How do I bind a List to an ItemsControl?

Question

In my presenter I have this property:

public List<string> PropertyNames { get; set; }

And I want to list out the names with a ItemsControl/DataTemplate like this:

<ItemsControl ItemsSource="{Binding PropertyNames}">
    <ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
        <DataTemplate>
            <TextBlock Text="{Binding Value}"/>
        </DataTemplate>
    </ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
</ItemsControl>

Since the generic list doesn't have named properties, how do I reference the value in my Binding statement?

score 42 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 08 '09 at 11:16

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let me answer this, it's just {Binding}.

answered Sep 08 '09 at 11:16

Edward Tanguay

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FYI, '.' works either with or without 'Path='. Blank is implicitly interpreted as a '.'. So you can write {Binding}, {Binding .}, or {Binding Path=.} Note that {Binding Path=} won't work - you'll get a XAML compiler error. – Kent Boogaart Sep 08 '09 at 12:10
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haha. Question is asked at 11:15 and answered by exact same person just a minute later. Then answer is accepted :) well done. – avepr Mar 20 '15 at 04:31

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 06 '17 at 17:13

An easier way to accomplish the same thing is to simply use:

<ItemsControl ItemsSource="{Binding PropertyNames}"/>

By default, this will create a vertical StackPanel and add each element in its own TextBlock. According to MSDN, this works for any of the following:

A string.
A DateTime object.
A UIElement object.
A Panel control that contains an Ellipse and a TextBlock.

How do I bind a List to an ItemsControl?

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