Binding System refactor (#13970)

* Update ncrunch config.

* WIP: Benchmarks

* Initial refactor of binding infrastructure.

- `ExpressionObserver` has been removed and its functionality merged with `BindingExpression`
- `BindingExpression` handles all types of `BindingMode` itself; doesn't require `BindingOperations.Apply` to set up a separate observable for `TwoWay/`OneWayToSource` bindings
  - This allows us to fix some long-standing issues with `OneWayToSource` bindings
- Expression nodes have been refactored
  - No longer split between `Avalonia.Base` and `Avalonia.Markup`
  - Categorize them according to whether they use reflection or not

A few tests are failing around binding warnings: this is because the next step here is to fix binding warnings.

* Make default binding Source = UnsetProperty.

Null is a theoretically valid value for `Source`; setting it to null shouldn't mean "use the data context".

* Move logging to BindingExpression.

As `BindingExpression` now has enough information to decide when it's appropriate to log an error/warning or not.

Fixes #5762
Fixes #9422

* Add compatibility hack for older compiled bindings.

Previously, `CompiledBindingPathBuilder` didn't have a `TemplatedParent` method and instead the XAML compiler rewrite templated parent bindings to be a `$self.TemplateParent` property binding. resulting in extraneous logs.

Add a constructor with an  `apiVersion`  to `CompiledBindingPathBuilder` which will be used by newer versions of the XAML compiler, and if a usage is detected using an `apiVersion` of 0, then upgrade `$self.TemplatedParent` to use a `TemplatedParentPathElement`.

* Log errors from property accessors.

* Don't log errors for named control bindings...

...on elements which aren't yet rooted.

* Log errors for failed conversions.

* Use consistent wording for binding warnings.

"Could not convert" instead of "Cannot convert".

* Log warnings for converter exceptions.

* Don't convert new TargetTypeConverters each time.

* Added failing test for implicit conversion.

* Support cast operators in compiled bindings.

A bit of a hack as we'd ideally not be using reflection when using compiled bindings.

* This shouldn't be a public API.

Should only be used for tests.

* Make enum/int conversion work.

* Check for SetValue equality after conversion.

And also use "identity equals" where value types and strings use `object.Equals` and reference types use `object.ReferenceEquals`.

* Added ConverterCulture back to bindings.

* Fix merge error.

Removed deleted files from csproj that were re-added due to indentation changes.

* Use BindingExpression directly in ValueStoe.

* Introduce BindingExpressionBase.

And `UntypedBindingExpressionBase`.

* Make TemplateBinding a BindingExpression.

* Make DynamicResource use a BindingExpression.

* WIP: Start exposing a BindingExpression API.

* Finish exposing a BindingExpression API.

* Fix OneTimeBinding.

* Remove unneeded classes/methods.

* Don't call obsolete API.

* Make BindingExpressionBase the public API.

This matches WPF's API.

* Added BindingExpressionBase.UpdateTarget.

* Initial implementation of UpdateSourceTrigger.

* Don't use weak references for values.

If they're boxed values, they can get collected.

* No need for virtual/generic methods here now.

* Reintroduce support for binding anchors.

Turns out these were needed by animations, just our animation system has no unit tests so I missed that fact earlier. Add a basic animation unit test that fails without anchor support, and add binding anchors back in. Currently a private API as I suspect this feature shouldn't be needed outside the framework.

* Include new property in clone.

And add real-life example of `UpdateSourceTrigger=LostFocus` to BindingDemo.

* Fix merge error.

* Updated BindingExpression tests.

- Make them run for both compiled and reflection bindings (found a bunch of tests that fail with compiled bindings)
- Make them not depend on converting the `BindingExpression` to an observable and instead test the end result of the binding on an `AvaloniaObject`

* Fix compiled binding indexer tests.

* Use data validation plugins in PropertyAccessorNode.

Added a warning suppression for now: we may need a separate `DataValidators` list for AOT-friendly plugins.

* Don't separate plugins by reflection.

`DataAnnotationsValidationPlugin` is public and so it can't be moved. No point in moving the others if this one will be in the wrong place.

* Remove unneeded methods.

* Make reflection binding tests use a string.

Convert the `System.Linq.Expression` to a string and then use this, as reflection bindings will always be instanced with a string path.

* Added TODO12 plan for IBinding2.

* Use more specific exception.

* Fix nits from code review.

* Make expression nodes sealed where possible.

* Unsubscribe on Stop, don't re-subscribe.

D'oh.

* Tweak ExpressionNode lists.

Saves a few K in benchmarks and it's a cleaner API.

* Add a pooled option in BindingExpressionGrammar.

Micro-optimization.

* Avoid allocations when enumerating binding plugins.

* Add IBinding2 support to observable bind overloads.

In the case of `TemplateBinding`, the `IObservable<object?>` bind overload is selected by C#. Add an explicit check for an `IBinding2` here to use the more performant code-path.

* Remove disposed binding from ImmediateBindingFrame.

* Added TemplateBinding benchmarks.

* Remove duplicate items.

Seems to have been caused by a merge error.

* Fix exception when closing color picker.

And add tests.

* Don't skip converter when binding to self.

* Don't pass UnsetValue to converters.

This follows WPF behavior.

* Log element name if present.

More useful than just logging the control hash code.

* Respect binding priority.

* Throw on mismatched binding priorities.

We don't want to respect the binding priority in this case as it breaks `TemplateBindings` when the default `LocalValue` priority is passed. Instead make sure that the priority parameter matches that of the expression.

This reverts commit a72765d70514506d94b39ba33a3d91e11cd6dcd4.

* Convert to target type in TemplateBinding.

* Short-circuit target type conversion for same types.

.ncrunch/Avalonia.Tizen.v3.ncrunchproject

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<ProjectConfiguration>
+  <Settings>
+    <IgnoreThisComponentCompletely>True</IgnoreThisComponentCompletely>
+  </Settings>
+</ProjectConfiguration>

.ncrunch/ControlCatalog.Tizen.v3.ncrunchproject

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<ProjectConfiguration>
+  <Settings>
+    <IgnoreThisComponentCompletely>True</IgnoreThisComponentCompletely>
+  </Settings>
+</ProjectConfiguration>

.ncrunch/ControlCatalog.v3.ncrunchproject

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<ProjectConfiguration>
+  <Settings>
+    <IgnoreThisComponentCompletely>True</IgnoreThisComponentCompletely>
+  </Settings>
+</ProjectConfiguration>

.ncrunch/PInvoke.net6.0.v3.ncrunchproject

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<ProjectConfiguration>
+  <Settings>
+    <IgnoreThisComponentCompletely>True</IgnoreThisComponentCompletely>
+  </Settings>
+</ProjectConfiguration>

.ncrunch/PInvoke.netstandard2.0.v3.ncrunchproject

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<ProjectConfiguration>
+  <Settings>
+    <IgnoreThisComponentCompletely>True</IgnoreThisComponentCompletely>
+  </Settings>
+</ProjectConfiguration>

samples/BindingDemo/MainWindow.xaml

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
           <StackPanel Margin="18" Spacing="4" Width="200">
             <TextBlock FontSize="16" Text="Simple Bindings"/>
             <TextBox Watermark="Two Way" UseFloatingWatermark="True" Text="{Binding Path=StringValue}" Name="first"/>
+            <TextBox Watermark="Two Way (LostFocus)" UseFloatingWatermark="True" Text="{Binding Path=StringValue, UpdateSourceTrigger=LostFocus}"/>
             <TextBox Watermark="One Way" UseFloatingWatermark="True" Text="{Binding Path=StringValue, Mode=OneWay}"/>
             <TextBox Watermark="One Time" UseFloatingWatermark="True" Text="{Binding Path=StringValue, Mode=OneTime}"/>
             <!-- Removed due to #2983: reinstate when that's fixed.

src/Avalonia.Base/Animation/AnimatorKeyFrame.cs

@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ namespace Avalonia.Animation
 
             if (value is IBinding binding)
             {
-                return this.Bind(ValueProperty, binding, targetControl);
+                return Bind(ValueProperty, binding, targetControl);
             }
             else
             {
-                return this.Bind(ValueProperty, Observable.SingleValue(value).ToBinding(), targetControl);
+                return Bind(ValueProperty, Observable.SingleValue(value).ToBinding(), targetControl);
             }
         }
 

src/Avalonia.Base/AvaloniaObject.cs

@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using Avalonia.Data;
+using Avalonia.Data.Core;
 using Avalonia.Diagnostics;
 using Avalonia.Logging;
 using Avalonia.PropertyStore;
+using Avalonia.Reactive;
 using Avalonia.Threading;
 
 namespace Avalonia
@@ -406,6 +408,19 @@ namespace Avalonia
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Binds a <see cref="AvaloniaProperty"/> to an <see cref="IBinding"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="property">The property.</param>
+        /// <param name="binding">The binding.</param>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// The binding expression which represents the binding instance on this object.
+        /// </returns>
+        public BindingExpressionBase Bind(AvaloniaProperty property, IBinding binding)
+        {
+            return Bind(property, binding, null);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Binds a <see cref="AvaloniaProperty"/> to an observable.
         /// </summary>
@@ -440,7 +455,21 @@ namespace Avalonia
             VerifyAccess();
             ValidatePriority(priority);
 
-            return _values.AddBinding(property, source, priority);
+            if (source is IBinding2 b)
+            {
+                if (b.Instance(this, property, null) is not UntypedBindingExpressionBase expression)
+                    throw new NotSupportedException("Binding returned unsupported IBindingExpression.");
+                if (priority != expression.Priority)
+                    throw new NotSupportedException(
+                        $"The binding priority passed to AvaloniaObject.Bind ('{priority}') " +
+                        "conflicts with the binding priority of the provided binding expression " +
+                        $" ({expression.Priority}').");
+                return GetValueStore().AddBinding(property, expression);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                return _values.AddBinding(property, source, priority);
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -512,7 +541,16 @@ namespace Avalonia
                 throw new ArgumentException($"The property {property.Name} is readonly.");
             }
 
-            return _values.AddBinding(property, source);
+            if (source is IBinding2 b)
+            {
+                if (b.Instance(this, property, null) is not UntypedBindingExpressionBase expression)
+                    throw new NotSupportedException("Binding returned unsupported IBindingExpression.");
+                return GetValueStore().AddBinding(property, expression);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                return _values.AddBinding(property, source);
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -573,6 +611,30 @@ namespace Avalonia
         /// <param name="property">The property.</param>
         public void CoerceValue(AvaloniaProperty property) => _values.CoerceValue(property);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Binds a <see cref="AvaloniaProperty"/> to an <see cref="IBinding"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="property">The property.</param>
+        /// <param name="binding">The binding.</param>
+        /// <param name="anchor">
+        /// An optional anchor from which to locate required context. When binding to objects that
+        /// are not in the logical tree, certain types of binding need an anchor into the tree in 
+        /// order to locate named controls or resources. The <paramref name="anchor"/> parameter 
+        /// can be used to provide this context.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// The binding expression which represents the binding instance on this object.
+        /// </returns>
+        internal BindingExpressionBase Bind(AvaloniaProperty property, IBinding binding, object? anchor)
+        {
+            if (binding is not IBinding2 b)
+                throw new NotSupportedException($"Unsupported IBinding implementation '{binding}'.");
+            if (b.Instance(this, property, anchor) is not UntypedBindingExpressionBase expression)
+                throw new NotSupportedException("Binding returned unsupported IBindingExpression.");
+
+            return GetValueStore().AddBinding(property, expression);
+        }
+
         internal void AddInheritanceChild(AvaloniaObject child)
         {
             _inheritanceChildren ??= new List<AvaloniaObject>();
@@ -608,22 +670,6 @@ namespace Avalonia
         internal ValueStore GetValueStore() => _values;
         internal IReadOnlyList<AvaloniaObject>? GetInheritanceChildren() => _inheritanceChildren;
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets a logger to which a binding warning may be written.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="property">The property that the error occurred on.</param>
-        /// <param name="e">The binding exception, if any.</param>
-        /// <remarks>
-        /// This is overridden in <see cref="Visual"/> to prevent logging binding errors when a
-        /// control is not attached to the visual tree.
-        /// </remarks>
-        internal virtual ParametrizedLogger? GetBindingWarningLogger(
-            AvaloniaProperty property,
-            Exception? e)
-        {
-            return Logger.TryGet(LogEventLevel.Warning, LogArea.Binding);
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Called to update the validation state for properties for which data validation is
         /// enabled.
@@ -757,8 +803,6 @@ namespace Avalonia
         /// <param name="value">The value.</param>
         internal void SetDirectValueUnchecked<T>(DirectPropertyBase<T> property, BindingValue<T> value)
         {
-            LoggingUtils.LogIfNecessary(this, property, value);
-
             switch (value.Type)
             {
                 case BindingValueType.UnsetValue:

src/Avalonia.Base/AvaloniaObjectExtensions.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using Avalonia.Data;
+using Avalonia.Data.Core;
 using Avalonia.Reactive;
 
 namespace Avalonia
@@ -233,9 +234,10 @@ namespace Avalonia
         /// An optional anchor from which to locate required context. When binding to objects that
         /// are not in the logical tree, certain types of binding need an anchor into the tree in 
         /// order to locate named controls or resources. The <paramref name="anchor"/> parameter 
-        /// can be used to provice this context.
+        /// can be used to provide this context.
         /// </param>
         /// <returns>An <see cref="IDisposable"/> which can be used to cancel the binding.</returns>
+        [Obsolete("Use AvaloniaObject.Bind(AvaloniaProperty, IBinding")]
         public static IDisposable Bind(
             this AvaloniaObject target,
             AvaloniaProperty property,
@@ -246,20 +248,7 @@ namespace Avalonia
             property = property ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(property));
             binding = binding ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(binding));
 
-            var result = binding.Initiate(
+            return target.Bind(property, binding);
-                target,
-                property,
-                anchor,
-                property.GetMetadata(target.GetType()).EnableDataValidation ?? false);
-
-            if (result != null)
-            {
-                return BindingOperations.Apply(target, property, result, anchor);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                return Disposable.Empty;
-            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -367,7 +356,7 @@ namespace Avalonia
             return observable.Subscribe(new ClassHandlerObserver<TTarget, TValue>(action));
         }
 
-        private class BindingAdaptor : IBinding
+        private class BindingAdaptor : IBinding2
         {
             private readonly IObservable<object?> _source;
 
@@ -382,7 +371,13 @@ namespace Avalonia
                 object? anchor = null,
                 bool enableDataValidation = false)
             {
-                return InstancedBinding.OneWay(_source);
+                var expression = new UntypedObservableBindingExpression(_source, BindingPriority.LocalValue);
+                return new InstancedBinding(expression, BindingMode.OneWay, BindingPriority.LocalValue);
+            }
+
+            BindingExpressionBase IBinding2.Instance(AvaloniaObject target, AvaloniaProperty property, object? anchor)
+            {
+                return new UntypedObservableBindingExpression(_source, BindingPriority.LocalValue);
             }
         }
 

src/Avalonia.Base/AvaloniaProperty.cs

@@ -542,6 +542,14 @@ namespace Avalonia
         /// <param name="value">The value.</param>
         internal abstract void RouteSetCurrentValue(AvaloniaObject o, object? value);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Routes an untyped SetDirectValueUnchecked call to a typed call.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="o">The object instance.</param>
+        /// <param name="value">The value.</param>
+        internal virtual void RouteSetDirectValueUnchecked(AvaloniaObject o, object? value) =>
+            throw new NotSupportedException();
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Routes an untyped Bind call to a typed call.
         /// </summary>

src/Avalonia.Base/ClassBindingManager.cs

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace Avalonia
         {
             if (!s_RegisteredProperties.TryGetValue(className, out var prop))
                 s_RegisteredProperties[className] = prop = RegisterClassProxyProperty(className);
-            return target.Bind(prop, source, anchor);
+            return target.Bind(prop, source);
         }
 
         [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("AvaloniaProperty", "AVP1001:The same AvaloniaProperty should not be registered twice",

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/BindingChainException.cs

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ namespace Avalonia.Data
 {
     /// <summary>
     /// An exception returned through <see cref="BindingNotification"/> signaling that a
-    /// requested binding expression could not be evaluated because of a null in one of the links
+    /// requested binding expression could not be evaluated because of an error in one of
-    /// of the binding chain.
+    /// the links of the binding chain.
     /// </summary>
     public class BindingChainException : Exception
     {
@@ -60,15 +60,15 @@ namespace Avalonia.Data
             {
                 if (Expression != null && ExpressionErrorPoint != null)
                 {
-                    return $"{_message} in expression '{Expression}' at '{ExpressionErrorPoint}'.";
+                    return $"An error occured binding to '{Expression}' at '{ExpressionErrorPoint}': '{_message}'";
                 }
-                else if (ExpressionErrorPoint != null)
+                else if (Expression != null)
                 {
-                    return $"{_message} in expression '{ExpressionErrorPoint}'.";
+                    return $"An error occured binding to '{Expression}': '{_message}'";
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    return $"{_message} in expression.";
+                    return $"An error occured in a binding: '{_message}'";
                 }
             }
         }

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/BindingExpressionBase.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+using System;
+using Avalonia.PropertyStore;
+using Avalonia.Styling;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Data;
+
+public abstract class BindingExpressionBase : IDisposable, ISetterInstance
+{
+    private protected BindingExpressionBase()
+    {
+    }
+
+    internal BindingMode Mode { get; private protected set; }
+
+    public virtual void Dispose()
+    {
+        GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Sends the current binding target value to the binding source property in 
+    /// <see cref="BindingMode.TwoWay"/> or <see cref="BindingMode.OneWayToSource"/> bindings.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// This method does nothing when the Mode of the binding is not 
+    /// <see cref="BindingMode.TwoWay"/> or <see cref="BindingMode.OneWayToSource"/>.
+    /// 
+    /// If the UpdateSourceTrigger value of your binding is set to
+    /// <see cref="UpdateSourceTrigger.Explicit"/>, you must call the 
+    /// <see cref="UpdateSource"/> method or the changes will not propagate back to the
+    /// source.
+    /// </remarks>
+    public virtual void UpdateSource() { }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Forces a data transfer from the binding source to the binding target.
+    /// </summary>
+    public virtual void UpdateTarget() { }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// When overridden in a derived class, attaches the binding expression to a value store but
+    /// does not start it.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="valueStore">The value store to attach to.</param>
+    /// <param name="frame">The immediate value frame to attach to, if any.</param>
+    /// <param name="target">The target object.</param>
+    /// <param name="targetProperty">The target property.</param>
+    /// <param name="priority">The priority of the binding.</param>
+    internal abstract void Attach(
+        ValueStore valueStore,
+        ImmediateValueFrame? frame,
+        AvaloniaObject target,
+        AvaloniaProperty targetProperty,
+        BindingPriority priority);
+}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/BindingNotification.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 
 namespace Avalonia.Data
 {
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Data
         /// <param name="value">The binding value.</param>
         public BindingNotification(object? value)
         {
+            Debug.Assert(value is not BindingNotification);
             _value = value;
         }
 
@@ -162,6 +165,31 @@ namespace Avalonia.Data
             return notification is not null ? notification.Value : o;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Updates the value of an object that may be a <see cref="BindingNotification"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="o">The object that may be a binding notification.</param>
+        /// <param name="value">The new value.</param>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// The updated binding notification if <paramref name="o"/> is a binding notification;
+        /// otherwise <paramref name="value"/>.
+        /// </returns>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// If <paramref name="o"/> is a <see cref="BindingNotification"/> then sets its value
+        /// to <paramref name="value"/>. If <paramref name="value"/> is a
+        /// <see cref="BindingNotification"/> then the value will first be extracted.
+        /// </remarks>
+        public static object? UpdateValue(object o, object value)
+        {
+            if (o is BindingNotification n)
+            {
+                n.SetValue(ExtractValue(value));
+                return n;
+            }
+
+            return value;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets an exception from an object that may be a <see cref="BindingNotification"/>.
         /// </summary>
@@ -261,4 +289,17 @@ namespace Avalonia.Data
                    a?.Message == b?.Message;
         }
     }
+
+    internal static class BindingErrorTypeExtensions
+    {
+        public static BindingValueType ToBindingValueType(this BindingErrorType type)
+        {
+            return type switch
+            {
+                BindingErrorType.Error => BindingValueType.BindingError,
+                BindingErrorType.DataValidationError => BindingValueType.DataValidationError,
+                _ => BindingValueType.Value,
+            };
+        }
+    }
 }

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/BindingOperations.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using Avalonia.Diagnostics;
 using Avalonia.Reactive;
 
 namespace Avalonia.Data
@@ -13,23 +14,22 @@ namespace Avalonia.Data
         /// <param name="target">The target object.</param>
         /// <param name="property">The property to bind.</param>
         /// <param name="binding">The instanced binding.</param>
-        /// <param name="anchor">
-        /// An optional anchor from which to locate required context. When binding to objects that
-        /// are not in the logical tree, certain types of binding need an anchor into the tree in 
-        /// order to locate named controls or resources. The <paramref name="anchor"/> parameter 
-        /// can be used to provide this context.
-        /// </param>
         /// <returns>An <see cref="IDisposable"/> which can be used to cancel the binding.</returns>
+        [Obsolete(ObsoletionMessages.MayBeRemovedInAvalonia12)]
         public static IDisposable Apply(
             AvaloniaObject target,
             AvaloniaProperty property,
-            InstancedBinding binding,
+            InstancedBinding binding)
-            object? anchor)
         {
             _ = target ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(target));
             _ = property ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(property));
             _ = binding ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(binding));
 
+            if (binding.Expression is { } expression)
+            {
+                return target.GetValueStore().AddBinding(property, expression);
+            }
+
             var mode = binding.Mode;
 
             if (mode == BindingMode.Default)
@@ -83,6 +83,24 @@ namespace Avalonia.Data
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Applies an <see cref="InstancedBinding"/> a property on an <see cref="AvaloniaObject"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="target">The target object.</param>
+        /// <param name="property">The property to bind.</param>
+        /// <param name="binding">The instanced binding.</param>
+        /// <param name="anchor">Obsolete, unused.</param>
+        /// <returns>An <see cref="IDisposable"/> which can be used to cancel the binding.</returns>
+        [Obsolete("Use the Apply(AvaloniaObject, AvaloniaProperty, InstancedBinding) overload.")]
+        public static IDisposable Apply(
+            AvaloniaObject target,
+            AvaloniaProperty property,
+            InstancedBinding binding,
+            object? anchor)
+        {
+            return Apply(target, property, binding);
+        }
+
         private sealed class TwoWayBindingDisposable : IDisposable
         {
             private readonly IDisposable _toTargetSubscription;

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/BindingValue.cs

@@ -415,6 +415,45 @@ namespace Avalonia.Data
                 e);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a <see cref="BindingValue{T}"/> from an object, handling the special values
+        /// <see cref="AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue"/>, <see cref="BindingOperations.DoNothing"/> and
+        /// <see cref="BindingNotification"/> without type conversion.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="value">The untyped value.</param>
+        /// <returns>The typed binding value.</returns>
+        internal static BindingValue<T> FromUntypedStrict(object? value)
+        {
+            if (value == AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue)
+                return Unset;
+            else if (value == BindingOperations.DoNothing)
+                return DoNothing;
+
+            var type = BindingValueType.Value;
+            T? v = default;
+            Exception? error = null;
+
+            if (value is BindingNotification n)
+            {
+                error = n.Error;
+                type = n.ErrorType switch
+                {
+                    BindingErrorType.Error => BindingValueType.BindingError,
+                    BindingErrorType.DataValidationError => BindingValueType.DataValidationError,
+                    _ => BindingValueType.Value,
+                };
+
+                if (n.HasValue)
+                    type |= BindingValueType.HasValue;
+                value = n.Value;
+            }
+
+            if ((type & BindingValueType.HasValue) != 0)
+                v = (T)value!;
+
+            return new BindingValue<T>(type, v, error);
+        }
+
         [Conditional("DEBUG")]
         private static void ValidateValue(T value)
         {

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/AvaloniaPropertyAccessorNode.cs

@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using Avalonia.Reactive;
-
-namespace Avalonia.Data.Core
-{
-    internal class AvaloniaPropertyAccessorNode : SettableNode
-    {
-        private IDisposable? _subscription;
-        private readonly bool _enableValidation;
-        private readonly AvaloniaProperty _property;
-
-        public AvaloniaPropertyAccessorNode(AvaloniaProperty property, bool enableValidation)
-        {
-            _property = property;
-            _enableValidation = enableValidation;
-        }
-
-        public override string? Description => PropertyName;
-        public string? PropertyName { get; }
-        public override Type PropertyType => _property.PropertyType;
-
-        protected override bool SetTargetValueCore(object? value, BindingPriority priority)
-        {
-            try
-            {
-                if (Target.TryGetTarget(out var target) && target is AvaloniaObject obj)
-                {
-                    obj.SetValue(_property, value, priority);
-                    return true;
-                }
-                return false;
-            }
-            catch
-            {
-                return false;
-            }
-        }
-
-        protected override void StartListeningCore(WeakReference<object?> reference)
-        {
-            if (reference.TryGetTarget(out var target) && target is AvaloniaObject obj)
-            {
-                _subscription = new AvaloniaPropertyObservable<object?,object?>(obj, _property).Subscribe(ValueChanged);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                _subscription = null;
-            }
-        }
-
-        protected override void StopListeningCore()
-        {
-            _subscription?.Dispose();
-            _subscription = null;
-        }
-    }
-}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/BindingError.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Data.Core;
+
+internal class BindingError
+{
+    public BindingError(Exception exception, BindingErrorType errorType)
+    {
+        Debug.Assert(errorType != BindingErrorType.None);
+
+        Exception = exception;
+        ErrorType = errorType;
+    }
+
+    public Exception Exception { get; }
+    public BindingErrorType ErrorType { get; }
+}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/BindingExpression.cs

@@ -1,389 +1,565 @@
-using System;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using System.Globalization;
-using Avalonia.Reactive;
+using System.Linq.Expressions;
+using System.Text;
 using Avalonia.Data.Converters;
+using Avalonia.Data.Core.ExpressionNodes;
+using Avalonia.Data.Core.Parsers;
+using Avalonia.Input;
+using Avalonia.Interactivity;
 using Avalonia.Logging;
 using Avalonia.Utilities;
 
-namespace Avalonia.Data.Core
+namespace Avalonia.Data.Core;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// A binding expression which accepts and produces (possibly boxed) object values.
+/// </summary>
+/// <remarks>
+/// A <see cref="BindingExpression"/> represents a untyped binding which has been
+/// instantiated on an object.
+/// </remarks>
+internal partial class BindingExpression : UntypedBindingExpressionBase, IDescription, IDisposable
 {
+    private static readonly List<ExpressionNode> s_emptyExpressionNodes = new();
+    private readonly WeakReference<object?>? _source;
+    private readonly BindingMode _mode;
+    private readonly List<ExpressionNode> _nodes;
+    private readonly TargetTypeConverter? _targetTypeConverter;
+    private readonly UncommonFields? _uncommon;
+
     /// <summary>
-    /// Binds to an expression on an object using a type value converter to convert the values
+    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="BindingExpression"/> class.
-    /// that are sent and received.
     /// </summary>
-    [RequiresUnreferencedCode(TrimmingMessages.TypeConversionRequiresUnreferencedCodeMessage)]
+    /// <param name="source">The source from which the value will be read.</param>
-    internal class BindingExpression : LightweightObservableBase<object?>, IAvaloniaSubject<object?>, IDescription
+    /// <param name="nodes">The nodes representing the binding path.</param>
+    /// <param name="fallbackValue">
+    /// The fallback value. Pass <see cref="AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue"/> for no fallback.
+    /// </param>
+    /// <param name="converter">The converter to use.</param>
+    /// <param name="converterCulture">The converter culture to use.</param>
+    /// <param name="converterParameter">The converter parameter.</param>
+    /// <param name="enableDataValidation">
+    /// Whether data validation should be enabled for the binding.
+    /// </param>
+    /// <param name="mode">The binding mode.</param>
+    /// <param name="priority">The binding priority.</param>
+    /// <param name="stringFormat">The format string to use.</param>
+    /// <param name="targetNullValue">The null target value.</param>
+    /// <param name="targetTypeConverter">
+    /// A final type converter to be run on the produced value.
+    /// </param>
+    /// <param name="updateSourceTrigger">The trigger for updating the source value.</param>
+    public BindingExpression(
+        object? source,
+        List<ExpressionNode>? nodes,
+        object? fallbackValue,
+        IValueConverter? converter = null,
+        CultureInfo? converterCulture = null,
+        object? converterParameter = null,
+        bool enableDataValidation = false,
+        BindingMode mode = BindingMode.OneWay,
+        BindingPriority priority = BindingPriority.LocalValue,
+        string? stringFormat = null,
+        object? targetNullValue = null,
+        TargetTypeConverter? targetTypeConverter = null,
+        UpdateSourceTrigger updateSourceTrigger = UpdateSourceTrigger.PropertyChanged)
+            : base(priority, enableDataValidation)
     {
-        private readonly ExpressionObserver _inner;
+        if (mode == BindingMode.Default)
-        private readonly Type _targetType;
+            throw new ArgumentException("Binding mode cannot be Default.", nameof(mode));
-        private readonly object? _fallbackValue;
+        if (updateSourceTrigger == UpdateSourceTrigger.Default)
-        private readonly object? _targetNullValue;
+            throw new ArgumentException("UpdateSourceTrigger cannot be Default.", nameof(updateSourceTrigger));
-        private readonly BindingPriority _priority;
-        InnerListener? _innerListener;
-        WeakReference<object>? _value;
 
