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Bind list to listboxitem in wpf

I'm trying to bind a list to a listbox in WPF. But it doesn't seem to work, I just see nothing on screen.
Here is my code:
WPF
<ListBox x:Name="listBox" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="453" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="119" Margin="0,43,0,0" ItemsSource="{Binding orderlist}">
<ListBoxItem Content="{Binding orderlist.ID}"></ListBoxItem>
</ListBox>
C#
Order order = new Order();
Klantgegevens klantgegevens = new Klantgegevens();
XmlReader rdr = XmlReader.Create(#"C:\Users\Gebruiker\Desktop\EDI\Rekening.xml");
rdr.ReadToFollowing("datum");
order.DatumOntvangst = rdr.ReadElementContentAsString();
rdr.ReadToFollowing("volgnr");
order.Status = "Aangenomen";
order.Opmerkingen = "";
rdr.ReadToFollowing("naam");
order.Afzender = rdr.ReadElementContentAsString();
rdr.ReadToFollowing("naam");
klantgegevens.Naam = rdr.ReadElementContentAsString();
rdr.ReadToFollowing("straat");
klantgegevens.Straat = rdr.ReadElementContentAsString();
rdr.ReadToFollowing("huisnr");
klantgegevens.Huisnummer = rdr.ReadElementContentAsInt();
rdr.ReadToFollowing("plaats");
klantgegevens.Woonplaats = rdr.ReadElementContentAsString();
rdr.ReadToFollowing("postcode");
klantgegevens.Postcode = rdr.ReadElementContentAsString();
rdr.ReadToFollowing("telefoonnr");
klantgegevens.Telefoonnummer = rdr.ReadElementContentAsString();
order.Klantgegevens = klantgegevens;
orderlist.Add(order);
listBox.DataContext = orderlist;
As you probably know, Order is a custom class, and so is Klantgegevens.
I'm pretty new to binding and WPF in general so excuse me for my stupidness :)

You need to set or bind the ItemsSource property of ListView to an IEnumerable. Since you have set the DataContext property to your "orderlist" you should bind the ItemsSource property directly to the DataContext (ItemsSource="{Binding}"). You should also use an ItemTemplate as suggested by Fruchtzwerg :
<ListBox x:Name="listBox" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="453" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="119" Margin="0,43,0,0" ItemsSource="{Binding}">
<ListBox.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding ID}" />
</DataTemplate>
</ListBox.ItemTemplate>
</ListBox>
Also note that the DataContext of the ItemTemplate is an item in your ItemsSource, i.e. an Order object in this case. So to bind to the "ID" property of the Order object you use the binding syntax above. "ID" must be a public property of the Order class.

With
<ListBoxItem Content="{Binding orderlist.ID}"></ListBoxItem>
you are adding an item in XAML. But your plan is to create a template to present bound items. The simplest solution is to use
<ListBox x:Name="listBox" DisplayMemberPath="ID"/>
if only one property needs to be presented. Multiple properties can be showed by creating a template like
<ListView x:Name="listBox">
<ListView.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<StackPanel>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding ID}" />
<TextBlock Text="{Binding datum}"/>
<!-- ... -->
</WrapPanel>
</DataTemplate>
</ListView.ItemTemplate>
</ListView>
Furthermore you should use a property like
public ObservableCollection<Klantgegevens> Items { get; } =
new ObservableCollection<Klantgegevens>();
to bind on. Set the DataContext of the whole Window with the ListView to the object, with this property. After that you can bind the ListView with
<ListView ItemsSource="{Binding Items}"/>

