Binding to collections

In the previous section, we introduced some basic knowledge of data binding, and we also replaced the model using PassXYZLib. When we introduced data binding, we used ItemDetailPage and ItemDetailViewModel to explain how to bind the source property to the target property. For the item detail page, we created data binding from one source to one target. However, there are many cases in which we need to bind a data collection to the UI, such as ListView or CollectionView, to display a group of data.

Figure 4.8: Binding to collections

As we can see in Figure 4.8, when we create a data binding from a collection object to a collection view, the ItemsSource property is the one to use. In .NET MAUI, collection views such as ListView and CollectionView can be used and both have an ItemsSource property.

For the collection object, we can use any collection that implements the IEnumerable interface. However, the changes to the collection...