MainWindow.xaml.cs

using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls.Primitives;
using System.Windows.Input;
using System.Windows.Media;
using Microsoft.Win32;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using MaterialDesignThemes.Wpf;
using MaterialDesignColors;
using System.IO;
using System;
using System.Windows.Media.Effects;
using Game_Launcher.ViewModels;
using Game_Launcher.Views;
using Game_Launcher.Models;

namespace Game_Launcher {
    /// <summary>
    /// Interaction logic for MainWindow.xaml
    /// </summary>

    //THIS SECTION CURRENTLY NOT WORKING FOR BINDING TO GENRE DROPDOWN
    public partial class MainWindow : Window {

        //Have Viewmodels at class level for re-use
        private GridViewModel gridViewModel;
        private PosterViewModel posterViewModel;
        private BannerViewModel bannerViewModel;
        private ListViewModel listViewModel;

        public MainWindow() {
            InitializeComponent();
            //refreshGames();  #Commented out to prevent MessageBox until sr is working

            //Instantiate new ViewModels ONCE in this constructor
            gridViewModel = new GridViewModel();
            posterViewModel = new PosterViewModel();
            bannerViewModel = new BannerViewModel();
            listViewModel = new ListViewModel();

            //Default on start DataContext
            DataContext = listViewModel;
    }


        private void UIElement_OnPreviewMouseLeftButtonUp(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e) {
            //until we add StayOpen glag to Drawer this helps with scrollbar
            var dependencyObject = Mouse.Captured as DependencyObject;
            while (dependencyObject != null) {
                if (dependencyObject is ScrollBar) return;
                dependencyObject = VisualTreeHelper.GetParent(dependencyObject);
            }
            MenuToggleButton.IsChecked = false;
        }


        private void RefreshGames_OnClick (object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
            refreshGames();
            return;
        }

        private void refreshGames() {
            string gameNum;
            string gameFile = "./Resources/GamesList.txt";
            StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(gameFile, true);
            string[] games = File.ReadAllLines(gameFile);
            int numberOfGames = 0;
            string[] columns = new string[0];


            //Binding attempts
            Games g = new Games();
            g.Title = "Skyrim";
            g.Genres = "Even though this gets assigned to b.Genres it doesn't display";
            g.Path = "A:\\Steam Games\\steamapps\\common\\Skyrim\\SkyrimLauncher.exe";
            g.Link = "https://elderscrolls.bethesda.net/en/skyrim?";
            g.Icon = "A:\\Documents\\Desktop\\imgs\\i-skyrim.png";
            g.Poster = "A:\\Documents\\Desktop\\imgs\\p-skyrim.png";
            g.Banner = "A:\\Documents\\Desktop\\imgs\\b-skyrim.png";

            listViewModel.Games = g; //Set the ListViewModel property

            //**We dont need this at all**
            ////These SHOULD refresh bindings but don't seem to
            //var dataContext = DataContext;
            //DataContext = null;
            //DataContext = dataContext;

            //The strings need to be passed into ListViewModel.cs but not sure how tbh
            columns = games[0].Split('|');
            foreach (var item in games)
            {
                numberOfGames++;
            }
            //for ()
            //string[,] gamesMulti = new string[numberOfGames, 7];

            //gamesMulti = games[0].Split("||");
            //foreach (var item in games) { //this shows a message box for each game
            //    gameNum = games[numberOfGames];
            //    numberOfGames++;
            //    MessageBox.Show(gameNum);
            //}
            //return;
        }

        #region Changing display type

        //Use class level contexts to change Window DataContext
        private void GridButton_OnClick(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
            DataContext = gridViewModel;
        }
        private void PosterButton_OnClick(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
            DataContext = posterViewModel;
        }
        private void BannerButton_OnClick(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
            DataContext = bannerViewModel;
        }
        private void ListButton_OnClick(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
            DataContext = listViewModel;
        }
        #endregion
        #region Settings
        private void SettingsButton_OnClick(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
            //code needed to bring up a settings form or something idk
            return; //Just a return so the buttons dont error all over your face
        }
        #endregion

        AddGameWindow agw = new AddGameWindow();
        private void openAddGameWindow_OnClick(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
            this.Opacity = 0.5;
            agw.ShowDialog();
            this.Opacity = 100;
        }
        protected override void OnClosed(EventArgs e)
        {
            base.OnClosed(e);
            Application.Current.Shutdown();
        }
    }
}