-        /// <summary>
+        if (source == AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue)
-        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ExpressionObserver"/> class.
+            source = null;
-        /// </summary>
+
-        /// <param name="inner">The <see cref="ExpressionObserver"/>.</param>
+        _source = new(source);
-        /// <param name="targetType">The type to convert the value to.</param>
+        _mode = mode;
-        public BindingExpression(ExpressionObserver inner, Type targetType)
+        _nodes = nodes ?? s_emptyExpressionNodes;
-            : this(inner, targetType, DefaultValueConverter.Instance, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)
+        _targetTypeConverter = targetTypeConverter;
+
+        if (converter is not null ||
+            converterCulture is not null ||
+            converterParameter is not null ||
+            fallbackValue != AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue ||
+            !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(stringFormat) ||
+            (targetNullValue is not null && targetNullValue != AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue) ||
+            updateSourceTrigger is not UpdateSourceTrigger.PropertyChanged)
         {
-        }
+            _uncommon = new()
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ExpressionObserver"/> class.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="inner">The <see cref="ExpressionObserver"/>.</param>
-        /// <param name="targetType">The type to convert the value to.</param>
-        /// <param name="converter">The value converter to use.</param>
-        /// <param name="converterCulture">The converter culture to use.</param>
-        /// <param name="converterParameter">
-        /// A parameter to pass to <paramref name="converter"/>.
-        /// </param>
-        /// <param name="priority">The binding priority.</param>
-        public BindingExpression(
-            ExpressionObserver inner,
-            Type targetType,
-            IValueConverter converter,
-            CultureInfo converterCulture,
-            object? converterParameter = null,
-            BindingPriority priority = BindingPriority.LocalValue)
-            : this(
-                inner,
-                targetType,
-                AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue,
-                AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue,
-                converter,
-                converterCulture,
-                converterParameter, priority)
-        {
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ExpressionObserver"/> class.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="inner">The <see cref="ExpressionObserver"/>.</param>
-        /// <param name="targetType">The type to convert the value to.</param>
-        /// <param name="fallbackValue">
-        /// The value to use when the binding is unable to produce a value.
-        /// </param>
-        /// <param name="targetNullValue">
-        /// The value to use when the binding result is null.
-        /// </param>
-        /// <param name="converter">The value converter to use.</param>
-        /// <param name="converterCulture">The converter culture to use.</param>
-        /// <param name="converterParameter">
-        /// A parameter to pass to <paramref name="converter"/>.
-        /// </param>
-        /// <param name="priority">The binding priority.</param>
-        public BindingExpression(
-            ExpressionObserver inner, 
-            Type targetType,
-            object? fallbackValue,
-            object? targetNullValue,
-            IValueConverter converter,
-            CultureInfo converterCulture,
-            object? converterParameter = null,
-            BindingPriority priority = BindingPriority.LocalValue)
-        {
-            _ = inner ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(inner));
-            _ = targetType ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(targetType));
-            _ = converter ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(converter));
-
-            _inner = inner;
-            _targetType = targetType;
-            Converter = converter;
-            ConverterCulture = converterCulture;
-            ConverterParameter = converterParameter;
-            _fallbackValue = fallbackValue;
-            _targetNullValue = targetNullValue;
-            _priority = priority;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the converter to use on the expression.
-        /// </summary>
-        public IValueConverter Converter { get; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets the culture in which to evaluate the converter.
-        /// </summary>
-        public CultureInfo ConverterCulture { get; set; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets a parameter to pass to <see cref="Converter"/>.
-        /// </summary>
-        public object? ConverterParameter { get; }
-
-        /// <inheritdoc/>
-        string? IDescription.Description => _inner.Expression;
-
-        /// <inheritdoc/>
-        public void OnCompleted()
-        {
-        }
-
-        /// <inheritdoc/>
-        public void OnError(Exception error)
-        {
-        }
-
-        /// <inheritdoc/>
-        public void OnNext(object? value)
-        {
-            if (value == BindingOperations.DoNothing)
             {
-                return;
+                _converter = converter,
-            }
+                _converterCulture = converterCulture,
-
+                _converterParameter = converterParameter,
-            using (_inner.Subscribe(_ => { }))
+                _fallbackValue = fallbackValue,
-            {
+                _stringFormat = stringFormat switch
-                var type = _inner.ResultType;
-
-                if (type != null)
                 {
-                    var converted = Converter.ConvertBack(
+                    string s when string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(s) => null,
-                        value,
+                    string s when !s.Contains('{') => $"{{0:{stringFormat}}}",
-                        type,
+                    _ => stringFormat,
-                        ConverterParameter,
+                },
-                        ConverterCulture);
+                _targetNullValue = targetNullValue ?? AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue,
+                _updateSourceTrigger = updateSourceTrigger,
+            };
+        }
 
-                    if (converted == BindingOperations.DoNothing)
+        IPropertyAccessorNode? leafAccessor = null;
-                    {
-                        return;
-                    }
 
-                    if (converted == AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue)
+        if (nodes is not null)
-                    {
+        {
-                        converted = TypeUtilities.Default(type);
+            for (var i = 0; i < nodes.Count; ++i)
-                        _inner.SetValue(converted, _priority);
+            {
-                    }
+                var node = nodes[i];
-                    else if (converted is BindingNotification notification)
+                node.SetOwner(this, i);
-                    {
+                if (node is IPropertyAccessorNode n)
-                        if (notification.ErrorType == BindingErrorType.None)
+                    leafAccessor = n;
-                        {
-                            throw new AvaloniaInternalException(
-                                "IValueConverter should not return non-errored BindingNotification.");
-                        }
-
-                        PublishNext(notification);
-
-                        if (_fallbackValue != AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue)
-                        {
-                            if (TypeUtilities.TryConvert(
-                                type,
-                                _fallbackValue,
-                                ConverterCulture,
-                                out converted))
-                            {
-                                _inner.SetValue(converted, _priority);
-                            }
-                            else
-                            {
-                                Logger.TryGet(LogEventLevel.Error, LogArea.Binding)?.Log(
-                                    this,
-                                    "Could not convert FallbackValue {FallbackValue} to {Type}",
-                                    _fallbackValue,
-                                    type);
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        _inner.SetValue(converted, _priority);
-                    }
-                }
             }
         }
 
-        protected override void Initialize() => _innerListener = new InnerListener(this);
+        if (enableDataValidation)
-        protected override void Deinitialize() => _innerListener?.Dispose();
+            leafAccessor?.EnableDataValidation();
+    }
 
-        protected override void Subscribed(IObserver<object> observer, bool first)
+    public override string Description
+    {
+        get
         {
-            if (!first && _value != null && _value.TryGetTarget(out var val))
+            var b = new StringBuilder();
-            {
+            LeafNode.BuildString(b, _nodes);
-                observer.OnNext(val);
+            return b.ToString();
-            }
-        }
-
-        /// <inheritdoc/>
-        private object? ConvertValue(object? value)
-        {
-            if (value == null && _targetNullValue != AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue)
-            {
-                return _targetNullValue;
-            }
-
-            if (value == BindingOperations.DoNothing)
-            {
-                return value;
-            }
-
-            var notification = value as BindingNotification;
-
-            if (notification == null)
-            {
-                var converted = Converter.Convert(
-                    value,
-                    _targetType,
-                    ConverterParameter,
-                    ConverterCulture);
-
-                if (converted == BindingOperations.DoNothing)
-                {
-                    return converted;
-                }
-
-                notification = converted as BindingNotification;
-
-                if (notification?.ErrorType == BindingErrorType.None)
-                {
-                    converted = notification.Value;
-                }
-
-                if (_fallbackValue != AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue &&
-                    (converted == AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue || converted is BindingNotification))
-                {
-                    var fallback = ConvertFallback();
-                    converted = Merge(converted, fallback);
-                }
-
-                return converted;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                return ConvertValue(notification);
-            }
-        }
-
-        private BindingNotification ConvertValue(BindingNotification notification)
-        {
-            if (notification.HasValue)
-            {
-                var converted = ConvertValue(notification.Value);
-                notification = Merge(notification, converted);
-            }
-            else if (_fallbackValue != AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue)
-            {
-                var fallback = ConvertFallback();
-                notification = Merge(notification, fallback);
-            }
-
-            return notification;
-        }
-
-        private BindingNotification ConvertFallback()
-        {
-            object? converted;
-
-            if (_fallbackValue == AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue)
-            {
-                throw new AvaloniaInternalException("Cannot call ConvertFallback with no fallback value");
-            }
-
-            if (TypeUtilities.TryConvert(
-                _targetType,
-                _fallbackValue,
-                ConverterCulture,
-                out converted))
-            {
-                return new BindingNotification(converted);
-            }
-            else
-            { 
-                return new BindingNotification(
-                    new InvalidCastException(
-                        $"Could not convert FallbackValue '{_fallbackValue}' to '{_targetType}'"),
-                    BindingErrorType.Error);
-            }
-        }
-
-        private static BindingNotification Merge(object a, BindingNotification b)
-        {
-            var an = a as BindingNotification;
-
-            if (an != null)
-            {
-                Merge(an, b);
-                return an;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                return b;
-            }
-        }
-
-        private static BindingNotification Merge(BindingNotification a, object? b)
-        {
-            var bn = b as BindingNotification;
-
-            if (bn != null)
-            {
-                Merge(a, bn);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                a.SetValue(b);
-            }
-
-            return a;
-        }
-
-        private static BindingNotification Merge(BindingNotification a, BindingNotification b)
-        {
-            if (b.HasValue)
-            {
-                a.SetValue(b.Value);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                a.ClearValue();
-            }
-
-            if (b.Error != null)
-            {
-                a.AddError(b.Error, b.ErrorType);
-            }
-
-            return a;
-        }
-
-        public class InnerListener : IObserver<object?>, IDisposable
-        {
-            private readonly BindingExpression _owner;
-            private readonly IDisposable _dispose;
-
-            public InnerListener(BindingExpression owner)
-            {
-                _owner = owner;
-                _dispose = owner._inner.Subscribe(this);
-            }
-
-            public void Dispose() => _dispose.Dispose();
-            public void OnCompleted() => _owner.PublishCompleted();
-            public void OnError(Exception error) => _owner.PublishError(error);
-
-            public void OnNext(object? value)
-            {
-                if (value == BindingOperations.DoNothing)
-                {
-                    return;
-                }
-
-                var converted = _owner.ConvertValue(value);
-
-                if (converted == BindingOperations.DoNothing)
-                {
-                    return;
-                }
-
-                _owner._value = converted is not null ? new WeakReference<object>(converted) : null;
-                _owner.PublishNext(converted);
-            }
         }
     }
+
+    public Type? SourceType => (LeafNode as ISettableNode)?.ValueType;
+    public IValueConverter? Converter => _uncommon?._converter;
+    public CultureInfo ConverterCulture => _uncommon?._converterCulture ?? CultureInfo.CurrentCulture;
+    public object? ConverterParameter => _uncommon?._converterParameter;
+    public object? FallbackValue => _uncommon is not null ? _uncommon._fallbackValue : AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue;
+    public ExpressionNode LeafNode => _nodes[_nodes.Count - 1];
+    public string? StringFormat => _uncommon?._stringFormat;
+    public object? TargetNullValue => _uncommon?._targetNullValue ?? AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue;
+    public UpdateSourceTrigger UpdateSourceTrigger => _uncommon?._updateSourceTrigger ?? UpdateSourceTrigger.PropertyChanged;
+
+    public override void UpdateSource()
+    {
+        if (_mode is BindingMode.TwoWay or BindingMode.OneWayToSource)
+            WriteTargetValueToSource();
+    }
+
+    public override void UpdateTarget()
+    {
+        if (_nodes.Count == 0)
+            return;
+
+        var source = _nodes[0].Source;
+
+        for (var i = 0; i < _nodes.Count; ++i)
+            _nodes[i].SetSource(null, null);
+
+        _nodes[0].SetSource(source, null);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Creates an <see cref="BindingExpression"/> from an expression tree.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="TIn">The input type of the binding expression.</typeparam>
+    /// <typeparam name="TOut">The output type of the binding expression.</typeparam>
+    /// <param name="source">The source from which the binding value will be read.</param>
+    /// <param name="expression">The expression representing the binding path.</param>
+    /// <param name="converter">The converter to use.</param>
+    /// <param name="converterCulture">The converter culture to use.</param>
+    /// <param name="converterParameter">The converter parameter.</param>
+    /// <param name="enableDataValidation">Whether data validation should be enabled for the binding.</param>
+    /// <param name="fallbackValue">The fallback value.</param>
+    /// <param name="mode">The binding mode.</param>
+    /// <param name="priority">The binding priority.</param>
+    /// <param name="targetNullValue">The null target value.</param>
+    /// <param name="allowReflection">Whether to allow reflection for target type conversion.</param>
+    [RequiresUnreferencedCode(TrimmingMessages.ExpressionNodeRequiresUnreferencedCodeMessage)]
+    internal static BindingExpression Create<TIn, TOut>(
+        TIn source,
+        Expression<Func<TIn, TOut>> expression,
+        IValueConverter? converter = null,
+        CultureInfo? converterCulture = null,
+        object? converterParameter = null,
+        bool enableDataValidation = false,
+        Optional<object?> fallbackValue = default,
+        BindingMode mode = BindingMode.OneWay,
+        BindingPriority priority = BindingPriority.LocalValue,
+        object? targetNullValue = null,
+        bool allowReflection = true)
+            where TIn : class?
+    {
+        var nodes = BindingExpressionVisitor<TIn>.BuildNodes(expression, enableDataValidation);
+        var fallback = fallbackValue.HasValue ? fallbackValue.Value : AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue;
+
+        return new BindingExpression(
+            source,
+            nodes,
+            fallback,
+            converter: converter,
+            converterCulture: converterCulture,
+            converterParameter: converterParameter,
+            enableDataValidation: enableDataValidation,
+            mode: mode,
+            priority: priority,
+            targetNullValue: targetNullValue,
+            targetTypeConverter: allowReflection ?
+                TargetTypeConverter.GetReflectionConverter() :
+                TargetTypeConverter.GetDefaultConverter());
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Called by an <see cref="ExpressionNode"/> belonging to this binding when its
+    /// <see cref="ExpressionNode.Value"/> changes.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="nodeIndex">The <see cref="ExpressionNode.Index"/>.</param>
+    /// <param name="value">The <see cref="ExpressionNode.Value"/>.</param>
+    /// <param name="dataValidationError">
+    /// The data validation error associated with the current value, if any.
+    /// </param>
+    internal void OnNodeValueChanged(int nodeIndex, object? value, Exception? dataValidationError)
+    {
+        Debug.Assert(value is not BindingNotification);
+        Debug.Assert(nodeIndex >= 0 && nodeIndex < _nodes.Count);
+
+        if (nodeIndex == _nodes.Count - 1)
+        {
+            // The leaf node has changed. If the binding mode is not OneWayToSource, publish the
+            // value to the target.
+            if (_mode != BindingMode.OneWayToSource)
+            {
+                var error = dataValidationError is not null ?
+                    new BindingError(dataValidationError, BindingErrorType.DataValidationError) :
+                    null;
+                ConvertAndPublishValue(value, error);
+            }
+
+            // If the binding mode is OneTime, then stop the binding if a valid value was published.
+            if (_mode == BindingMode.OneTime && GetValue() != AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue)
+                Stop();
+        }
+        else if (_mode == BindingMode.OneWayToSource && nodeIndex == _nodes.Count - 2 && value is not null)
+        {
+            // When the binding mode is OneWayToSource, we need to write the value to the source
+            // when the object holding the source property changes; this is node before the leaf
+            // node. First update the leaf node's source, then write the value to its property.
+            _nodes[nodeIndex + 1].SetSource(value, dataValidationError);
+            WriteTargetValueToSource();
+        }
+        else if (value is null)
+        {
+            OnNodeError(nodeIndex, "Value is null.");
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            _nodes[nodeIndex + 1].SetSource(value, dataValidationError);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Called by an <see cref="ExpressionNode"/> belonging to this binding when an error occurs
+    /// reading its value.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="nodeIndex">
+    /// The <see cref="ExpressionNode.Index"/> or -1 if the source is null.
+    /// </param>
+    /// <param name="error">The error message.</param>
+    internal void OnNodeError(int nodeIndex, string error)
+    {
+        // Set the source of all nodes after the one that errored to null. This needs to be done
+        // for each node individually because setting the source to null will not result in
+        // OnNodeValueChanged or OnNodeError being called.
+        for (var i = nodeIndex + 1; i < _nodes.Count; ++i)
+            _nodes[i].SetSource(null, null);
+
+        if (_mode == BindingMode.OneWayToSource)
+            return;
+
+        var errorPoint = CalculateErrorPoint(nodeIndex);
+
+        if (ShouldLogError(out var target))
+            Log(target, error, errorPoint);
+
+        // Clear the current value and publish the error.
+        var bindingError = new BindingError(
+            new BindingChainException(error, Description, errorPoint.ToString()),
+            BindingErrorType.Error);
+        ConvertAndPublishValue(AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue, bindingError);
+    }
+
+    internal void OnDataValidationError(Exception error)
+    {
+        var bindingError = new BindingError(error, BindingErrorType.DataValidationError);
+        PublishValue(UnchangedValue, bindingError);
+    }
+
+    internal override bool WriteValueToSource(object? value)
+    {
+        if (_nodes.Count == 0 || LeafNode is not ISettableNode setter || setter.ValueType is not { } type)
+            return false;
+
+        if (Converter is { } converter &&
+            value != AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue &&
+            value != BindingOperations.DoNothing)
+        {
+            value = ConvertBack(converter, ConverterCulture, ConverterParameter, value, type);
+        }
+
+        if (value == BindingOperations.DoNothing)
+            return true;
+
+        // Use the target type converter to convert the value to the target type if necessary.
+        if (_targetTypeConverter is not null)
+        {
+            if (_targetTypeConverter.TryConvert(value, type, ConverterCulture, out var converted))
+            {
+                value = converted;
+            }
+            else if (FallbackValue != AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue)
+            {
+                value = FallbackValue;
+            }
+            else if (IsDataValidationEnabled)
+            {
+                var valueString = value?.ToString() ?? "(null)";
+                var valueTypeName = value?.GetType().FullName ?? "null";
+                var ex = new InvalidCastException(
+                    $"Could not convert '{valueString}' ({valueTypeName}) to {type}.");
+                OnDataValidationError(ex);
+                return false;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Don't set the value if it's unchanged.
+        if (TypeUtilities.IdentityEquals(LeafNode.Value, value, type))
+            return true;
+
+        try
+        {
+            return setter.WriteValueToSource(value, _nodes);
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected override bool ShouldLogError([NotNullWhen(true)] out AvaloniaObject? target)
+    {
+        if (!TryGetTarget(out target))
+            return false;
+        if (_nodes.Count > 0 && _nodes[0] is SourceNode sourceNode)
+            return sourceNode.ShouldLogErrors(target);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    protected override void StartCore()
+    {
+        if (_source?.TryGetTarget(out var source) == true)
+        {
+            if (_nodes.Count > 0)
+                _nodes[0].SetSource(source, null);
+            else
+                ConvertAndPublishValue(source, null);
+
+            if (_mode is BindingMode.TwoWay or BindingMode.OneWayToSource &&
+                TryGetTarget(out var target) &&
+                TargetProperty is not null)
+            {
+                if (_mode is BindingMode.OneWayToSource)
+                    PublishValue(target.GetValue(TargetProperty));
+
+                var trigger = UpdateSourceTrigger;
+
+                if (trigger is UpdateSourceTrigger.PropertyChanged)
+                    target.PropertyChanged += OnTargetPropertyChanged;
+                else if (trigger is UpdateSourceTrigger.LostFocus && target is IInputElement ie)
+                    ie.LostFocus += OnTargetLostFocus;
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            OnNodeError(-1, "Binding Source is null.");
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected override void StopCore()
+    {
+        foreach (var node in _nodes)
+            node.Reset();
+
+        if (_mode is BindingMode.TwoWay or BindingMode.OneWayToSource &&
+            TryGetTarget(out var target))
+        {
+            var trigger = UpdateSourceTrigger;
+
+            if (trigger is UpdateSourceTrigger.PropertyChanged)
+                target.PropertyChanged -= OnTargetPropertyChanged;
+            else if (trigger is UpdateSourceTrigger.LostFocus && target is IInputElement ie)
+                ie.LostFocus -= OnTargetLostFocus;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private string CalculateErrorPoint(int nodeIndex)
+    {
+        // Build a string describing the binding chain up to the node that errored.
+        var result = new StringBuilder();
+
+        if (nodeIndex >= 0)
+            _nodes[nodeIndex].BuildString(result);
+        else
+            result.Append("(source)");
+
+        return result.ToString();
+    }
+
+    private void Log(AvaloniaObject target, string error, string errorPoint, LogEventLevel level = LogEventLevel.Warning)
+    {
+        if (!Logger.TryGet(level, LogArea.Binding, out var log))
+            return;
+
+        log.Log(
+            target,
+            "An error occurred binding {Property} to {Expression} at {ExpressionErrorPoint}: {Message}",
+            (object?)TargetProperty ?? "(unknown)",
+            Description,
+            errorPoint,
+            error);
+    }
+
+    private void ConvertAndPublishValue(object? value, BindingError? error)
+    {
+        var isTargetNullValue = false;
+
+        // All values other than UnsetValue and DoNothing should be passed to the converter.
+        if (Converter is { } converter &&
+            value != AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue &&
+            value != BindingOperations.DoNothing)
+        {
+            value = Convert(converter, ConverterCulture, ConverterParameter, value, TargetType, ref error);
+        }
+
+        // Check this here as the converter may return DoNothing.
+        if (value == BindingOperations.DoNothing)
+            return;
+
+        // TargetNullValue only applies when the value is null: UnsetValue indicates that there
+        // was a binding error so we don't want to use TargetNullValue in that case.
+        if (value is null && TargetNullValue != AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue)
+        {
+            value = ConvertFallback(TargetNullValue, nameof(TargetNullValue));
+            isTargetNullValue = true;
+        }
+
+        // If we have a value, try to convert it to the target type.
+        if (value != AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue)
+        {
+            if (StringFormat is { } stringFormat &&
+                (TargetType == typeof(object) || TargetType == typeof(string)) &&
+                !isTargetNullValue)
+            {
+                // The string format applies if we're targeting a type that can accept a string
+                // and the value isn't the TargetNullValue.
+                value = string.Format(ConverterCulture, stringFormat, value);
+            }
+            else if (_targetTypeConverter is not null)
+            {
+                // Otherwise, if we have a target type converter, convert the value to the target type.
+                value = ConvertFrom(_targetTypeConverter, value, ref error);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // FallbackValue applies if the result from the binding, converter or target type converter
+        // is UnsetValue.
+        if (value == AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue && FallbackValue != AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue)
+            value = ConvertFallback(FallbackValue, nameof(FallbackValue));
+
+        // Publish the value.
+        PublishValue(value, error);
+    }
+
+    private void WriteTargetValueToSource()
+    {
+        Debug.Assert(_mode is BindingMode.TwoWay or BindingMode.OneWayToSource);
+
+        if (TryGetTarget(out var target) &&
+            TargetProperty is not null &&
+            target.GetValue(TargetProperty) is var value &&
+            !TypeUtilities.IdentityEquals(value, LeafNode.Value, TargetType))
+        {
+            WriteValueToSource(value);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void OnTargetLostFocus(object? sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        Debug.Assert(UpdateSourceTrigger is UpdateSourceTrigger.LostFocus);
+
+        WriteTargetValueToSource();
+    }
+
+    private void OnTargetPropertyChanged(object? sender, AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        Debug.Assert(_mode is BindingMode.TwoWay or BindingMode.OneWayToSource);
+        Debug.Assert(UpdateSourceTrigger is UpdateSourceTrigger.PropertyChanged);
+
+        if (e.Property == TargetProperty)
+            WriteValueToSource(e.NewValue);
+    }
+
+    private object? ConvertFallback(object? fallback, string fallbackName)
+    {
+        if (_targetTypeConverter is null || TargetType == typeof(object) || fallback == AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue)
+            return fallback;
+
+        if (_targetTypeConverter.TryConvert(fallback, TargetType, ConverterCulture, out var result))
+            return result;
+
+        if (TryGetTarget(out var target))
+            Log(target, $"Could not convert {fallbackName} '{fallback}' to '{TargetType}'.", LogEventLevel.Error);
+
+        return AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue;
+    }
+
+    private object? ConvertFrom(TargetTypeConverter? converter, object? value, ref BindingError? error)
+    {
+        if (converter is null)
+            return value;
+
+        if (converter.TryConvert(value, TargetType, ConverterCulture, out var result))
+            return result;
+
+        var valueString = value?.ToString() ?? "(null)";
+        var valueTypeName = value?.GetType().FullName ?? "null";
+        var message = $"Could not convert '{valueString}' ({valueTypeName}) to '{TargetType}'.";
+
+        if (ShouldLogError(out var target))
+            Log(target, message, LogEventLevel.Warning);
+
+        error = new(new InvalidCastException(message), BindingErrorType.Error);
+        return AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Uncommonly used fields are separated out to reduce memory usage.
+    /// </summary>
+    private class UncommonFields
+    {
+        public IValueConverter? _converter;
+        public object? _converterParameter;
+        public CultureInfo? _converterCulture;
+        public object? _fallbackValue;
+        public string? _stringFormat;
+        public object? _targetNullValue;
+        public UpdateSourceTrigger _updateSourceTrigger;
+    }
 }

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/EmptyExpressionNode.cs

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-namespace Avalonia.Data.Core
-{
-    internal class EmptyExpressionNode : ExpressionNode
-    {
-        public override string Description => ".";
-    }
-}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/ExpressionNode.cs

