ListBox Class

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Contains a list of selectable items.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.Windows.DependencyObject
    System.Windows.UIElement
      System.Windows.FrameworkElement
        System.Windows.Controls.Control
          System.Windows.Controls.ItemsControl
            System.Windows.Controls.Primitives.Selector
              System.Windows.Controls.ListBox
                Microsoft.Internal.Pivot.Controls.SuggestionListBox

Namespace:  System.Windows.Controls
Assembly:  System.Windows (in System.Windows.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<TemplateVisualStateAttribute(Name := "InvalidFocused", GroupName := "ValidationStates")> _
<TemplatePartAttribute(Name := "ScrollViewer", Type := GetType(ScrollViewer))> _
<TemplateVisualStateAttribute(Name := "InvalidUnfocused", GroupName := "ValidationStates")> _
<TemplateVisualStateAttribute(Name := "Valid", GroupName := "ValidationStates")> _
Public Class ListBox _
    Inherits Selector

[TemplateVisualStateAttribute(Name = "InvalidFocused", GroupName = "ValidationStates")]
[TemplatePartAttribute(Name = "ScrollViewer", Type = typeof(ScrollViewer))]
[TemplateVisualStateAttribute(Name = "InvalidUnfocused", GroupName = "ValidationStates")]
[TemplateVisualStateAttribute(Name = "Valid", GroupName = "ValidationStates")]
public class ListBox : Selector

