In C# and WPF, can you bind an element of an array to an objects property?

Question

For example, is it possible to bind a Textblock\'s Text property to an element Name[2] of type String?

Answer 1

Yes you can. Following is the XAML approach. It is advisable to bind to an Observable collection if you want to update the UI automatically when the value changes.

public class DataStub
{
    public Array SomeNorthEasternStates
    {
        get
        {
            return new[] { "NH", "VT", "CT", "MA", "ME" };      
        }
    }
}

XAML: Assuming the DataContext is set correctly: