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Data Binding in .NET MAUI ComboBox

  • ItemsSource(IEnumerable)—Defines the collection of the items that will populate the control with data.
  • DisplayMemberPath(string)—Defines the name of the property which will be visualized inside the drop-down list.

If DisplayMemberPath is not set the “ToString” implementation of the business object will be visualized. The DisplayMemberPath is a property that helps the developers to visualize an exact property from the business object they are bound to.

Binding to a Complex Object

Here is the .NET MAUI ComboBox definition in XAML:

<telerik:RadComboBox ItemsSource="{Binding Items}" 
                 DisplayMemberPath="Population"
                 AutomationId="boundComboBox"/>

In addition to this, you need to add the following namespace:

the sample business model
public class City
{
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public int Population { get; set; }
}

and the ViewModel used:

public class ViewModel
{
    public ViewModel()
    {
        this.Items = new ObservableCollection<City>
        {
            new City { Name = "Tokyo", Population = 13929286 },
            new City { Name = "New York", Population = 8623000 },
            new City { Name = "London", Population = 8908081 },
            new City { Name = "Madrid", Population = 3223334 },
            new City { Name = "Los Angeles", Population = 4000000},
            new City { Name = "Paris", Population = 2141000 },
            new City { Name = "Beijing", Population = 21540000 },
            new City { Name = "Singapore", Population = 5612000 },
            new City { Name = "New Delhi", Population = 18980000 },
            new City { Name = "Bangkok", Population = 8305218 },
            new City { Name = "Berlin", Population = 3748000 },
        };
    }

    public ObservableCollection<City> Items { get; set; }
}

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