<ListBox .../>

The ListBox type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	ListBox	Initializes a new instance of the ListBox class.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	ActualHeight	Gets the rendered height of a FrameworkElement. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
	ActualWidth	Gets the rendered width of a FrameworkElement. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
	AllowDrop	Gets or sets a value that determines whether this UIElement can be a drop target for purposes of Silverlight drag-and-drop operations. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	Background	Gets or sets a brush that provides the background of the control. (Inherited from Control.)
	BorderBrush	Gets or sets a brush that describes the border background of a control. (Inherited from Control.)
	BorderThickness	Gets or sets the border thickness of a control. (Inherited from Control.)
	CacheMode	Gets or sets a value that indicates that rendered content should be cached when possible. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	CharacterSpacing	Gets or sets the distance between characters of text in the control measured in 1000ths of the font size. (Inherited from Control.)
	Clip	Gets or sets the Geometry used to define the outline of the contents of a UIElement. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	Cursor	Gets or sets the cursor image that displays while the mouse pointer is over a FrameworkElement. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
	DataContext	Gets or sets the data context for a FrameworkElement when it participates in data binding. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
	DefaultStyleKey	Gets or sets the key that references the default style for the control. (Inherited from Control.)
	DesiredSize	Gets the size that this UIElement computed during the measure pass of the layout process. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	Dispatcher	Gets the Dispatcher this object is associated with. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
	DisplayMemberPath	Gets or sets the name or path of the property that is displayed for each data item. (Inherited from ItemsControl.)
	Effect	Gets or sets the pixel shader effect to use for rendering this UIElement. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	FlowDirection	Gets or sets the direction that text and other user interface elements flow within any parent element that controls their layout. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
	FontFamily	Gets or sets the font used to display text in the control. (Inherited from Control.)
	FontSize	Gets or sets the size of the text in this control. (Inherited from Control.)
	FontStretch	Gets or sets the degree to which a font is condensed or expanded on the screen. (Inherited from Control.)
	FontStyle	Gets or sets the style in which the text is rendered. (Inherited from Control.)
	FontWeight	Gets or sets the thickness of the specified font. (Inherited from Control.)
	Foreground	Gets or sets a brush that describes the foreground color. (Inherited from Control.)
	HasItems	Gets whether the Selector contains items. (Inherited from Selector.)
	Height	Gets or sets the suggested height of a FrameworkElement. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
	HorizontalAlignment	Gets or sets the horizontal alignment characteristics that are applied to a FrameworkElement when it is composed in a layout parent, such as a panel or items control. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
	HorizontalContentAlignment	Gets or sets the horizontal alignment of the control's content. (Inherited from Control.)
	IsEnabled	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the user can interact with the control. (Inherited from Control.)
	IsHitTestVisible	Gets or sets whether the contained area of this UIElement can return true values for hit testing. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	IsSynchronizedWithCurrentItem	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the Selector should keep the SelectedItem synchronized with the current item in the Items property. (Inherited from Selector.)
	IsTabStop	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether a control is included in tab navigation. (Inherited from Control.)
	ItemContainerGenerator	Gets the ItemContainerGenerator associated with this ItemsControl. (Inherited from ItemsControl.)
	ItemContainerStyle	Gets or sets the style that is used when rendering the item containers.
	Items	Gets the collection used to generate the content of the control. (Inherited from ItemsControl.)
	ItemsPanel	Gets or sets the template that defines the panel that controls the layout of items. (Inherited from ItemsControl.)
	ItemsSource	Gets or sets a collection used to generate the content of the ItemsControl. (Inherited from ItemsControl.)
