what is the difference between {binding} and {binding Account}?

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here , i am confuse on {binding} and {binding Account}.when to use only simple {binding} and binding with proprty name in below code binding occur as :Content="{Binding}" ``` ``` where is below code binding occur as ``` Text="{Binding Path=Name, ValidatesOnDataErrors=True, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}"/> ``` so i want to know use of them and difference of them.thank in advance.

Accepted Answer

`{Binding}` will simply bind to the actual object set in the `DataContext`. `{Binding Account}` will bind to the Property `Account` on that object.

In your case if you had a `ViewModel` set against the root level `DataContext` then `Account` would be a property called `Account` on the `ViewModel`

Where you have

```
<HeaderedContentControl
            Content="{Binding}"
            ContentTemplate="{StaticResource CommandsTemplate}"/>
```

All this is doing is setting the `Content` of the `HeaderedContentControl` to the `ViewModel` provided you have something like this in the code behind of the `Window` or `UserControl`

```
 DataContext = yourViewModel;
```

what is the difference between {binding} and {binding Account}?

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