ListBox.ItemContainerGenerator.ContainerFromIndex Returns null

For my Windows Phone 8 App I have a Listbox element like below;
when I press multiselect icon on AppBar, I want to show checkboxes inside DataTemplate.
So users can make multiselect on items.
I have 50 elements bound on this Listbox and always at the index 11 ItemContainerGenerator.ContainerFromIndex returns null, plus some other items at rest of the list. So around 10 items out of 50 as returning as null.
There are some answers for WPF like applying Dispatcher.BeginInvoke or UpdateLayout, ScrollIntoView but none of them is working.
On the other hand if I scroll through list and then press AppBar icon it just works fine. But users can directly press on icon right after data bound and they will not see some of the checkboxes.
Is there any workaround for this issue for Windows Phone 8?
<ListBox Name="ResultListBox" ItemsSource="{Binding}"
SelectionChanged="ResultListBox_OnSelectionChanged">
<ListBox.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<StackPanel Margin="0,0,0,10" Orientation="Horizontal">
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<CheckBox Name="CheckBox" Visibility="Collapsed">
</CheckBox>
<Image Source="{Binding url}"
Width="125"
Height="125"
VerticalAlignment="Top"
Margin="0,0,5,0"></Image>
</StackPanel>
<StackPanel>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<TextBlock Text="{Binding title}"
VerticalAlignment="Top"
FontFamily="Portable User Interface"></TextBlock>
</StackPanel>
<StackPanel>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding description}"
FontFamily="Portable User Interface"></TextBlock>
</StackPanel>
</StackPanel>
</StackPanel>
</DataTemplate>
</ListBox.ItemTemplate>
</ListBox>
void appBarButtonSelect_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
//Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(delegate
//{
//});
for (int i = 0; i < ResultListBox.Items.Count; i++)
{
//ResultListBox.UpdateLayout();
//ResultListBox.ScrollIntoView(i);
DependencyObject item = ResultListBox.ItemContainerGenerator.ContainerFromIndex(i);
if (item != null)
{
CheckBox checkBox = FindFirstElementInVisualTree<CheckBox>(item);
if (checkBox != null)
{
checkBox.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
}
}
else
{
Debugger.Break();
}
}
}

I think you're using ScrollIntoView + UpdateLayout incorrectly,
You're passing it an index, when it needs an object that is directly related to the ItemsSource
So if your ItemsSource is an ObservableCollection do this:
object o = ((ObservableCollection<sample_model>)this.myListBox.ItemsSource)[INDEX];
this.myListBox.ScrollIntoView(o); // call this first
this.myListBox.UpdateLayout(); // call this second
Then your ItemContainerGenerator.ContainerFromIndex(INDEX) will not be NULL.

binding data - inotifypropertychanged does not work

I have a listBox1 in which data are binding from the list. Then I want to when I select any item from listBox1 in listBox2 will binding data from another list.
private void listBox1_SelectionChanged(object sender, SelectionChangedEventArgs e)
{
Teams teams = (Teams)listBox1.SelectedItems[0];
getH2hResults("//td[#class='hell']", teams.Team1, teams.Team2); // add elements to list
getH2hResults("//td[#class='dunkel']", teams.Team1, teams.Team2); // and here also
listBox2.ItemsSource = lists.h2hList;
}
On the first time this work, but for the twice time listBox2 doesn't displays new data.
public class Lists : BindableBase
{
public Lists()
{
_teamsList = new List<Teams>();
_h2hList = new List<H2H>();
}
private List<Teams> _teamsList;
public List<Teams> teamsList
{
get
{
return _teamsList;
}
set
{
if (value != _teamsList)
{
_teamsList = value;
RaisePropertyChanged("teamsList");
}
}
}
private List<H2H> _h2hList;
public List<H2H> h2hList
{
get
{
return _h2hList;
}
set
{
if (value != _h2hList)
{
_h2hList = value;
RaisePropertyChanged("h2hList");
}
}
}
}
And XAML
<ListBox Name="listBox1" Width="300" Height="300"
VerticalAlignment="Top"
HorizontalAlignment="Left"
ItemsSource="{Binding teamsList}" SelectionChanged="listBox1_SelectionChanged">
<ListBox.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
<TextBlock Foreground="#FF4273CD" Text="{Binding Team1, Mode=TwoWay}"></TextBlock>
<TextBlock Text=" vs " FontWeight="Bold"></TextBlock>
<TextBlock Foreground="#FF4273CD" Text="{Binding Team2, Mode=TwoWay}"></TextBlock>
</StackPanel>
</DataTemplate>
</ListBox.ItemTemplate>
</ListBox>
<ListBox Name="listBox2" Grid.Column="1" Width="300" Height="300"
VerticalAlignment="Top"
HorizontalAlignment="Left"
ItemsSource="{Binding h2hList}" >
<ListBox.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<StackPanel Orientation="Vertical">
<TextBlock Text="{Binding date, Mode=TwoWay}"></TextBlock>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding result, Mode=TwoWay}"></TextBlock>
</StackPanel>
</DataTemplate>
</ListBox.ItemTemplate>
</ListBox>

