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Getting new items added to an Observable Collection of a custom class

I have a set of classes that I am using to deserialize JSON into. My program will periodically look for changes to this JSON file, and if it finds any, will push the new data to the properties of these classes using reflection.
I need to find any new items added to the collection of the Item2 class (SocialExportJSON.SocialExportData.Item2) after a successful update.
My JSON classes look like this (there are more but I want to avoid too big a wall of code):
public class Item2 : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
[JsonProperty("type")]
private string type;
public string Type
{
get
{
return type;
}
set
{
if (type != value)
{
type = value;
RaisePropertyChanged("Type");
}
}
}
[JsonProperty("id")]
private string id;
public string ID
{
get
{
return id;
}
set
{
if (id != value)
{
id = value;
RaisePropertyChanged("ID");
}
}
}
[JsonProperty("postedIso8601")]
private string postedIso8601;
public string PostedIso8601
{
get
{
return postedIso8601;
}
set
{
if (postedIso8601 != value)
{
postedIso8601 = value;
RaisePropertyChanged("PostedIso8601");
}
}
}
[JsonProperty("postedTimestamp")]
private object postedTimestamp;
public object PostedTimestamp
{
get
{
return postedTimestamp;
}
set
{
if (postedTimestamp != value)
{
postedTimestamp = value;
RaisePropertyChanged("PostedTimestamp");
}
}
}
[JsonProperty("engagement")]
private Engagement engagement;
public Engagement Engagement
{
get
{
return engagement;
}
set
{
if (engagement != value)
{
engagement = value;
RaisePropertyChanged("Engagement");
}
}
}
[JsonProperty("source")]
private Source2 source;
public Source2 Source
{
get
{
return source;
}
set
{
if (source != value)
{
source = value;
RaisePropertyChanged("Source");
}
}
}
[JsonProperty("author")]
private Author author;
public Author Author
{
get
{
return author;
}
set
{
if (author != value)
{
author = value;
RaisePropertyChanged("Author");
}
}
}
[JsonProperty("content")]
private Content content;
public Content Content
{
get
{
return content;
}
set
{
if (content != value)
{
content = value;
RaisePropertyChanged("Content");
}
}
}
[JsonProperty("location")]
private Location location;
public Location Location
{
get
{
return location;
}
set
{
if (location != value)
{
location = value;
RaisePropertyChanged("Location");
}
}
}
[JsonProperty("publication")]
private Publication publication;
public Publication Publication
{
get
{
return publication;
}
set
{
if (publication != value)
{
publication = value;
RaisePropertyChanged("Publication");
}
}
}
[JsonProperty("metadata")]
private Metadata metadata;
public Metadata Metadata
{
get
{
return metadata;
}
set
{
if (metadata != value)
{
metadata = value;
RaisePropertyChanged("Metadata");
}
}
}
//Event handling
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
private void RaisePropertyChanged(string property)
{
//Console.WriteLine("Updated");
PropertyChanged?.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(property));
}
}
public class SocialExportData : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
[JsonProperty("dataType")]
private string dataType;
public string DataType
{
get
{
return dataType;
}
set
{
if (dataType != value)
{
dataType = value;
RaisePropertyChanged("DataType");
}
}
}
[JsonProperty("id")]
private int id;
public int ID
{
get
{
return id;
}
set
{
if (id != value)
{
id = value;
RaisePropertyChanged("ID");
}
}
}
[JsonProperty("story")]
private Story story;
public Story Story
{
get
{
return story;
}
set
{
if (story != value)
{
story = value;
RaisePropertyChanged("Story");
}
}
}
[JsonProperty("order")]
private string order;
public string Order
{
get
{
return order;
}
set
{
if (order != value)
{
order = value;
RaisePropertyChanged("Order");
}
}
}
[JsonProperty("lifetime")]
private string lifetime;
public string Lifetime
{
get
{
return lifetime;
}
set
{
if (lifetime != value)
{
lifetime = value;
RaisePropertyChanged("Lifetime");
}
}
}
[JsonProperty("maxAge")]
private int maxAge;
public int MaxAge
{
get
{
return maxAge;
}
set
{
if (maxAge != value)
{
maxAge = value;
RaisePropertyChanged("MaxAge");
}
}
}
[JsonProperty("maxSize")]
private int maxSize;
public int MaxSize
{
get
{
return maxSize;
}
set
{
if (maxSize != value)
{
maxSize = value;
RaisePropertyChanged("MaxSize");
}
}
}
[JsonProperty("consumeCount")]
private int consumeCount;
public int ConsumeCount
{
get
{
return consumeCount;
}
set
{
if (consumeCount != value)
{
consumeCount = value;
RaisePropertyChanged("ConsumeCount");
}
}
}
[JsonProperty("consumeInterval")]
private int consumeInterval;
public int ConsumeInterval
{
get
{
return consumeInterval;
}
set
{
if (consumeInterval != value)
{
consumeInterval = value;
