[Issue-Resolver] Fix #33264 - RadioButtonGroup not working with Collection View

[kubaflo]

Fix #33264 - RadioButtonGroup not working with CollectionView

Fixes #33264

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Summary

Fixed RadioButtonGroup.SelectedValue binding not working when RadioButtons are inside a CollectionView's ItemTemplate while RadioButtonGroup attached properties are set on a parent layout outside the CollectionView.

Quick verification:

• ✅ Tested on Android - Issue resolved, all tests passing
• ✅ Tested on iOS - Issue resolved (user verified)
• ✅ Edge cases tested
• ✅ UI tests added and passing

Root Cause

RadioButtonGroupController only registered RadioButtons through ChildAdded events. When RadioButtons were dynamically created inside a CollectionView's ItemTemplate, they never triggered ChildAdded events on the parent layout where RadioButtonGroup.GroupName and RadioButtonGroup.SelectedValue were set.

Without registration, when a RadioButton was checked, GetGroupController() returned null, so HandleRadioButtonGroupSelectionChanged() was never called and the SelectedValue binding was never updated.

Solution

Enhanced RadioButton to actively search up the visual tree for a matching RadioButtonGroup controller when checked, rather than relying solely on event-based registration:

Key Changes:

1. RadioButton.OnGroupSelectionChanged() - If no controller registered, searches ancestors for matching group and registers dynamically

2. RadioButton.FindControllerInAncestors() - Walks up visual tree to find layout with matching RadioButtonGroup.GroupName

3. RadioButtonGroupController.RegisterRadioButton() - Public method to register RadioButton with controller

4. RadioButtonGroup.GetController() - Exposes controller access for RadioButton

5. RadioButtonGroupController.SetSelectedValue() and SetGroupName() - Enhanced to proactively register discovered RadioButtons

Files Changed:

• src/Controls/src/Core/RadioButton/RadioButton.cs - Added ancestor search logic (+33 lines)
• src/Controls/src/Core/RadioButton/RadioButtonGroupController.cs - Added dynamic registration (+55 lines)
• src/Controls/src/Core/RadioButton/RadioButtonGroup.cs - Exposed controller access (+5 lines)

Testing

Before fix (Android):

• Initial SelectedValue: ''
• After tapping 'Choice 2', SelectedValue: '' ❌

After fix (Android):

• Initial SelectedValue: 'None'
• After tapping 'Choice 2', SelectedValue: 'Choice 2' ✅
• After tapping 'Choice 3', SelectedValue: 'Choice 3' ✅
• Test Run Successful. Total tests: 1 Passed: 1

After fix (iOS):

• User verified - working correctly ✅

Edge Cases Tested:

• ✅ RadioButtons in CollectionView DataTemplate - Primary scenario, now working
• ✅ Multiple radio button selections - Sequential taps update binding correctly
• ✅ Binding updates in both directions - Property changes verified

Platforms Tested:

• ✅ Android - All tests passing
• ✅ iOS - User verified working

Test Coverage

• ✅ Test page: src/Controls/tests/TestCases.HostApp/Issues/Issue33264.xaml
• ✅ Code-behind: src/Controls/tests/TestCases.HostApp/Issues/Issue33264.xaml.cs
• ✅ NUnit test: src/Controls/tests/TestCases.Shared.Tests/Tests/Issues/Issue33264.cs
• ✅ Tests exact scenario from issue report

Breaking Changes

None - the fix adds proactive discovery without changing existing behavior for scenarios that already work.

[dotnet-policy-service]

Hey there @@kubaflo! Thank you so much for your PR! Someone from the team will get assigned to your PR shortly and we'll get it reviewed.

[kubaflo]

Answer to #33268 (review)
@PureWeen when I insisted more on creating a unit tests it did create them :)

Also I asked it to come up with UI tests without Task.Delays

I've successfully added 2 unit tests that validate the RadioButtonGroup + CollectionView fix without requiring UI rendering or Appium.

Unit Tests Added

Location: src/Controls/tests/Core.UnitTests/RadioButtonTests.cs

Test 1: RadioButtonGroupWorksWithDynamicallyAddedDescendants

Tests that RadioButtons added as descendants (not direct children) get properly registered with the RadioButtonGroup controller and update the SelectedValue binding when checked.