@@ -1,168 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-
-namespace Avalonia.Data.Core
-{
-    internal abstract class ExpressionNode
-    {
-        protected static readonly WeakReference<object?> UnsetReference = 
-            new WeakReference<object?>(AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue);
-
-        protected static readonly WeakReference<object?> NullReference =
-            new WeakReference<object?>(null);
-
-        private WeakReference<object?> _target = UnsetReference;
-        private Action<object?>? _subscriber;
-        private bool _listening;
-
-        protected WeakReference<object?>? LastValue { get; private set; }
-
-        public abstract string? Description { get; }
-        public ExpressionNode? Next { get; set; }
-
-        public WeakReference<object?> Target
-        {
-            get { return _target; }
-            set
-            {
-                _ = value ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(value));
-
-                _target.TryGetTarget(out var oldTarget);
-                value.TryGetTarget(out var newTarget);
-
-                if (!ReferenceEquals(oldTarget, newTarget))
-                {
-                    if (_listening)
-                    {
-                        StopListening();
-                    }
-
-                    _target = value;
-
-                    if (_subscriber != null)
-                    {
-                        StartListening();
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        public void Subscribe(Action<object?> subscriber)
-        {
-            if (_subscriber != null)
-            {
-                throw new AvaloniaInternalException("ExpressionNode can only be subscribed once.");
-            }
-
-            _subscriber = subscriber;
-            Next?.Subscribe(NextValueChanged);
-            StartListening();
-        }
-
-        public void Unsubscribe()
-        {
-            Next?.Unsubscribe();
-
-            if (_listening)
-            {
-                StopListening();
-            }
-
-            LastValue = null;
-            _subscriber = null;
-        }
-
-        protected virtual void StartListeningCore(WeakReference<object?> reference)
-        {
-            reference.TryGetTarget(out var target);
-
-            ValueChanged(target);
-        }
-
-        protected virtual void StopListeningCore()
-        {
-        }
-
-        protected virtual void NextValueChanged(object? value)
-        {
-            if (_subscriber is null)
-                return;
-
-            var bindingBroken = BindingNotification.ExtractError(value) as MarkupBindingChainException;
-            bindingBroken?.AddNode(Description ?? "{empty}");
-            _subscriber(value);
-        }
-
-        protected void ValueChanged(object? value) => ValueChanged(value, true);
-
-        private void ValueChanged(object? value, bool notify)
-        {
-            if (_subscriber is { } subscriber)
-            {
-                var notification = value as BindingNotification;
-                var next = Next;
-
-                if (notification == null)
-                {
-                    LastValue = value != null ? new WeakReference<object?>(value) : NullReference;
-                    if (next != null)
-                    {
-                        next.Target = LastValue;
-                    }
-                    else if (notify)
-                    {
-                        subscriber(value);
-                    }
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    LastValue = notification.Value != null ? new WeakReference<object?>(notification.Value) : NullReference;
-
-                    if (next != null)
-                    {
-                        next.Target = LastValue;
-                    }
-
-                    if (next == null || notification.Error != null)
-                    {
-                        subscriber(value);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        private void StartListening()
-        {
-            _target.TryGetTarget(out var target);
-
-            if (target == null)
-            {
-                ValueChanged(TargetNullNotification());
-                _listening = false;
-            }
-            else if (target != AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue)
-            {
-                _listening = true;
-                StartListeningCore(_target!);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                ValueChanged(AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue, notify:false);
-                _listening = false;
-            }
-        }
-
-        private void StopListening()
-        {
-            StopListeningCore();
-            _listening = false;
-        }
-
-        private static BindingNotification TargetNullNotification()
-        {
-            return new BindingNotification(
-                new MarkupBindingChainException("Null value"),
-                BindingErrorType.Error,
-                AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue);
-        }
-    }
-}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/ExpressionNodes/ArrayIndexerNode.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.ExpressionNodes;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// A node in an <see cref="BindingExpression"/> which accesses an array with integer
+/// indexers.
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed class ArrayIndexerNode : ExpressionNode, ISettableNode
+{
+    private readonly int[] _indexes;
+
+    public ArrayIndexerNode(int[] indexes)
+    {
+        _indexes = indexes;
+    }
+
+    public Type? ValueType => Source?.GetType().GetElementType();
+
+    public override void BuildString(StringBuilder builder)
+    {
+        builder.Append('[');
+
+        for (var i = 0; i < _indexes.Length; i++)
+        {
+            builder.Append(_indexes[i]);
+            if (i != _indexes.Length - 1)
+                builder.Append(',');
+        }
+
+        builder.Append(']');
+    }
+
+    public bool WriteValueToSource(object? value, IReadOnlyList<ExpressionNode> nodes)
+    {
+        if (Source is Array array)
+        {
+            array.SetValue(value, _indexes);
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    protected override void OnSourceChanged(object source, Exception? dataValidationError)
+    {
+        if (source is Array array)
+            SetValue(array.GetValue(_indexes));
+        else
+            ClearValue();
+    }
+}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/ExpressionNodes/AvaloniaPropertyAccessorNode.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.ExpressionNodes;
+
+internal sealed class AvaloniaPropertyAccessorNode : ExpressionNode, ISettableNode
+{
+    private readonly EventHandler<AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs> _onValueChanged;
+
+    public AvaloniaPropertyAccessorNode(AvaloniaProperty property)
+    {
+        Property = property;
+        _onValueChanged = OnValueChanged;
+    }
+
+    public AvaloniaProperty Property { get; }
+    public Type? ValueType => Property.PropertyType;
+
+    override public void BuildString(StringBuilder builder)
+    {
+        if (builder.Length > 0 && builder[builder.Length - 1] != '!')
+            builder.Append('.');
+        builder.Append(Property.Name);
+    }
+
+    public bool WriteValueToSource(object? value, IReadOnlyList<ExpressionNode> nodes)
+    {
+        if (Source is AvaloniaObject o)
+        {
+            o.SetValue(Property, value);
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    protected override void OnSourceChanged(object? source, Exception? dataValidationError)
+    {
+        if (source is AvaloniaObject newObject)
+        {
+            newObject.PropertyChanged += _onValueChanged;
+            SetValue(newObject.GetValue(Property));
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected override void Unsubscribe(object oldSource)
+    {
+        if (oldSource is AvaloniaObject oldObject)
+            oldObject.PropertyChanged -= _onValueChanged;
+    }
+
+    private void OnValueChanged(object? source, AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        if (e.Property == Property && source is AvaloniaObject o)
+            SetValue(o.GetValue(Property));
+    }
+}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/ExpressionNodes/CollectionNodeBase.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections;
+using System.Collections.Specialized;
+using System.ComponentModel;
+using Avalonia.Utilities;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.ExpressionNodes;
+
+internal abstract class CollectionNodeBase : ExpressionNode,
+    IWeakEventSubscriber<NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs>,
+    IWeakEventSubscriber<PropertyChangedEventArgs>
+{
+    void IWeakEventSubscriber<NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs>.OnEvent(object? sender, WeakEvent ev, NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        if (ShouldUpdate(sender, e))
+            UpdateValueOrSetError(sender);
+    }
+
+    void IWeakEventSubscriber<PropertyChangedEventArgs>.OnEvent(object? sender, WeakEvent ev, PropertyChangedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        if (ShouldUpdate(sender, e))
+            UpdateValueOrSetError(sender);
+    }
+
+    protected override void OnSourceChanged(object source, Exception? dataValidationError)
+    {
+        Subscribe(source);
+        UpdateValue(source);
+    }
+
+    protected override void Unsubscribe(object source)
+    {
+        if (source is INotifyCollectionChanged incc)
+            WeakEvents.CollectionChanged.Unsubscribe(incc, this);
+        if (source is INotifyPropertyChanged inpc)
+            WeakEvents.ThreadSafePropertyChanged.Unsubscribe(inpc, this);
+    }
+
+    protected abstract bool ShouldUpdate(object? sender, PropertyChangedEventArgs e);
+    protected abstract int? TryGetFirstArgumentAsInt();
+    protected abstract void UpdateValue(object? source);
+
+    private bool ShouldUpdate(object? sender, NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        if (sender != Source)
+            return false;
+
+        if (sender is IList && TryGetFirstArgumentAsInt() is int index)
+        {
+            return e.Action switch
+            {
+                NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Add => index >= e.NewStartingIndex,
+                NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Remove => index >= e.OldStartingIndex,
+                NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Replace =>
+                    index >= e.NewStartingIndex &&
+                    index < e.NewStartingIndex + e.NewItems!.Count,
+                NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Move =>
+                    index >= e.NewStartingIndex && index < e.NewStartingIndex + e.NewItems!.Count ||
+                    index >= e.OldStartingIndex && index < e.OldStartingIndex + e.OldItems!.Count,
+                _ => true,
+            };
+        }
+
+        // Implementation defined meaning for the index, so just try to update anyway
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    private void Subscribe(object? source)
+    {
+        if (source is INotifyCollectionChanged incc)
+            WeakEvents.CollectionChanged.Subscribe(incc, this);
+        if (source is INotifyPropertyChanged inpc)
+            WeakEvents.ThreadSafePropertyChanged.Subscribe(inpc, this);
+    }
+
+    private void UpdateValueOrSetError(object? source)
+    {
+        try { UpdateValue(source); }
+        catch (Exception e) { SetError(e); }
+    }
+}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/ExpressionNodes/DataContextNode.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.ExpressionNodes;
+
+internal sealed class DataContextNode : DataContextNodeBase
+{
+    protected override void OnSourceChanged(object source, Exception? dataValidationError)
+    {
+        if (source is IDataContextProvider && source is AvaloniaObject ao)
+        {
+            ao.PropertyChanged += OnPropertyChanged;
+            SetValue(ao.GetValue(StyledElement.DataContextProperty));
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            SetError($"Unable to read DataContext from '{source.GetType()}'.");
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected override void Unsubscribe(object oldSource)
+    {
+        if (oldSource is StyledElement oldElement)
+            oldElement.PropertyChanged -= OnPropertyChanged;
+    }
+
+    private void OnPropertyChanged(object? sender, AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        if (sender == Source && e.Property == StyledElement.DataContextProperty)
+            SetValue(e.NewValue);
+    }
+}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/ExpressionNodes/DataContextNodeBase.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+using System;
+using Avalonia.LogicalTree;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.ExpressionNodes;
+
+internal abstract class DataContextNodeBase : SourceNode
+{
+    public override object? SelectSource(object? source, object target, object? anchor)
+    {
+        if (source != AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue)
+            throw new NotSupportedException(
+                "DataContextNode is invalid in conjunction with a binding source.");
+        if (target is IDataContextProvider and AvaloniaObject)
+            return target;
+        if (anchor is IDataContextProvider and AvaloniaObject)
+            return anchor;
+        throw new InvalidOperationException("Cannot find a DataContext to bind to.");
+    }
+}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/ExpressionNodes/ExpressionNode.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,253 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.ExpressionNodes;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// A node in the binding path of an <see cref="BindingExpression"/>.
+/// </summary>
+internal abstract class ExpressionNode
+{
+    private WeakReference<object?>? _source;
+    private object? _value = AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the index of the node in the binding path.
+    /// </summary>
+    public int Index { get; private set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the owning <see cref="BindingExpression"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public BindingExpression? Owner { get; private set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the source object from which the node will read its value.
+    /// </summary>
+    public object? Source
+    {
+        get
+        {
+            if (_source?.TryGetTarget(out var source) == true)
+                return source;
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the current value of the node.
+    /// </summary>
+    public object? Value => _value;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Appends a string representation of the expression node to a string builder.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="builder">The string builder.</param>
+    public virtual void BuildString(StringBuilder builder) { }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Builds a string representation of a binding expression.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="builder">The string builder.</param>
+    /// <param name="nodes">The nodes in the binding expression.</param>
+    public virtual void BuildString(StringBuilder builder, IReadOnlyList<ExpressionNode> nodes) 
+    {
+        if (Index > 0)
+            nodes[Index - 1].BuildString(builder, nodes);
+        BuildString(builder);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Resets the node to its uninitialized state when the <see cref="Owner"/> is unsubscribed.
+    /// </summary>
+    public void Reset()
+    {
+        SetSource(null, null);
+        _source = null;
+        _value = AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Sets the owner binding.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="owner">The owner binding.</param>
+    /// <param name="index">The index of the node in the binding path.</param>
+    /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">
+    /// The node already has an owner.
+    /// </exception>
+    public void SetOwner(BindingExpression owner, int index)
+    {
+        if (Owner is not null)
+            throw new InvalidOperationException($"{this} already has an owner.");
+        Owner = owner;
+        Index = index;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Sets the <see cref="Source"/> from which the node will read its value and updates
+    /// the current <see cref="Value"/>, notifying the <see cref="Owner"/> if the value
+    /// changes.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="source">
+    /// The new source from which the node will read its value. May be 
+    /// <see cref="AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue"/> in which case the source will be considered
+    /// to be null.
+    /// </param>
+    /// <param name="dataValidationError">
+    /// Any data validation error reported by the previous expression node.
+    /// </param>
+    public void SetSource(object? source, Exception? dataValidationError)
+    {
+        var oldSource = Source;
+
+        if (source == AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue)
+            source = null;
+
+        if (source == oldSource)
+            return;
+
+        if (oldSource is not null)
+            Unsubscribe(oldSource);
+
+        _source = new(source);
+
+        if (source is null)
+        {
+            // If the source is null then the value is null. We explicitly do not want to call
+            // OnSourceChanged as we don't want to raise errors for subsequent nodes in the
+            // binding change.
+            _value = AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            try { OnSourceChanged(source, dataValidationError); }
+            catch (Exception e) { SetError(e); }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Sets the current value to <see cref="AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    protected void ClearValue() => SetValue(AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Notifies the <see cref="Owner"/> of a data validation error.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="error">The error.</param>
+    protected void SetDataValidationError(Exception error)
+    {
+        if (error is TargetInvocationException tie)
+            error = tie.InnerException!;
+        Owner?.OnDataValidationError(error);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Sets the current value to <see cref="AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue"/> and notifies the
+    /// <see cref="Owner"/> of the error.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="message">The error message.</param>
+    protected void SetError(string message)
+    {
+        _value = AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue;
+        Owner?.OnNodeError(Index, message);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Sets the current value to <see cref="AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue"/> and notifies the
+    /// <see cref="Owner"/> of the error.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="e">The error.</param>
+    protected void SetError(Exception e)
+    {
+        if (e is TargetInvocationException tie)
+            e = tie.InnerException!;
+        if (e is AggregateException ae && ae.InnerExceptions.Count == 1)
+            e = e.InnerException!;
+        SetError(e.Message);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Sets the current <see cref="Value"/>, notifying the <see cref="Owner"/> if the value
+    /// has changed.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="valueOrNotification">
+    /// The new value. May be a <see cref="BindingNotification"/>.
+    /// </param>
+    protected void SetValue(object? valueOrNotification)
+    {
+        if (valueOrNotification is BindingNotification notification)
+        {
+            if (notification.ErrorType == BindingErrorType.Error)
+            {
+                SetError(notification.Error!);
+            }
+            else if (notification.ErrorType == BindingErrorType.DataValidationError)
+            {
+                if (notification.HasValue)
+                    SetValue(notification.Value, notification.Error);
+                else
+                    SetDataValidationError(notification.Error!);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                SetValue(notification.Value, null);
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            SetValue(valueOrNotification, null);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Sets the current <see cref="Value"/>, notifying the <see cref="Owner"/> if the value
+    /// has changed.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="value">
+    /// The new value. May not be a <see cref="BindingNotification"/>.
+    /// </param>
+    /// <param name="dataValidationError">
+    /// The data validation error associated with the new value, if any.
+    /// </param>
+    protected void SetValue(object? value, Exception? dataValidationError = null)
+    {
+        Debug.Assert(value is not BindingNotification);
+
+        if (Owner is null)
+            return;
+
+        // We raise a change notification if:
+        //
+        // - This is the initial value (_value is null)
+        // - There is a data validation error
+        // - There is no data validation error, but the owner has one
+        // - The new value is different to the old value
+        if (_value is null ||
+            dataValidationError is not null ||
+            (dataValidationError is null && Owner.ErrorType == BindingErrorType.DataValidationError) ||
+            !Equals(value, _value))
+        {
+            _value = value;
+            Owner.OnNodeValueChanged(Index, value, dataValidationError);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// When implemented in a derived class, subscribes to the new source, and updates the current 
+    /// <see cref="Value"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="source">The new source.</param>
+    /// <param name="dataValidationError">
+    /// Any data validation error reported by the previous expression node.
+    /// </param>
+    protected abstract void OnSourceChanged(object source, Exception? dataValidationError);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// When implemented in a derived class, unsubscribes from the previous source.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="oldSource">The old source.</param>
+    protected virtual void Unsubscribe(object oldSource) { }
+}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/ExpressionNodes/FuncTransformNode.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.ExpressionNodes;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// A node in an <see cref="BindingExpression"/> which uses a function to transform its
+/// value.
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed class FuncTransformNode : ExpressionNode
+{
+    private readonly Func<object?, object?> _transform;
+
+    public FuncTransformNode(Func<object?, object?> transform)
+    {
+        _transform = transform;
+    }
+
+    public override void BuildString(StringBuilder builder)
+    {
+        // We don't have enough information to add anything here.
+    }
+
+    protected override void OnSourceChanged(object source, Exception? dataValidationError)
+    {
+        SetValue(_transform(source));
+    }
+}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/ExpressionNodes/IPropertyAccessorNode.cs

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+using Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.ExpressionNodes;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Indicates that a <see cref="ExpressionNode"/> accesses a property on an object.
+/// </summary>
+internal interface IPropertyAccessorNode
+{
+    string PropertyName { get; }
+    IPropertyAccessor? Accessor { get; }
+    void EnableDataValidation();
+}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/ExpressionNodes/ISettableNode.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.ExpressionNodes;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// An <see cref="ExpressionNode"/> that can write a value to its source.
+/// </summary>
+internal interface ISettableNode
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the type of the value accepted by the node, or null if the node is not settable.
+    /// </summary>
+    Type? ValueType { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Tries to write the specified value to the source.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="value">The value to write.</param>
+    /// <param name="nodes">The expression nodes in the binding.</param>
+    /// <returns>True if the value was written sucessfully; otherwise false.</returns>
+    bool WriteValueToSource(object? value, IReadOnlyList<ExpressionNode> nodes);
+}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/ExpressionNodes/LogicalAncestorElementNode.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Text;
+using Avalonia.LogicalTree;
+using Avalonia.Reactive;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.ExpressionNodes;
+
+internal sealed class LogicalAncestorElementNode : SourceNode
+{
+    private readonly Type? _ancestorType;
+    private readonly int _ancestorLevel;
+    private IDisposable? _subscription;
+
+    public LogicalAncestorElementNode(Type? ancestorType, int ancestorLevel)
+    {
+        _ancestorType = ancestorType;
+        _ancestorLevel = ancestorLevel;
+    }
+
+    public override void BuildString(StringBuilder builder)
+    {
+        builder.Append("$parent");
+
+        if (_ancestorLevel > 0 || _ancestorType is not null)
+        {
+            builder.Append('[');
+
+            if (_ancestorType is not null)
+            {
+                builder.Append(_ancestorType.Name);
+                if (_ancestorLevel > 0)
+                    builder.Append(',');
+            }
+
+            if (_ancestorLevel > 0)
+                builder.Append(_ancestorLevel);
+
+            builder.Append(']');
+        }
+    }
+
+    public override object? SelectSource(object? source, object target, object? anchor)
+    {
+        if (source != AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue)
+            throw new NotSupportedException(
+                "LogicalAncestorNode is invalid in conjunction with a binding source.");
+        if (target is ILogical)
+            return target;
+        if (anchor is ILogical)
+            return anchor;
+        throw new InvalidOperationException("Cannot find an ILogical to get a logical ancestor.");
+    }
+
+    public override bool ShouldLogErrors(object target)
+    {
+        return target is ILogical logical && logical.IsAttachedToLogicalTree;
+    }
+
+    protected override void OnSourceChanged(object source, Exception? dataValidationError)
+    {
+        if (source is ILogical logical)
+        {
+            var locator = ControlLocator.Track(logical, _ancestorLevel, _ancestorType);
+            _subscription = locator.Subscribe(TrackedControlChanged);
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected override void Unsubscribe(object oldSource)
+    {
+        _subscription?.Dispose();
+        _subscription = null;
+    }
+
+    private void TrackedControlChanged(ILogical? control)
+    {
+        if (control is not null)
+        {
+            SetValue(control);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            SetError("Ancestor not found.");
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/ExpressionNodes/LogicalNotNode.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.ExpressionNodes;
+
+internal sealed class LogicalNotNode : ExpressionNode, ISettableNode
+{
+    public override void BuildString(StringBuilder builder)
+    {
+        builder.Append("!");
+    }
+
+    public override void BuildString(StringBuilder builder, IReadOnlyList<ExpressionNode> nodes)
+    {
+        builder.Append("!");
+        if (Index > 0)
+            nodes[Index - 1].BuildString(builder, nodes);
+    }
+
+    public Type ValueType => typeof(bool);
+
+    public bool WriteValueToSource(object? value, IReadOnlyList<ExpressionNode> nodes)
+    {
+        if (Index > 0 && nodes[Index - 1] is ISettableNode previousNode && TryConvert(value, out var boolValue))
+            return previousNode.WriteValueToSource(!boolValue, nodes);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    protected override void OnSourceChanged(object source, Exception? dataValidationError)
+    {
+        var v = BindingNotification.ExtractValue(source);
+
+        if (TryConvert(v, out var value))
+        {
+            SetValue(BindingNotification.UpdateValue(source, !value), dataValidationError);
+        }
+        else
+            SetError($"Unable to convert '{source}' to bool.");
+    }
+
+    private static bool TryConvert(object? value, out bool result)
+    {
+        if (value is bool b)
+        {
+            result = b;
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (value is string s)
+        {
+            // Special case string for performance.
+            if (bool.TryParse(s, out result))
+                return true;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                result = Convert.ToBoolean(value, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+                return true;
+            }
+            catch { }
+        }
+
+        result = false;
+        return false;
+    }
+}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/ExpressionNodes/MethodCommandNode.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Windows.Input;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.ExpressionNodes;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// A node in an <see cref="BindingExpression"/> which converts methods to an
+/// <see cref="ICommand"/>.
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed class MethodCommandNode : ExpressionNode
+{
+    private readonly string _methodName;
+    private readonly Action<object, object?> _execute;
+    private readonly Func<object, object?, bool>? _canExecute;
+    private readonly ISet<string> _dependsOnProperties;
+    private Command? _command;
+
+    public MethodCommandNode(
+        string methodName,
+        Action<object, object?> execute,
+        Func<object, object?, bool>? canExecute,
+        ISet<string> dependsOnProperties)
+    {
+        _methodName = methodName;
+        _execute = execute;
+        _canExecute = canExecute;
+        _dependsOnProperties = dependsOnProperties;
+    }
+
+    public override void BuildString(StringBuilder builder)
+    {
+        if (builder.Length > 0 && builder[builder.Length - 1] != '!')
+            builder.Append('.');
+        builder.Append(_methodName);
+        builder.Append("()");
+    }
+
+    protected override void OnSourceChanged(object source, Exception? dataValidationError)
+    {
+        if (source is INotifyPropertyChanged newInpc)
+            newInpc.PropertyChanged += OnPropertyChanged;
+
+        _command = new Command(source, _execute, _canExecute);
+        SetValue(_command);
+    }
+
+    protected override void Unsubscribe(object oldSource)
+    {
+        if (oldSource is INotifyPropertyChanged oldInpc)
+            oldInpc.PropertyChanged -= OnPropertyChanged;
+    }
+
+    private void OnPropertyChanged(object? sender, PropertyChangedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(e.PropertyName) || _dependsOnProperties.Contains(e.PropertyName))
+        {
+            _command?.RaiseCanExecuteChanged();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private sealed class Command : ICommand
+    {
+        private readonly WeakReference<object?> _target;
+        private readonly Action<object, object?> _execute;
+        private readonly Func<object, object?, bool>? _canExecute;
+
+        public event EventHandler? CanExecuteChanged;
+
+        public Command(object? target, Action<object, object?> execute, Func<object, object?, bool>? canExecute)
+        {
+            _target = new(target);
+            _execute = execute;
+            _canExecute = canExecute;
+        }
+
+        public void RaiseCanExecuteChanged()
+        {
+            Threading.Dispatcher.UIThread.Post(() => CanExecuteChanged?.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty)
+               , Threading.DispatcherPriority.Input);
+        }
+
+        public bool CanExecute(object? parameter)
+        {
+            if (_target.TryGetTarget(out var target))
+            {
+                if (_canExecute == null)
+                {
+                    return true;
+                }
+                return _canExecute(target, parameter);
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        public void Execute(object? parameter)
+        {
+            if (_target.TryGetTarget(out var target))
+            {
+                _execute(target, parameter);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/ExpressionNodes/NamedElementNode.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Text;
+using Avalonia.Controls;
+using Avalonia.LogicalTree;
+using Avalonia.Reactive;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.ExpressionNodes;
+
+internal sealed class NamedElementNode : SourceNode
+{
+    private readonly WeakReference<INameScope?> _nameScope;
+    private readonly string _name;
+    private IDisposable? _subscription;
+
+    public NamedElementNode(INameScope? nameScope, string name)
+    {
+        _nameScope = new(nameScope);
+        _name = name;
+    }
+
+    public override void BuildString(StringBuilder builder)
+    {
+        builder.Append('#');
+        builder.Append(_name);
+    }
+
+    public override bool ShouldLogErrors(object target)
+    {
+        // We don't log errors when the target element isn't rooted.
+        return target is not ILogical logical || logical.IsAttachedToLogicalTree;
+    }
+
+    protected override void OnSourceChanged(object source, Exception? dataValidationError)
+    {
+        if (_nameScope.TryGetTarget(out var scope))
+            _subscription = NameScopeLocator.Track(scope, _name).Subscribe(SetValue);
+        else
+            SetError("NameScope not found.");
+    }
+
+    protected override void Unsubscribe(object oldSource)
+    {
+        _subscription?.Dispose();
+        _subscription = null;
+    }
+}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/ExpressionNodes/ParentDataContextNode.cs

