Binding a Dictionary's key and value in a listbox with wpf

Question

I am trying to bind a dictionary\'s key to a row of the grid in a listbox, and bind the dictionary\'s value to another row of the grid. key\'s type is Book, a class thati wr

Answer 1

Below code will show the following:

1
Book 1
-------
2
Book 2
-------
3
Book 3

SelectedBookIndex will be set to the index of the selected book, at start the second book will be selected.

XAML:

Code behind:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Windows;

namespace TestDemo
{
    public partial class MainWindow : Window
    {
        public MainWindow()
        {
            InitializeComponent();

            Books = new Dictionary();
            Books.Add(new Book() { Name = "Book 1"}, 1);
            Books.Add(new Book() { Name = "Book 2" }, 2);
            Books.Add(new Book() { Name = "Book 3" }, 3);

            SelectedBookIndex = 2;

            DataContext = this;
        }

        public Dictionary Books { get; set; }

        private int _selectedBookIndex;
        public int SelectedBookIndex
        {
            get { return _selectedBookIndex; }
            set
            {
                _selectedBookIndex = value;
                Debug.WriteLine("Selected Book Index=" + _selectedBookIndex);
            }
        }
    }

    public class Book
    {
        public string Name { get; set; }
    }
}