": \"Performance Check\",\"StartTime\": \"17-08-2018 17:00:00\",\"EndTime\":\"17-08-2018 18:00:00\",\"Background\":\"#5944dd\", \"IsAllDay\":\"False\"}," +
"{\"Subject\": \"Consulting\",\"StartTime\": \"03-08-2018 9:00:00\",\"EndTime\":\"03-08-2018 11:00:00\",\"Background\":\"#ed0497\", \"IsAllDay\":\"True\"}," +
"{\"Subject\": \"Yoga Therapy\",\"StartTime\": \"27-08-2018 10:00:00\",\"EndTime\":\"27-08-2018 11:00:00\",\"Background\":\"#ff0000\", \"IsAllDay\":\"False\"}," +
"{\"Subject\": \"Project Plan\",\"StartTime\": \"30-08-2018 15:00:00\",\"EndTime\":\"30-08-2018 16:00:00\",\"Background\":\"#ed0497\", \"IsAllDay\":\"False\"} ]";
C#
Deserialize the JSON data as list of JSON data model.
List<JSONData> jsonDataCollection = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<List<JSONData>>(jsonData);
C#
Create another class Meeting other than JSON data modal class for appointment mapping, since JSON data modal class does not support certain data types.
public class Meeting
{
public string EventName { get; set; }
public DateTime From { get; set; }
public DateTime To { get; set; }
public Brush color { get; set; }
public bool AllDay { get; set; }
}
C#
Add the JSON data list into the appointment collection (Meetings).
public SchedulerViewModel()
{
Meetings = new ObservableCollection<Meeting>();
List<JSONData> jsonDataCollection = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<List<JSONData>>(JsonData);
foreach (var data in jsonDataCollection)
{
Meetings.Add(new Meeting()
{
EventName = data.Subject,
From = DateTime.Parse(data.StartTime),
To = DateTime.Parse(data.EndTime),
color = new SolidColorBrush((Color)ColorConverter.ConvertFromString(data.Background)),
AllDay = Convert.ToBoolean(data.IsAllDay)
});
}
}
XAML
Bind appointments that collected through JSON data to a schedule using the Scheduler.ItemsSource property.
<Window.DataContext>
<local:SchedulerViewModel />
</Window.DataContext>
<Grid>
<syncfusion:SfScheduler x:Name="Schedule"
ItemsSource="{Binding Meetings}"
ViewType="Week">
<syncfusion:SfScheduler.AppointmentMapping>
<syncfusion:AppointmentMapping
EndTime="To"
StartTime="From"
Subject="EventName"
AppointmentBackground="color"
IsAllDay="AllDay" />
</syncfusion:SfScheduler.AppointmentMapping>
</syncfusion:SfScheduler>
</Grid>
Conclusion
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