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+using System;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.ExpressionNodes;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// A node in an <see cref="BindingExpression"/> which selects the value of the visual
+/// parent's DataContext.
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed class ParentDataContextNode : DataContextNodeBase
+{
+    private static readonly AvaloniaObject s_unset = new();
+    private AvaloniaObject? _parent = s_unset;
+
+    protected override void OnSourceChanged(object source, Exception? dataValidationError)
+    {
+        if (source is AvaloniaObject newElement)
+            newElement.PropertyChanged += OnPropertyChanged;
+
+        if (source is Visual v)
+            SetParent(v.GetValue(Visual.VisualParentProperty));
+        else
+            SetParent(null);
+    }
+
+    protected override void Unsubscribe(object oldSource)
+    {
+        if (oldSource is AvaloniaObject oldElement)
+            oldElement.PropertyChanged -= OnPropertyChanged;
+    }
+
+    private void SetParent(AvaloniaObject? parent)
+    {
+        if (parent == _parent)
+            return;
+
+        Unsubscribe();
+        _parent = parent;
+
+        if (_parent is IDataContextProvider)
+        {
+            _parent.PropertyChanged += OnParentPropertyChanged;
+            SetValue(_parent.GetValue(StyledElement.DataContextProperty));
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            SetValue(null);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void Unsubscribe()
+    {
+        if (_parent is not null)
+            _parent.PropertyChanged -= OnParentPropertyChanged;
+    }
+
+    private void OnPropertyChanged(object? sender, AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        if (e.Property == Visual.VisualParentProperty)
+            SetParent(e.NewValue as AvaloniaObject);
+    }
+
+    private void OnParentPropertyChanged(object? sender, AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        if (e.Property == StyledElement.DataContextProperty)
+            SetValue(e.NewValue);
+    }
+}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/ExpressionNodes/PropertyAccessorNode.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+using System.Text;
+using Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.ExpressionNodes;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// A node in the binding path of an <see cref="BindingExpression"/> that reads a property
+/// via a predefined <see cref="IPropertyAccessorPlugin"/>.
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed class PropertyAccessorNode : ExpressionNode, IPropertyAccessorNode, ISettableNode
+{
+    private readonly Action<object?> _onValueChanged;
+    private readonly IPropertyAccessorPlugin _plugin;
+    private IPropertyAccessor? _accessor;
+    private bool _enableDataValidation;
+
+    public PropertyAccessorNode(string propertyName, IPropertyAccessorPlugin plugin)
+    {
+        _plugin = plugin;
+        _onValueChanged = OnValueChanged;
+        PropertyName = propertyName;
+    }
+
+    public IPropertyAccessor? Accessor => _accessor;
+    public string PropertyName { get; }
+    public Type? ValueType => _accessor?.PropertyType;
+
+    public override void BuildString(StringBuilder builder)
+    {
+        if (builder.Length > 0 && builder[builder.Length - 1] != '!')
+            builder.Append('.');
+        builder.Append(PropertyName);
+    }
+
+    public void EnableDataValidation() => _enableDataValidation = true;
+
+    public bool WriteValueToSource(object? value, IReadOnlyList<ExpressionNode> nodes)
+    {
+        if (_accessor?.PropertyType is not null)
+        {
+            return _accessor.SetValue(value, BindingPriority.LocalValue);
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    [UnconditionalSuppressMessage("Trimming", "IL2026:Members annotated with 'RequiresUnreferencedCodeAttribute' require dynamic access otherwise can break functionality when trimming application code", Justification = "<Pending>")]
+    protected override void OnSourceChanged(object source, Exception? dataValidationError)
+    {
+        var reference = new WeakReference<object?>(source);
+
+        if (_plugin.Start(reference, PropertyName) is { } accessor)
+        {
+            if (_enableDataValidation)
+            {
+                foreach (var validator in BindingPlugins.s_dataValidators)
+                {
+                    if (validator.Match(reference, PropertyName))
+                        accessor = validator.Start(reference, PropertyName, accessor);
+                }
+            }
+
+            _accessor = accessor;
+            _accessor.Subscribe(_onValueChanged);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            ClearValue();
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected override void Unsubscribe(object oldSource)
+    {
+        _accessor?.Dispose();
+        _accessor = null;
+    }
+
+    private void OnValueChanged(object? newValue)
+    {
+        SetValue(newValue);
+    }
+}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/ExpressionNodes/Reflection/DynamicPluginPropertyAccessorNode.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+using System.Text;
+using Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.ExpressionNodes.Reflection;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// A node in the binding path of an <see cref="BindingExpression"/> that reads a property
+/// via an <see cref="IPropertyAccessorPlugin"/> selected at runtime from the registered
+/// <see cref="BindingPlugins.PropertyAccessors"/>.
+/// </summary>
+[RequiresUnreferencedCode(TrimmingMessages.ExpressionNodeRequiresUnreferencedCodeMessage)]
+internal sealed class DynamicPluginPropertyAccessorNode : ExpressionNode, IPropertyAccessorNode, ISettableNode
+{
+    private readonly Action<object?> _onValueChanged;
+    private IPropertyAccessor? _accessor;
+    private bool _enableDataValidation;
+
+    public DynamicPluginPropertyAccessorNode(string propertyName)
+    {
+        _onValueChanged = OnValueChanged;
+        PropertyName = propertyName;
+    }
+
+    public IPropertyAccessor? Accessor => _accessor;
+    public string PropertyName { get; }
+    public Type? ValueType => _accessor?.PropertyType;
+
+    override public void BuildString(StringBuilder builder)
+    {
+        if (builder.Length > 0 && builder[builder.Length - 1] != '!')
+            builder.Append('.');
+        builder.Append(PropertyName);
+    }
+
+    public void EnableDataValidation() => _enableDataValidation = true;
+
+    public bool WriteValueToSource(object? value, IReadOnlyList<ExpressionNode> nodes)
+    {
+        return _accessor?.SetValue(value, BindingPriority.LocalValue) ?? false;
+    }
+
+    protected override void OnSourceChanged(object source, Exception? dataValidationError)
+    {
+        var reference = new WeakReference<object?>(source);
+
+        if (GetPlugin(source) is { } plugin &&
+            plugin.Start(reference, PropertyName) is { } accessor)
+        {
+            if (_enableDataValidation)
+            {
+                foreach (var validator in BindingPlugins.s_dataValidators)
+                {
+                    if (validator.Match(reference, PropertyName))
+                        accessor = validator.Start(reference, PropertyName, accessor);
+                }
+            }
+
+            _accessor = accessor;
+            _accessor.Subscribe(_onValueChanged);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            SetError(
+                $"Could not find a matching property accessor for '{PropertyName}' on '{source.GetType()}'.");
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected override void Unsubscribe(object oldSource)
+    {
+        _accessor?.Dispose();
+        _accessor = null;
+    }
+
+    private void OnValueChanged(object? newValue)
+    {
+        SetValue(newValue);
+    }
+
+    private IPropertyAccessorPlugin? GetPlugin(object? source)
+    {
+        if (source is null)
+            return null;
+
+        foreach (var plugin in BindingPlugins.s_propertyAccessors)
+        {
+            if (plugin.Match(source, PropertyName))
+                return plugin;
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/ExpressionNodes/Reflection/DynamicPluginStreamNode.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+using System.Text;
+using Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins;
+using Avalonia.Reactive;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.ExpressionNodes.Reflection;
+
+[RequiresUnreferencedCode(TrimmingMessages.ExpressionNodeRequiresUnreferencedCodeMessage)]
+internal sealed class DynamicPluginStreamNode : ExpressionNode
+{
+    private IDisposable? _subscription;
+
+    override public void BuildString(StringBuilder builder)
+    {
+        builder.Append('^');
+    }
+
+    protected override void OnSourceChanged(object source, Exception? dataValidationError)
+    {
+        var reference = new WeakReference<object?>(source);
+
+        if (GetPlugin(reference) is { } plugin &&
+            plugin.Start(reference) is { } accessor)
+        {
+            _subscription = accessor.Subscribe(SetValue);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            SetValue(null);
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected override void Unsubscribe(object oldSource)
+    {
+        _subscription?.Dispose();
+        _subscription = null;
+    }
+
+    private static IStreamPlugin? GetPlugin(WeakReference<object?> source)
+    {
+        if (source is null)
+            return null;
+
+        foreach (var plugin in BindingPlugins.s_streamHandlers)
+        {
+            if (plugin.Match(source))
+                return plugin;
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/ExpressionNodes/Reflection/ExpressionTreeIndexerNode.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+using System.Linq.Expressions;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.ExpressionNodes.Reflection;
+
+[RequiresUnreferencedCode(TrimmingMessages.ExpressionNodeRequiresUnreferencedCodeMessage)]
+internal sealed class ExpressionTreeIndexerNode : CollectionNodeBase, ISettableNode
+{
+    private readonly ParameterExpression _parameter;
+    private readonly IndexExpression _expression;
+    private readonly Delegate _setDelegate;
+    private readonly Delegate _getDelegate;
+    private readonly Delegate _firstArgumentDelegate;
+
+    public ExpressionTreeIndexerNode(IndexExpression expression)
+    {
+        var valueParameter = Expression.Parameter(expression.Type);
+        _parameter = Expression.Parameter(expression.Object!.Type);
+        _expression = expression.Update(_parameter, expression.Arguments);
+        _getDelegate = Expression.Lambda(_expression, _parameter).Compile();
+        _setDelegate = Expression.Lambda(Expression.Assign(_expression, valueParameter), _parameter, valueParameter).Compile();
+        _firstArgumentDelegate = Expression.Lambda(_expression.Arguments[0], _parameter).Compile();
+    }
+
+    public Type? ValueType => _expression.Type;
+
+    public override void BuildString(StringBuilder builder)
+    {
+        builder.Append('[');
+        
+        for (var i = 1; i < _expression.Arguments.Count; ++i)
+        {
+            if (i > 1)
+                builder.Append(", ");
+            builder.Append(_expression.Arguments[i]);
+        }
+
+        builder.Append(_expression.Arguments[0]);
+        builder.Append(']');
+    }
+
+    public bool WriteValueToSource(object? value, IReadOnlyList<ExpressionNode> nodes)
+    {
+        if (Source is null)
+            return false;
+        _setDelegate.DynamicInvoke(Source, value);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    protected override bool ShouldUpdate(object? sender, PropertyChangedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        return _expression.Indexer == null || _expression.Indexer.Name == e.PropertyName;
+    }
+
+    protected override int? TryGetFirstArgumentAsInt()
+    {
+        var source = Source;
+        if (source is null)
+            return null;
+        return _firstArgumentDelegate.DynamicInvoke(source) as int?;
+    }
+
+    protected override void UpdateValue(object? source)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            if (source is not null)
+                SetValue(_getDelegate.DynamicInvoke(source));
+            else
+                SetValue(null);
+        }
+        catch (Exception e)
+        {
+            SetError(e);
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/ExpressionNodes/Reflection/ReflectionIndexerNode.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Collections;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Text;
+using Avalonia.Input;
+using Avalonia.Utilities;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.ExpressionNodes.Reflection;
+
+[RequiresUnreferencedCode(TrimmingMessages.ReflectionBindingRequiresUnreferencedCodeMessage)]
+internal sealed class ReflectionIndexerNode : CollectionNodeBase, ISettableNode
+{
+    private static readonly BindingFlags InstanceFlags = BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.DeclaredOnly;
+    private MethodInfo? _getter;
+    private MethodInfo? _setter;
+    private object?[]? _indexes;
+
+    public ReflectionIndexerNode(IList arguments)
+    {
+        Arguments = arguments;
+    }
+
+    public IList Arguments { get; }
+    public Type? ValueType => _getter?.ReturnType;
+
+    public override void BuildString(StringBuilder builder)
+    {
+        builder.Append('[');
+        for (var i = 0; i < Arguments.Count; i++)
+        {
+            builder.Append(Arguments[i]);
+            if (i != Arguments.Count - 1)
+                builder.Append(',');
+        }
+        builder.Append(']');
+    }
+
+    public bool WriteValueToSource(object? value, IReadOnlyList<ExpressionNode> nodes)
+    {
+        if (Source is null || _setter is null)
+            return false;
+
+        var args = new object?[_indexes!.Length + 1];
+        _indexes.CopyTo(args, 0);
+        args[_indexes.Length] = value;
+        _setter.Invoke(Source, args);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    protected override void OnSourceChanged(object source, Exception? dataValidationError)
+    {
+        _indexes = null;
+
+        if (GetIndexer(source.GetType(), out _getter, out _setter))
+        {
+            var parameters = _getter.GetParameters();
+            
+            if (parameters.Length != Arguments.Count)
+            {
+                SetError($"Wrong number of arguments for indexer: expected {parameters.Length}, got {Arguments.Count}.");
+                return;
+            }
+            
+            _indexes = ConvertIndexes(parameters, Arguments);
+            base.OnSourceChanged(source, dataValidationError);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            SetError($"Type '{source.GetType()}' does not have an indexer.");
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected override bool ShouldUpdate(object? sender, PropertyChangedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        if (sender is null || e.PropertyName is null)
+            return false;
+        var typeInfo = sender.GetType().GetTypeInfo();
+        return typeInfo.GetDeclaredProperty(e.PropertyName)?.GetIndexParameters().Any() ?? false;
+    }
+
+    protected override int? TryGetFirstArgumentAsInt()
+    {
+        if (TypeUtilities.TryConvert(typeof(int), Arguments[0], CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out var value))
+            return (int?)value;
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    protected override void UpdateValue(object? source)
+    {
+        if (_getter is not null && _indexes is not null)
+            SetValue(_getter.Invoke(source, _indexes));
+        else
+            ClearValue();
+    }
+
+    private static object?[] ConvertIndexes(ParameterInfo[] indexParameters, IList arguments)
+    {
+        var result = new List<object?>();
+
+        for (var i = 0; i < indexParameters.Length; i++)
+        {
+            var type = indexParameters[i].ParameterType;
+            var argument = arguments[i];
+
+            if (TypeUtilities.TryConvert(type, argument, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out var value))
+                result.Add(value);
+            else
+                throw new InvalidCastException(
+                    $"Could not convert list index '{i}' of type '{argument}' to '{type}'.");
+        }
+
+        return result.ToArray();
+    }
+
+    private static bool GetIndexer(Type? type, [NotNullWhen(true)] out MethodInfo? getter, out MethodInfo? setter)
+    {
+        getter = setter = null;
+
+        if (type is null)
+            return false;
+
+        if (type.IsArray)
+        {
+            getter = type.GetMethod("Get");
+            setter = type.GetMethod("Set");
+            return getter is not null;
+        }
+
+        for (; type != null; type = type.BaseType)
+        {
+            // check for the default indexer name first to make this faster.
+            // this will only be false when a class in vb has a custom indexer name.
+            if (type.GetProperty(CommonPropertyNames.IndexerName, InstanceFlags) is { } indexer)
+            {
+                getter = indexer.GetMethod;
+                setter = indexer.SetMethod;
+                return getter is not null;
+            }
+
+            foreach (var property in type.GetProperties(InstanceFlags))
+            {
+                if (property.GetIndexParameters().Length > 0)
+                {
+                    getter = property.GetMethod;
+                    setter = property.SetMethod;
+                    return getter is not null;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/ExpressionNodes/Reflection/ReflectionTypeCastNode.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.ExpressionNodes.Reflection;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// A node in an <see cref="BindingExpression"/> which casts a value using reflection.
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed class ReflectionTypeCastNode : ExpressionNode
+{
+    private readonly Type _targetType;
+
+    public ReflectionTypeCastNode(Type targetType) => _targetType = targetType;
+
+    public override void BuildString(StringBuilder builder)
+    {
+        builder.Append('(');
+        builder.Append(_targetType.Name);
+        builder.Append(')');
+    }
+
+    protected override void OnSourceChanged(object source, Exception? dataValidationError)
+    {
+        if (_targetType.IsInstanceOfType(source))
+            SetValue(source);
+        else
+            ClearValue();
+    }
+}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/ExpressionNodes/SourceNode.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.ExpressionNodes;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// A node in a binding expression which represents the source of the binding, e.g. DataContext,
+/// logical ancestor.
+/// </summary>
+internal abstract class SourceNode : ExpressionNode
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Selects the source for the binding expression based on the binding source, target and
+    /// anchor.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="source">The binding source.</param>
+    /// <param name="target">The binding target.</param>
+    /// <param name="anchor">The anchor.</param>
+    /// <returns>The source for the binding expression.</returns>
+    public virtual object? SelectSource(object? source, object target, object? anchor)
+    {
+        return source != AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue ? source : target;
+    }
+
+    public virtual bool ShouldLogErrors(object target)
+    {
+        return Value is not null;
+    }
+}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/ExpressionNodes/StreamNode.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+using System;
+using System.Text;
+using Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.ExpressionNodes;
+
+internal sealed class StreamNode : ExpressionNode, IObserver<object?>
+{
+    private IStreamPlugin _plugin;
+    private IDisposable? _subscription;
+
+    public StreamNode(IStreamPlugin plugin)
+    {
+        _plugin = plugin;
+    }
+
+    public override void BuildString(StringBuilder builder)
+    {
+        builder.Append('^');
+    }
+
+    void IObserver<object?>.OnCompleted() { }
+    void IObserver<object?>.OnError(Exception error) { }
+    void IObserver<object?>.OnNext(object? value) => SetValue(value);
+
+    protected override void OnSourceChanged(object source, Exception? dataValidationError)
+    {
+        if (_plugin.Start(new(source)) is { } accessor)
+        {
+            _subscription = accessor.Subscribe(this);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            ClearValue();
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected override void Unsubscribe(object oldSource)
+    {
+        _subscription?.Dispose();
+        _subscription = null;
+    }
+}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/ExpressionNodes/TemplatedParentNode.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.ExpressionNodes;
+
+internal sealed class TemplatedParentNode : SourceNode
+{
+    public override void BuildString(StringBuilder builder)
+    {         
+        builder.Append("$templatedParent");
+    }
+
+    public override object? SelectSource(object? source, object target, object? anchor)
+    {
+        if (source != AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue)
+            throw new NotSupportedException(
+                "TemplatedParentNode is invalid in conjunction with a binding source.");
+        if (target is StyledElement)
+            return target;
+        if (anchor is StyledElement)
+            return anchor;
+        throw new InvalidOperationException("Cannot find a StyledElement to get a TemplatedParent.");
+    }
+
+    protected override void OnSourceChanged(object source, Exception? dataValidationError)
+    {
+        if (source is StyledElement newElement)
+        {
+            newElement.PropertyChanged += OnPropertyChanged;
+            SetValue(newElement.TemplatedParent);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            SetError($"Unable to read TemplatedParent from '{source.GetType()}'.");
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected override void Unsubscribe(object oldSource)
+    {
+        if (oldSource is StyledElement oldElement)
+            oldElement.PropertyChanged -= OnPropertyChanged;
+    }
+
+    private void OnPropertyChanged(object? sender, AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        if (sender == Source && e.Property == StyledElement.TemplatedParentProperty)
+            SetValue(e.NewValue);
+    }
+}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/ExpressionNodes/VisualAncestorElementNode.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+using System;
+using System.Text;
+using Avalonia.Reactive;
+using Avalonia.VisualTree;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.ExpressionNodes;
+
+internal sealed class VisualAncestorElementNode : SourceNode
+{
+    private readonly Type? _ancestorType;
+    private readonly int _ancestorLevel;
+    private IDisposable? _subscription;
+
+    public VisualAncestorElementNode(Type? ancestorType, int ancestorLevel)
+    {
+        _ancestorType = ancestorType;
+        _ancestorLevel = ancestorLevel;
+    }
+
+    public override void BuildString(StringBuilder builder)
+    {
+        builder.Append("$visualParent");
+
+        if (_ancestorLevel > 0 || _ancestorType is not null)
+        {
+            builder.Append('[');
+
+            if (_ancestorType is not null)
+            {
+                builder.Append(_ancestorType.Name);
+                if (_ancestorLevel > 0)
+                    builder.Append(',');
+            }
+
+            if (_ancestorLevel > 0)
+                builder.Append(_ancestorLevel);
+
+            builder.Append(']');
+        }
+    }
+
+    public override object? SelectSource(object? source, object target, object? anchor)
+    {
+        if (source != AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue)
+            throw new NotSupportedException(
+                "VisualAncestorNode is invalid in conjunction with a binding source.");
+        if (target is Visual)
+            return target;
+        if (anchor is Visual)
+            return anchor;
+        throw new InvalidOperationException("Cannot find an ILogical to get a visual ancestor.");
+    }
+
+    public override bool ShouldLogErrors(object target)
+    {
+        return target is Visual visual && visual.IsAttachedToVisualTree;
+    }
+
+    protected override void OnSourceChanged(object source, Exception? dataValidationError)
+    {
+        if (source is Visual visual)
+        {
+            var locator = VisualLocator.Track(visual, _ancestorLevel, _ancestorType);
+            _subscription = locator.Subscribe(TrackedControlChanged);
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected override void Unsubscribe(object oldSource)
+    {
+        _subscription?.Dispose();
+        _subscription = null;
+    }
+
+
+    private void TrackedControlChanged(Visual? control)
+    {
+        if (control is not null)
+        {
+            SetValue(control);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            SetError("Ancestor not found.");
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/ExpressionObserver.cs

@@ -1,316 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
-using System.Linq.Expressions;
-using Avalonia.Data.Core.Parsers;
-using Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins;
-using Avalonia.Reactive;
-
-namespace Avalonia.Data.Core
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Observes and sets the value of an expression on an object.
-    /// </summary>
-    internal class ExpressionObserver : LightweightObservableBase<object?>, IDescription
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// An ordered collection of property accessor plugins that can be used to customize
-        /// the reading and subscription of property values on a type.
-        /// </summary>
-        public static readonly List<IPropertyAccessorPlugin> PropertyAccessors =
-            new List<IPropertyAccessorPlugin>
-            {
-                new AvaloniaPropertyAccessorPlugin(),
-                new MethodAccessorPlugin(),
-                new InpcPropertyAccessorPlugin(),
-            };
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// An ordered collection of validation checker plugins that can be used to customize
-        /// the validation of view model and model data.
-        /// </summary>
-        public static readonly List<IDataValidationPlugin> DataValidators =
-            new List<IDataValidationPlugin>
-            {
-                new DataAnnotationsValidationPlugin(),
-                new IndeiValidationPlugin(),
-                new ExceptionValidationPlugin(),
-            };
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// An ordered collection of stream plugins that can be used to customize the behavior
-        /// of the '^' stream binding operator.
-        /// </summary>
-        public static readonly List<IStreamPlugin> StreamHandlers =
-            new List<IStreamPlugin>
-            {
-                new TaskStreamPlugin(),
-                new ObservableStreamPlugin(),
-            };
-        private readonly ExpressionNode _node;
-        private readonly object? _root;
-        private readonly Func<object?>? _rootGetter;
-        private IDisposable? _rootSubscription;
-        private WeakReference<object?>? _value;
-        private IReadOnlyList<ITransformNode>? _transformNodes;
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ExpressionObserver"/> class.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="root">The root object.</param>
-        /// <param name="node">The expression.</param>
-        /// <param name="description">
-        /// A description of the expression.
-        /// </param>
-        public ExpressionObserver(
-            object? root,
-            ExpressionNode node,
-            string? description = null)
-        {
-            _node = node;
-            Description = description;
-            _root = new WeakReference<object?>(root == AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue ? null : root);
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ExpressionObserver"/> class.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="rootObservable">An observable which provides the root object.</param>
-        /// <param name="node">The expression.</param>
-        /// <param name="description">
-        /// A description of the expression.
-        /// </param>
-        public ExpressionObserver(
-            IObservable<object?> rootObservable,
-            ExpressionNode node,
-            string? description)
-        {
-            _ = rootObservable ??throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(rootObservable));
-            
-            _node = node;
-            Description = description;
-            _root = rootObservable;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ExpressionObserver"/> class.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="rootGetter">A function which gets the root object.</param>
-        /// <param name="node">The expression.</param>
-        /// <param name="update">An observable which triggers a re-read of the getter. Generic argument value is not used.</param>
-        /// <param name="description">
-        /// A description of the expression.
-        /// </param>
-        public ExpressionObserver(
-            Func<object?> rootGetter,
-            ExpressionNode node,
-            IObservable<ValueTuple> update,
-            string? description)
-        {
-            Description = description;
-            _rootGetter = rootGetter ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(rootGetter));
-            _node = node ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(node));
-            _root = update.Select(x => rootGetter());
-        }
-
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Creates a new instance of the <see cref="ExpressionObserver"/> class.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="root">The root object.</param>
-        /// <param name="expression">The expression.</param>
-        /// <param name="enableDataValidation">Whether or not to track data validation</param>
-        /// <param name="description">
-        /// A description of the expression. If null, <paramref name="expression"/>'s string representation will be used.
-        /// </param>
-        [UnconditionalSuppressMessage("Trimming", "IL2026", Justification = TrimmingMessages.ExpressionSafeSupressWarningMessage)]
-        public static ExpressionObserver Create<T, U>(
-            T? root,
-            Expression<Func<T, U>> expression,
-            bool enableDataValidation = false,
-            string? description = null)
-        {
-            return new ExpressionObserver(root, Parse(expression, enableDataValidation), description ?? expression.ToString());
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Creates a new instance of the <see cref="ExpressionObserver"/> class.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="rootObservable">An observable which provides the root object.</param>
-        /// <param name="expression">The expression.</param>
-        /// <param name="enableDataValidation">Whether or not to track data validation</param>
-        /// <param name="description">
-        /// A description of the expression. If null, <paramref name="expression"/>'s string representation will be used.
-        /// </param>
-        [UnconditionalSuppressMessage("Trimming", "IL2026", Justification = TrimmingMessages.ExpressionSafeSupressWarningMessage)]
-        public static ExpressionObserver Create<T, U>(
-            IObservable<T> rootObservable,
-            Expression<Func<T, U>> expression,
-            bool enableDataValidation = false,
-            string? description = null)
-        {
-            _ = rootObservable ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(rootObservable));
-
-            return new ExpressionObserver(
-                rootObservable.Select(o => (object?)o),
-                Parse(expression, enableDataValidation),
-                description ?? expression.ToString());
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Creates a new instance of the <see cref="ExpressionObserver"/> class.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="rootGetter">A function which gets the root object.</param>
-        /// <param name="expression">The expression.</param>
-        /// <param name="update">An observable which triggers a re-read of the getter. Generic argument value is not used.</param>
-        /// <param name="enableDataValidation">Whether or not to track data validation</param>
-        /// <param name="description">
-        /// A description of the expression. If null, <paramref name="expression"/>'s string representation will be used.
-        /// </param>
-        [UnconditionalSuppressMessage("Trimming", "IL2026", Justification = TrimmingMessages.ExpressionSafeSupressWarningMessage)]
-        public static ExpressionObserver Create<T, U>(
-            Func<T> rootGetter,
-            Expression<Func<T, U>> expression,
-            IObservable<ValueTuple> update,
-            bool enableDataValidation = false,
-            string? description = null)
-        {
-            _ = rootGetter ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(rootGetter));
-
-            return new ExpressionObserver(
-                () => rootGetter(),
-                Parse(expression, enableDataValidation),
-                update,
-                description ?? expression.ToString());
-        }
-
-        private IReadOnlyList<ITransformNode> GetTransformNodesFromChain()
-        {
-            LinkedList<ITransformNode> transforms = new LinkedList<ITransformNode>();
-            var node = _node;
-            while (node != null)
-            {
-                if (node is ITransformNode transform)
-                {
-                    transforms.AddFirst(transform);
-                }
-                node = node.Next;
-            }
-
-            return new List<ITransformNode>(transforms);
-        }
-
-        private IReadOnlyList<ITransformNode> TransformNodes => (_transformNodes ?? (_transformNodes = GetTransformNodesFromChain()));
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Attempts to set the value of a property expression.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="value">The value to set.</param>
-        /// <param name="priority">The binding priority to use.</param>
-        /// <returns>
-        /// True if the value could be set; false if the expression does not evaluate to a 
-        /// property. Note that the <see cref="ExpressionObserver"/> must be subscribed to
-        /// before setting the target value can work, as setting the value requires the
-        /// expression to be evaluated.
-        /// </returns>
-        public bool SetValue(object? value, BindingPriority priority = BindingPriority.LocalValue)
-        {
-            if (Leaf is SettableNode settable)
-            {
-                foreach (var transform in TransformNodes)
-                {
-                    value = transform.Transform(value);
-                    if (value is BindingNotification)
-                    {
-                        return false;
-                    }
-                }
-                return settable.SetTargetValue(value, priority);
-            }
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets a description of the expression being observed.
-        /// </summary>
-        public string? Description { get; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the expression being observed.
-        /// </summary>
-        public string? Expression { get; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the type of the expression result or null if the expression could not be 
-        /// evaluated.
-        /// </summary>
-        public Type? ResultType => (Leaf as SettableNode)?.PropertyType;
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the leaf node.
-        /// </summary>
-        private ExpressionNode Leaf
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                var node = _node;
-                while (node.Next != null) node = node.Next;
-                return node;
-            }
-        }
-
-        protected override void Initialize()
-        {
-            _value = null;
-            if (_rootGetter is not null)
-                _node.Target = new WeakReference<object?>(_rootGetter());
-            _node.Subscribe(ValueChanged);
-            StartRoot();
-        }
-
-        protected override void Deinitialize()
-        {
-            _rootSubscription?.Dispose();
-            _rootSubscription = null;
-            _node.Unsubscribe();
-        }
-
-        protected override void Subscribed(IObserver<object?> observer, bool first)
-        {
-            if (!first && _value != null && _value.TryGetTarget(out var value))
-            {
-                observer.OnNext(value);
-            }
-        }
-
-        [RequiresUnreferencedCode(TrimmingMessages.ExpressionNodeRequiresUnreferencedCodeMessage)]
-        private static ExpressionNode Parse(LambdaExpression expression, bool enableDataValidation)
-        {
-            return ExpressionTreeParser.Parse(expression, enableDataValidation);
-        }
-
-        private void StartRoot()
-        {
-            if (_root is IObservable<object> observable)
-            {
-                _rootSubscription = observable.Subscribe(
-                    new AnonymousObserver<object>(
-                        x => _node.Target = new WeakReference<object?>(x != AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue ? x : null),
-                        x => PublishCompleted(),
-                        PublishCompleted));
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                _node.Target = (WeakReference<object?>)_root!;
-            }
-        }
-
-        private void ValueChanged(object? value)
-        {
-            var broken = BindingNotification.ExtractError(value) as MarkupBindingChainException;
-            broken?.Commit(Description ?? "{empty}");
-            _value = new WeakReference<object?>(value);
-            PublishNext(value);
-        }
-    }
-}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/IBinding2.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+namespace Avalonia.Data.Core;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Internal interface for instancing bindings on an <see cref="AvaloniaObject"/>.
+/// </summary>
+/// <remarks>
+/// TODO12: The presence of this interface is a hack needed because we can't break our API until
+/// 12.0. The Instance method would ideally be located as an internal method on a BindingBase
+/// class, but we already have a BindingBase in 11.x which is not suitable for this as it contains
+/// extra members that are not needed on all of the binding types. The current BindingBase should
+/// be renamed to something like BindingMarkupExtensionBase and a new BindingBase created with the
+/// Instance method from this interface. This interface should then be removed.
+/// </remarks>
+internal interface IBinding2 : IBinding
+{
+    BindingExpressionBase Instance(
+        AvaloniaObject target,
+        AvaloniaProperty targetProperty,
+        object? anchor);
+}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/IBindingExpressionSink.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+namespace Avalonia.Data.Core;
+
+internal interface IBindingExpressionSink
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Called when an <see cref="UntypedBindingExpressionBase"/>'s value or error state
+    /// changes.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="instance">The binding expression.</param>
+    /// <param name="hasValueChanged">
+    /// Indicates whether <paramref name="value"/> represents a new value produced by the binding.
+    /// </param>
+    /// <param name="hasErrorChanged">
+    /// Indicates whether <paramref name="error"/> represents a new error produced by the binding.
+    /// </param>
+    /// <param name="value">
+    /// The new binding value; if <paramref name="hasValueChanged"/> is true.
+    /// </param>
+    /// <param name="error">
+    /// The new binding error; if <paramref name="hasErrorChanged"/> is true.
+    /// </param>
+    void OnChanged(
+        UntypedBindingExpressionBase instance,
+        bool hasValueChanged,
+        bool hasErrorChanged,
+        object? value,
+        BindingError? error);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Called when an <see cref="UntypedBindingExpressionBase"/> completes.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="instance">The binding expression.</param>
+    void OnCompleted(UntypedBindingExpressionBase instance);
+}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/ITransformNode.cs