RaisePropertyChanged("ConsumeInterval");
}
}
}
[JsonProperty("items")]
private ObservableCollection<Item2> items;
public ObservableCollection<Item2> Items
{
get
{
return items;
}
set
{
if (items != value)
{
items = value;
RaisePropertyChanged("Items");
}
}
}
//Event handling
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
private void RaisePropertyChanged(string property)
{
//Console.WriteLine("Updated");
PropertyChanged?.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(property));
}
}
public class SocialExportJSON : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
[JsonProperty("id")]
private string id;
public string ID
{
get
{
return id;
}
set
{
if (id != value)
{
id = value;
RaisePropertyChanged("ID");
}
}
}
[JsonProperty("ttl")]
private int ttl;
public int TTL
{
get
{
return ttl;
}
set
{
if (ttl != value)
{
ttl = value;
RaisePropertyChanged("TTL");
}
}
}
[JsonProperty("serial")]
private long serial;
public long Serial
{
get
{
return serial;
}
set
{
if (serial != value)
{
serial = value;
RaisePropertyChanged("Serial");
}
}
}
[JsonProperty("formatType")]
private string formatType;
public string FormatType
{
get
{
return formatType;
}
set
{
if (formatType != value)
{
formatType = value;
RaisePropertyChanged("FormatType");
}
}
}
[JsonProperty("modifiedIso8601")]
private string modifiedIso8601;
public string ModifiedIso8601
{
get
{
return modifiedIso8601;
}
set
{
if (modifiedIso8601 != value)
{
modifiedIso8601 = value;
RaisePropertyChanged("ModifiedIso8601");
}
}
}
[JsonProperty("modifiedTimestamp")]
private long modifiedTimestamp;
public long ModifiedTimestamp
{
get
{
return modifiedTimestamp;
}
set
{
if (modifiedTimestamp != value)
{
modifiedTimestamp = value;
RaisePropertyChanged("ModifiedTimestamp");
}
}
}
[JsonProperty("timezone")]
private string timezone;
public string Timezone
{
get
{
return timezone;
}
set
{
if (timezone != value)
{
timezone = value;
RaisePropertyChanged("Timezone");
}
}
}
[JsonProperty("dataType")]
private string dataType;
public string DataType
{
get
{
return dataType;
}
set
{
if (dataType != value)
{
dataType = value;
RaisePropertyChanged("DataType");
}
}
}
[JsonProperty("exports")]
private ObservableCollection<SocialExportData> exports;
public ObservableCollection<SocialExportData> Exports
{
get
{
return exports;
}
set
{
if (exports != value)
{
exports = value;
RaisePropertyChanged("Exports");
}
}
}
//Event handling
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
private void RaisePropertyChanged(string property)
{
//Console.WriteLine("Updated");
PropertyChanged?.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(property));
}
}
In another class, I have a method to deserialize to a global instance of my JSON class. It looks like this:
public SocialExportJSON socialExportData;
private async void DownloadAndDeserializeJSONAsync()
{
try
{
//Create a web client with the supplied credentials
var exportClient = new WebClient { Credentials = new NetworkCredential(uName, pw), Encoding = Encoding.UTF8};
//Create a task to download the JSON string and wait for it to finish
var downloadTask = Task.Run(() => exportClient.DownloadString(new Uri(eURL)));
downloadTask.Wait();
//Get the string from the task
var JSONString = await downloadTask;
//Create a task to deserialize the JSON from the last task
var DeserializeTask = Task.Run(() => JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<SocialExportJSON>(JSONString));
DeserializeTask.Wait();
SocialExportJSON sej = await DeserializeTask;
//Check the timestamp first to see if we should change the data
if(socialExportData == null)
{
//Get the data from the task
socialExportData = await DeserializeTask;
}
else if(sej.ModifiedTimestamp != socialExportData.ModifiedTimestamp)
{
//Get the data from the task
SocialExportJSON newData = await DeserializeTask;
GetNewItems(newData);
SetNewData(newData);
//Call the exportUpdated event when the task has finished
exportUpdated();
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
MessageBox.Show(e.Message.ToString());
}
}
In my SetNewData function, shown below, I use reflection to set the properties of my global class. Because I'm setting the whole collection rather than iterating through each of the properties in each of the classes, I can't use the CollectionChanged event to find new items.
public void SetNewData(SocialExportJSON newData)
{
//Loop through each of the properties and copy from source to target
foreach (PropertyInfo pi in socialExportData.GetType().GetProperties())
{
if (pi.CanWrite)
{
pi.SetValue(socialExportData, pi.GetValue(newData, null), null);
}
}
}
Is there a way I can modify my SetNewData function in such a way that it calls CollectionChanged? If not, what would be the best way to go about getting any new additions to my collection of Item2?

