Question

I have a class that is bound to a ListBox:

class FolderFM : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
    public FolderFM(string path)
    {
        this.Folder = new DirectoryInfo(path);
        this.Name = Folder.Name;
    }

    private string name;
    private DirectoryInfo folder;
    private ObservableCollection<FileInfo> matchingFiles;

    ...

    public ObservableCollection<FileInfo> MatchingFiles 
    {
        get { return matchingFiles; }
        set
        {
            matchingFiles = value;
            FireWhenPropertyChanged("MatchingFiles");
        }
    }

    public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
    protected void FireWhenPropertyChanged(string property)
    {
        PropertyChangedEventHandler handler = PropertyChanged;
        if (handler != null)
        {
            handler(property, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(property));
        }
    }
}

XAML Code:

<ListBox Name="lstFolders" ItemsSource="{Binding}" Style="{StaticResource FolderBoxStyle}">
                <ListBox.ItemTemplate>
                    <DataTemplate>
                        <Grid>
                            <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                                <ColumnDefinition />
                                <ColumnDefinition Width="25" />
                            </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                            <Label Content="{Binding Path=Name}" FontWeight="Bold" FontSize="13" />
                            <Button Content="{Binding Path=MatchingFiles, Converter={StaticResource lcc}}" Grid.Column="1" FontWeight="Bold" Foreground="Red" />
                        </Grid>
                    </DataTemplate>
                </ListBox.ItemTemplate>
            </ListBox>

Code-Behind where the update is taking place:

private void btnAnalyze_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
    {
        List<FileInfo> remainingFiles = files;
        foreach (FolderFM currentFolder in folders)
        {
            currentFolder.MatchingFiles = new ObservableCollection<FileInfo>();
            string folderName = currentFolder.Folder.Name;
            string[] splitName = folderName.Split(' ');
            for (int i = 0; i < remainingFiles.Count; i++)
            {
                if (remainingFiles[i] == null)
                    continue;
                FileInfo fileName = remainingFiles[i];
                string searchedName = fileName.Name;
                matchScore = 0;
                int searchCount = 0;
                foreach (string part in splitName)
                {
                    if (part.Length < 3 || part == "the")
                        continue;
                    matchScore += searchedName.Contains(part) ? 1 : 0;
                    searchCount += 1;
                }
                if (matchScore == searchCount)
                {
                    string destination = System.IO.Path.Combine(currentFolder.Folder.FullName, fileName.Name);
                    if (File.Exists(destination))
                        continue;
                    Directory.Move(fileName.FullName, destination);
                    currentFolder.MatchingFiles.Add(remainingFiles[i]);
                    //lstFolders.Items.Refresh();
                    remainingFiles[i] = null;
                }
            }
        }
        populateFiles();
    }

The attached Converter accepts the ObservableCollection and returns it’s Count as string.

The application is working properly and the values are being updated but the changes are not being reflected on the UI.

However when I call:
lstFolders.Items.Refresh();
the UI gets updated.

What am I missing/doing wrong ??

I looked at a few questions like:
WPF Binding with INotifyPropertyChanged does not update
but haven’t been able to solve this problem.

Edit:

The DataContext is being assigned by this method:

private void populateFolders()
    {
        folders = getFolders(selectedFolder.FullName);
        lstFolders.ItemsSource = folders;
    }

private List<FolderFM> getFolders(string path)
    {
        List<FolderFM> d = new List<FolderFM>();
        foreach (string folder in Directory.GetDirectories(path))
        {
            d.Add(new FolderFM(folder));
        }
        return d;
    }

Answer 1

Converting my comment into an answer:

Try binding directly to MatchingFiles.Count.