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-namespace Avalonia.Data.Core
-{
-    interface ITransformNode
-    {
-        object? Transform(object? value);
-    }
-}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/IndexerBindingExpression.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Data.Core;
+
+internal class IndexerBindingExpression : UntypedBindingExpressionBase
+{
+    private readonly AvaloniaObject _source;
+    private readonly AvaloniaProperty _sourceProperty;
+    private readonly AvaloniaObject _target;
+    private readonly AvaloniaProperty? _targetProperty;
+    private readonly BindingMode _mode;
+
+    public IndexerBindingExpression(
+        AvaloniaObject source,
+        AvaloniaProperty sourceProperty,
+        AvaloniaObject target,
+        AvaloniaProperty? targetProperty,
+        BindingMode mode)
+        : base(BindingPriority.LocalValue)
+    {
+        _source = source;
+        _sourceProperty = sourceProperty;
+        _target = target;
+        _targetProperty = targetProperty;
+        _mode = mode;
+    }
+
+    public override string Description => $"IndexerBinding {_sourceProperty})";
+
+    internal override bool WriteValueToSource(object? value)
+    {
+        _source.SetValue(_sourceProperty, value);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    protected override void StartCore()
+    {
+        if (_mode is BindingMode.TwoWay or BindingMode.OneWayToSource && _targetProperty is not null)
+            _target.PropertyChanged += OnTargetPropertyChanged;
+
+        if (_mode is not BindingMode.OneWayToSource)
+        {
+            _source.PropertyChanged += OnSourcePropertyChanged;
+            PublishValue(_source.GetValue(_sourceProperty));
+        }
+
+        if (_mode is BindingMode.OneTime)
+            Stop();
+    }
+
+    protected override void StopCore()
+    {
+        _source.PropertyChanged -= OnSourcePropertyChanged;
+        _target.PropertyChanged -= OnTargetPropertyChanged;
+    }
+
+    private void OnSourcePropertyChanged(object? sender, AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        if (e.Property == _sourceProperty)
+            PublishValue(_source.GetValue(_sourceProperty));
+    }
+
+    private void OnTargetPropertyChanged(object? sender, AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        if (e.Property == _targetProperty)
+            WriteValueToSource(e.NewValue);
+    }
+}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/IndexerExpressionNode.cs

@@ -1,76 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.ComponentModel;
-using System.Linq.Expressions;
-using System.Reflection;
-
-namespace Avalonia.Data.Core
-{
-    class IndexerExpressionNode : IndexerNodeBase
-    {
-        private readonly ParameterExpression _parameter;
-        private readonly IndexExpression _expression;
-        private readonly Delegate _setDelegate;
-        private readonly Delegate _getDelegate;
-        private readonly Delegate _firstArgumentDelegate;
-
-        public IndexerExpressionNode(IndexExpression expression)
-        {
-            _parameter = Expression.Parameter(expression.Object!.Type);
-            _expression = expression.Update(_parameter, expression.Arguments);
-
-            _getDelegate = Expression.Lambda(_expression, _parameter).Compile();
-
-            var valueParameter = Expression.Parameter(expression.Type);
-
-            _setDelegate = Expression.Lambda(Expression.Assign(_expression, valueParameter), _parameter, valueParameter).Compile();
-
-            _firstArgumentDelegate = Expression.Lambda(_expression.Arguments[0], _parameter).Compile();
-        }
-
-        public override Type PropertyType => _expression.Type;
-
-        public override string Description => _expression.ToString();
-
-        protected override bool SetTargetValueCore(object? value, BindingPriority priority)
-        {
-            try
-            {
-                Target.TryGetTarget(out var target);
-
-                _setDelegate.DynamicInvoke(target, value);
-                return true;
-            }
-            catch (Exception)
-            {
-                return false;
-            }
-        }
-
-        protected override object? GetValue(object? target)
-        {
-            try
-            {
-                return _getDelegate.DynamicInvoke(target);
-            }
-            catch (TargetInvocationException e) when (e.InnerException is ArgumentOutOfRangeException
-                                                        || e.InnerException is IndexOutOfRangeException
-                                                        || e.InnerException is KeyNotFoundException)
-            {
-                return AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue;
-            }
-        }
-
-        protected override bool ShouldUpdate(object? sender, PropertyChangedEventArgs e)
-        {
-            return _expression.Indexer == null || _expression.Indexer.Name == e.PropertyName;
-        }
-
-        protected override int? TryGetFirstArgumentAsInt()
-        {
-            Target.TryGetTarget(out var target);
-
-            return _firstArgumentDelegate.DynamicInvoke(target) as int?;
-        } 
-    }
-}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/IndexerNodeBase.cs

@@ -1,102 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections;
-using System.Collections.Specialized;
-using System.ComponentModel;
-using Avalonia.Reactive;
-using Avalonia.Utilities;
-
-namespace Avalonia.Data.Core
-{
-    internal abstract class IndexerNodeBase : SettableNode,
-        IWeakEventSubscriber<NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs>,
-        IWeakEventSubscriber<PropertyChangedEventArgs>
-    {
-        protected override void StartListeningCore(WeakReference<object?> reference)
-        {
-            reference.TryGetTarget(out var target);
-
-            if (target is INotifyCollectionChanged incc)
-            {
-                WeakEvents.CollectionChanged.Subscribe(incc, this);
-            }
-
-            if (target is INotifyPropertyChanged inpc)
-            {
-                WeakEvents.ThreadSafePropertyChanged.Subscribe(inpc, this);
-            }
-            
-            ValueChanged(GetValue(target));
-        }
-
-        protected override void StopListeningCore()
-        {
-            if (Target.TryGetTarget(out var target))
-            {
-                if (target is INotifyCollectionChanged incc)
-                {
-                    WeakEvents.CollectionChanged.Unsubscribe(incc, this);
-                }
-
-                if (target is INotifyPropertyChanged inpc)
-                {
-                    WeakEvents.ThreadSafePropertyChanged.Unsubscribe(inpc, this);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        protected abstract object? GetValue(object? target);
-
-        protected abstract int? TryGetFirstArgumentAsInt();
-
-        private bool ShouldUpdate(object? sender, NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs e)
-        {
-            if (sender is IList)
-            {
-                var index = TryGetFirstArgumentAsInt();
-
-                if (index == null)
-                {
-                    return false;
-                }
-
-                switch (e.Action)
-                {
-                    case NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Add:
-                        return index >= e.NewStartingIndex;
-                    case NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Remove:
-                        return index >= e.OldStartingIndex;
-                    case NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Replace:
-                        return index >= e.NewStartingIndex &&
-                               index < e.NewStartingIndex + e.NewItems!.Count;
-                    case NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Move:
-                        return (index >= e.NewStartingIndex &&
-                                index < e.NewStartingIndex + e.NewItems!.Count) ||
-                               (index >= e.OldStartingIndex &&
-                                index < e.OldStartingIndex + e.OldItems!.Count);
-                    case NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Reset:
-                        return true;
-                }
-            }
-
-            return true; // Implementation defined meaning for the index, so just try to update anyway
-        }
-
-        protected abstract bool ShouldUpdate(object? sender, PropertyChangedEventArgs e);
-
-        void IWeakEventSubscriber<NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs>.OnEvent(object? sender, WeakEvent ev, NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs e)
-        {
-            if (ShouldUpdate(sender, e))
-            {
-                ValueChanged(GetValue(sender));
-            }
-        }
-
-        void IWeakEventSubscriber<PropertyChangedEventArgs>.OnEvent(object? sender, WeakEvent ev, PropertyChangedEventArgs e)
-        {
-            if (ShouldUpdate(sender, e))
-            {
-                ValueChanged(GetValue(sender));
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/LogicalNotNode.cs

@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Globalization;
-
-namespace Avalonia.Data.Core
-{
-    internal class LogicalNotNode : ExpressionNode, ITransformNode
-    {
-        public override string Description => "!";
-
-        protected override void NextValueChanged(object? value)
-        {
-            base.NextValueChanged(Negate(value));
-        }
-
-        private static object Negate(object? value)
-        {
-            var notification = value as BindingNotification;
-            var v = BindingNotification.ExtractValue(value);
-
-            BindingNotification GenerateError(Exception e)
-            {
-                notification ??= new BindingNotification(AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue);
-                notification.AddError(e, BindingErrorType.Error);
-                notification.ClearValue();
-                return notification;
-            }
-
-            if (v != AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue)
-            {
-                var s = v as string;
-
-                if (s != null)
-                {
-                    bool result;
-
-                    if (bool.TryParse(s, out result))
-                    {
-                        return !result;
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        return GenerateError(new InvalidCastException($"Unable to convert '{s}' to bool."));
-                    }
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    try
-                    {
-                        var boolean = Convert.ToBoolean(v, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
-
-                        if (notification is object)
-                        {
-                            notification.SetValue(!boolean);
-                            return notification;
-                        }
-                        else
-                        {
-                            return !boolean;
-                        }
-                    }
-                    catch (InvalidCastException)
-                    {
-                        // The error message here is "Unable to cast object of type 'System.Object'
-                        // to type 'System.IConvertible'" which is kinda useless so provide our own.
-                        return GenerateError(new InvalidCastException($"Unable to convert '{v}' to bool."));
-                    }
-                    catch (Exception e)
-                    {
-                        return GenerateError(e);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            return notification ?? AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue;
-        }
-
-        public object? Transform(object? value)
-        {
-            if (value is null)
-                return null;
-
-            var originalType = value.GetType();
-            var negated = Negate(value);
-            if (negated is BindingNotification)
-            {
-                return negated;
-            }
-            return Convert.ChangeType(negated, originalType);
-        }
-    }
-}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/MarkupBindingChainException.cs

@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-
-namespace Avalonia.Data.Core
-{
-    internal class MarkupBindingChainException : BindingChainException
-    {
-        private IList<string>? _nodes = new List<string>();
-
-        public MarkupBindingChainException(string message)
-            : base(message)
-        {
-        }
-
-        public MarkupBindingChainException(string message, string node)
-            : base(message)
-        {
-            AddNode(node);
-        }
-
-        public MarkupBindingChainException(string message, string expression, string expressionNullPoint)
-            : base(message, expression, expressionNullPoint)
-        {
-            _nodes = null;
-        }
-
-        public bool HasNodes => _nodes?.Count > 0;
-        public void AddNode(string node) => _nodes?.Add(node);
-
-        public void Commit(string expression)
-        {
-            Expression = expression;
-            ExpressionErrorPoint = _nodes != null ?
-                string.Join(".", _nodes.Reverse())
-                    .Replace(".!", "!")
-                    .Replace(".[", "[")
-                    .Replace(".^", "^") :
-                string.Empty;
-            _nodes = null;
-        }
-    }
-}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/Parsers/BindingExpressionVisitor.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,232 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Linq.Expressions;
+using System.Reflection;
+using Avalonia.Data.Core.ExpressionNodes;
+using Avalonia.Data.Core.ExpressionNodes.Reflection;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.Parsers;
+
+[RequiresUnreferencedCode(TrimmingMessages.ExpressionNodeRequiresUnreferencedCodeMessage)]
+internal class BindingExpressionVisitor<TIn> : ExpressionVisitor
+{
+    private static readonly PropertyInfo AvaloniaObjectIndexer;
+    private static readonly MethodInfo CreateDelegateMethod;
+    private static readonly string IndexerGetterName = "get_Item";
+    private const string MultiDimensionalArrayGetterMethodName = "Get";
+    private readonly bool _enableDataValidation;
+    private readonly LambdaExpression _rootExpression;
+    private readonly List<ExpressionNode> _nodes = new();
+    private Expression? _head;
+
+    public BindingExpressionVisitor(LambdaExpression expression, bool enableDataValidation)
+    {
+        _rootExpression = expression;
+        _enableDataValidation = enableDataValidation;
+    }
+
+    static BindingExpressionVisitor()
+    {
+        AvaloniaObjectIndexer = typeof(AvaloniaObject).GetProperty("Item", new[] { typeof(AvaloniaProperty) })!;
+        CreateDelegateMethod = typeof(MethodInfo).GetMethod("CreateDelegate", new[] { typeof(Type), typeof(object) })!;
+    }
+
+    public static List<ExpressionNode> BuildNodes<TOut>(Expression<Func<TIn, TOut>> expression, bool enableDataValidation)
+    {
+        var visitor = new BindingExpressionVisitor<TIn>(expression, enableDataValidation);
+        visitor.Visit(expression);
+        return visitor._nodes;
+    }
+
+    protected override Expression VisitBinary(BinaryExpression node)
+    {
+        // Indexers require more work since the compiler doesn't generate IndexExpressions:
+        // they weren't in System.Linq.Expressions v1 and so must be generated manually.
+        if (node.NodeType == ExpressionType.ArrayIndex)
+            return Visit(Expression.MakeIndex(node.Left, null, new[] { node.Right }));
+
+        throw new ExpressionParseException(0, $"Invalid expression type in binding expression: {node.NodeType}.");
+    }
+
+    protected override Expression VisitIndex(IndexExpression node)
+    {
+        if (node.Indexer == AvaloniaObjectIndexer)
+        {
+            var property = GetValue<AvaloniaProperty>(node.Arguments[0]);
+            return Add(node.Object, node, new AvaloniaPropertyAccessorNode(property));
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            return Add(node.Object, node, new ExpressionTreeIndexerNode(node));
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected override Expression VisitMember(MemberExpression node)
+    {
+        switch (node.Member.MemberType)
+        {
+            case MemberTypes.Property:
+                return Add(node.Expression, node, new DynamicPluginPropertyAccessorNode(node.Member.Name));
+            default:
+                throw new ExpressionParseException(0, $"Invalid expression type in binding expression: {node.NodeType}.");
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected override Expression VisitMethodCall(MethodCallExpression node)
+    {
+        var method = node.Method;
+
+        if (method.Name == IndexerGetterName && node.Object is not null)
+        {
+            var property = TryGetPropertyFromMethod(method);
+            return Visit(Expression.MakeIndex(node.Object, property, node.Arguments));
+        }
+        else if (method.Name == MultiDimensionalArrayGetterMethodName &&
+                 node.Object is not null)
+        {
+            var expression = Expression.MakeIndex(node.Object, null, node.Arguments);
+            return Add(node.Object, node, new ExpressionTreeIndexerNode(expression));
+        }
+        else if (method.Name.StartsWith(StreamBindingExtensions.StreamBindingName) &&
+                 method.DeclaringType == typeof(StreamBindingExtensions))
+        {
+            var instance = node.Method.IsStatic ? node.Arguments[0] : node.Object;
+            Add(instance, node, new DynamicPluginStreamNode());
+            return node;
+        }
+        else if (method == CreateDelegateMethod)
+        {
+            var accessor = new DynamicPluginPropertyAccessorNode(GetValue<MethodInfo>(node.Object!).Name);
+            return Add(node.Arguments[1], node, accessor);
+        }
+
+        throw new ExpressionParseException(0, $"Invalid method call in binding expression: '{node.Method.DeclaringType}.{node.Method.Name}'.");
+    }
+
+    protected override Expression VisitParameter(ParameterExpression node)
+    {
+        if (node == _rootExpression.Parameters[0] && _head is null)
+            _head = node;
+        return base.VisitParameter(node);
+    }
+    
+    protected override Expression VisitUnary(UnaryExpression node)
+    {
+        if (node.NodeType == ExpressionType.Not && node.Type == typeof(bool))
+        {
+            return Add(node.Operand, node, new LogicalNotNode());
+        }
+        else if (node.NodeType == ExpressionType.Convert)
+        {
+            if (node.Operand.Type.IsAssignableFrom(node.Type))
+            {
+                // Ignore inheritance casts 
+                return _head = base.VisitUnary(node);
+            }
+        }
+        else if (node.NodeType == ExpressionType.TypeAs)
+        {
+            // Ignore as operator.
+            return _head = base.VisitUnary(node);
+        }
+
+        throw new ExpressionParseException(0, $"Invalid expression type in binding expression: {node.NodeType}.");
+    }
+
+    protected override Expression VisitBlock(BlockExpression node)
+    {
+        throw new ExpressionParseException(0, $"Invalid expression type in binding expression: {node.NodeType}.");
+    }
+
+    protected override CatchBlock VisitCatchBlock(CatchBlock node)
+    {
+        throw new ExpressionParseException(0, $"Catch blocks are not allowed in binding expressions.");
+    }
+
+    protected override Expression VisitConditional(ConditionalExpression node)
+    {
+        throw new ExpressionParseException(0, $"Invalid expression type in binding expression: {node.NodeType}.");
+    }
+
+    protected override Expression VisitDynamic(DynamicExpression node)
+    {
+        throw new ExpressionParseException(0, $"Dynamic expressions are not allowed in binding expressions.");
+    }
+
+    protected override ElementInit VisitElementInit(ElementInit node)
+    {
+        throw new ExpressionParseException(0, $"Element init expressions are not valid in a binding expression.");
+    }
+
+    protected override Expression VisitGoto(GotoExpression node)
+    {
+        throw new ExpressionParseException(0, $"Goto expressions not supported in binding expressions.");
+    }
+
+    protected override Expression VisitInvocation(InvocationExpression node)
+    {
+        throw new ExpressionParseException(0, $"Invalid expression type in binding expression: {node.NodeType}.");
+    }
+
+    protected override Expression VisitLabel(LabelExpression node)
+    {
+        throw new ExpressionParseException(0, $"Invalid expression type in binding expression: {node.NodeType}.");
+    }
+
+    protected override Expression VisitListInit(ListInitExpression node)
+    {
+        throw new ExpressionParseException(0, $"Invalid expression type in binding expression: {node.NodeType}.");
+    }
+
+    protected override Expression VisitLoop(LoopExpression node)
+    {
+        throw new ExpressionParseException(0, $"Invalid expression type in binding expression: {node.NodeType}.");
+    }
+
+    protected override MemberAssignment VisitMemberAssignment(MemberAssignment node)
+    {
+        throw new ExpressionParseException(0, $"Member assignments not supported in binding expressions.");
+    }
+
+    protected override Expression VisitSwitch(SwitchExpression node)
+    {
+        throw new ExpressionParseException(0, $"Invalid expression type in binding expression: {node.NodeType}.");
+    }
+
+    protected override Expression VisitTry(TryExpression node)
+    {
+        throw new ExpressionParseException(0, $"Invalid expression type in binding expression: {node.NodeType}.");
+    }
+
+    protected override Expression VisitTypeBinary(TypeBinaryExpression node)
+    {
+        throw new ExpressionParseException(0, $"Invalid expression type in binding expression: {node.NodeType}.");
+    }
+
+    private Expression Add(Expression? instance, Expression expression, ExpressionNode node)
+    {
+        var visited = Visit(instance);
+        if (visited != _head)
+            throw new ExpressionParseException(
+                0, 
+                $"Unable to parse '{expression}': expected an instance of '{_head}' but got '{visited}'.");
+        _nodes.Add(node);
+        return _head = expression;
+    }
+
+    private static T GetValue<T>(Expression expr)
+    {
+        if (expr is ConstantExpression constant)
+            return (T)constant.Value!;
+        return Expression.Lambda<Func<T>>(expr).Compile(preferInterpretation: true)();
+    }
+
+    private static PropertyInfo? TryGetPropertyFromMethod(MethodInfo method)
+    {
+        var type = method.DeclaringType;
+        return type?.GetRuntimeProperties().FirstOrDefault(prop => prop.GetMethod == method);
+    }
+}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/Parsers/ExpressionTreeParser.cs

@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Linq.Expressions;
-
-namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.Parsers
-{
-    static class ExpressionTreeParser
-    {
-        [RequiresUnreferencedCode(TrimmingMessages.ExpressionNodeRequiresUnreferencedCodeMessage)]
-        public static ExpressionNode Parse(Expression expr, bool enableDataValidation)
-        {
-            var visitor = new ExpressionVisitorNodeBuilder(enableDataValidation);
-
-            visitor.Visit(expr);
-
-            var nodes = visitor.Nodes;
-
-            for (int n = 0; n < nodes.Count - 1; ++n)
-            {
-                nodes[n].Next = nodes[n + 1];
-            }
-
-            return nodes.FirstOrDefault() ?? new EmptyExpressionNode();
-        }
-    }
-}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/Parsers/ExpressionVisitorNodeBuilder.cs

@@ -1,219 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Linq.Expressions;
-using System.Reflection;
-
-namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.Parsers
-{
-    [RequiresUnreferencedCode(TrimmingMessages.ExpressionNodeRequiresUnreferencedCodeMessage)]
-    class ExpressionVisitorNodeBuilder : ExpressionVisitor
-    {
-        private const string MultiDimensionalArrayGetterMethodName = "Get";
-        private static readonly PropertyInfo AvaloniaObjectIndexer;
-        private static readonly MethodInfo CreateDelegateMethod;
-
-        private readonly bool _enableDataValidation;
-
-        static ExpressionVisitorNodeBuilder()
-        {
-            AvaloniaObjectIndexer = typeof(AvaloniaObject).GetProperty("Item", new[] { typeof(AvaloniaProperty) })!;
-            CreateDelegateMethod = typeof(MethodInfo).GetMethod("CreateDelegate", new[] { typeof(Type), typeof(object) })!;
-        }
-
-        public List<ExpressionNode> Nodes { get; }
-
-        public ExpressionVisitorNodeBuilder(bool enableDataValidation)
-        {
-            _enableDataValidation = enableDataValidation;
-            Nodes = new List<ExpressionNode>();
-        }
-
-        protected override Expression VisitUnary(UnaryExpression node)
-        {
-            if (node.NodeType == ExpressionType.Not && node.Type == typeof(bool))
-            {
-                Nodes.Add(new LogicalNotNode());
-            }
-            else if (node.NodeType == ExpressionType.Convert)
-            {
-                if (node.Operand.Type.IsAssignableFrom(node.Type))
-                {
-                    // Ignore inheritance casts 
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    throw new ExpressionParseException(0, $"Cannot parse non-inheritance casts in a binding expression.");
-                }
-            }
-            else if (node.NodeType == ExpressionType.TypeAs)
-            {
-                // Ignore as operator.
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                throw new ExpressionParseException(0, $"Unable to parse unary operator {node.NodeType} in a binding expression");
-            }
-
-            return base.VisitUnary(node);
-        }
-
-        protected override Expression VisitMember(MemberExpression node)
-        {
-            var visited = base.VisitMember(node);
-            Nodes.Add(new PropertyAccessorNode(node.Member.Name, _enableDataValidation));
-            return visited;
-        }
-
-        protected override Expression VisitIndex(IndexExpression node)
-        {
-            Visit(node.Object);
-
-            if (node.Indexer == AvaloniaObjectIndexer)
-            {
-                var property = GetArgumentExpressionValue<AvaloniaProperty>(node.Arguments[0]);
-                Nodes.Add(new AvaloniaPropertyAccessorNode(property, _enableDataValidation));
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                Nodes.Add(new IndexerExpressionNode(node));
-            }
-
-            return node;
-        }
-
-        private static T GetArgumentExpressionValue<T>(Expression expr)
-        {
-            try
-            {
-                return Expression.Lambda<Func<T>>(expr).Compile(preferInterpretation: true)();
-            }
-            catch (InvalidOperationException ex)
-            {
-                throw new ExpressionParseException(0, "Unable to parse indexer value.", ex);
-            }
-        }
-
-        protected override Expression VisitBinary(BinaryExpression node)
-        {
-            if (node.NodeType == ExpressionType.ArrayIndex)
-            {
-                return Visit(Expression.MakeIndex(node.Left, null, new[] { node.Right }));
-            }
-            throw new ExpressionParseException(0, $"Invalid expression type in binding expression: {node.NodeType}.");
-        }
-
-        protected override Expression VisitBlock(BlockExpression node)
-        {
-            throw new ExpressionParseException(0, $"Invalid expression type in binding expression: {node.NodeType}.");
-        }
-
-        protected override CatchBlock VisitCatchBlock(CatchBlock node)
-        {
-            throw new ExpressionParseException(0, $"Catch blocks are not allowed in binding expressions.");
-        }
-
-        protected override Expression VisitConditional(ConditionalExpression node)
-        {
-            throw new ExpressionParseException(0, $"Invalid expression type in binding expression: {node.NodeType}.");
-        }
-
-        protected override Expression VisitDynamic(DynamicExpression node)
-        {
-            throw new ExpressionParseException(0, $"Dynamic expressions are not allowed in binding expressions.");
-        }
-
-        protected override ElementInit VisitElementInit(ElementInit node)
-        {
-            throw new ExpressionParseException(0, $"Element init expressions are not valid in a binding expression.");
-        }
-
-        protected override Expression VisitGoto(GotoExpression node)
-        {
-            throw new ExpressionParseException(0, $"Goto expressions not supported in binding expressions.");
-        }
-
-        protected override Expression VisitInvocation(InvocationExpression node)
-        {
-            throw new ExpressionParseException(0, $"Invalid expression type in binding expression: {node.NodeType}.");
-        }
-
-        protected override Expression VisitLabel(LabelExpression node)
-        {
-            throw new ExpressionParseException(0, $"Invalid expression type in binding expression: {node.NodeType}.");
-        }
-
-        protected override Expression VisitListInit(ListInitExpression node)
-        {
-            throw new ExpressionParseException(0, $"Invalid expression type in binding expression: {node.NodeType}.");
-        }
-
-        protected override Expression VisitLoop(LoopExpression node)
-        {
-            throw new ExpressionParseException(0, $"Invalid expression type in binding expression: {node.NodeType}.");
-        }
-
-        protected override MemberAssignment VisitMemberAssignment(MemberAssignment node)
-        {
-            throw new ExpressionParseException(0, $"Member assignments not supported in binding expressions.");
-        }
-
-        protected override Expression VisitMethodCall(MethodCallExpression node)
-        {
-            if (node.Method == CreateDelegateMethod)
-            {
-                var visited = Visit(node.Arguments[1]);
-                Nodes.Add(new PropertyAccessorNode(GetArgumentExpressionValue<MethodInfo>(node.Object!).Name, _enableDataValidation));
-                return node;
-            }
-            else if (node.Method.Name == StreamBindingExtensions.StreamBindingName || node.Method.Name.StartsWith(StreamBindingExtensions.StreamBindingName + '`'))
-            {
-                if (node.Method.IsStatic)
-                {
-                    Visit(node.Arguments[0]);
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    Visit(node.Object);
-                }
-                Nodes.Add(new StreamNode());
-                return node;
-            }
-
-            var property = TryGetPropertyFromMethod(node.Method);
-
-            if (property != null)
-            {
-                return Visit(Expression.MakeIndex(node.Object!, property, node.Arguments));
-            }
-            else if (node.Object!.Type.IsArray && node.Method.Name == MultiDimensionalArrayGetterMethodName)
-            {
-                return Visit(Expression.MakeIndex(node.Object, null, node.Arguments));
-            }
-
-            throw new ExpressionParseException(0, $"Invalid method call in binding expression: '{node.Method.DeclaringType!.AssemblyQualifiedName}.{node.Method.Name}'.");
-        }
-
-        private static PropertyInfo? TryGetPropertyFromMethod(MethodInfo method)
-        {
-            var type = method.DeclaringType;
-            return type?.GetRuntimeProperties().FirstOrDefault(prop => prop.GetMethod == method);
-        }
-
-        protected override Expression VisitSwitch(SwitchExpression node)
-        {
-            throw new ExpressionParseException(0, $"Invalid expression type in binding expression: {node.NodeType}.");
-        }
-
-        protected override Expression VisitTry(TryExpression node)
-        {
-            throw new ExpressionParseException(0, $"Invalid expression type in binding expression: {node.NodeType}.");
-        }
-
-        protected override Expression VisitTypeBinary(TypeBinaryExpression node)
-        {
-            throw new ExpressionParseException(0, $"Invalid expression type in binding expression: {node.NodeType}.");
-        }
-    }
-}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/Plugins/AvaloniaPropertyAccessorPlugin.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 using System;
-using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
-using System.Runtime.ExceptionServices;
 using Avalonia.Utilities;
 
 namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins
@@ -11,7 +9,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins
     internal class AvaloniaPropertyAccessorPlugin : IPropertyAccessorPlugin
     {
         /// <inheritdoc/>
-        [RequiresUnreferencedCode(TrimmingMessages.PropertyAccessorsRequiresUnreferencedCodeMessage)]
         public bool Match(object obj, string propertyName)
         {
             if (obj is AvaloniaObject o)
@@ -31,7 +28,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins
         /// An <see cref="IPropertyAccessor"/> interface through which future interactions with the 
         /// property will be made.
         /// </returns>
-        [RequiresUnreferencedCode(TrimmingMessages.PropertyAccessorsRequiresUnreferencedCodeMessage)]
         public IPropertyAccessor? Start(WeakReference<object?> reference, string propertyName)
         {
             _ = reference ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(reference));