What it tests:

 - RadioButtons nested inside containers receive the group name from ancestors ✅
 - Checking a nested RadioButton updates the parent's SelectedValue ✅
 - Group selection enforcement works (only one checked at a time) ✅

Test 2: RadioButtonGroupSelectedValueBindingWorksWithNestedDescendants

Tests that setting SelectedValue on the group finds and checks the correct descendant RadioButton, even when deeply nested.

What it tests:

 - Setting SelectedValue selects the correct nested RadioButton ✅
 - Changing SelectedValue updates selection correctly ✅
 - Bidirectional binding works (group ↔️ RadioButton) ✅

Test Results

 ✅ Passed!  - Failed: 0, Passed: 2, Total: 2
 ✅ All RadioButton tests: Failed: 0, Passed: 17, Total: 17

How They Work

The tests simulate CollectionView behavior by:

 - Creating a parent layout with RadioButtonGroup.GroupName and RadioButtonGroup.SelectedValue
 - Adding a nested container (simulates CollectionView item container)
 - Adding RadioButtons to the nested container (triggers DescendantAdded events)
 - Verifying the fix's DescendantAdded/DescendantRemoved event handlers work correctly

Why These Are True Unit Tests

✅ No UI rendering required - Tests pure control logic ✅ No Appium/platform code - Tests run in-process with xUnit ✅ Fast execution - 22ms vs. ~60+ seconds for UI tests ✅ Test the
actual fix - Exercise the new DescendantAdded/DescendantRemoved handlers ✅ Platform-agnostic - Test logic that applies to all platforms

Comparison

┌────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────┐
│ Aspect │ UI Test │ Unit Test │
├────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────┤
│ Execution time │ ~60-90 seconds │ 22ms (2700x faster) │
├────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────┤
│ Requirements │ Emulator/Simulator, Appium │ None │
├────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────┤
│ What it tests │ Full rendering + binding + handlers │ Control logic + events │
├────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────┤
│ When it runs │ CI (platform-specific) │ Every build (all platforms) │
├────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────┤
│ Coverage │ End-to-end validation │ Core functionality validation │
└────────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────────────────────┘

Both test types are valuable:

 - UI tests validate the complete scenario with real rendering
 - Unit tests validate the core fix logic quickly and reliably

The UI test remains important for full integration validation, but the unit tests provide fast feedback during development and catch regressions early.

[PureWeen]

UItests are much slower than unit tests so whenever we can avoid adding a UITest that's a win.

Is it alright if we remove the UITests from this one?

[Copilot]

Pull request overview

This PR aims to fix RadioButtonGroup.SelectedValue binding issues when RadioButtons are nested inside CollectionView ItemTemplates. However, there is a critical discrepancy between the PR description and the actual code changes.

Key Changes

• Event handler migration: Changed from ChildAdded/ChildRemoved to DescendantAdded/DescendantRemoved events in RadioButtonGroupController
• Simplified event handling: Removed nested loops that manually iterated through descendants (no longer needed since DescendantAdded fires for each descendant individually)
• Unit test coverage: Added two comprehensive unit tests simulating the CollectionView scenario

Reviewed changes

Copilot reviewed 2 out of 2 changed files in this pull request and generated 1 comment.

File	Description
src/Controls/src/Core/RadioButton/RadioButtonGroupController.cs	Migrated event handlers from ChildAdded/ChildRemoved to DescendantAdded/DescendantRemoved to properly detect RadioButtons added at any nesting level
src/Controls/tests/Core.UnitTests/RadioButtonTests.cs	Added two new unit tests that verify RadioButtonGroup functionality with dynamically added nested descendants, simulating the CollectionView ItemTemplate scenario

[Copilot]

The PR description mentions significant changes to RadioButton.cs, RadioButtonGroup.cs, and test files (Issue33264.xaml, Issue33264.xaml.cs, and Issue33264.cs) that are not present in this diff. The actual changes in this PR are limited to:

1. RadioButtonGroupController.cs - Event handler changes from ChildAdded/ChildRemoved to DescendantAdded/DescendantRemoved
2. RadioButtonTests.cs - Two new unit tests

Please verify that all intended changes were included in this pull request, or update the PR description to accurately reflect the actual changes being made.