In my Main function. I create an instance of my class called SocialExport like so:
SocialExport s = new SocialExport("http://example.json", "example", "example");.
This class is where the global instance of my JSON class is contained, and my event handler is added like so
s.socialExportData.Exports[0].Items.CollectionChanged += CollectionChanged;
Then you are hooking up an event handler for the CollectionChanged event for that particular instance of ObservableCollection<Item2>.
If you create a new ObservableCollection<Item2>, you obviously must hook up an event handler to this one as well. The event handler that is associated with the old object won't be invoked when new items are added to the new instance.
So whenever a new ObservableCollection<Item2> is created, using deserialization or not, you should hook up a new event handler.
You could probably do this in your DownloadAndDeserializeJSONAsync method. The other option would be to create only one instance of the collection and remove and add items from/to this one.

Update data in MVVM periodically and automatically

In my Model and ViewModel for XAML View (List), I have a String property.
The data are retrieved in LoadData from a WebService.
I don't use MVVMlight.
Model:
public class LocationsModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
private string _name;
public string Name
{
get
{
return _name;
}
set
{
if (value != _name)
{
_name = value;
NotifyPropertyChanged("Name");
}
}
}
private string _id;
public string ID
{
get
{
return _id;
}
set
{
if (value != _id)
{
_id = value;
NotifyPropertyChanged("ID");
}
}
}
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
private void NotifyPropertyChanged(String propertyName)
{
PropertyChangedEventHandler handler = PropertyChanged;
if (null != handler)
{
handler(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
}
}
}
ViewModel:
public class MainViewSurroundingModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
public MainViewSurroundingModel()
{
this.Items = new ObservableCollection<LocationsModel>();
}
public ObservableCollection<LocationsModel> Items { get; set; }
private string _name = "";
private string _id = "";
public string Name
{
get
{
return _name;
}
set
{
if (value != _name)
{
_name = value;
NotifyPropertyChanged("Name");
}
}
}
public string ID
{
get
{
return _id;
}
set
{
if (value != _id)
{
_id = value;
NotifyPropertyChanged("ID");
}
}
}
public bool IsDataLoaded
{
get;
private set;
}
public async Task<bool> LoadData()
{
// WEB-API CALL IS HERE...
this.IsDataLoaded = true;
return true;
}
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
private void NotifyPropertyChanged(String propertyName)
{
PropertyChangedEventHandler handler = PropertyChanged;
if (null != handler)
{
handler(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
}
}
}
I now want to update the Name property periodically by code (not re-retrieving data from WebService) every 5 minutes.
How and where can I implement this?

Sorry for vague answer, don't have much time so if anyone else cares to write more about what I said, they are welcome to it.
How to
One of the possibilities is using DispatcherTimer (more about it for example here) and using it's Tick event.(there is a tutorial in the link provided)
Now about where to create your timer.
It depends on what you want to change and when you want to start it.
If I'd like to change ALL of the data in the list some predefined way, i can do it like this:
public class MainViewSurroundingModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
//...omitted the parts you have done, only writing the things I'd change...
MainViewSurroundingModel()
{
..if there was something leave it here..
changeTimer = new DispatcherTimer...
changeTimer.Tick += Tick;
changeTimer.Interval = ....et cetera, setting the timer based on tutorial
}
public ObservableCollection<LocationsModel> items;
public ObservableCollection<LocationsModel> Items
{
get //edited so that I can write my own setter
{
return items;
}
set
{
if(value != items)
{
items = value;
//NotifyPropertyChanged("Items"); //can be used here, not necessary
changeTimer.Start();
}
}
}
private DispatcherTimer changeTimer;//based on the tutorial
//based on the tutorial provided, create dispatcher timer and
//tick definition somewhere around here
private Tick(...)
{
//code that iterates through the list and updates it goes here!
}
}