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/Plugins/BindingPlugins.cs

@@ -1,28 +1,50 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 
 namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins
 {
     /// <summary>
     /// Holds a registry of plugins used for bindings.
     /// </summary>
+    [RequiresUnreferencedCode(TrimmingMessages.PropertyAccessorsRequiresUnreferencedCodeMessage)]
     public static class BindingPlugins
     {
+        internal static readonly List<IPropertyAccessorPlugin> s_propertyAccessors = new()
+        {
+            new AvaloniaPropertyAccessorPlugin(),
+            new ReflectionMethodAccessorPlugin(),
+            new InpcPropertyAccessorPlugin(),
+        };
+
+        internal static readonly List<IDataValidationPlugin> s_dataValidators = new()
+        {
+            new DataAnnotationsValidationPlugin(),
+            new IndeiValidationPlugin(),
+            new ExceptionValidationPlugin(),
+        };
+
+        internal static readonly List<IStreamPlugin> s_streamHandlers = new()
+        {
+            new TaskStreamPlugin(),
+            new ObservableStreamPlugin(),
+        };
+
         /// <summary>
         /// An ordered collection of property accessor plugins that can be used to customize
         /// the reading and subscription of property values on a type.
         /// </summary>
-        public static IList<IPropertyAccessorPlugin> PropertyAccessors => ExpressionObserver.PropertyAccessors;
+        public static IList<IPropertyAccessorPlugin> PropertyAccessors => s_propertyAccessors;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// An ordered collection of validation checker plugins that can be used to customize
         /// the validation of view model and model data.
         /// </summary>
-        public static IList<IDataValidationPlugin> DataValidators => ExpressionObserver.DataValidators;
+        public static IList<IDataValidationPlugin> DataValidators => s_dataValidators;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// An ordered collection of stream plugins that can be used to customize the behavior
         /// of the '^' stream binding operator.
         /// </summary>
-        public static IList<IStreamPlugin> StreamHandlers => ExpressionObserver.StreamHandlers;
+        public static IList<IStreamPlugin> StreamHandlers => s_streamHandlers;
     }
 }

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/Plugins/DataAnnotationsValidationPlugin.cs

@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins
     /// <summary>
     /// Validates properties on that have <see cref="ValidationAttribute"/>s.
     /// </summary>
+    [RequiresUnreferencedCode(TrimmingMessages.DataValidationPluginRequiresUnreferencedCodeMessage)]
     public class DataAnnotationsValidationPlugin : IDataValidationPlugin
     {
         /// <inheritdoc/>
-        [RequiresUnreferencedCode(TrimmingMessages.DataValidationPluginRequiresUnreferencedCodeMessage)]
         public bool Match(WeakReference<object?> reference, string memberName)
         {
             reference.TryGetTarget(out var target);
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
-        [RequiresUnreferencedCode(TrimmingMessages.DataValidationPluginRequiresUnreferencedCodeMessage)]
         public IPropertyAccessor Start(WeakReference<object?> reference, string name, IPropertyAccessor inner)
         {
             return new Accessor(reference, name, inner);

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/Plugins/ExceptionValidationPlugin.cs

@@ -10,11 +10,9 @@ namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins
     public class ExceptionValidationPlugin : IDataValidationPlugin
     {
         /// <inheritdoc/>
-        [RequiresUnreferencedCode(TrimmingMessages.DataValidationPluginRequiresUnreferencedCodeMessage)]
         public bool Match(WeakReference<object?> reference, string memberName) => true;
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
-        [RequiresUnreferencedCode(TrimmingMessages.DataValidationPluginRequiresUnreferencedCodeMessage)]
         public IPropertyAccessor Start(WeakReference<object?> reference, string name, IPropertyAccessor inner)
         {
             return new Validator(reference, name, inner);

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/Plugins/IDataValidationPlugin.cs

@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 using System;
-using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 
 namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// Defines how data validation is observed by an <see cref="ExpressionObserver"/>.
+    /// Defines how data validation is observed by an <see cref="BindingExpression"/>.
     /// </summary>
     public interface IDataValidationPlugin
     {
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins
         /// <param name="reference">A weak reference to the object.</param>
         /// <param name="memberName">The name of the member to validate.</param>
         /// <returns>True if the plugin can handle the object; otherwise false.</returns>
-        [RequiresUnreferencedCode(TrimmingMessages.DataValidationPluginRequiresUnreferencedCodeMessage)]
         bool Match(WeakReference<object?> reference, string memberName);
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -27,7 +25,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins
         /// An <see cref="IPropertyAccessor"/> interface through which future interactions with the 
         /// property will be made.
         /// </returns>
-        [RequiresUnreferencedCode(TrimmingMessages.DataValidationPluginRequiresUnreferencedCodeMessage)]
         IPropertyAccessor Start(WeakReference<object?> reference,
             string propertyName,
             IPropertyAccessor inner);

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/Plugins/IPropertyAccessorPlugin.cs

@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 using System;
-using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 
 namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// Defines how a member is read, written and observed by an
+    /// Defines how a member is read, written and observed by a binding.
-    /// <see cref="ExpressionObserver"/>.
     /// </summary>
     public interface IPropertyAccessorPlugin
     {
@@ -15,7 +13,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins
         /// <param name="obj">The object.</param>
         /// <param name="propertyName">The property name.</param>
         /// <returns>True if the plugin can handle the property on the object; otherwise false.</returns>
-        [RequiresUnreferencedCode(TrimmingMessages.PropertyAccessorsRequiresUnreferencedCodeMessage)]
         bool Match(object obj, string propertyName);
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -27,7 +24,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins
         /// An <see cref="IPropertyAccessor"/> interface through which future interactions with the 
         /// property will be made.
         /// </returns>
-        [RequiresUnreferencedCode(TrimmingMessages.PropertyAccessorsRequiresUnreferencedCodeMessage)]
         IPropertyAccessor? Start(WeakReference<object?> reference,
             string propertyName);
     }

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/Plugins/IStreamPlugin.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 using System;
-using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 
 namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins
 {
@@ -13,7 +12,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="reference">A weak reference to the value.</param>
         /// <returns>True if the plugin can handle the value; otherwise false.</returns>
-        [RequiresUnreferencedCode(TrimmingMessages.StreamPluginRequiresUnreferencedCodeMessage)]
         bool Match(WeakReference<object?> reference);
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -23,7 +21,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins
         /// <returns>
         /// An observable that produces the output for the value.
         /// </returns>
-        [RequiresUnreferencedCode(TrimmingMessages.StreamPluginRequiresUnreferencedCodeMessage)]
         IObservable<object?> Start(WeakReference<object?> reference);
     }
 }

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/Plugins/IndeiValidationPlugin.cs

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.ComponentModel;
-using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using System.Linq;
 using Avalonia.Utilities;
 
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins
             );
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
-        [RequiresUnreferencedCode(TrimmingMessages.DataValidationPluginRequiresUnreferencedCodeMessage)]
         public bool Match(WeakReference<object?> reference, string memberName)
         {
             reference.TryGetTarget(out var target);
@@ -28,7 +26,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
-        [RequiresUnreferencedCode(TrimmingMessages.DataValidationPluginRequiresUnreferencedCodeMessage)]
         public IPropertyAccessor Start(WeakReference<object?> reference, string name, IPropertyAccessor accessor)
         {
             return new Validator(reference, name, accessor);

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/Plugins/InpcPropertyAccessorPlugin.cs

@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins
     /// Reads a property from a standard C# object that optionally supports the
     /// <see cref="INotifyPropertyChanged"/> interface.
     /// </summary>
+    [RequiresUnreferencedCode(TrimmingMessages.PropertyAccessorsRequiresUnreferencedCodeMessage)]
     internal class InpcPropertyAccessorPlugin : IPropertyAccessorPlugin
     {
         private readonly Dictionary<(Type, string), PropertyInfo?> _propertyLookup =
             new Dictionary<(Type, string), PropertyInfo?>();
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
-        [RequiresUnreferencedCode(TrimmingMessages.PropertyAccessorsRequiresUnreferencedCodeMessage)]
         public bool Match(object obj, string propertyName) => GetFirstPropertyWithName(obj, propertyName) != null;
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins
         /// An <see cref="IPropertyAccessor"/> interface through which future interactions with the 
         /// property will be made.
         /// </returns>
-        [RequiresUnreferencedCode(TrimmingMessages.PropertyAccessorsRequiresUnreferencedCodeMessage)]
         public IPropertyAccessor? Start(WeakReference<object?> reference, string propertyName)
         {
             _ = reference ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(reference));
@@ -55,14 +54,13 @@ namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins
         private const BindingFlags PropertyBindingFlags =
             BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.Instance;
 
-        [RequiresUnreferencedCode(TrimmingMessages.PropertyAccessorsRequiresUnreferencedCodeMessage)]
         private PropertyInfo? GetFirstPropertyWithName(object instance, string propertyName)
         {
             if (instance is IReflectableType reflectableType && instance is not Type)
                 return reflectableType.GetTypeInfo().GetProperty(propertyName, PropertyBindingFlags);
 
             var type = instance.GetType();
-            
+
             var key = (type, propertyName);
 
             if (!_propertyLookup.TryGetValue(key, out var propertyInfo))
@@ -80,7 +78,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins
 
             var properties = type.GetProperties(PropertyBindingFlags);
 
-            foreach (PropertyInfo propertyInfo in properties)
+            foreach (var propertyInfo in properties)
             {
                 if (propertyInfo.Name == propertyName)
                 {
@@ -95,6 +93,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins
             return found;
         }
 
+        [RequiresUnreferencedCode(TrimmingMessages.PropertyAccessorsRequiresUnreferencedCodeMessage)]
         private class Accessor : PropertyAccessorBase, IWeakEventSubscriber<PropertyChangedEventArgs>
         {
             private readonly WeakReference<object?> _reference;
@@ -117,7 +116,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins
                 get
                 {
                     var o = GetReferenceTarget();
-                    return (o != null) ? _property.GetValue(o) : null;
+                    return o != null ? _property.GetValue(o) : null;
                 }
             }
 
@@ -125,8 +124,12 @@ namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins
             {
                 if (_property.CanWrite)
                 {
+                    if (!TypeUtilities.TryConvert(_property.PropertyType, value, null, out var converted))
+                        throw new ArgumentException($"Object of type '{value?.GetType()}' " +
+                            $"cannot be converted to type '{_property.PropertyType}'.");
+
                     _eventRaised = false;
-                    _property.SetValue(GetReferenceTarget(), value);
+                    _property.SetValue(GetReferenceTarget(), converted);
 
                     if (!_eventRaised)
                     {
@@ -159,7 +162,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins
             {
                 var inpc = GetReferenceTarget() as INotifyPropertyChanged;
 
-                if (inpc != null) 
+                if (inpc != null)
                     WeakEvents.ThreadSafePropertyChanged.Unsubscribe(inpc, this);
             }
 
@@ -184,7 +187,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins
             {
                 var inpc = GetReferenceTarget() as INotifyPropertyChanged;
 
-                if (inpc != null) 
+                if (inpc != null)
                     WeakEvents.ThreadSafePropertyChanged.Subscribe(inpc, this);
             }
         }

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/Plugins/MethodAccessorPlugin.cs

@@ -1,142 +1,67 @@
 using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics;
-using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
-using System.Linq.Expressions;
 using System.Reflection;
 
-namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins
+namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins;
+
+internal class MethodAccessorPlugin : IPropertyAccessorPlugin
 {
-    internal class MethodAccessorPlugin : IPropertyAccessorPlugin
+    private readonly MethodInfo _method;
+    private readonly Type _delegateType;
+
+    public MethodAccessorPlugin(MethodInfo method, Type delegateType)
     {
-        private readonly Dictionary<(Type, string), MethodInfo?> _methodLookup =
+        _method = method;
-            new Dictionary<(Type, string), MethodInfo?>();
+        _delegateType = delegateType;
+    }
 
-        [RequiresUnreferencedCode(TrimmingMessages.PropertyAccessorsRequiresUnreferencedCodeMessage)]
+    public bool Match(object obj, string propertyName)
-        public bool Match(object obj, string methodName) => GetFirstMethodWithName(obj.GetType(), methodName) != null;
+    {
+        throw new InvalidOperationException("The MethodAccessorPlugin does not support dynamic matching");
+    }
 
-        [RequiresUnreferencedCode(TrimmingMessages.PropertyAccessorsRequiresUnreferencedCodeMessage)]
+    public IPropertyAccessor Start(WeakReference<object?> reference, string propertyName)
-        public IPropertyAccessor? Start(WeakReference<object?> reference, string methodName)
+    {
+        Debug.Assert(_method.Name == propertyName);
+        return new Accessor(reference, _method, _delegateType);
+    }
+
+    private sealed class Accessor : PropertyAccessorBase
+    {
+        public Accessor(WeakReference<object?> reference, MethodInfo method, Type delegateType)
         {
             _ = reference ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(reference));
-            _ = methodName ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(methodName));
+            _ = method ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(method));
 
-            if (!reference.TryGetTarget(out var instance) || instance is null)
+            PropertyType = delegateType;
-                return null;
 
-            var method = GetFirstMethodWithName(instance.GetType(), methodName);
+            if (method.IsStatic)
-
-            if (method is not null)
             {
-                return new Accessor(reference, method);
+                Value = method.CreateDelegate(PropertyType);
             }
-            else
+            else if (reference.TryGetTarget(out var target))
             {
-                var message = $"Could not find CLR method '{methodName}' on '{instance}'";
+                Value = method.CreateDelegate(PropertyType, target);
-                var exception = new MissingMemberException(message);
-                return new PropertyError(new BindingNotification(exception, BindingErrorType.Error));
             }
         }
 
-        private MethodInfo? GetFirstMethodWithName(
+        public override Type? PropertyType { get; }
-            [DynamicallyAccessedMembers(DynamicallyAccessedMemberTypes.PublicMethods | DynamicallyAccessedMemberTypes.NonPublicMethods)] Type type, string methodName)
+
+        public override object? Value { get; }
+
+        public override bool SetValue(object? value, BindingPriority priority) => false;
+
+        protected override void SubscribeCore()
         {
-            var key = (type, methodName);
+            try
-
-            if (!_methodLookup.TryGetValue(key, out var methodInfo))
             {
-                methodInfo = TryFindAndCacheMethod(type, methodName);
+                PublishValue(Value);
             }
-
+            catch { }
-            return methodInfo;
         }
 
-        private MethodInfo? TryFindAndCacheMethod(
+        protected override void UnsubscribeCore()
-            [DynamicallyAccessedMembers(DynamicallyAccessedMemberTypes.PublicMethods | DynamicallyAccessedMemberTypes.NonPublicMethods)] Type type, string methodName)
         {
-            MethodInfo? found = null;
-
-            const BindingFlags bindingFlags =
-                BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.Instance;
-
-            var methods = type.GetMethods(bindingFlags);
-
-            foreach (var methodInfo in methods)
-            {
-                if (methodInfo.Name == methodName)
-                {
-                    var parameters = methodInfo.GetParameters();
-                    if (parameters.Length == 1 && parameters[0].ParameterType == typeof(object))
-                    {
-                        found = methodInfo;
-                        break;
-                    }
-                    else if (parameters.Length == 0)
-                    {
-                        found = methodInfo;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            _methodLookup.Add((type, methodName), found);
-
-            return found;
-        }
-
-        private sealed class Accessor : PropertyAccessorBase
-        {
-            public Accessor(WeakReference<object?> reference, MethodInfo method)
-            {
-                _ = reference ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(reference));
-                _ = method ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(method));
-
-                var returnType = method.ReturnType;
-
-                var parameters = method.GetParameters();
-
-                var signatureTypeCount = parameters.Length + 1;
-
-                var paramTypes = new Type[signatureTypeCount];
-
-
-                for (var i = 0; i < parameters.Length; i++)
-                {
-                    ParameterInfo parameter = parameters[i];
-
-                    paramTypes[i] = parameter.ParameterType;
-                }
-
-                paramTypes[paramTypes.Length - 1] = returnType;
-
-                PropertyType = Expression.GetDelegateType(paramTypes);
-
-                if (method.IsStatic)
-                {
-                    Value = method.CreateDelegate(PropertyType);
-                }
-                else if (reference.TryGetTarget(out var target))
-                {
-                    Value = method.CreateDelegate(PropertyType, target);
-                }
-            }
-
-            public override Type? PropertyType { get; }
-
-            public override object? Value { get; }
-
-            public override bool SetValue(object? value, BindingPriority priority) => false;
-
-            protected override void SubscribeCore()
-            {
-                try
-                {
-                    PublishValue(Value);
-                }
-                catch { }
-            }
-
-            protected override void UnsubscribeCore()
-            {
-            }
         }
     }
 }

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/Plugins/ObservableStreamPlugin.cs

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 using System;
 using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using System.Linq;
-using Avalonia.Reactive;
 using System.Reflection;
+using Avalonia.Reactive;
 
 namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins
 {
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins
     /// Handles binding to <see cref="IObservable{T}"/>s for the '^' stream binding operator.
     /// </summary>
     [UnconditionalSuppressMessage("Trimming", "IL3050", Justification = TrimmingMessages.IgnoreNativeAotSupressWarningMessage)]
+    [RequiresUnreferencedCode(TrimmingMessages.StreamPluginRequiresUnreferencedCodeMessage)]
     internal class ObservableStreamPlugin : IStreamPlugin
     {
         private static MethodInfo? s_observableGeneric;
@@ -18,15 +19,14 @@ namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins
         [DynamicDependency(DynamicallyAccessedMemberTypes.NonPublicMethods, "Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins.ObservableStreamPlugin", "Avalonia.Base")]
         public ObservableStreamPlugin()
         {
-            
+
         }
-        
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Checks whether this plugin handles the specified value.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="reference">A weak reference to the value.</param>
         /// <returns>True if the plugin can handle the value; otherwise false.</returns>
-        [RequiresUnreferencedCode(TrimmingMessages.StreamPluginRequiresUnreferencedCodeMessage)]
         public virtual bool Match(WeakReference<object?> reference)
         {
             reference.TryGetTarget(out var target);
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins
         /// <returns>
         /// An observable that produces the output for the value.
         /// </returns>
-        [RequiresUnreferencedCode(TrimmingMessages.StreamPluginRequiresUnreferencedCodeMessage)]
         public virtual IObservable<object?> Start(WeakReference<object?> reference)
         {
             if (!reference.TryGetTarget(out var target) || target is null)

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/Plugins/ObservableStreamPlugin`1.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+using System;
+using System.Linq;
+using Avalonia.Reactive;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins;
+
+internal class ObservableStreamPlugin<T> : IStreamPlugin
+{
+    public bool Match(WeakReference<object?> reference)
+    {
+        return reference.TryGetTarget(out var target) && target is IObservable<T>;
+    }
+
+    public IObservable<object?> Start(WeakReference<object?> reference)
+    {
+        if (!(reference.TryGetTarget(out var target) && target is IObservable<T> obs))
+        {
+            return Observable.Empty<object?>();
+        }
+        else if (target is IObservable<object?> obj)
+        {
+            return obj;
+        }
+
+        return obs.Select(x => (object?)x);
+    }
+}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/Plugins/PropertyInfoAccessorPlugin.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins;
+
+internal class PropertyInfoAccessorPlugin : IPropertyAccessorPlugin
+{
+    private readonly IPropertyInfo _propertyInfo;
+    private readonly Func<WeakReference<object?>, IPropertyInfo, IPropertyAccessor> _accessorFactory;
+
+    public PropertyInfoAccessorPlugin(IPropertyInfo propertyInfo, Func<WeakReference<object?>, IPropertyInfo, IPropertyAccessor> accessorFactory)
+    {
+        _propertyInfo = propertyInfo;
+        _accessorFactory = accessorFactory;
+    }
+
+    public bool Match(object obj, string propertyName)
+    {
+        throw new InvalidOperationException("The PropertyInfoAccessorPlugin does not support dynamic matching");
+    }
+
+    public IPropertyAccessor Start(WeakReference<object?> reference, string propertyName)
+    {
+        Debug.Assert(_propertyInfo.Name == propertyName);
+        return _accessorFactory(reference, _propertyInfo);
+    }
+}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/Plugins/ReflectionMethodAccessorPlugin.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+using System.Linq.Expressions;
+using System.Reflection;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins
+{
+    [RequiresUnreferencedCode(TrimmingMessages.PropertyAccessorsRequiresUnreferencedCodeMessage)]
+    internal class ReflectionMethodAccessorPlugin : IPropertyAccessorPlugin
+    {
+        private readonly Dictionary<(Type, string), MethodInfo?> _methodLookup =
+            new Dictionary<(Type, string), MethodInfo?>();
+
+        public bool Match(object obj, string methodName) => GetFirstMethodWithName(obj.GetType(), methodName) != null;
+
+        public IPropertyAccessor? Start(WeakReference<object?> reference, string methodName)
+        {
+            _ = reference ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(reference));
+            _ = methodName ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(methodName));
+
+            if (!reference.TryGetTarget(out var instance) || instance is null)
+                return null;
+
+            var method = GetFirstMethodWithName(instance.GetType(), methodName);
+
+            if (method is not null)
+            {
+                return new Accessor(reference, method);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                var message = $"Could not find CLR method '{methodName}' on '{instance}'";
+                var exception = new MissingMemberException(message);
+                return new PropertyError(new BindingNotification(exception, BindingErrorType.Error));
+            }
+        }
+
+        private MethodInfo? GetFirstMethodWithName(
+            [DynamicallyAccessedMembers(DynamicallyAccessedMemberTypes.PublicMethods | DynamicallyAccessedMemberTypes.NonPublicMethods)] Type type, string methodName)
+        {
+            var key = (type, methodName);
+
+            if (!_methodLookup.TryGetValue(key, out var methodInfo))
+            {
+                methodInfo = TryFindAndCacheMethod(type, methodName);
+            }
+
+            return methodInfo;
+        }
+
+        private MethodInfo? TryFindAndCacheMethod(
+            [DynamicallyAccessedMembers(DynamicallyAccessedMemberTypes.PublicMethods | DynamicallyAccessedMemberTypes.NonPublicMethods)] Type type, string methodName)
+        {
+            MethodInfo? found = null;
+
+            const BindingFlags bindingFlags =
+                BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.Instance;
+
+            var methods = type.GetMethods(bindingFlags);
+
+            foreach (var methodInfo in methods)
+            {
+                if (methodInfo.Name == methodName)
+                {
+                    var parameters = methodInfo.GetParameters();
+                    if (parameters.Length == 1 && parameters[0].ParameterType == typeof(object))
+                    {
+                        found = methodInfo;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    else if (parameters.Length == 0)
+                    {
+                        found = methodInfo;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            _methodLookup.Add((type, methodName), found);
+
+            return found;
+        }
+
+        private sealed class Accessor : PropertyAccessorBase
+        {
+            public Accessor(WeakReference<object?> reference, MethodInfo method)
+            {
+                _ = reference ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(reference));
+                _ = method ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(method));
+
+                var returnType = method.ReturnType;
+
+                var parameters = method.GetParameters();
+
+                var signatureTypeCount = parameters.Length + 1;
+
+                var paramTypes = new Type[signatureTypeCount];
+
+
+                for (var i = 0; i < parameters.Length; i++)
+                {
+                    var parameter = parameters[i];
+
+                    paramTypes[i] = parameter.ParameterType;
+                }
+
+                paramTypes[paramTypes.Length - 1] = returnType;
+
+                PropertyType = Expression.GetDelegateType(paramTypes);
+
+                if (method.IsStatic)
+                {
+                    Value = method.CreateDelegate(PropertyType);
+                }
+                else if (reference.TryGetTarget(out var target))
+                {
+                    Value = method.CreateDelegate(PropertyType, target);
+                }
+            }
+
+            public override Type? PropertyType { get; }
+
+            public override object? Value { get; }
+
+            public override bool SetValue(object? value, BindingPriority priority) => false;
+
+            protected override void SubscribeCore()
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    PublishValue(Value);
+                }
+                catch { }
+            }
+
+            protected override void UnsubscribeCore()
+            {
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/Plugins/TaskStreamPlugin.cs

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins
     /// Handles binding to <see cref="Task"/>s for the '^' stream binding operator.
     /// </summary>
     [UnconditionalSuppressMessage("Trimming", "IL3050", Justification = TrimmingMessages.IgnoreNativeAotSupressWarningMessage)]
+    [RequiresUnreferencedCode(TrimmingMessages.StreamPluginRequiresUnreferencedCodeMessage)]
     internal class TaskStreamPlugin : IStreamPlugin
     {
         /// <summary>
@@ -17,7 +18,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="reference">A weak reference to the value.</param>
         /// <returns>True if the plugin can handle the value; otherwise false.</returns>
-        [RequiresUnreferencedCode(TrimmingMessages.StreamPluginRequiresUnreferencedCodeMessage)]
         public virtual bool Match(WeakReference<object?> reference)
         {
             reference.TryGetTarget(out var target);
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins
         /// <returns>
         /// An observable that produces the output for the value.
         /// </returns>
-        [RequiresUnreferencedCode(TrimmingMessages.StreamPluginRequiresUnreferencedCodeMessage)]
         public virtual IObservable<object?> Start(WeakReference<object?> reference)
         {
             reference.TryGetTarget(out var target);
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins
         private static IObservable<object?> HandleCompleted(Task task)
         {
             var resultProperty = task.GetType().GetRuntimeProperty("Result");
-            
+
             if (resultProperty != null)
             {
                 switch (task.Status)

