Rules of binding

Although binding looks very simple to use, there are several rules that you need to be aware of while using binding:

  • Read-only properties can't be bound 
  • Only one bind can be active for a property, but several properties can be bound to another one
  • Binding and setters do not work together
  • Bidirectional bindings are less strict

Let's look at each of these points more closely in the next sections.

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