ObservableCollection
is a collection of type T
like List<T>
which means that it holds objects of type T
.
From documentation we read that :
ObservableCollection
represents a dynamic data collection that provides notifications when items get added, removed, or when the entire list is refreshed.
The key difference from other collections is that ObservableCollection
implements the interfaces INotifyCollectionChanged
and INotifyPropertyChanged
and immediately raise notification event when a new object is added or removed and when collection is cleared.
This is especially useful for conneting the UI and backend of an application without having to write extra code because when an object is added to or removed from an observable collection, the UI is automatically updated.
The first step in order to use it is to include
using System.Collections.ObjectModel
You can either create an empty instance of a collection for example of type string
ObservableCollection<string> collection = new ObservableCollection<string>();
or an instance that is filled with data
ObservableCollection<string> collection = new ObservableCollection<string>()
{
"First_String", "Second_String"
};
Remember as in all IList collection, index starts from 0 (IList.Item Property).