	ItemTemplate	Gets or sets the DataTemplate used to display each item. (Inherited from ItemsControl.)
	Language	Gets or sets localization/globalization language information that applies to a FrameworkElement. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
	Margin	Gets or sets the outer margin of a FrameworkElement. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
	MaxHeight	Gets or sets the maximum height constraint of a FrameworkElement. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
	MaxWidth	Gets or sets the maximum width constraint of a FrameworkElement. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
	MinHeight	Gets or sets the minimum height constraint of a FrameworkElement. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
	MinWidth	Gets or sets the minimum width constraint of a FrameworkElement. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
	Name	Gets or sets the identifying name of the object. When a XAML processor creates the object tree from XAML markup, run-time code can refer to the XAML-declared object by this name. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
	Opacity	Gets or sets the degree of the object's opacity. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	OpacityMask	Gets or sets the brush used to alter the opacity of regions of this object. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	Padding	Gets or sets the padding inside a control. (Inherited from Control.)
	Parent	Gets the parent object of this FrameworkElement in the object tree. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
	Projection	Gets or sets the perspective projection (3-D effect) to apply when rendering this UIElement. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	RenderSize	Gets the final render size of a UIElement. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	RenderTransform	Gets or sets transform information that affects the rendering position of a UIElement. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	RenderTransformOrigin	Gets or sets the origin point of any possible render transform declared by RenderTransform, relative to the bounds of the UIElement. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	Resources	Gets the locally defined resource dictionary. In XAML, you can establish resource items as child object elements of a frameworkElement.Resources property element, through XAML implicit collection syntax. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
	SelectedIndex	Gets or sets the index of the selected item. (Inherited from Selector.)
	SelectedItem	Gets or sets the selected item. (Inherited from Selector.)
	SelectedItems	Gets the list of currently selected items for the ListBox control.
	SelectedValue	Gets or sets the value of the selected item, obtained by using the SelectedValuePath. (Inherited from Selector.)
	SelectedValuePath	Gets or sets the property path that is used to get the SelectedValue property of the SelectedItem property. (Inherited from Selector.)
	SelectionMode	Gets or sets the selection behavior for the ListBox control.
	Style	Gets or sets an instance Style that is applied for this object during rendering. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
	TabIndex	Gets or sets a value that determines the order in which elements receive focus when the user navigates through controls by using the TAB key. (Inherited from Control.)
	TabNavigation	Gets or sets a value that modifies how tabbing and TabIndex work for this control. (Inherited from Control.)
	Tag	Gets or sets an arbitrary object value that can be used to store custom information about this object. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
	Template	Gets or sets a control template. (Inherited from Control.)
	Triggers	Gets the collection of triggers for animations that are defined for a FrameworkElement. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
	UseLayoutRounding	Gets or sets a value that determines whether rendering for the object and its visual subtree should use rounding behavior that aligns rendering to whole pixels. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	VerticalAlignment	Gets or sets the vertical alignment characteristics that are applied to a FrameworkElement when it is composed in a parent object such as a panel or items control. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
	VerticalContentAlignment	Gets or sets the vertical alignment of the control's content. (Inherited from Control.)
	Visibility	Gets or sets the visibility of a UIElement. A UIElement that is not visible does not render and does not communicate its desired size to layout. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	Width	Gets or sets the width of a FrameworkElement. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)

