backgroundImage exposed to View

apps/tests/xml-declaration/xml-declaration-tests.ts

@@ -203,6 +203,17 @@ export function test_parse_ShouldParseSubProperties() {
     TKUnit.assert(sw.visibility === "collapsed", "Expected result: collapsed; Actual result: " + sw.visibility + "; type: " + typeof (sw.visibility));
 };
 
+export function test_parse_CanBindBackgroundImage() {
+    var p = <page.Page>builder.parse("<Page><StackLayout backgroundImage='{{ myProp }}' /></Page>");
+    var expected = "~/logo.png"
+    var obj = new observable.Observable();
+    obj.set("myProp", expected);
+    p.bindingContext = obj;
+    var sw = <stackLayoutModule.StackLayout>p.content;
+
+    TKUnit.assert(sw.backgroundImage === expected, "Expected result: " + expected + "; Actual result: " + sw.backgroundImage);
+};
+
 export function test_parse_ShouldParseCustomComponentWithoutXml() {
     var p = <page.Page>builder.parse('<Page xmlns:customControls="xml-declaration/mymodule"><customControls:MyControl /></Page>');
     var ctrl = p.content;

ui/core/view-common.ts

@@ -202,6 +202,13 @@ export class View extends proxy.ProxyObject implements definition.View {
         this.style.backgroundColor = value;
     }
 
+    get backgroundImage(): string {
+        return this.style.backgroundImage;
+    }
+    set backgroundImage(value: string) {
+        this.style.backgroundImage = value;
+    }
+
     get minWidth(): number {
         return this.style.minWidth;
     }

ui/core/view.d.ts

@@ -139,6 +139,11 @@ declare module "ui/core/view" {
          */
         backgroundColor: color.Color;
 
+        /**
+         * Gets or sets the background image of the view.
+         */
+        backgroundImage: string;
+                
         /**
          * Gets or sets the minimum width the view may grow to.
          */