Windows Phone 8.1 - ListView binding issue mvvm light - c#

I have a strange issue with my binding...
Currently I'm just trying to binding a list of objects in a list view
XAML
ExtendedListView is just an extension of the basic listview.
<refresh:ExtendedListView PullToRefreshRequested="listView_InfoRefresh" IsPullToRefreshEnabled="True" ItemsSource="{Binding MyList, Mode=OneWay}" >
<ListView.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<StackPanel Orientation="Vertical">
<TextBlock FontSize="16">
<Run x:Uid="TheChallenge" />
<Run Text="{Binding Title}"/>
<Run x:Uid="ExpireChallenge" />
</TextBlock>
</StackPanel>
</DataTemplate>
</ListView.ItemTemplate>
</refresh:ExtendedListView>
C#
private List<Challenge> myList;
public List<Challenge> MyList
{
get { return myList; }
set
{
if (myList!= value)
{
myList= value;
RaisePropertyChanged(() => MyList);
}
}
}
The list is retrieve from a Wep Api application.
When I put a breakpoint, the list is not empty ( currently I have 3 elements in my list ), and after the binding of MyList, I am able to see the items 2 sec before they dissapear....
If someone have an idea.

Using a List and setting it every time data changes is not a good idea. Just use an ObservableCollection, set it juts once in ctor and then only add and remove items.

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<TextBox
VerticalAlignment="Top"
Height="150"
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On a side note: I find WPF and C# in general to have much less discussions and "how to" guides than all of my previous languages (Java, Python, JS) so researching things online is usually a dead end for me. I'm not sure to why that is since C# is a very popular language but I'm really struggling with finding help online.
A solution could be to use an ItemsControl that would host the xaml elements. You can bind the items like <ItemsControl ItemsSource="{Binding ListOfItems} ...
Then you could easily sort the items in the corresponding ViewModel. Like so:
public BindableCollection<YourElement> ListOfItems {get;set;}
...
ListOfItems.Sort()
Note that YourElement class should have a comparator.
EDIT: As per request I'll explain it more detailed:
In your Xaml you have to declare a ItemsControl like so:
<ItemsControl ItemsSource="{Binding ListOfItems}">
<ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<StackPanel>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Language}" Foreground="DarkGray" FontSize="16"/>
<TextBox
VerticalAlignment="Top"
Height="150"
Text="{Binding TextValue, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}"
cm:Message.Attach="[Event GotFocus] = [Action FocusedTextBox($this)]" />
</StackPanel>
</DataTemplate>
</ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
</ItemsControl>
And in your backend you should first create a class that's going to represent your item in the ItemsControl. For example:
public Class MyItem{
public string Language {get;set;}
public string TextValue {get;set;}
}
Finally in your ViewModel you'll need to create the list of items that you bind with the ItemsControl like so:
public BindableCollection<MyItem> ListOfItems {get;set;}= new BindableCollection<MyItem>();
//here you can add them in the order that is specified by the config file
public void LoadItems(){
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I'm having trouble simply showing the contents of my List in the ComboBox using Caliburn.micros BindableCollection. I get three blank options, but when I chose one of them I get the correct value back so I know it's working. Obviously I would also like to see what it is I'm choosing.
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</DataTemplate>
</ComboBox.ItemTemplate>
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<TextBlock Text="{Binding LanguageOptions}" />
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<ComboBox.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding}" />
</DataTemplate>
</ComboBox.ItemTemplate>
</ComboBox>
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<ComboBox ItemsSource="{Binding Language}"/>
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Hello Guys I hope yall doing great!
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{
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}
}
}
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bool Has_Reminder;
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{
InitializeComponent();
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NoteListItem control
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This might help: http://www.jeff.wilcox.name/2008/07/visibility-type-converter/

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