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/Plugins/TaskStreamPlugin`1.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+using System;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Avalonia.Reactive;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins;
+
+internal class TaskStreamPlugin<T> : IStreamPlugin
+{
+    public bool Match(WeakReference<object?> reference)
+    {
+        return reference.TryGetTarget(out var target) && target is Task<T>;
+    }
+
+    public IObservable<object?> Start(WeakReference<object?> reference)
+    {
+        if (!(reference.TryGetTarget(out var target) && target is Task<T> task))
+        {
+            return Observable.Empty<object?>();
+        }
+
+        switch (task.Status)
+        {
+            case TaskStatus.RanToCompletion:
+            case TaskStatus.Faulted:
+                return HandleCompleted(task);
+            default:
+                var subject = new LightweightSubject<object?>();
+                task.ContinueWith(
+                        _ => HandleCompleted(task).Subscribe(subject),
+                        TaskScheduler.FromCurrentSynchronizationContext())
+                    .ConfigureAwait(false);
+                return subject;
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    private static IObservable<object?> HandleCompleted(Task<T> task)
+    {
+        switch (task.Status)
+        {
+            case TaskStatus.RanToCompletion:
+                return Observable.Return((object?)task.Result);
+            case TaskStatus.Faulted:
+                return Observable.Return(new BindingNotification(task.Exception!, BindingErrorType.Error));
+            default:
+                throw new AvaloniaInternalException("HandleCompleted called for non-completed Task.");
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/PropertyAccessorNode.cs

@@ -1,103 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
-using Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins;
-
-namespace Avalonia.Data.Core
-{
-    [RequiresUnreferencedCode(TrimmingMessages.ExpressionNodeRequiresUnreferencedCodeMessage)]
-    internal class PropertyAccessorNode : SettableNode
-    {
-        private readonly bool _enableValidation;
-        private readonly IPropertyAccessorPlugin? _customPlugin;
-        private IPropertyAccessor? _accessor;
-
-        public PropertyAccessorNode(string propertyName, bool enableValidation)
-        {
-            PropertyName = propertyName;
-            _enableValidation = enableValidation;
-        }
-
-        public PropertyAccessorNode(string propertyName, bool enableValidation, IPropertyAccessorPlugin customPlugin)
-        {
-            PropertyName = propertyName;
-            _enableValidation = enableValidation;
-            _customPlugin = customPlugin;
-        }
-
-        public override string Description => PropertyName;
-        public string PropertyName { get; }
-        public override Type? PropertyType => _accessor?.PropertyType;
-
-        protected override bool SetTargetValueCore(object? value, BindingPriority priority)
-        {
-            if (_accessor != null)
-            {
-                try
-                {
-                    return _accessor.SetValue(value, priority);
-                }
-                catch { }
-            }
-
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        protected override void StartListeningCore(WeakReference<object?> reference)
-        {
-            if (!reference.TryGetTarget(out var target) || target is null)
-                return;
-
-            var plugin = _customPlugin ?? GetPropertyAccessorPluginForObject(target);
-            var accessor = plugin?.Start(reference, PropertyName);
-
-            // We need to handle accessor fallback before handling validation. Validators do not support null accessors.
-            if (accessor == null)
-            {
-                reference.TryGetTarget(out var instance);
-
-                var message = $"Could not find a matching property accessor for '{PropertyName}' on '{instance}'";
-
-                var exception = new MissingMemberException(message);
-
-                accessor = new PropertyError(new BindingNotification(exception, BindingErrorType.Error));
-            }
-
-            if (_enableValidation && Next == null)
-            {
-                foreach (var validator in ExpressionObserver.DataValidators)
-                {
-                    if (validator.Match(reference, PropertyName))
-                    {
-                        accessor = validator.Start(reference, PropertyName, accessor);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            if (accessor is null)
-            {
-                throw new AvaloniaInternalException("Data validators must return non-null accessor.");
-            }
-
-            _accessor = accessor;
-            accessor.Subscribe(ValueChanged);
-        }
-
-        private IPropertyAccessorPlugin? GetPropertyAccessorPluginForObject(object target)
-        {
-            foreach (IPropertyAccessorPlugin x in ExpressionObserver.PropertyAccessors)
-            {
-                if (x.Match(target, PropertyName))
-                {
-                    return x;
-                }
-            }
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        protected override void StopListeningCore()
-        {
-            _accessor?.Dispose();
-            _accessor = null;
-        }
-    }
-}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/SettableNode.cs

@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-
-namespace Avalonia.Data.Core
-{
-    internal abstract class SettableNode : ExpressionNode
-    {
-        public bool SetTargetValue(object? value, BindingPriority priority)
-        {
-            if (ShouldNotSet(value))
-            {
-                return true;
-            }
-            return SetTargetValueCore(value, priority);
-        }
-
-        private bool ShouldNotSet(object? value)
-        {
-            var propertyType = PropertyType;
-            if (propertyType == null)
-            {
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            if (LastValue == null)
-            {
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            bool isLastValueAlive = LastValue.TryGetTarget(out var lastValue);
-
-            if (!isLastValueAlive)
-            {
-                if (value == null && LastValue == NullReference)
-                {
-                    return true;
-                }
-
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            if (propertyType.IsValueType)
-            {
-                return Equals(lastValue, value);
-            }
-
-            return ReferenceEquals(lastValue, value);
-        }
-
-        protected abstract bool SetTargetValueCore(object? value, BindingPriority priority);
-
-        public abstract Type? PropertyType { get; }
-    }
-}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/StreamNode.cs

@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
-using Avalonia.Data.Core.Plugins;
-using Avalonia.Reactive;
-
-namespace Avalonia.Data.Core
-{
-    [RequiresUnreferencedCode(TrimmingMessages.ExpressionNodeRequiresUnreferencedCodeMessage)]
-    internal class StreamNode : ExpressionNode
-    {
-        private readonly IStreamPlugin? _customPlugin = null;
-        private IDisposable? _subscription;
-
-        public override string Description => "^";
-
-        public StreamNode() { }
-
-        public StreamNode(IStreamPlugin customPlugin)
-        {
-            _customPlugin = customPlugin;
-        }
-
-        protected override void StartListeningCore(WeakReference<object?> reference)
-        {
-            _subscription = GetPlugin(reference)?.Start(reference).Subscribe(ValueChanged);
-        }
-
-        protected override void StopListeningCore()
-        {
-            _subscription?.Dispose();
-            _subscription = null;
-        }
-
-        private IStreamPlugin? GetPlugin(WeakReference<object?> reference)
-        {
-            if (_customPlugin != null)
-            {
-                return _customPlugin;
-            }
-
-            foreach (var plugin in ExpressionObserver.StreamHandlers)
-            {
-                if (plugin.Match(reference))
-                {
-                    return plugin;
-                }
-            }
-
-            // TODO: Improve error
-            ValueChanged(new BindingNotification(
-                new MarkupBindingChainException("Stream operator applied to unsupported type", Description),
-                BindingErrorType.Error));
-            return null;
-        }
-    }
-}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/TargetTypeConverter.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+using System;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+using System.Globalization;
+using Avalonia.Data.Converters;
+using System.Windows.Input;
+using Avalonia.Utilities;
+using static Avalonia.Utilities.TypeUtilities;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Data.Core;
+
+internal abstract class TargetTypeConverter
+{
+    private static TargetTypeConverter? s_default;
+    private static TargetTypeConverter? s_reflection;
+
+    public static TargetTypeConverter GetDefaultConverter() => s_default ??= new DefaultConverter();
+
+    [RequiresUnreferencedCode(TrimmingMessages.TypeConversionRequiresUnreferencedCodeMessage)]
+    public static TargetTypeConverter GetReflectionConverter() => s_reflection ??= new ReflectionConverter();
+
+    public abstract bool TryConvert(object? value, Type type, CultureInfo culture, out object? result);
+
+    private class DefaultConverter : TargetTypeConverter
+    {
+        public override bool TryConvert(object? value, Type type, CultureInfo culture, out object? result)
+        {
+            if (value?.GetType() == type)
+            {
+                result = value;
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            var t = Nullable.GetUnderlyingType(type) ?? type;
+
+            if (value is null)
+            {
+                result = null;
+                return !t.IsValueType || t != type;
+            }
+
+            if (value == AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue)
+            {
+                // Here the behavior is different from the ReflectionConverter: there isn't any way
+                // to create the default value for a type without using reflection, so we have to report
+                // that we can't convert the value.
+                result = null;
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            if (t.IsAssignableFrom(value.GetType()))
+            {
+                result = value;
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            if (t == typeof(string))
+            {
+                result = value.ToString();
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            if (t.IsEnum && t.GetEnumUnderlyingType() == value.GetType())
+            {
+                result = Enum.ToObject(t, value);
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            if (value is IConvertible convertible)
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    result = convertible.ToType(t, culture);
+                    return true;
+                }
+                catch
+                {
+                    result = null;
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+
+            // TODO: This requires reflection: we probably need to make compiled bindings emit
+            // conversion code at compile-time.
+            if (FindTypeConversionOperatorMethod(
+                value.GetType(), 
+                t, 
+                OperatorType.Implicit | OperatorType.Explicit) is { } cast)
+            {
+                result = cast.Invoke(null, new[] { value });
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            result = null;
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    [RequiresUnreferencedCode(TrimmingMessages.TypeConversionRequiresUnreferencedCodeMessage)]
+    private class ReflectionConverter : TargetTypeConverter
+    {
+        public override bool TryConvert(object? value, Type type, CultureInfo culture, out object? result)
+        {
+            if (value?.GetType() == type)
+            {
+                result = value;
+                return true;
+            }
+            else if (value == AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue)
+            {
+                result = Activator.CreateInstance(type);
+                return true;
+            }
+            else if (typeof(ICommand).IsAssignableFrom(type) && 
+                value is Delegate d &&
+                !d.Method.IsPrivate &&
+                d.Method.GetParameters().Length <= 1)
+            {
+                result = new MethodToCommandConverter(d);
+                return true;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                return TypeUtilities.TryConvert(type, value, culture, out result);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/TypeCastNode.cs

@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Text;
-
-namespace Avalonia.Data.Core
-{
-    internal class TypeCastNode : ExpressionNode
-    {
-        public override string Description => $"as {TargetType.FullName}";
-
-        public Type TargetType { get; }
-
-        public TypeCastNode(Type type)
-        {
-            TargetType = type;
-        }
-
-        protected virtual object? Cast(object? value)
-        {
-            return TargetType.IsInstanceOfType(value) ? value : null;
-        }
-
-        protected override void StartListeningCore(WeakReference<object?> reference)
-        {
-            if (reference.TryGetTarget(out var target))
-            {
-                target = Cast(target);
-                reference = target == null ? NullReference : new WeakReference<object?>(target);
-            }
-
-            base.StartListeningCore(reference);
-        }
-    }
-}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/UntypedBindingExpressionBase.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,600 @@
+using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+using System.Globalization;
+using Avalonia.Data.Converters;
+using Avalonia.Logging;
+using Avalonia.Metadata;
+using Avalonia.PropertyStore;
+using Avalonia.Reactive;
+using Avalonia.Threading;
+using Avalonia.Utilities;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Data.Core;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Base class for binding expressions which produce untyped values.
+/// </summary>
+[PrivateApi]
+public abstract class UntypedBindingExpressionBase : BindingExpressionBase,
+    IDisposable,
+    IDescription,
+    IValueEntry
+{
+    protected static readonly object UnchangedValue = new();
+    private readonly bool _isDataValidationEnabled;
+    private object? _defaultValue;
+    private BindingError? _error;
+    private ImmediateValueFrame? _frame;
+    private bool _isDefaultValueInitialized;
+    private bool _isRunning;
+    private bool _produceValue;
+    private IBindingExpressionSink? _sink;
+    private WeakReference<AvaloniaObject?>? _target;
+    private object? _value = AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="UntypedBindingExpressionBase"/> class.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="defaultPriority">
+    /// The default binding priority for the expression.
+    /// </param>
+    /// <param name="isDataValidationEnabled">Whether data validation is enabled.</param>
+    public UntypedBindingExpressionBase(
+        BindingPriority defaultPriority,
+        bool isDataValidationEnabled = false)
+    {
+        Priority = defaultPriority;
+        _isDataValidationEnabled = isDataValidationEnabled;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets a description of the binding expression.
+    /// </summary>
+    public abstract string Description { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the current error state of the binding expression.
+    /// </summary>
+    public BindingErrorType ErrorType => _error?.ErrorType ?? BindingErrorType.None;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets a value indicating whether data validation is enabled for the binding expression.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool IsDataValidationEnabled => _isDataValidationEnabled;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets a value indicating whether the binding expression is currently running.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool IsRunning => _isRunning;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the priority of the binding expression.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// Before being attached to a value store, this property describes the default priority of the
+    /// binding expression; this may change when the expression is attached to a value store.
+    /// </remarks>
+    public BindingPriority Priority { get; private set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the <see cref="AvaloniaProperty"/> which the binding expression is targeting.
+    /// </summary>
+    public AvaloniaProperty? TargetProperty { get; private set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the target type of the binding expression; that is, the type that values produced by
+    /// the expression should be converted to.
+    /// </summary>
+    public Type TargetType { get; private set; } = typeof(object);
+
+    AvaloniaProperty IValueEntry.Property => TargetProperty ?? throw new Exception();
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Terminates the binding.
+    /// </summary>
+    public override void Dispose()
+    {
+        if (_sink is null)
+            return;
+
+        Stop();
+
+        var sink = _sink;
+        var frame = _frame;
+        _sink = null;
+        _frame = null;
+        sink.OnCompleted(this);
+        frame?.OnEntryDisposed(this);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the current value of the binding expression.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <returns>
+    /// The current value or <see cref="AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue"/> if the binding was unable
+    /// to read a value.
+    /// </returns>
+    /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">
+    /// The binding expression has not been started.
+    /// </exception>
+    public object? GetValue()
+    {
+        if (!IsRunning)
+            throw new InvalidOperationException("BindingExpression has not been started.");
+        return _value;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the current value of the binding expression or the default value for the target property.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <returns>
+    /// The current value or the target property default.
+    /// </returns>
+    public object? GetValueOrDefault()
+    {
+        var result = GetValue();
+        if (result == AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue)
+            result = GetCachedDefaultValue();
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Starts the binding expression following a call to 
+    /// <see cref="AttachCore(IBindingExpressionSink, AvaloniaObject, AvaloniaProperty, BindingPriority)"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public void Start() => Start(produceValue: true);
+
+    bool IValueEntry.GetDataValidationState(out BindingValueType state, out Exception? error)
+    {
+        if (_error is not null)
+        {
+            state = _error.ErrorType switch
+            {
+                BindingErrorType.Error => BindingValueType.BindingError,
+                BindingErrorType.DataValidationError => BindingValueType.DataValidationError,
+                _ => throw new InvalidOperationException("Invalid BindingErrorType."),
+            };
+            error = _error.Exception;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            state = BindingValueType.Value;
+            error = null;
+        }
+
+        return IsDataValidationEnabled;
+    }
+
+    bool IValueEntry.HasValue()
+    {
+        Start(produceValue: false);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    object? IValueEntry.GetValue()
+    {
+        Start(produceValue: false);
+        return GetValueOrDefault();
+    }
+
+    void IValueEntry.Unsubscribe() => Stop();
+
+    internal override void Attach(
+        ValueStore valueStore,
+        ImmediateValueFrame? frame,
+        AvaloniaObject target,
+        AvaloniaProperty targetProperty,
+        BindingPriority priority)
+    {
+        AttachCore(valueStore, frame, target, targetProperty, priority);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes the binding expression with the specified subscriber and target property and
+    /// starts it.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="subscriber">The subscriber.</param>
+    /// <param name="target">The target object.</param>
+    /// <param name="targetProperty">The target property.</param>
+    /// <param name="priority">The priority of the binding.</param>
+    internal void AttachAndStart(
+        IBindingExpressionSink subscriber,
+        AvaloniaObject target,
+        AvaloniaProperty targetProperty,
+        BindingPriority priority)
+    {
+        AttachCore(subscriber, null, target, targetProperty, priority);
+        Start(produceValue: true);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Produces an observable which can be used to observe the value of the binding expression.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="target">The binding target, if known.</param>
+    /// <returns>An observable subject.</returns>
+    /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">
+    /// The binding expression is already instantiated on an AvaloniaObject.
+    /// </exception>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// This method is mostly here for backwards compatibility with <see cref="InstancedBinding"/>
+    /// and unit testing and we may want to remove it in future. In particular its usefulness in
+    /// terms of unit testing is limited in that it preserves the semantics of binding expressions
+    /// as expected by unit tests, not necessarily the semantics that will be used when the
+    /// expression is used as an <see cref="IValueEntry"/> instantiated in a
+    /// <see cref="ValueStore"/>. Unit tests should be migrated to not test the behaviour of
+    /// binding expressions through an observable, and instead test the behaviour of the binding
+    /// when applied to an <see cref="AvaloniaObject"/>.
+    /// 
+    /// A binding expression may only act as an observable or as a binding expression targeting an
+    /// AvaloniaObject, not both.
+    /// </remarks>
+    internal IAvaloniaSubject<object?> ToObservable(AvaloniaObject? target = null)
+    {
+        if (_sink is ObservableSink s)
+            return s;
+        if (_sink is not null)
+            throw new InvalidOperationException(
+                "Cannot call AsObservable on a to binding expression which is already " +
+                "instantiated on an AvaloniaObject.");
+
+        var o = new ObservableSink(this);
+        _sink = o;
+        _target = target is not null ? new(target) : null;
+        return o;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// When overridden in a derived class, writes the specified value to the binding source if
+    /// possible.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="value">The value to write.</param>
+    /// <returns>
+    /// True if the value could be written to the binding source; otherwise false.
+    /// </returns>
+    internal virtual bool WriteValueToSource(object? value) => false;
+
+    private void AttachCore(
+        IBindingExpressionSink sink,
+        ImmediateValueFrame? frame,
+        AvaloniaObject target,
+        AvaloniaProperty targetProperty,
+        BindingPriority priority)
+    {
+        if (_sink is not null)
+            throw new InvalidOperationException("BindingExpression was already attached.");
+
+        _sink = sink;
+        _frame = frame;
+        _target = new(target);
+        TargetProperty = targetProperty;
+        TargetType = targetProperty.PropertyType;
+        Priority = priority;
+    }
+
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Converts a value using a value converter, logging a warning if necessary.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="converter">The value converter.</param>
+    /// <param name="converterCulture">The culture to use for the conversion.</param>
+    /// <param name="converterParameter">The converter parameter.</param>
+    /// <param name="value">The value to convert.</param>
+    /// <param name="targetType">The target type to convert to.</param>
+    /// <param name="error">The current error state.</param>
+    /// <returns>
+    /// The converted value, or <see cref="AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue"/> if an error occurred;
+    /// in which case the error state will logged and updated in <paramref name="error"/>.
+    /// </returns>
+    private protected object? Convert(
+        IValueConverter converter,
+        CultureInfo? converterCulture,
+        object? converterParameter,
+        object? value,
+        Type targetType,
+        ref BindingError? error)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            return converter.Convert(
+                value,
+                targetType,
+                converterParameter,
+                converterCulture ?? CultureInfo.CurrentCulture);
+        }
+        catch (Exception e)
+        {
+            var valueString = value?.ToString() ?? "(null)";
+            var valueTypeName = value?.GetType().FullName ?? "null";
+            var message = $"Could not convert '{valueString}' ({valueTypeName}) to '{targetType}' using '{converter}'";
+
+            if (ShouldLogError(out var target))
+                Log(target, $"{message}: {e.Message}", LogEventLevel.Warning);
+
+            error = new(new InvalidCastException(message + '.', e), BindingErrorType.Error);
+            return AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Converts a value using a value converter's ConvertBack method, logging a warning if
+    /// necessary.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="converter">The value converter.</param>
+    /// <param name="converterCulture">The culture to use for the conversion.</param>
+    /// <param name="converterParameter">The converter parameter.</param>
+    /// <param name="value">The value to convert.</param>
+    /// <param name="targetType">The target type to convert to.</param>
+    /// <returns>
+    /// The converted value, or <see cref="AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue"/> if an error occurred;
+    /// in which case the error will be logged.
+    /// </returns>
+    protected object? ConvertBack(
+        IValueConverter converter,
+        CultureInfo? converterCulture,
+        object? converterParameter,
+        object? value,
+        Type targetType)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            return converter.ConvertBack(
+                value,
+                targetType,
+                converterParameter,
+                converterCulture ?? CultureInfo.CurrentCulture);
+        }
+        catch (Exception e)
+        {
+            var valueString = value?.ToString() ?? "(null)";
+            var valueTypeName = value?.GetType().FullName ?? "null";
+            var message = $"Could not convert '{valueString}' ({valueTypeName}) to '{targetType}' using '{converter}'";
+
+            if (ShouldLogError(out var target))
+                Log(target, $"{message}: {e.Message}", LogEventLevel.Warning);
+
+            return AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Logs a binding error.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="error">The error message.</param>
+    /// <param name="level">The log level.</param>
+    protected void Log(string error, LogEventLevel level = LogEventLevel.Warning)
+    {
+        if (!TryGetTarget(out var target))
+            return;
+
+        if (!Logger.TryGet(level, LogArea.Binding, out var log))
+            return;
+
+        log.Log(
+            target,
+            "An error occurred binding {Property} to {Expression}: {Message}",
+            (object?)TargetProperty ?? "(unknown)",
+            Description,
+            error);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Logs a binding error.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="target">The target of the binding expression.</param>
+    /// <param name="error">The error message.</param>
+    /// <param name="level">The log level.</param>
+    protected void Log(AvaloniaObject target, string error, LogEventLevel level = LogEventLevel.Warning)
+    {
+        if (!Logger.TryGet(level, LogArea.Binding, out var log))
+            return;
+
+        log.Log(
+            target,
+            "An error occurred binding {Property} to {Expression}: {Message}",
+            (object?)TargetProperty ?? "(unknown)",
+            Description,
+            error);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Publishes a new value and/or error state to the target.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="value">The new value, or <see cref="UnchangedValue"/>.</param>
+    /// <param name="error">The new binding or data validation error.</param>
+    private protected void PublishValue(object? value, BindingError? error = null)
+    {
+        // When binding to DataContext and the expression results in a binding error, the binding
+        // expression should produce null rather than UnsetValue in order to not propagate
+        // incorrect DataContexts from parent controls while things are being set up.
+        if (TargetProperty == StyledElement.DataContextProperty &&
+            value == AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue &&
+            error?.ErrorType == BindingErrorType.Error)
+        {
+            value = null;
+        }
+
+        var hasValueChanged = value != UnchangedValue && !TypeUtilities.IdentityEquals(value, GetValue(), TargetType);
+        var hasErrorChanged = error is not null || _error is not null;
+
+        if (hasValueChanged)
+            _value = value;
+        _error = error;
+
+        if (!_produceValue || _sink is null)
+            return;
+
+        if (Dispatcher.UIThread.CheckAccess())
+        {
+            _sink.OnChanged(this, hasValueChanged, hasErrorChanged, GetValueOrDefault(), _error);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // To avoid allocating closure in the outer scope we need to capture variables
+            // locally. This allows us to skip most of the allocations when on UI thread.
+            var sink = _sink;
+            var vc = hasValueChanged;
+            var ec = hasErrorChanged;
+            var v = GetValueOrDefault();
+            var e = _error;
+            Dispatcher.UIThread.Post(() => sink.OnChanged(this, vc, ec, v, e));
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets a value indicating whether an error should be logged given the current state of the
+    /// binding expression.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="target">
+    /// When the method returns, contains the target object, if it is available.
+    /// </param>
+    /// <returns>True if an error should be logged; otherwise false.</returns>
+    protected virtual bool ShouldLogError([NotNullWhen(true)] out AvaloniaObject? target)
+    {
+        return TryGetTarget(out target);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Starts the binding expression by calling <see cref="StartCore"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="produceValue">
+    /// Indicates whether the binding expression should produce an initial value.
+    /// </param>
+    protected void Start(bool produceValue)
+    {
+        if (_isRunning)
+            return;
+
+        _isRunning = true;
+
+        try
+        {
+            _produceValue = produceValue;
+            StartCore();
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            _produceValue = true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// When overridden in a derived class, starts the binding expression.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// This method should not be called directly; instead call <see cref="Start(bool)"/>.
+    /// </remarks>
+    protected abstract void StartCore();
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Stops the binding expression by calling <see cref="StopCore"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    protected void Stop()
+    {
+        if (!_isRunning)
+            return;
+
+        StopCore();
+        _isRunning = false;
+        _value = AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// When overridden in a derived class, stops the binding expression.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// This method should not be called directly; instead call <see cref="Stop"/>.
+    /// </remarks>
+    protected abstract void StopCore();
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Tries to retrieve the target for the binding expression.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="target">
+    /// When this method returns, contains the target object, if it is available.
+    /// </param>
+    /// <returns>true if the target was retrieved; otherwise, false.</returns>
+    protected bool TryGetTarget([NotNullWhen(true)] out AvaloniaObject? target)
+    {
+        if (_target is not null)
+            return _target.TryGetTarget(out target);
+        target = null!;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    private object? GetCachedDefaultValue()
+    {
+        if (_isDefaultValueInitialized == true)
+            return _defaultValue;
+
+        if (TargetProperty is not null && _target?.TryGetTarget(out var target) == true)
+        {
+            if (TargetProperty.IsDirect)
+                _defaultValue = ((IDirectPropertyAccessor)TargetProperty).GetUnsetValue(target.GetType());
+            else
+                _defaultValue = ((IStyledPropertyAccessor)TargetProperty).GetDefaultValue(target.GetType());
+
+            _isDefaultValueInitialized = true;
+            return _defaultValue;
+        }
+
+        return AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue;
+    }
+
+    private sealed class ObservableSink : LightweightObservableBase<object?>,
+        IBindingExpressionSink,
+        IAvaloniaSubject<object?>
+    {
+        private readonly UntypedBindingExpressionBase _expression;
+        private object? _value = AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue;
+
+        public ObservableSink(UntypedBindingExpressionBase expression) => _expression = expression;
+
+        void IBindingExpressionSink.OnChanged(
+            UntypedBindingExpressionBase instance,
+            bool hasValueChanged,
+            bool hasErrorChanged,
+            object? value,
+            BindingError? error)
+        {
+            if (instance.IsDataValidationEnabled || error is not null)
+            {
+                BindingNotification notification;
+
+                if (error?.ErrorType == BindingErrorType.Error)
+                    notification = new(error.Exception, BindingErrorType.Error, value);
+                else if (error?.ErrorType == BindingErrorType.DataValidationError)
+                    notification = new(error.Exception, BindingErrorType.DataValidationError, value);
+                else
+                    notification = new(value);
+
+                PublishNext(notification);
+            }
+            else if (hasValueChanged)
+            {
+                PublishNext(value);
+            }
+        }
+
+        void IBindingExpressionSink.OnCompleted(UntypedBindingExpressionBase instance) => PublishCompleted();
+
+        void IObserver<object?>.OnCompleted() { }
+        void IObserver<object?>.OnError(Exception error) { }
+        void IObserver<object?>.OnNext(object? value) => _expression.WriteValueToSource(value);
+
+        protected override void Initialize() => _expression.Start(produceValue: true);
+        protected override void Deinitialize() => _expression.Stop();
+
+        protected override void Subscribed(IObserver<object> observer, bool first)
+        {
+            if (!first && _value != AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue)
+                base.PublishNext(_value);
+        }
+
+        private new void PublishNext(object? value)
+        {
+            _value = value;
+            base.PublishNext(value);
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Core/UntypedObservableBindingExpression.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Data.Core;
+
+internal class UntypedObservableBindingExpression : UntypedBindingExpressionBase, IObserver<object?>
+{
+    private readonly IObservable<object?> _observable;
+    private IDisposable? _subscription;
+
+    public UntypedObservableBindingExpression(
+        IObservable<object?> observable,
+        BindingPriority priority)
+        : base(priority)
+    {
+        _observable = observable;
+    }
+
+    public override string Description => "Observable";
+
+    protected override void StartCore()
+    {
+        _subscription = _observable.Subscribe(this);
+    }
+
+    protected override void StopCore()
+    {
+        _subscription?.Dispose();
+        _subscription = null;
+    }
+
+    void IObserver<object?>.OnCompleted() { }
+    void IObserver<object?>.OnError(Exception error) { }
+    void IObserver<object?>.OnNext(object? value) => PublishValue(value);
+}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/IBinding.cs