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Methods

	Name	Description
	AddHandler	Adds a routed event handler for a specified routed event, adding the handler to the handler collection on the current element. Specify handledEventsToo as true to have the provided handler be invoked for routed event that had already been marked as handled by another element along the event route. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	ApplyTemplate	Loads the relevant control template so that its parts can be referenced. (Inherited from Control.)
	Arrange	Positions child objects and determines a size for a UIElement. Parent objects that implement custom layout for their child elements should call this method from their layout override implementations to form a recursive layout update. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	ArrangeOverride	Provides the behavior for the Arrange pass of Silverlight layout. Classes can override this method to define their own Arrange pass behavior. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
	CaptureMouse	Sets mouse capture to a UIElement. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	CheckAccess	Determines whether the calling thread has access to this object. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
	ClearContainerForItemOverride	Removes any bindings and templates applied to the item container for the specified content. (Inherited from Selector.)
	ClearValue	Clears the local value of a dependency property. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
	Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	FindName	Retrieves an object that has the specified identifier name. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
	Focus	Attempts to set the focus on the control. (Inherited from Control.)
	GetAnimationBaseValue	Returns any base value established for a Silverlight dependency property, which would apply in cases where an animation is not active. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
	GetBindingExpression	Retrieves the BindingExpression for a dependency property where a binding is established. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
	GetContainerForItemOverride	Creates or identifies the element used to display a specified item. (Overrides ItemsControl.GetContainerForItemOverride().)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetTemplateChild	Retrieves the named element in the instantiated ControlTemplate visual tree. (Inherited from Control.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetValue	Returns the current effective value of a dependency property from a DependencyObject. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
	InvalidateArrange	Invalidates the arrange state (layout) for a UIElement. After the invalidation, the UIElement will have its layout updated, which will occur asynchronously. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	InvalidateMeasure	Invalidates the measurement state (layout) for a UIElement. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	IsItemItsOwnContainerOverride	Determines if the specified item is (or is eligible to be) its own item container. (Overrides ItemsControl.IsItemItsOwnContainerOverride(Object).)
	Measure	Updates the DesiredSize of a UIElement. Typically, objects that implement custom layout for their layout children call this method from their own MeasureOverride implementations to form a recursive layout update. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	MeasureOverride	Provides the behavior for the Measure pass of Silverlight layout. Classes can override this method to define their own Measure pass behavior. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	OnApplyTemplate	Builds the visual tree for the ListBox control when a new template is applied. (Overrides Selector.OnApplyTemplate().)
	OnCreateAutomationPeer	Returns a ListBoxAutomationPeer for the Silverlight automation infrastructure. (Overrides UIElement.OnCreateAutomationPeer().)
	OnDoubleTap	Called before the DoubleTap event occurs. (Inherited from Control.)
	OnDragEnter	Called before the DragEnter event occurs. (Inherited from Control.)
	OnDragLeave	Called before the DragLeave event occurs. (Inherited from Control.)
	OnDragOver	Called before the DragOver event occurs. (Inherited from Control.)
	OnDrop	Called before the Drop event occurs. (Inherited from Control.)
	OnGotFocus	Provides handling for the GotFocus event. (Overrides Control.OnGotFocus(RoutedEventArgs).)
	OnHold	Called before the Hold event occurs. (Inherited from Control.)
	OnItemsChanged	Provides handling for the ItemsChanged event. (Overrides Selector.OnItemsChanged(NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs).)
	OnKeyDown	Provides handling for the KeyDown event that occurs when a key is pressed while the control has focus. (Overrides Control.OnKeyDown(KeyEventArgs).)
	OnKeyUp	Called before the KeyUp event occurs. (Inherited from Control.)
	OnLostFocus	Provides handling for the LostFocus event. (Overrides Control.OnLostFocus(RoutedEventArgs).)
	OnLostMouseCapture	Called before the LostMouseCapture event occurs to provide handling for the event in a derived class without attaching a delegate. (Inherited from Control.)
	OnManipulationCompleted	Called before the ManipulationCompleted event occurs. (Inherited from Control.)
	OnManipulationDelta	Called before the ManipulationDelta event occurs. (Inherited from Control.)
	OnManipulationStarted	Called before the ManipulationStarted event occurs. (Inherited from Control.)
	OnMouseEnter	Called before the MouseEnter event occurs. (Inherited from Control.)
	OnMouseLeave	Called before the MouseLeave event occurs. (Inherited from Control.)
	OnMouseLeftButtonDown	Called before the MouseLeftButtonDown event occurs. (Inherited from Control.)
	OnMouseLeftButtonUp	Called before the MouseLeftButtonUp event occurs. (Inherited from Control.)
	OnMouseMove	Called before the MouseMove event occurs. (Inherited from Control.)
	OnMouseRightButtonDown	Called before the MouseRightButtonDown event occurs. (Inherited from Control.)
	OnMouseRightButtonUp	Called before the MouseRightButtonUp event occurs. (Inherited from Control.)
	OnMouseWheel	Called before the MouseWheel event occurs to provide handling for the event in a derived class without attaching a delegate. (Inherited from Control.)
	OnTap	Called before the Tap event occurs. (Inherited from Control.)
	OnTextInput	Called before the TextInput event occurs. (Inherited from ItemsControl.) In Silverlight for Windows Phone Windows Phone OS 7.1, this member is inherited from Control.OnTextInput(TextCompositionEventArgs).
	OnTextInputStart	Called before the TextInputStart event occurs. (Inherited from Control.)
	OnTextInputUpdate	Called before the TextInputUpdate event occurs. (Inherited from Control.)
	PrepareContainerForItemOverride	Prepares the specified element to display the specified item. (Inherited from Selector.)
	ReadLocalValue	Returns the local value of a dependency property, if a local value is set. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
	ReleaseMouseCapture	Removes mouse capture from a UIElement. After this call, typically no object holds mouse capture. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	RemoveHandler	Removes the specified routed event handler from this UIElement. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	ScrollIntoView	Causes the object to scroll into view.
	SelectAll	Selects all the items in the ListBox.
	SetBinding	Attaches a binding to a FrameworkElement, using the provided binding object, and returns a BindingExpressionBase for possible later use. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
	SetValue	Sets the local value of a dependency property on a DependencyObject. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
	TransformToVisual	Returns a transform object that can be used to transform coordinates from the UIElement to the specified object. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	UpdateLayout	Ensures that all positions of child objects of a UIElement are properly updated for layout. (Inherited from UIElement.)

