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Asked: 2026-05-23T12:39:50+00:00

I have a collection of objects that derive from a Person class and I

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I have a collection of objects that derive from a Person class and I want to bind this collection to the ItemsSource of a ListView.

I want to specify a string to display in the ListView Items. This string will be a composite of properties found on the derived classes.

I also want to bind the SelectedItem of the ListView to a property of type Person in my view model.

As far as I see it I need a string converter for my display string but I’m unsure how to bind to the items within the ItemsSource to generate the composite display string.

Can anyone give me a pointer?

Thanks.

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  1. Editorial Team

    You can either overwrite the ToString() method of your derived classes to return your composite display string, or you can create a Converter like you are suggesting and pass it the entire Item. The converter would then check that the item is of a specified type, and if so compose a string of whatever properties you want.

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