DuplicateKeyException and SqlCeException SQL Ce WP8

I have problem with windows phone 8 local database. That's how my database code looks:
[Table(Name = "Folders")]
public class FolderTable : INotifyPropertyChanged, INotifyPropertyChanging, IEqualityComparer<FolderTable>
{
private string _folderName;
private string _description;
private string _password;
private string _tileColorName;
[Column(IsPrimaryKey = true)]
public string FolderName
{
get { return _folderName; }
set
{
if (_folderName != value)
{
NotifyPropertyChanging();
_folderName = value;
NotifyPropertyChanged();
}
}
}
[Column(CanBeNull = false)]
public string Description
{
get { return _description; }
set
{
if (_description != value)
{
NotifyPropertyChanging();
_description = value;
NotifyPropertyChanged();
}
}
}
[Column]
public string Password
{
get { return _password; }
set
{
if (_password != value)
{
NotifyPropertyChanging();
_password = value;
NotifyPropertyChanged();
}
}
}
[Column]
public string TileColorName
{
get { return _tileColorName; }
set
{
if (_tileColorName != value)
{
NotifyPropertyChanging();
_tileColorName = value;
NotifyPropertyChanged();
}
}
}
private void NotifyPropertyChanging([CallerMemberName] string propertyName = "")
{
if ( PropertyChanging != null)
PropertyChanging(this, new PropertyChangingEventArgs(propertyName));
}
private void NotifyPropertyChanged([CallerMemberName] string propertyName = "")
{
if ( PropertyChanged != null )
PropertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
}
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
public event PropertyChangingEventHandler PropertyChanging;
public bool Equals(FolderTable x, FolderTable y)
{
return x.FolderName == y.FolderName;
}
public int GetHashCode(FolderTable obj)
{
return obj.FolderName.GetHashCode();
}
}
Folder add:
public Task Add(Folder folder)
{
var folderTable = GetFolderTable(folder);
_databaseContext.Folders.InsertOnSubmit(folderTable);
return Task.FromResult(true);
}
Commit:
public Task Commit()
{
try
{
_databaseContext.Folders.Context.SubmitChanges();
}
catch (DuplicateKeyException duplicateKeyException)
{
_databaseContext.Dispose();
_databaseContext = new FolderDbContext(FolderDbContext.DBConnectionString);
throw new FolderAlreadyExistsException(duplicateKeyException);
}
return Task.FromResult(true);
}
When I Add new Folder (folder with such name didn't exist before), Commit and then I try add folder with same name DuplicateKeyException is thrown and handled correctly. However after context gets recreated in catch section the next call to Add and Commit folder with same name throws SqlCeException with message: "A duplicate value cannot be inserted into a unique index. [ Table name = Folders,Constraint name = PK_Folders ]". Is that normal behaviour or am I doing something wrong? In what cases DuplicateKeyException is thrown? How to catch SqlCeException? I can't even see System.Data.SqlServerCe namespace.

use reflection to get the type name of the ex eption, if you wish to catch the SqlCeException explicitly:
ex.GetType().Name == "SqlCeException"