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Events

	Name	Description
	BindingValidationError	Occurs when a data validation error is reported by a binding source. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
	DataContextChanged	Occurs when the data context for this element changes. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
	DoubleTap	Occurs when a DoubleTap gesture is committed while over this UIElement. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	DragEnter	Occurs when the input system reports an underlying drag event with this element as the target. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	DragLeave	Occurs when the input system reports an underlying drag event with this element as the origin. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	DragOver	Occurs when the input system reports an underlying drag event with this element as the potential drop target. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	Drop	Occurs when the input system reports an underlying drop event with this element as the drop target. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	GotFocus	Occurs when a UIElement receives focus. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	Hold	Occurs when a Hold gesture is committed while over this UIElement. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	IsEnabledChanged	Occurs when the IsEnabled property changes. (Inherited from Control.)
	KeyDown	Occurs when a keyboard key is pressed while the UIElement has focus. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	KeyUp	Occurs when a keyboard key is released while the UIElement has focus. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	LayoutUpdated	Occurs when the layout of the Silverlight visual tree changes. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
	Loaded	Occurs when a FrameworkElement has been constructed and added to the object tree. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
	LostFocus	Occurs when a UIElement loses focus. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	LostMouseCapture	Occurs when the UIElement loses mouse capture. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	ManipulationCompleted	Occurs when a manipulation and inertia on the UIElement is complete. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	ManipulationDelta	Occurs when the input device changes position during a manipulation. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	ManipulationStarted	Occurs when an input device begins a manipulation on the UIElement. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	MediaCommand	Occurs when a button is pressed on a remote control. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	MouseEnter	Occurs when the mouse (or a stylus) enters the bounding area of a UIElement. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	MouseLeave	Occurs when the mouse (or the stylus) leaves the bounding area of a UIElement. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	MouseLeftButtonDown	Occurs when the left mouse button is pressed (or when the tip of the stylus touches the tablet) while the mouse pointer is over a UIElement. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	MouseLeftButtonUp	Occurs when the left mouse button is released (or the tip of the stylus is removed from the tablet) while the mouse (or the stylus) is over a UIElement (or while a UIElement holds mouse capture). (Inherited from UIElement.)
	MouseMove	Occurs when the coordinate position of the mouse (or stylus) changes while over a UIElement (or while a UIElement holds mouse capture). (Inherited from UIElement.)
	MouseRightButtonDown	Occurs when the right mouse button is pressed while the mouse pointer is over a UIElement. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	MouseRightButtonUp	Occurs when the right mouse button is released while the mouse pointer is over a UIElement. However, this event will only be raised if a caller marks the preceding MouseRightButtonDown event as handled; see Remarks. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	MouseWheel	Occurs when the user rotates the mouse wheel while the mouse pointer is over a UIElement, or the UIElement has focus. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	SelectionChanged	Occurs when the currently selected item changes. (Inherited from Selector.)
	SizeChanged	Occurs when either the ActualHeight or the ActualWidth properties change value on a FrameworkElement. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)
	Tap	Occurs when a Tap gesture is committed while over this UIElement. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	TextInput	Occurs when a UI element gets text in a device-independent manner. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	TextInputStart	Occurs when a UI element initially gets text in a device-independent manner. (Inherited from UIElement.)
	TextInputUpdate	Occurs when text continues to be composed via an input method editor (IME). (Inherited from UIElement.)
	Unloaded	Occurs when this object is no longer connected to the main object tree. (Inherited from FrameworkElement.)

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Fields

	Name	Description
	IsSelectionActiveProperty	Identifies the IsSelectionActive dependency property.
	ItemContainerStyleProperty	Identifies the ItemContainerStyle dependency property.
	SelectionModeProperty	Identifies the SelectionMode dependency property.

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Explicit Interface Implementations

	Name	Description
	ISupportInitialize.BeginInit	Signals the object that initialization is starting. (Inherited from Selector.)
	ISupportInitialize.EndInit	Signals the object that initialization is complete. (Inherited from Selector.)

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Remarks

ListBox is a control that displays a collection of items. More than one item in a ListBox is visible at a time. You specify whether the ListBox allows multiple selections by using the SelectionMode property.

ListBox is an ItemsControl. You set its content by using the Items or ItemsSource properties. For more information about content models, see Control Content Models. You can either populate the ListBox control directly, or bind it to a collection of items. For more information about populating a ListBox, see How to: Display Data in a ListBox.

The following illustration shows a ListBox control that contains some unbound text items.

ListBox Control

Customizing the ListBox Control

To apply the same property settings to multiple ListBox controls, use the Style property. You can apply a style to each item displayed in the ListBox by setting the ItemContainerStyle property. To change the visual structure and visual behavior of a ListBox, copy and modify its default style and template. For more information, see Control Customization.

Dependency properties for this control might be set by the default style of the control. If a dependency property for a ListBox is set by its default style, the property might change from its default value when the ListBox appears in the application. For more information, see Dependency Property Value Precedence. You can get the default style and template for ListBox from ListBox Styles and Templates.

Note:
Setting a visual property will only have an effect if that property is both present in ListBox control's default template and is set by using a TemplateBinding. You can find a list of visual properties in the "Changing the Visual Structure of a Control" section of Customizing the Appearance of an Existing Control by Using a ControlTemplate.

Version Notes

 Silverlight for Windows Phone

Scrolling performance improvements have been made for the ListBox control in Windows Phone OS 7.1, which affect how some ScrollViewer properties are updated and when events occur. The following table describes the differences in behavior for Windows Phone OS 7.0 and Windows Phone OS 7.1.

