CollectionViewSource.Source Property

Definition

Namespace:

Windows.UI.Xaml.Data

Gets or sets the collection object from which to create this view.

public:
 property Platform::Object ^ Source { Platform::Object ^ get(); void set(Platform::Object ^ value); };

IInspectable Source();

void Source(IInspectable value);

public object Source { get; set; }

var object = collectionViewSource.source;
collectionViewSource.source = object;

Public Property Source As Object

<CollectionViewSource Source="bindingReference" .../>

Property Value

Object

Platform::Object

IInspectable

The collection to create the view from.

Remarks

When you set this property, a view is generated automatically unless the source collection implements ICollectionViewFactory. Otherwise, the view is retrieved through the CreateView method. You can retrieve the view through the View property.

See also

• Binding
• XAML data binding sample
• Data binding in depth