Contents of MenuItemTemplate get placed inside a NavigationViewItem's ContentPresenter

[binaryfunt]

See this StackOverflow question for details. It means you cannot bind the Icon property of the NavgationViewItem. This behaviour is unexpected and should be mentioned.

In my opinion, the behaviour should be changed so that the contents of MenuItemTemplate can be a custom control, which could be a NavigationViewItem if you wanted.

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• ID: 745ab6c5-cfbe-a56f-dccd-ab55123f9223
• Version Independent ID: 54455a9f-a92f-e462-558d-78fb696dba8c
• Content: Navigation view - UWP app developer
• Content Source: windows-apps-src/design/controls-and-patterns/navigationview.md
• Service: unspecified
• GitHub Login: @serenaz
• Microsoft Alias: sezhen

[serenaz]

The behavior is being changed exactly :)

[SuperJMN]

@serenaz What do you mean? is it already changed? Which build? how is this solved? Thanks :)

[LanceMcCarthy]

Hi @serenaz!

Can you provide more info on which SDK the behavior will be changed in? Is this expected in the upcoming Spring Creator's Update?

Thanks!

[serenaz]

Hi! Sorry, I was under the impression that the change was coming in the spring update, but was just informed that it's not coming until the fall :/ In the meantime, would recommend the StackOverflow solution.

[SuperJMN]

@serenaz could you, please, post an example on how to get the desired result without the workaround that @binaryfunt posted on StackOverflow?

Thanks in advance

[weitzhandler]

Issue still exists.
The issue is very easy to reproduce:

• Create a NavigtionView and set inline NavigationViewItems to it.
• Run it and observe the icon displaying and hiding according to screen

Now instead of inline items, use NavigationView.MenuItemTemplate:

<NavigationView.MenuItemTemplate>
  <DataTemplate>
    <NavigationViewItem Icon="{Binding Icon}"/>
  </DataTemplate>
</NavigationView.MenuItemTemplate>

When rendered, the NavigationViewItem is no longer responsive to the screen size or the navigation view mode.
This issue shouldn't have been closed.

[weitzhandler]

Please reopen this issue.
The error issue still persists.

[sharpninja]

Please reopen this issue.
The error issue still persists.

Can confirm, exists in WinUI 3.

[hkhmsft]

If still relevant, please file this on Microsoft Q&A. Unfortunately, the scope of this feedback channel covers specific doc fixes. The community of experts and Microsoft engineers can provide timely answers to your broader technical questions. If you do create a thread over at Microsoft Q&A, it would be fantastic if you could share that link here so I can track the progress and potentially incorporate the technical details into our documentation.

Though I'm marking this Issue as closed now, please treat this thread as an open thread for follow-ups. Thanks!

[sharpninja]

Unfortunately, the scope of this feedback channel covers specific doc fixes.

Does this mean that the behavior in WinUI now matches that described by the page?

[hkhmsft]

@jwmsft @anawishnoff for visibility. Any pending doc updates we can make to clarify the above issue?

[anawishnoff]

If this is an issue/bug with the NavigationView control itself, I'd recommend someone file a bug on the main WinUI repo. I'm not sure where the issue is on the NavigationView doc itself, could you elaborate there?