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POOdd problem with ListBox.DataSource
 

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    <p>I'm writing a Windows application and using a Listbox control. I'm developing with Visual Studio C# 2008 Express Edition.</p> <p>I've got a data object that looks something like this</p> <pre><code>public class RootObject { public List&lt;SubObject&gt; MySubObjects{ get; set;} } </code></pre> <p>I've got a ListBox on my form, and also a property "MyRootObject" which, obviously, holds a RootObject. When the control is initialized, I set:</p> <pre><code>_listBox.DataSource = MyRootObject.MySubObjects; </code></pre> <p>Now, when the form loads, I debug and see that the DataSource is being set correctly. But nothing is displayed. I've overridden SubObject's ToString() method and it's not even being called. I tried setting _listBox.DisplayMember to a property of SubObject just to see if there was some problem there, but still nothing. I tried calling _listBox.Update() and _listBox.Refresh() after setting the DataSource, but still no love. The DataSource has all the data... it's just refusing to display it.</p> <p>So while debugging, I wondered WTF and I decided to just do </p> <pre><code>_listBox.DataSource = new List&lt;SubObject&gt;{ new SubObject(), new SubObject() }; </code></pre> <p>Sure enough, this worked, and I see two things listed in my listbox.</p> <p>So then, really curious, I decided to try copying the list of objects and putting that in the listbox, like so:</p> <pre><code>_listBox.DataSource = MyRootObject.MySubObjects.ToArray(); </code></pre> <p>This works! And it's a workaround to my problem for now... but a very annoying one. Does anyone know why I need to basically copy the list of objects like this to get it to work, rather than just setting the _listBox.DataSource = MyRootObject.MySubObjects; ? Again, the DataSource has all the right data either way after setting it... it's just when it's copied data, it actually displays, and when it's not, it's not displayed. </p>
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