ListBox Data Binding Sample

• Create a Windows Presentation Foundation project named ListBoxSample
• Add a new class file named Computer.cs
• Paste the following code into the corresponding files.

<Window x:Class="ListBoxSample.Window1"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    Title="Window1" Height="300" Width="300">
    <Window.Resources>
        <DataTemplate x:Key="compTemplate">
            <StackPanel>
                <TextBlock FontSize="14" Text="{Binding Path=Name}" />
                <TextBlock FontSize="10" Text="{Binding Path=Location}" />
                <TextBlock FontSize="10" Text="{Binding Path=Make}" />
            </StackPanel>
        </DataTemplate>
    </Window.Resources>

    <Grid Name="mainGrid" Background="AntiqueWhite">
        <ListBox Name="computerList" ItemTemplate="{StaticResource compTemplate}" Margin="0,0,0,29" />

        <Button Height="23" Name="button1" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" Click="button1_Click">Pick me!</Button>
    </Grid>

</Window>

using System.Windows;

namespace ListBoxSample
{
    public partial class Window1 : Window
    {
        public Window1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();

            computerList.ItemsSource = Computer.SampleComputers();
        }

        private void button1_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            Computer selectedComputer = computerList.SelectedItem as Computer;

            if (selectedComputer == null)
            {
                MessageBox.Show("Select something");
                return;
            }

            MessageBox.Show("You have selected " + selectedComputer.Name);
        }
    }
}

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace ListBoxSample
{
    public class Computer
    {
        public String Name { get; set; }

        public string Location { get; set; }

        public string Make { get; set; }

        public Computer(String name, String location, String make)
        {
            Name = name;
            Location = location;
            Make = make;
        }

        public static IEnumerable<Computer> SampleComputers()
        {
            List<Computer> result = new List<Computer>();

            result.Add(new Computer("Kitchen PC", "On the kitchen counter", "DELL AX443"));
            result.Add(new Computer("NAS", "Network attached storage", "NSLU2"));
            result.Add(new Computer("Media1", "Media server", "DELL VISTA"));
            result.Add(new Computer("KidPC", "Kids play stuff", "HP1"));
            result.Add(new Computer("XBOX360", "Playing more", "MS"));

            return result;
        }
    }
}