/* In App.xaml: In the View: DataContext="{Binding Source={StaticResource Locator}, Path=ViewModelName}" You can also use Blend to do all this with the tool's support. See http://www.galasoft.ch/mvvm */ using GalaSoft.MvvmLight; using GalaSoft.MvvmLight.Ioc; using Microsoft.Practices.ServiceLocation; namespace $rootnamespace$.ViewModel { /// /// This class contains static references to all the view models in the /// application and provides an entry point for the bindings. /// public class ViewModelLocator { /// /// Initializes a new instance of the ViewModelLocator class. /// public ViewModelLocator() { ServiceLocator.SetLocatorProvider(() => SimpleIoc.Default); ////if (ViewModelBase.IsInDesignModeStatic) ////{ //// // Create design time view services and models //// SimpleIoc.Default.Register(); ////} ////else ////{ //// // Create run time view services and models //// SimpleIoc.Default.Register(); ////} SimpleIoc.Default.Register(); } public MainViewModel Main { get { return ServiceLocator.Current.GetInstance(); } } public static void Cleanup() { // TODO Clear the ViewModels } } }