Behavior	Windows Phone OS 7.0 app/Windows Phone OS 7.0 device	Windows Phone OS 7.0 or Windows Phone OS 7.1 app/Windows Phone OS 7.1 device
ScrollViewer properties are updated on the UI thread during scrolling.	Properties updated as soon as values change.	Properties updated when the user lifts their finger or when the user drags, pans or flicks ¼ of the screen, in any direction.
ManipulationDelta events raised on UI thread when dragging inside of a ScrollViewer.	Events are available for handling by elements in the ScrollViewer.	Events are not raised since they are on the input thread.

If your application depends on the Windows Phone OS 7.0 behavior, you can opt out of the performance improvements by setting the ManipulationMode property on the ScrollViewer associated with the ListBox to Control. The following code example shows how to do this.

<ListBox ItemsSource="{Binding Items}" ScrollViewer.ManipulationMode ="Control" Height="652" Canvas.Top="80">

Examples

The following code example creates a page with several ListBox controls configured in a variety of ways.

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<UserControl x:Class="ListBoxSnippetEx.Page"
    xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" 
    xmlns:x="https://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" 
    xmlns:src="clr-namespace:ListBoxSnippetEx"
     >

    <StackPanel x:Name="LayoutRoot" Background="White" Margin="10,10,10,10">
        <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" >
            <TextBlock Margin="5" Text="ListBox with unbound data:" />
        <ListBox Width="150" Margin="0,5,0,10">
            <TextBlock Text="TextBlock" />
            <TextBox Text="TextBox" />
            <Button Content="Button"  />
            <Rectangle Fill="LightBlue" Height="20" Width="100"  Margin="2,2,2,2"/>
            <Ellipse Fill="Coral" Height="20" Width="150"  Margin="2,2,2,2"/>
        </ListBox>

        <TextBlock Margin="5" Text="ListBox with bound data:" />
        <Grid>
            <Grid.Resources>
                <src:Customers x:Key="customers"/>
            </Grid.Resources>
            <ListBox ItemsSource="{StaticResource customers}" Width="250" Margin="0,5,0,10" 
               DisplayMemberPath="LastName"/>
        </Grid>
</StackPanel>
        <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" >
            <TextBlock Margin="5" Text="ListBox with ItemTemplate:" Width="160" />
            <Grid>
                <Grid.Resources>
                    <src:Customers x:Key="customers"/>
                </Grid.Resources>

                <ListBox ItemsSource="{StaticResource customers}" Width="350" Margin="0,5,0,10">
                    <ListBox.ItemTemplate>
                        <DataTemplate>
                            <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
                                <TextBlock Padding="5,0,5,0"
                      Text="{Binding FirstName}" />
                                <TextBlock Text="{Binding LastName}" />
                                <TextBlock Text=", " />
                                <TextBlock Text="{Binding Address}" />
                            </StackPanel>
                        </DataTemplate>
                    </ListBox.ItemTemplate>
                </ListBox>
            </Grid>
            <Grid>
                <Grid.Resources>
                    <Style x:Key="horizontalListBoxStyle" TargetType="ListBox">
                        <Setter Property="ItemsPanel">
                            <Setter.Value>
                                <ItemsPanelTemplate>
                                    <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal"
                            VerticalAlignment="Center"
                            HorizontalAlignment="Center"/>
                                </ItemsPanelTemplate>
                            </Setter.Value>
                        </Setter>
                        <Setter Property="ItemTemplate">
                            <Setter.Value>
                                <DataTemplate>
                                    <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
                                        <TextBlock Padding="5,0,5,0"
                          Text="{Binding FirstName}" />
                                        <TextBlock Text="{Binding LastName}" />
                                    </StackPanel>
                                </DataTemplate>
                            </Setter.Value>
                        </Setter>
                    </Style>