RaisePropertyChanged("teamList");
is Wrong your propery is named 'teamsList' with an S,
change to:
RaisePropertyChanged("teamsList");
It is the public property you bind to and notify changes of,
edit:
also change your binding:
ItemsSource="{Binding teamList}"
to
ItemsSource="{Binding teamsList}"
Edit 2:
listBox2.DataContext = xxx
Not itemsource = xxx

With the line (in listBox1_SelectionChanged)
listBox2.ItemsSource = lists.h2hList;
you are effectively removing the binding from the ItemsSource property of listBox2.
Instead, you should only update the h2hList property in your Lists class (which presumably happens in getH2hResults) and remove the above line from your code.
Note however that it is not sufficient to clear and re-fill that list. You need to set the h2hList property in order to get a property change notification raised:
var newList = new List<H2H>();
// fill newList before assigning to h2hList property
lists.h2hList = newList;
If you want to keep the list and just change its elements, you would need to use ObservableCollection<H2H> instead of List<H2H> as collection type. This would be the better approach anyway, as you would not have to care for when exactly you add elements to a newly created collection.

Binding to a ListBox SelectedItem

I have a Window with ListBox on the left Side and TextBox on the right Side. The Textbox is binding to the Selected Item of the ListBox. The Textbox has a SaveContentCommand.
If you leave the Textbox with Enter or the Tab the SaveContentCommand is executed correct. But if i use the mouse to select something else the selecteditem is changed and then the SaveContentCommand is executed. This means the SaveContentCommand is used on another item.
I have tried to hack something like RenameLastSelectedItem()
But is there a correct/better way?
My List:
<customControls:MyListBox x:Name="UserListBox"
Grid.Row="1"
Grid.Column="0"
ItemsSource="{Binding Users}"
SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedItem, Mode=TwoWay, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}"
VerticalAlignment="Top"
Style="{DynamicResource MyListBoxStyle}"
ItemContainerStyle="{DynamicResource MyListBoxItemUserListStyle}">
My TextBox:
<customControls:MyTextBox x:Uid="textBoxName"
x:Name="textBoxNameOfSelectedItems"
Text="{Binding SelectedItem.Name, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged, ValidatesOnDataErrors=true, Mode=TwoWay}"
focus:FocusExtension.IsFocused="{Binding SelectedItem.IsNameFocused, Mode=TwoWay}"
focus:FocusExtension.EnableSelection="True"
UseKeyboardBinding="true"
Style="{DynamicResource MyTextBoxStyle}"
SaveContentCommand="{Binding SelectedItem.UpdateCommand}"

In the set method of the SelectedItem, save the previous item. This code will run when the selected item is changed when selecting a new item with the mouse..
SelectedItem
{get { return _selectedItem;}
set
{
//null check
SaveContent(_selectedItem);
_selectedItem = value;
}
}

Finding particular check box from the checkbox list in wpf

My code is as below
<ListBox x:Name="lstbxRefMarket" Margin="5,5,5,5" BorderThickness="0" Height="100" VerticalAlignment="Stretch">
<ListBox.ItemTemplate>
<HierarchicalDataTemplate>
<CheckBox Name="chkbxRefMarket" Content="{Binding Market}" CommandParameter="{Binding MarketId}" Tag="{Binding MarketId}" IsChecked="{Binding Checked}" Checked="chkbxRefMarket_Checked" Unchecked="chkbxRefMarket_Unchecked" Foreground="Blue"/>
</HierarchicalDataTemplate>
</ListBox.ItemTemplate>
</ListBox>
Now in code behind I need to uncheck the particular checkbox with MarketId as 8 from chkbxRefMarket list
As you see from the code checkbox will be having CommandParameter ,Tag as MarketId
How can I find the particular checkbox with that market id in the list .

Why not simply find the right item and set its Checked property. The associated CheckBox is bound to that property and will automatically be unchecked.
The code below assumes that your data item class is MyItem.
IEnumerable<MyItem> items = lstbxRefMarket.Items.OfType<MyItem>();
MyItem item = items.FirstOrDefault(i => i.MarketId == 8);
if (item != null)
{
item.Checked = false;
}