c# object with a ValueChanged event that fires when each property is changed

What is the best way to create a class with an event that fires when one of its Properties is changed? Specifically, how do you convey to any subscribers which Property was changed?
Ex:
public class ValueChangedPublisher
{
private int _prop1;
private string _prop2;
public static event ValueChangedHandler(/*some parameters?*/);
public int Prop1
{
get { return _prop1; }
set
{
if (_prop1 != value)
{
_prop1 = value;
ValueChangedHandler(/*parameters?*/);
}
}
}
public string Prop2
{
get { return _prop2; }
set
{
if (_prop2 != value)
{
_prop2 = value;
ValueChangedHandler(/*parameters?*/);
}
}
}
}
public class ValueChangedSubscriber
{
private int _prop1;
private string _prop2;
public ValueChangedSubscriber()
{
ValueChangedPublisher.ValueChanged += ValueChanged;
}
private void ValueChanged(/*parameters?*/)
{
/*how does the subscriber know which property was changed?*/
}
}
My goal is to make this as extensible as possible (e.g. I don't want a bunch of huge if/else if/switch statements lumbering around). Does anybody know of a technique to achieve what I'm looking for?
EDIT:
What I'm really looking for is how to utilize the INotifyPropertyChanged pattern on the subscriber side. I don't want to do this:
private void ValueChanged(string propertyName)
{
switch(propertyName)
{
case "Prop1":
_prop1 = _valueChangedPublisher.Prop1;
break;
case "Prop2":
_prop2 = _valueChangedPublisher.Prop2;
break;
// the more properties that are added to the publisher, the more cases I
// have to handle here :/ I don't want to have to do it this way
}
}

.NET provides the INotifyPropertyChanged interface. Inherit and implement it:
public class ValueChangedPublisher : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
private int _prop1;
private string _prop2;
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler ValueChangedHandler;
private void NotifyPropertyChanged([CallerMemberName] String propertyName = "")
{
if (PropertyChanged != null)
{
PropertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
}
}
public int Prop1
{
get { return _prop1; }
set
{
if (_prop1 != value)
{
_prop1 = value;
NotifyPropertyChanged();
}
}
}
public string Prop2
{
get { return _prop2; }
set
{
if (_prop2 != value)
{
_prop2 = value;
NotifyPropertyChanged();
}
}
}
}