                    <src:Customers x:Key="items"/>
                </Grid.Resources>
                <ListBox Height="25" Width="420" ItemsSource="{StaticResource items}" Style="{StaticResource horizontalListBoxStyle}"/>
            </Grid>
        </StackPanel>
        <TextBlock Margin="5" Text="ListBox with SelectionChanged event handler:" Width="270" HorizontalAlignment="Left" />
            <ListBox Width="150" Margin="0,5,0,5" SelectionChanged="PrintText" HorizontalAlignment="Left">
                <ListBoxItem Content="Item 1" />
                <ListBoxItem Content="Item 2" />
                <ListBoxItem Content="Item 3" />
                <ListBoxItem Content="Item 4" />
                <ListBoxItem Content="Item 5" />
            </ListBox>
            <TextBlock Name="textBlock1" />
     </StackPanel>
</UserControl>

Imports System
Imports System.Windows
Imports System.Windows.Controls
Imports System.Windows.Documents
Imports System.Windows.Ink
Imports System.Windows.Input
Imports System.Windows.Media
Imports System.Windows.Media.Animation
Imports System.Windows.Shapes
Imports System.Collections.ObjectModel

Partial Public Class Page
    Inherits UserControl
    Public Sub New()
        ' Required to initialize variables 
        InitializeComponent()
    End Sub

    Private Sub PrintText(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal args As SelectionChangedEventArgs)
        Dim lbi As ListBoxItem = TryCast(TryCast(sender, ListBox).SelectedItem, ListBoxItem)
        textBlock1.Text = " You selected " + lbi.Content.ToString() + "."
    End Sub

End Class


Public Class Customer
    Private _firstName As String
    Private _lastName As String
    Private _address As String

    Public Property FirstName() As String
        Get
            Return _firstName
        End Get

        Set(ByVal value As String)
            _firstName = value
        End Set
    End Property

    Public Property LastName() As String
        Get
            Return _lastName
        End Get

        Set(ByVal value As String)
            _lastName = value
        End Set
    End Property

    Public Property Address() As String
        Get
            Return _address
        End Get

        Set(ByVal value As String)
            _address = value
        End Set
    End Property

    Public Sub New(ByVal firstName As String, ByVal lastName As String, ByVal address As String)
        Me.FirstName = firstName
        Me.LastName = lastName
        Me.Address = address
    End Sub

End Class

Public Class Customers
    Inherits ObservableCollection(Of Customer)

    Public Sub New()
        Add(New Customer("Michael", "Anderberg", "12 North Third Street, Apartment 45"))
        Add(New Customer("Chris", "Ashton", "34 West Fifth Street, Apartment 67"))
        Add(New Customer("Cassie", "Hicks", "56 East Seventh Street, Apartment 89"))
        Add(New Customer("Guido", "Pica", "78 South Ninth Street, Apartment 10"))
    End Sub

End Class

using System;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Documents;
using System.Windows.Ink;
using System.Windows.Input;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Media.Animation;
using System.Windows.Shapes;
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;

namespace ListBoxSnippetEx
{
    public partial class Page : UserControl
    {
        public Page()
        {
            // Required to initialize variables
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        void PrintText(object sender, SelectionChangedEventArgs args)
        {
            ListBoxItem lbi = ((sender as ListBox).SelectedItem as ListBoxItem);
            textBlock1.Text = "   You selected " + lbi.Content.ToString() + ".";
        }

    }

    public class Customer
    {
        public String FirstName { get; set; }
        public String LastName { get; set; }
        public String Address { get; set; }

        public Customer(String firstName, String lastName, String address)
        {
            this.FirstName = firstName;
            this.LastName = lastName;
            this.Address = address;
        }

    }

    public class Customers : ObservableCollection<Customer>
    {
        public Customers()
        {
            Add(new Customer("Michael", "Anderberg",
                    "12 North Third Street, Apartment 45"));
            Add(new Customer("Chris", "Ashton",
                    "34 West Fifth Street, Apartment 67"));
            Add(new Customer("Cassie", "Hicks",
                    "56 East Seventh Street, Apartment 89"));
            Add(new Customer("Guido", "Pica",
                    "78 South Ninth Street, Apartment 10"));
        }

    }
}

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

See Also

Reference

System.Windows.Controls Namespace

Other Resources

How to: Display Data in a ListBox

Controls by Function

Getting Started with Controls

ListBox Styles and Templates