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+using System;
+using Avalonia.Diagnostics;
 using Avalonia.Metadata;
 
 namespace Avalonia.Data
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Data
         /// <returns>
         /// A <see cref="InstancedBinding"/> or null if the binding could not be resolved.
         /// </returns>
+        [Obsolete(ObsoletionMessages.MayBeRemovedInAvalonia12)]
         InstancedBinding? Initiate(
             AvaloniaObject target, 
             AvaloniaProperty? targetProperty,

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/IndexerBinding.cs

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-using Avalonia.Reactive;
+using System;
+using Avalonia.Data.Core;
+using Avalonia.Diagnostics;
 
 namespace Avalonia.Data
 {
-    internal class IndexerBinding : IBinding
+    internal class IndexerBinding : IBinding2
     {
         public IndexerBinding(
             AvaloniaObject source,
@@ -18,16 +20,20 @@ namespace Avalonia.Data
         public AvaloniaProperty Property { get; }
         private BindingMode Mode { get; }
 
+        [Obsolete(ObsoletionMessages.MayBeRemovedInAvalonia12)]
         public InstancedBinding? Initiate(
             AvaloniaObject target,
             AvaloniaProperty? targetProperty,
             object? anchor = null,
             bool enableDataValidation = false)
         {
-            var subject = new CombinedSubject<object?>(
+            var expression = new IndexerBindingExpression(Source, Property, target, targetProperty, Mode);
-                new AnonymousObserver<object?>(x => Source.SetValue(Property, x, BindingPriority.LocalValue)),
+            return new InstancedBinding(expression, Mode, BindingPriority.LocalValue);
-                Source.GetObservable(Property));
+        }
-            return new InstancedBinding(subject, Mode, BindingPriority.LocalValue);
+
+        BindingExpressionBase IBinding2.Instance(AvaloniaObject target, AvaloniaProperty targetProperty, object? anchor)
+        {
+            return new IndexerBindingExpression(Source, Property, target, targetProperty, Mode);
         }
     }
 }

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/InstancedBinding.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.ComponentModel;
+using Avalonia.Data.Core;
 using Avalonia.Reactive;
 using ObservableEx = Avalonia.Reactive.Observable;
 
@@ -16,6 +17,10 @@ namespace Avalonia.Data
     /// </remarks>
     public sealed class InstancedBinding
     {
+        private readonly AvaloniaObject? _target;
+        private readonly UntypedBindingExpressionBase? _expression;
+        private IObservable<object?>? _observable;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="InstancedBinding"/> class.
         /// </summary>
@@ -32,7 +37,29 @@ namespace Avalonia.Data
         {
             Mode = mode;
             Priority = priority;
-            Source = source ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(source));
+            _observable = source ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(source));
+        }
+
+        internal InstancedBinding(
+            UntypedBindingExpressionBase source,
+            BindingMode mode,
+            BindingPriority priority)
+        {
+            Mode = mode;
+            Priority = priority;
+            _expression = source ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(source));
+        }
+
+        internal InstancedBinding(
+            AvaloniaObject? target,
+            UntypedBindingExpressionBase source, 
+            BindingMode mode, 
+            BindingPriority priority)
+        {
+            Mode = mode;
+            Priority = priority;
+            _expression = source ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(source));
+            _target = target;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -48,11 +75,13 @@ namespace Avalonia.Data
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the binding source observable.
         /// </summary>
-        public IObservable<object?> Source { get; }
+        public IObservable<object?> Source => _observable ??= _expression!.ToObservable(_target);
 
         [Obsolete("Use Source property"), EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Never)]
         public IObservable<object?> Observable => Source;
 
+        internal UntypedBindingExpressionBase? Expression => _expression;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a new one-time binding with a fixed value.
         /// </summary>

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/TemplateBinding.Observable.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+using System;
+using Avalonia.Reactive;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Data
+{
+    // TODO12: Remove IAvaloniaSubject<object?> support from TemplateBinding.
+    public partial class TemplateBinding : IAvaloniaSubject<object?>
+    {
+        private IAvaloniaSubject<object?>? _observableAdapter;
+
+        public IDisposable Subscribe(IObserver<object?> observer)
+        {
+            _observableAdapter ??= ToObservable();
+            return _observableAdapter.Subscribe(observer);
+        }
+
+        void IObserver<object?>.OnCompleted() => _observableAdapter?.OnCompleted();
+        void IObserver<object?>.OnError(Exception error) => _observableAdapter?.OnError(error);
+        void IObserver<object?>.OnNext(object? value) => _observableAdapter?.OnNext(value);
+    }
+}

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/TemplateBinding.cs

@@ -1,101 +1,52 @@
 using System;
+using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using System.Globalization;
 using Avalonia.Data.Converters;
-using Avalonia.Reactive;
+using Avalonia.Data.Core;
+using Avalonia.Logging;
 using Avalonia.Styling;
-using Avalonia.Threading;
 
 namespace Avalonia.Data
 {
     /// <summary>
     /// A XAML binding to a property on a control's templated parent.
     /// </summary>
-    public class TemplateBinding : IObservable<object?>,
+    public partial class TemplateBinding : UntypedBindingExpressionBase,
         IBinding,
+        IBinding2,
         IDescription,
-        IAvaloniaSubject<object?>,
         ISetterValue,
         IDisposable
     {
-        private IObserver<object?>? _observer;
         private bool _isSetterValue;
-        private StyledElement? _target;
-        private Type? _targetType;
-        private bool _hasProducedValue;
 
         public TemplateBinding()
+            : base(BindingPriority.Template)
         {
         }
 
         public TemplateBinding(AvaloniaProperty property)
+            : base(BindingPriority.Template)
         {
             Property = property;
         }
 
-        public IDisposable Subscribe(IObserver<object?> observer)
-        {
-            _ = observer ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(observer));
-            Dispatcher.UIThread.VerifyAccess();
-
-            if (_observer != null)
-            {
-                throw new InvalidOperationException("The observable can only be subscribed once.");
-            }
-
-            _observer = observer;
-            Subscribed();
-
-            return this;
-        }
-
-        public virtual void Dispose()
-        {
-            Unsubscribed();
-            _observer = null;
-        }
-
-        /// <inheritdoc/>
-        public InstancedBinding? Initiate(
-            AvaloniaObject target,
-            AvaloniaProperty? targetProperty,
-            object? anchor = null,
-            bool enableDataValidation = false)
-        {
-            // Usually each `TemplateBinding` will only be instantiated once; in this case we can
-            // use the `TemplateBinding` object itself as the instanced binding in order to save
-            // allocating a new object.
-            //
-            // If the binding appears in a `Setter`, then make a clone and instantiate that because
-            // because the setter can outlive the control and cause a leak.
-            if (_target is null && !_isSetterValue)
-            {
-                _target = (StyledElement)target;
-                _targetType = targetProperty?.PropertyType;
-
-                return new InstancedBinding(
-                    this,
-                    Mode == BindingMode.Default ? BindingMode.OneWay : Mode,
-                    BindingPriority.Template);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                var clone = new TemplateBinding
-                {
-                    Converter = Converter,
-                    ConverterParameter = ConverterParameter,
-                    Property = Property,
-                    Mode = Mode,
-                };
-
-                return clone.Initiate(target, targetProperty, anchor, enableDataValidation);
-            }
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the <see cref="IValueConverter"/> to use.
         /// </summary>
         public IValueConverter? Converter { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the culture in which to evaluate the converter.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>The default value is null.</value>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// If this property is not set then <see cref="CultureInfo.CurrentCulture"/> will be used.
+        /// </remarks>
+        [TypeConverter(typeof(CultureInfoIetfLanguageTagConverter))]
+        public CultureInfo? ConverterCulture { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets a parameter to pass to <see cref="Converter"/>.
         /// </summary>
@@ -104,7 +55,11 @@ namespace Avalonia.Data
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the binding mode.
         /// </summary>
-        public BindingMode Mode { get; set; }
+        public new BindingMode Mode 
+        { 
+            get => base.Mode;
+            set => base.Mode = value;
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the name of the source property on the templated parent.
@@ -112,108 +67,187 @@ namespace Avalonia.Data
         public AvaloniaProperty? Property { get; set; }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
-        public string Description => "TemplateBinding: " + Property;
+        public override string Description => "TemplateBinding: " + Property;
 
-        void IObserver<object?>.OnCompleted() => throw new NotImplementedException();
+        public IBinding ProvideValue() => this;
-        void IObserver<object?>.OnError(Exception error) => throw new NotImplementedException();
 
-        void IObserver<object?>.OnNext(object? value)
+        public InstancedBinding? Initiate(
+            AvaloniaObject target,
+            AvaloniaProperty? targetProperty,
+            object? anchor = null,
+            bool enableDataValidation = false)
         {
-            if (_target?.TemplatedParent is { } templatedParent && Property is not null)
+            return new(target, InstanceCore(), Mode, BindingPriority.Template);
+        }
+
+        BindingExpressionBase IBinding2.Instance(AvaloniaObject target, AvaloniaProperty property, object? anchor)
+        {
+            return InstanceCore();
+        }
+
+        internal override bool WriteValueToSource(object? value)
+        {
+            if (Property is not null && TryGetTemplatedParent(out var templatedParent))
             {
                 if (Converter is not null)
-                {
+                    value = ConvertBack(Converter, ConverterCulture, ConverterParameter, value, TargetType);
-                    value = Converter.ConvertBack(
-                        value,
-                        Property.PropertyType,
-                        ConverterParameter,
-                        CultureInfo.CurrentCulture);
-                }
 
-                templatedParent.SetCurrentValue(Property, value);
+                if (value != BindingOperations.DoNothing)
+                    templatedParent.SetCurrentValue(Property, value);
+
+                return true;
             }
+
+            return false;
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         void ISetterValue.Initialize(SetterBase setter) => _isSetterValue = true;
 
-        private void Subscribed()
+        protected override void StartCore()
         {
-            TemplatedParentChanged();
+            OnTemplatedParentChanged();
+            if (TryGetTarget(out var target))
+                target.PropertyChanged += OnTargetPropertyChanged;
+        }
 
-            if (_target is not null)
+        protected override void StopCore()
+        {
+            if (TryGetTarget(out var target))
             {
-                _target.PropertyChanged += TargetPropertyChanged;
+                if (target is StyledElement targetElement &&
+                    targetElement?.TemplatedParent is { } templatedParent)
+                {
+                    templatedParent.PropertyChanged -= OnTemplatedParentPropertyChanged;
+                }
+
+                if (target is not null)
+                {
+                    target.PropertyChanged -= OnTargetPropertyChanged;
+                }
             }
         }
 
-        private void Unsubscribed()
+        private object? ConvertToTargetType(object? value)
         {
-            if (_target?.TemplatedParent is { } templatedParent)
+            var converter = TargetTypeConverter.GetDefaultConverter();
-            {
-                templatedParent.PropertyChanged -= TemplatedParentPropertyChanged;
-            }
 
-            if (_target is not null)
+            if (converter.TryConvert(value, TargetType, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out var result))
             {
-                _target.PropertyChanged -= TargetPropertyChanged;
+                return result;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                if (TryGetTarget(out var target))
+                {
+                    var valueString = value?.ToString() ?? "(null)";
+                    var valueTypeName = value?.GetType().FullName ?? "null";
+                    var message = $"Could not convert '{valueString}' ({valueTypeName}) to '{TargetType}'.";
+                    Log(target, message, LogEventLevel.Warning);
+                }
+
+                return AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private TemplateBinding InstanceCore()
+        {
+            if (Mode is BindingMode.OneTime or BindingMode.OneWayToSource)
+                throw new NotSupportedException("TemplateBinding does not support OneTime or OneWayToSource bindings.");
+
+            // Usually each `TemplateBinding` will only be instantiated once; in this case we can
+            // use the `TemplateBinding` object itself as the binding expression in order to save
+            // allocating a new object.
+            //
+            // If the binding appears in a `Setter`, then make a clone and instantiate that because
+            // because the setter can outlive the control and cause a leak.
+            if (!_isSetterValue)
+            {
+                return this;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                var clone = new TemplateBinding
+                {
+                    Converter = Converter,
+                    ConverterCulture = ConverterCulture,
+                    ConverterParameter = ConverterParameter,
+                    Mode = Mode,
+                    Property = Property,
+                };
+
+                return clone;
             }
         }
 
         private void PublishValue()
         {
-            if (_target?.TemplatedParent is { } templatedParent)
+            if (Mode == BindingMode.OneWayToSource)
+                return;
+
+            if (TryGetTemplatedParent(out var templatedParent))
             {
                 var value = Property is not null ?
                     templatedParent.GetValue(Property) :
-                    _target.TemplatedParent;
+                    templatedParent;
+                BindingError? error = null;
 
                 if (Converter is not null)
-                {
+                    value = Convert(Converter, ConverterCulture, ConverterParameter, value, TargetType, ref error);
-                    value = Converter.Convert(value, _targetType ?? typeof(object), ConverterParameter, CultureInfo.CurrentCulture);
-                }
 
-                _observer?.OnNext(value);
+                value = ConvertToTargetType(value);
-                _hasProducedValue = true;
+                PublishValue(value, error);
+
+                if (Mode == BindingMode.OneTime)
+                    Stop();
             }
-            else if (_hasProducedValue)
+            else
             {
-                _observer?.OnNext(AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue);
+                PublishValue(AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue);
-                _hasProducedValue = false;
             }
         }
 
-        private void TemplatedParentChanged()
+        private void OnTemplatedParentChanged()
         {
-            if (_target?.TemplatedParent is { } templatedParent)
+            if (TryGetTemplatedParent(out var templatedParent))
-            {
+                templatedParent.PropertyChanged += OnTemplatedParentPropertyChanged;
-                templatedParent.PropertyChanged += TemplatedParentPropertyChanged;
-            }
 
             PublishValue();
         }
 
-        private void TargetPropertyChanged(object? sender, AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
+        private void OnTemplatedParentPropertyChanged(object? sender, AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            if (e.Property == Property)
+                PublishValue();
+        }
+
+        private void OnTargetPropertyChanged(object? sender, AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
         {
             if (e.Property == StyledElement.TemplatedParentProperty)
             {
                 if (e.OldValue is AvaloniaObject oldValue)
-                {
+                    oldValue.PropertyChanged -= OnTemplatedParentPropertyChanged;
-                    oldValue.PropertyChanged -= TemplatedParentPropertyChanged;
-                }
 
-                TemplatedParentChanged();
+                OnTemplatedParentChanged();
             }
-        }
+            else if (Mode is BindingMode.TwoWay or BindingMode.OneWayToSource && e.Property == TargetProperty)
-
-        private void TemplatedParentPropertyChanged(object? sender, AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
-        {
-            if (e.Property == Property)
             {
-                PublishValue();
+                WriteValueToSource(e.NewValue);
             }
         }
 
-        public IBinding ProvideValue() => this;
+        private bool TryGetTemplatedParent([NotNullWhen(true)] out AvaloniaObject? result)
+        {
+            if (TryGetTarget(out var target) &&
+                target is StyledElement targetElement &&
+                targetElement.TemplatedParent is { } templatedParent)
+            {
+                result = templatedParent;
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            result = null;
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 }

src/Avalonia.Base/Data/UpdateSourceTrigger.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+namespace Avalonia.Data;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Describes the timing of binding source updates.
+/// </summary>
+public enum UpdateSourceTrigger
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The default <see cref="UpdateSourceTrigger"/> value of the binding target property.
+    /// This currently defaults to <see cref="PropertyChanged"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    Default,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Updates the binding source immediately whenever the binding target property changes.
+    /// </summary>
+    PropertyChanged,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Updates the binding source whenever the binding target element loses focus.
+    /// </summary>
+    LostFocus,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Updates the binding source only when you call the 
+    /// <see cref="BindingExpressionBase.UpdateSource()"/> method.
+    /// </summary>
+    Explicit,
+}

src/Avalonia.Base/Diagnostics/ObsoletionMessages.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Diagnostics;
+
+internal static class ObsoletionMessages
+{
+    public const string MayBeRemovedInAvalonia12 = "This API may be removed in Avalonia 12. If you depend on this API, please open an issue with details of your use-case.";
+}

src/Avalonia.Base/DirectProperty.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 using System;
-using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using Avalonia.Data;
 
 namespace Avalonia
@@ -142,5 +141,11 @@ namespace Avalonia
 
             Setter((TOwner)instance, (TValue)value!);
         }
+
+        object? IDirectPropertyAccessor.GetUnsetValue(Type type)
+        {
+            var metadata = GetMetadata(type);
+            return metadata.UnsetValue;
+        }
     }
 }

src/Avalonia.Base/DirectPropertyBase.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using Avalonia.Data;
+using Avalonia.Data.Core;
 using Avalonia.PropertyStore;
 
 namespace Avalonia
@@ -157,6 +158,12 @@ namespace Avalonia
             return null;
         }
 
+        internal override void RouteSetDirectValueUnchecked(AvaloniaObject o, object? value)
+        {
+            var bindingValue = BindingValue<TValue>.FromUntypedStrict(value);
+            o.SetDirectValueUnchecked<TValue>(this, bindingValue);
+        }
+
         internal override void RouteSetCurrentValue(AvaloniaObject o, object? value)
         {
             RouteSetValue(o, value, BindingPriority.LocalValue);

src/Avalonia.Base/IDirectPropertyAccessor.cs

@@ -32,5 +32,11 @@ namespace Avalonia
         /// <param name="instance">The instance.</param>
         /// <param name="value">The value.</param>
         void SetValue(AvaloniaObject instance, object? value);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the unset value of the property for the specified type.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="type">The type.</param>
+        object? GetUnsetValue(Type type);
     }
 }

src/Avalonia.Base/Logging/TraceLogSink.cs

@@ -80,15 +80,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Logging
                 }
             }
 
-            if (source is object)
+            FormatSource(source, result);
-            {
-                result.Append(" (");
-                result.Append(source.GetType().Name);
-                result.Append(" #");
-                result.Append(source.GetHashCode());
-                result.Append(')');
-            }
-
             return StringBuilderCache.GetStringAndRelease(result);
         }
 
@@ -132,16 +124,25 @@ namespace Avalonia.Logging
                 }
             }
 
-            if (source is object)
+            FormatSource(source, result);
-            {
-                result.Append('(');
-                result.Append(source.GetType().Name);
-                result.Append(" #");
-                result.Append(source.GetHashCode());
-                result.Append(')');
-            }
-
             return StringBuilderCache.GetStringAndRelease(result);
         }
+
+        private static void FormatSource(object? source, StringBuilder result)
+        {
+            if (source is null)
+                return;
+
+            result.Append(" (");
+            result.Append(source.GetType().Name);
+            result.Append(" #");
+
+            if (source is StyledElement se && se.Name is not null)
+                result.Append(se.Name);
+            else
+                result.Append(source.GetHashCode());
+
+            result.Append(')');
+        }
     }
 }

src/Avalonia.Base/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using Avalonia.Data;
 using Avalonia.Metadata;
 
 [assembly: XmlnsDefinition("https://github.com/avaloniaui", "Avalonia")]
@@ -33,3 +34,4 @@ using Avalonia.Metadata;
 [assembly: InternalsVisibleTo("Avalonia.Browser.Blazor, PublicKey=0024000004800000940000000602000000240000525341310004000001000100c1bba1142285fe0419326fb25866ba62c47e6c2b5c1ab0c95b46413fad375471232cb81706932e1cef38781b9ebd39d5100401bacb651c6c5bbf59e571e81b3bc08d2a622004e08b1a6ece82a7e0b9857525c86d2b95fab4bc3dce148558d7f3ae61aa3a234086902aeface87d9dfdd32b9d2fe3c6dd4055b5ab4b104998bd87")]
 [assembly: InternalsVisibleTo("Avalonia.Browser, PublicKey=0024000004800000940000000602000000240000525341310004000001000100c1bba1142285fe0419326fb25866ba62c47e6c2b5c1ab0c95b46413fad375471232cb81706932e1cef38781b9ebd39d5100401bacb651c6c5bbf59e571e81b3bc08d2a622004e08b1a6ece82a7e0b9857525c86d2b95fab4bc3dce148558d7f3ae61aa3a234086902aeface87d9dfdd32b9d2fe3c6dd4055b5ab4b104998bd87")]
 [assembly: InternalsVisibleTo("DynamicProxyGenAssembly2, PublicKey=0024000004800000940000000602000000240000525341310004000001000100c547cac37abd99c8db225ef2f6c8a3602f3b3606cc9891605d02baa56104f4cfc0734aa39b93bf7852f7d9266654753cc297e7d2edfe0bac1cdcf9f717241550e0a7b191195b7667bb4f64bcb8e2121380fd1d9d46ad2d92d2d15605093924cceaf74c4861eff62abf69b9291ed0a340e113be11e6a7d3113e92484cf7045cc7")]
+

src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/BindingEntryBase.cs

@@ -139,8 +139,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.PropertyStore
                 var property = instance.Property;
                 var originalType = value.Type;
 
-                LoggingUtils.LogIfNecessary(owner, property, value);
-
                 if (!value.HasValue && value.Type != BindingValueType.DataValidationError)
                     value = value.WithValue(instance.GetCachedDefaultValue());
 

src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/EffectiveValue.cs

@@ -127,6 +127,18 @@ namespace Avalonia.PropertyStore
             IValueEntry value,
             BindingPriority priority);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets the value and base value for a LocalValue priority, raising 
+        /// <see cref="AvaloniaObject.PropertyChanged"/> where necessary.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="owner">The associated value store.</param>
+        /// <param name="property">The property being changed.</param>
+        /// <param name="value">The new value of the property.</param>
+        public abstract void SetLocalValueAndRaise(
+            ValueStore owner,
+            AvaloniaProperty property,
+            object? value);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Raises <see cref="AvaloniaObject.PropertyChanged"/> in response to an inherited value
         /// change.

src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/EffectiveValue`1.cs

@@ -66,6 +66,14 @@ namespace Avalonia.PropertyStore
             }
         }
 
+        public override void SetLocalValueAndRaise(
+            ValueStore owner,
+            AvaloniaProperty property,
+            object? value)
+        {
+            SetLocalValueAndRaise(owner, (StyledProperty<T>)property, (T)value!);
+        }
+
         public void SetLocalValueAndRaise(
             ValueStore owner,
             StyledProperty<T> property,
@@ -138,6 +146,10 @@ namespace Avalonia.PropertyStore
 
         public override void DisposeAndRaiseUnset(ValueStore owner, AvaloniaProperty property)
         {
+            var clearDataValidation = ValueEntry?.GetDataValidationState(out _, out _) ??
+                BaseValueEntry?.GetDataValidationState(out _, out _) ??
+                false;
+
             ValueEntry?.Unsubscribe();
             BaseValueEntry?.Unsubscribe();
 
@@ -163,12 +175,8 @@ namespace Avalonia.PropertyStore
                     owner.OnInheritedEffectiveValueDisposed(p, Value, newValue);
             }
 
-            if (ValueEntry?.GetDataValidationState(out _, out _) ??
+            if (clearDataValidation)
-                BaseValueEntry?.GetDataValidationState(out _, out _) ??
-                false)
-            {
                 owner.Owner.OnUpdateDataValidation(p, BindingValueType.UnsetValue, null);
-            }
         }
 
         protected override void CoerceDefaultValueAndRaise(ValueStore owner, AvaloniaProperty property)

src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/ImmediateValueFrame.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using Avalonia.Data;
+using Avalonia.Data.Core;
 
 namespace Avalonia.PropertyStore
 {
@@ -14,6 +15,12 @@ namespace Avalonia.PropertyStore
         {
         }
 
+        public IValueEntry AddBinding(UntypedBindingExpressionBase source)
+        {
+            Add(source);
+            return source;
+        }
+
         public TypedBindingEntry<T> AddBinding<T>(
             StyledProperty<T> property,
             IObservable<BindingValue<T>> source)

src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/LocalValueBindingObserverBase.cs

@@ -88,8 +88,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.PropertyStore
                 var property = instance.Property;
                 var originalType = value.Type;
 
-                LoggingUtils.LogIfNecessary(owner.Owner, property, value);
-
                 // Revert to the default value if the binding value fails validation, or if
                 // there was no value (though not if there was a data validation error).
                 if ((value.HasValue && property.ValidateValue?.Invoke(value.Value) == false) ||

src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/LoggingUtils.cs

@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Reflection;
-using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
-using Avalonia.Data;
-
-namespace Avalonia.PropertyStore
-{
-    internal static class LoggingUtils
-    {
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
-        public static void LogIfNecessary(
-            AvaloniaObject owner,
-            AvaloniaProperty property,
-            BindingNotification value)
-        {
-            if (value.ErrorType != BindingErrorType.None)
-                Log(owner, property, value.Error!);
-        }
-
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
-        public static void LogIfNecessary<T>(
-            AvaloniaObject owner,
-            AvaloniaProperty property,
-            BindingValue<T> value)
-        {
-            if (value.HasError)
-                Log(owner, property, value.Error!);
-        }
-
-        public static void LogInvalidValue(
-            AvaloniaObject owner,
-            AvaloniaProperty property,
-            Type expectedType,
-            object? value)
-        {
-            if (value is not null)
-            {
-                owner.GetBindingWarningLogger(property, null)?.Log(
-                    owner,
-                    "Error in binding to {Target}.{Property}: expected {ExpectedType}, got {Value} ({ValueType})",
-                    owner,
-                    property,
-                    expectedType,
-                    value,
-                    value.GetType());
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                owner.GetBindingWarningLogger(property, null)?.Log(
-                    owner,
-                    "Error in binding to {Target}.{Property}: expected {ExpectedType}, got null",
-                    owner,
-                    property,
-                    expectedType);
-            }
-        }
-
-        private static void Log(
-            AvaloniaObject owner,
-            AvaloniaProperty property,
-            Exception e)
-        {
-            if (e is TargetInvocationException t)
-                e = t.InnerException!;
-
-            if (e is AggregateException a)
-            {
-                foreach (var i in a.InnerExceptions)
-                    Log(owner, property, i);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                owner.GetBindingWarningLogger(property, e)?.Log(
-                    owner,
-                    "Error in binding to {Target}.{Property}: {Message}",
-                    owner,
-                    property,
-                    e.Message);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}

src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/UntypedBindingEntry.cs

@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using Avalonia.Data;
-
-namespace Avalonia.PropertyStore
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// An <see cref="IValueEntry"/> that holds a binding whose source observable and target
-    /// property are both untyped.
-    /// </summary>
-    internal class UntypedBindingEntry : BindingEntryBase<object?, object?>
-    {
-        private readonly Func<object?, bool>? _validate;
-
-        public UntypedBindingEntry(
-            AvaloniaObject target,
-            ValueFrame frame,
-            AvaloniaProperty property,
-            IObservable<object?> source)
-            : base(target, frame, property, source)
-        {
-            _validate = ((IStyledPropertyAccessor)property).ValidateValue;
-        }
-
-        protected override BindingValue<object?> ConvertAndValidate(object? value)
-        {
-            return UntypedValueUtils.ConvertAndValidate(value, Property.PropertyType, _validate);
-        }
-
-        protected override BindingValue<object?> ConvertAndValidate(BindingValue<object?> value)
-        {
-            throw new NotSupportedException();
-        }
-
-        protected override object? GetDefaultValue(Type ownerType)
-        {
-            return ((IStyledPropertyMetadata)Property.GetMetadata(ownerType)).DefaultValue;
-        }
-    }
-}