Binding Listbox to List<object> in WinForms

Question

What's the simplest way to bind a Listbox to a List of objects in Windows Forms?

Answer 1

You're looking for the DataSource property:

List<SomeType> someList = ...; myListBox.DataSource = someList; 

You should also set the DisplayMember property to the name of a property in the object that you want the listbox to display. If you don't, it will call ToString().

Answer 2

Binding a System.Windows.Forms.Listbox Control to a list of objects (here of type dynamic)

List<dynamic> dynList = new List<dynamic>() {              new {Id = 1, Name = "Elevator", Company="Vertical Pop" },             new {Id = 2, Name = "Stairs", Company="Fitness" } };  listBox.DataSource = dynList;  listBox.DisplayMember = "Name"; listBox.ValueMember = "Id";