Data Binding and the AutoCompleteBox.Text Property

Populating the Text property of the AutoCompleteBox via a data binding can be problematic, since when a suggestion is chosen the binding is effectively removed and therefore needs to be restored.

You can reapply a binding by subscribing to the SelectionChanged event of the AutoCompleteBox.

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void AutoCompleteBox_SelectionChanged(             object sender, SelectionChangedEventArgs e){    AutoCompleteBox autoCompleteBox = (AutoCompleteBox)sender;    Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(delegate    {        Binding binding = new Binding("YourViewModelTextProperty");        binding.Source = autoCompleteBox.DataContext;        autoCompleteBox.SetBinding(AutoCompleteBox.TextProperty, ...

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