Using MEF to Expose Interfaces in Your Silverlight MVVM Apps: Listing 1

CompositionNavigationBehavior

public class CompositionNavigationBehavior : Behavior<Frame> {
  private bool processed;
  [Import]
  public CompositionContainer Container { 
    get; set; 
  }

  [Import]
  public CompositionNavigationContentLoader Loader { 
    get; set; 
  }

  public CompositionNavigationBehavior() {
    if (!DesignerProperties.IsInDesignTool)
      CompositionInitializer.SatisfyImports(this);
  }

  protected override void OnAttached() {
    base.OnAttached();
    if (!processed) {
       this.RegisterNavigationService();
       this.SetContentLoader();
       processed = true;
    }
  }

  private void RegisterNavigationService() {
    var frame = AssociatedObject;
    var svc = new NavigationService(frame);
    Container.ComposeExportedValue<INavigationService>(svc);
  }

  private void SetContentLoader() {
    var frame = AssociatedObject;
    frame.ContentLoader = Loader;
    frame.JournalOwnership = JournalOwnership.Automatic;
  }
}
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