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Data binding using collections composed of mixed types of data
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<Window xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:c="clr-namespace:WpfApplication1"
x:Class="WpfApplication1.Window1"
Title="CompositeCollections"
SizeToContent="WidthAndHeight">
<Window.Resources>
<c:Employees x:Key="EmployeesData"/>
<XmlDataProvider x:Key="NewStudentesData" XPath="NewStudentes/Student">
<x:XData>
<NewStudentes xmlns="">
<Student Name="Jason" />
<Student Name="Hercules" />
<Student Name="Bellerophon" />
<Student Name="Theseus" />
<Student Name="Odysseus" />
<Student Name="Perseus" />
</NewStudentes>
</x:XData>
</XmlDataProvider>
<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type c:Employee}">
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=Name}" Foreground="Gold"/>
</DataTemplate>
<DataTemplate DataType="Student">
<TextBlock Text="{Binding XPath=@Name}" Foreground="Cyan"/>
</DataTemplate>
</Window.Resources>
<StackPanel>
<ListBox Name="myListBox" Height="300" Width="200">
<ListBox.ItemsSource>
<CompositeCollection>
<CollectionContainer Collection="{Binding Source={StaticResource EmployeesData}}" />
<CollectionContainer Collection="{Binding Source={StaticResource NewStudentesData}}" />
<ListBoxItem Foreground="Red">Other Listbox Item 1</ListBoxItem>
</CompositeCollection>
</ListBox.ItemsSource>
</ListBox>
</StackPanel>
</Window>
//File:Window.xaml.cs
using System;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Documents;
using System.Windows.Navigation;
using System.Windows.Shapes;
using System.Windows.Data;
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
namespace WpfApplication1
{
public partial class Window1 : Window
{
public Window1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
}
public class Employee
{
private string _name;
public string Name
{
get
{
return _name;
}
set
{
_name = value;
}
}
public Employee(string name)
{
Name = name;
}
}
public class Employees : ObservableCollection<Employee>
{
public Employees()
{
Add(new Employee("A"));
Add(new Employee("B"));
Add(new Employee("C"));
}
}
}
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