ICommand.CanExecute being passed null even though CommandParameter is set...

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Published on 2010-06-12T02:17:11Z Indexed on 2010/06/12 2:22 UTC
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I have a tricky problem where I am binding a ContextMenu to a set of ICommand-derived objects, and setting the Command and CommandParameter properties on each MenuItem via a style:

<ContextMenu
    ItemsSource="{Binding Source={x:Static OrangeNote:Note.MultiCommands}}">
    <ContextMenu.Resources>
        <Style
            TargetType="MenuItem">
            <Setter
                Property="Header"
                Value="{Binding Path=Title}" />
            <Setter
                Property="Command"
                Value="{Binding}" />
            <Setter
                Property="CommandParameter"
                Value="{Binding Source={x:Static OrangeNote:App.Screen}, Path=SelectedNotes}" />
...

However, while ICommand.Execute( object ) gets passed the set of selected notes as it should, ICommand.CanExecute( object ) (which is called when the menu is created) is getting passed null. I've checked and the selected notes collection is properly instantiated before the call is made (in fact it's assigned a value in its declaration, so it is never null). I can't figure out why CanEvaluate is getting passed null.

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