Image-Button Class Visibility WPF

[whunter31]

I am attempting to obtain class-data associated with a mouse-clicked ImageButton; which ImageButton is located within a Scollviewer wrapped WrapPanel and filled with numerous other ImageButtons. The problem is that although I can see the instance of the ImageButton selected "((PlanetClass)(fe))", and have visibility of the class instance's underlying data "((PlanetClass)(fe)).Content", I am unable to access any of the class's field data. The example below illustrates my intention.

Am I approaching this problem correctly (WrapPanel (wrapped in ScrollViewer)-> ImageButton-> FrameworkElement -> Instance of the Button -> Field Data)? If not, what would the best way be to access the ImageButton instance and associated data? Can anyone please point me in the right direction?

// WPF EventHandler at the container level:

<ScrollViewer ButtonBase.Click="SolarSystem_Click">
 
// Handles the ImageButton mouseClick event within the ScrollViewer wrapping the WrapPanel. 
private void SolarSystem_Click(Object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) 
    { 
        FrameworkElement fe = e.OriginalSource as FrameworkElement; 
        SelectedPlanet PlanetSelected = new SelectedPlanet(fe); 
        MessageBox.Show(PlanetSelected.PlanetName); 
    } 
 
// Used to initiate instance of ImageButton to access field data. 
public SelectedPlanet(FrameworkElement fe) 
    { 
        return ((PlanetClass)(fe)); 
    } 
 
// Class Data 
public class PlanetClass 
    { 
        string planetName; 
 
        public PlanetClass(string planetName) 
        { 
            PlanetName = planetName; 
        } 
 
        public string PlanetName 
        { 
            set { planetName = value; } 
            get { return planetName; } 
        } 
    }

[tlhintoq]

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[tlhintoq]

I am unable to access any of the class's field data.

Unable to get the data, or you get the variable but it is blank?

I suspect the problem is here

public SelectedPlanet(FrameworkElement fe) 
    { 
        return ((PlanetClass)(fe)); 
    }

You do realize this is not searching for an existing planet object, right? It is trying to cast an 'fe' object to become a new 'PlanetClass' object.

If the cast fails then you have no planet, and thus no PlanetName.
If it succeeds, it still makes a NEW PlanetObject using the default constructor (no parameters) and again you have no PlanetName.

Try this test. Change line 20 to give a default PlanetName and see if this is what you get.

string planetName = "Bob"; 

Now when you properly make a planet you are going to rename it, so "Bob" is overwritten. But if you cast into a new planet without giving it a name you will see it is still Planet Bob.

[whunter31]

tlhintoq -

Thank you for your quick reply. Actually I was just beginning to understand how ((PlanetClass)(fe)) wasn't returning the instance of the class, but attempting to recast the frameworkElement "fe" into the PlanetClass class. What confused me was that if I added ".Content" to the end of ((PlanetClass)(fe)), I could see the instance and it's data; however I could not actually address the instance to access it's data, as in "Planet.Name".

So, I guess I am back to square-one. Tlhintoq, would you possibly have any suggestion as to how to to access the data represented by an ImageButton, located in a ScrollViewer wrapped WrapPanel full of ImageButtons. Thanks once again.

Bill

[tlhintoq]

I have no idea what a WrapPanel even is.
I don't do WPF, if that helps.

[whunter31]

tlhintoq -

Thank you for your assistance. You've actually helped me realize where the problem lies.

Regards,
Bill