SAPUI5 XML views

Question

Hi Experts,
In SAPUI5 SDK demo kit, the same codes are in XML view. I tried to search the API or library for XML view i could not find. The data binding in XML views are not clear.
e.g. Table.view.xml
<mvc:View
  controllerName="sap.m.sample.Table.Table"
  xmlns:l="sap.ui.layout"
  xmlns:mvc="sap.ui.core.mvc"
  xmlns="sap.m">
  <Table id="idProductsTable"
  inset="false"
  items="{
  path: '/ProductCollection',
  sorter: {
  path: 'Name'
  }">
  <headerToolbar>
  <Toolbar>
  <Label text="Products"></Label>
  </Toolbar>
  </headerToolbar>
  <columns>
  <Column
  width="12em">
  <Text text="Product" />
  </Column>
  <Column
  minScreenWidth="Tablet"
  demandPopin="true">
  <Text text="Supplier" />
  </Column>
  <Column
  minScreenWidth="Tablet"
  demandPopin="true"
  hAlign="Right">
  <Text text="Dimensions" />
  </Column>
  <Column
  minScreenWidth="Tablet"
  demandPopin="true"
  hAlign="Center">
  <Text text="Weight" />
  </Column>
  <Column
  hAlign="Right">
  <Text text="Price" />
  </Column>
  </columns>
  <items>
  <ColumnListItem>
  <cells>
  <ObjectIdentifier
  title="{Name}"
  text="{ProductId}"
  class="sapMTableContentMargin" />
  <Text
  text="{SupplierName}" />
  <Text
  text="{Width} x {Depth} x {Height} {DimUnit}" />
  <ObjectNumber
  number="{WeightMeasure}"
  unit="{WeightUnit}"
  state="{
  path: 'WeightMeasure',
  formatter: 'sap.m.sample.Table.Formatter.weightState'
  }" />
  <ObjectNumber
  number="{Price}"
  unit="{CurrencyCode}" />
  </cells>
  </ColumnListItem>
  </items>
  </Table>
</mvc:View>
jQuery.sap.require("sap.m.sample.Table.Formatter");
sap.ui.controller("sap.m.sample.Table.Table", {
  onInit: function () {
  // set explored app's demo model on this sample
  var oModel = new sap.ui.model.json.JSONModel("test-resources/sap/ui/demokit/explored/products.json");
  this.getView().setModel(oModel);
How can we bind multiple data sources in xml
SAPUI5 Explored
Thank You
Regards
Senthil Bala

Answer 1

Hi Sethil,
Have you tried loading a second model (datasource) and set to the view. Something like this:
var oModel = new sap.ui.model.json.JSONModel("test-resources/sap/ui/demokit/explored/products.json");
this.getView().setModel(oModel,"firstmodel");
var oModel2 = new sap.ui.model.json.JSONModel("whatever url to your second data");
this.getView().setModel(oModel2,"secondmodel");
And then have your controls binding to the source of your choice like this:
text="{firstmodel>/ProductId}"
regards
Sven