Here is what I did to solve my problem. It's a bit large, so maybe not performant, but works for me.
Edit
See this question for performance details: C# using properties with value types with Delegate.CreateDelegate
Base Class for publishing property change stuff:
public abstract class PropertyChangePublisherBase : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
private Dictionary<string, PropertyInfo> _properties;
private bool _cacheProperties;
public bool CacheProperties
{
get { return _cacheProperties; }
set
{
_cacheProperties = value;
if (_cacheProperties && _properties == null)
_properties = new Dictionary<string, PropertyInfo>();
}
}
protected PropertyChangePublisherBase(bool cacheProperties)
{
CacheProperties = cacheProperties;
}
public bool ContainsBinding(PropertyChangedEventHandler handler)
{
if (PropertyChanged == null)
return false;
return PropertyChanged.GetInvocationList().Contains(handler);
}
public object GetPropertValue(string propertyName)
{
if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(propertyName) || String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(propertyName))
throw new ArgumentException("Argument must be the name of a property of the current instance.", "propertyName");
return ProcessGetPropertyValue(propertyName);
}
protected virtual object ProcessGetPropertyValue(string propertyName)
{
if (_cacheProperties)
{
if (_properties.ContainsKey(propertyName))
{
return _properties[propertyName].GetValue(this, null);
}
else
{
var property = GetType().GetProperty(propertyName);
_properties.Add(propertyName, property);
return property.GetValue(this, null);
}
}
else
{
var property = GetType().GetProperty(propertyName);
return property.GetValue(this, null);
}
}
#region INotifyPropertyChanged Implementation
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
[NotifyPropertyChangedInvocator]
protected virtual void RaisePropertyChanged(string propertyName)
{
PropertyChangedEventHandler handler = PropertyChanged;
if (handler != null)
handler(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
}
#endregion
}
Base Class for receiving property change stuff:
public abstract class PropertyChangeSubscriberBase
{
protected readonly string _propertyName;
protected virtual object Value { get; set; }
protected PropertyChangeSubscriberBase(string propertyName, PropertyChangePublisherBase bindingPublisher)
{
_propertyName = propertyName;
AddBinding(propertyName, this, bindingPublisher);
}
~PropertyChangeSubscriberBase()
{
RemoveBinding(_propertyName);
}
public void Unbind()
{
RemoveBinding(_propertyName);
}
#region Static Fields
private static List<string> _bindingNames = new List<string>();
private static List<PropertyChangeSubscriberBase> _subscribers = new List<PropertyChangeSubscriberBase>();
private static List<PropertyChangePublisherBase> _publishers = new List<PropertyChangePublisherBase>();
#endregion
#region Static Methods
private static void PropertyChanged(object sender, PropertyChangedEventArgs args)
{
string propertyName = args.PropertyName;
if (_bindingNames.Contains(propertyName))
{
int i = _bindingNames.IndexOf(propertyName);
var publisher = _publishers[i];
var subscriber = _subscribers[i];
subscriber.Value = publisher.GetPropertValue(propertyName);
}
}
public static void AddBinding(string propertyName, PropertyChangeSubscriberBase subscriber, PropertyChangePublisherBase publisher)
{
if (!_bindingNames.Contains(propertyName))
{
_bindingNames.Add(propertyName);
_publishers.Add(publisher);
_subscribers.Add(subscriber);
if (!publisher.ContainsBinding(PropertyChanged))
publisher.PropertyChanged += PropertyChanged;
}
}
public static void RemoveBinding(string propertyName)
{
if (_bindingNames.Contains(propertyName))
{
int i = _bindingNames.IndexOf(propertyName);
var publisher = _publishers[i];
_bindingNames.RemoveAt(i);
_publishers.RemoveAt(i);
_subscribers.RemoveAt(i);
if (!_publishers.Contains(publisher))
publisher.PropertyChanged -= PropertyChanged;
}
}
#endregion
}
Actual class to use for subscribing to property change stuff:
public sealed class PropertyChangeSubscriber<T> : PropertyChangeSubscriberBase
{
private PropertyChangePublisherBase _publisher;
public new T Value
{
get
{
if (base.Value == null)
return default(T);
if (base.Value.GetType() != typeof(T))
throw new InvalidOperationException(String.Format("Property {0} on object of type {1} does not match the type Generic type specified {2}.", _propertyName, _publisher.GetType(), typeof(T)));
return (T)base.Value;
}
set { base.Value = value; }
}
public PropertyChangeSubscriber(string propertyName, PropertyChangePublisherBase bindingPublisher)
: base(propertyName, bindingPublisher)
{
_publisher = bindingPublisher;
}
}
Here is an example of the Class with properties that you wish to be notified about:
public class ExamplePublisher: PropertyChangedPublisherBase
{
private string _id;
private bool _testBool;
public string Id
{
get { return _id; }
set
{
if (value == _id) return;
_id = value;
RaisePropertyChanged("Id");
}
}
public bool TestBool
{
get { return _testBool; }
set
{
if (value.Equals(_testBool)) return;
_testBool = value;
RaisePropertyChanged("TestBool");
}
}
}
Here is an example of the Class that will be notified when the properties in the class above change:
public class ExampleReceiver
{
public PropertyChangeSubscriber<string> Id { get; set; }
public PropertyChangeSubscriber<bool> TestBool { get; set; }
public MyExampleClass(PropertyChangePublisherBase publisher)
{
Id = new PropertyChangeSubscriber<string>("Id", publisher);
TestBool = new PropertyChangeSubscriber<bool>("TestBool", publisher);
}
}

listbox data binding fails silently

This approach seems to work half the time for me.
I can see these lines get executed in the debugger:
agencyListBox.DataBindings.Add(new Binding("DataSource", this.Data.Agencies, "AvailableAgencies"));
agencyListBox.DataBindings.Add(new Binding("SelectedItem", this.Data.Agencies, "SelectedAgency", false, DataSourceUpdateMode.OnPropertyChanged));
The agencies class looks like this:
public AgencyType SelectedAgency
{
get
{
return _selected;
}
set
{
_selected = value;
OnPropertyChanged("SelectedAgency");
}
}
public List<AgencyType> AvailableAgencies
{
get
{
return _availableList;
}
set
{
_availableList = value;
OnPropertyChanged("AvailableAgencies");
}
}
So the fields I reference in the binding do exist.
The DisplayMember is set to "Label" which is defined in the AgencyType class:
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
private string _label { get; set; }
public string Label
{
get { return _label; }
set
{
_label = value;
OnPropertyChanged("Label");
}
}
private string _identifier { get; set; }
public string Identifier
{
get { return _identifier; }
set
{
_identifier = value;
OnPropertyChanged("Identifier");
}
}
public AgencyType()
{
Label = string.Empty;
Identifier = string.Empty;
}
private void OnPropertyChanged(string propertyName)
{
if (PropertyChanged != null)
{
PropertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
}
}
The values are displayed as desired.
But then when I change the selection, data.Agencies.SelectedAgency is null!
Does anyone have any tips?