Bind to an Existing Object Instance : Binding « Windows Presentation Foundation « VB.Net Tutorial

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<Window x:Class="WpfApplication1.Window1"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    Title="WPF" Height="140" Width="300">
    <Grid Margin="4">
        <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
            <ColumnDefinition Width="80"/>
            <ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
        </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>

        <Grid.RowDefinitions>
            <RowDefinition Height="30"/>
            <RowDefinition Height="30"/>
            <RowDefinition Height="30"/>
        </Grid.RowDefinitions>

        <TextBlock Margin="4" Text="First Name" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
        <TextBox Margin="4" Text="{Binding Path=FirstName}"
                 Grid.Column="1"/>
        
        <TextBlock Margin="4" Text="Last Name" Grid.Row="1" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
        <TextBox Margin="4" Text="{Binding Path=LastName}"
                 Grid.Column="1"
                 Grid.Row="1"/>
        
        <TextBlock Margin="4" Text="Age" Grid.Row="2" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
        <TextBox Margin="4" Text="{Binding Path=Age}"
                 Grid.Column="1"
                 Grid.Row="2"/>
    </Grid>
</Window>
//File:Window.xaml.vb
Imports System.Windows


Namespace WpfApplication1
  Public Partial Class Window1
    Inherits Window
    Public Sub New()
      InitializeComponent()
      Me.DataContext = New Employee() With { _
        .FirstName = "Nelly", _
        .LastName = "Blinks", _
        .Age = 26 _
      }
    End Sub
  End Class

  Public Class Employee
    Public Property FirstName() As String
      Get
        Return m_FirstName
      End Get
      Set
        m_FirstName = Value
      End Set
    End Property
    Private m_FirstName As String
    Public Property LastName() As String
      Get
        Return m_LastName
      End Get
      Set
        m_LastName = Value
      End Set
    End Property
    Private m_LastName As String
    Public Property Age() As Integer
      Get
        Return m_Age
      End Get
      Set
        m_Age = Value
      End Set
    End Property
    Private m_Age As Integer
  End Class
End Namespace

16.95.Binding
	16.95.1.	Bind to a Property of a UI Element
	16.95.2.	Bind a Property of an Element to Itself
	16.95.3.	Specify a Default Value for a Binding
	16.95.4.	Create a Two-Way Binding
	16.95.5.	Debug Bindings Using Attached Properties
	16.95.6.	String Array Resource
	16.95.7.	Bind animate target value to Canvas(Window) width
	16.95.8.	Display Current Date and Time: binding the DateTime.Now to Label
	16.95.9.	One way and two way binding
	16.95.10.	Custom Element Binding Window
	16.95.11.	Get XmlElement from Bounded view
	16.95.12.	Customize UpdateSourceExceptionFilter
	16.95.13.	Assign your own class to DataContent and bind to TextBox
	16.95.14.	Async binding
	16.95.15.	Null property binding
	16.95.16.	Binding Property with Exception
	16.95.17.	Hierarchical Binding for three level nested objects
	16.95.18.	BindingOperations.GetBindingExpression
	16.95.19.	Bind to enum types
	16.95.20.	Bind to a Method
	16.95.21.	Manual Update Target
	16.95.22.	Bind to the Values of an Enumeration
	16.95.23.	Master Detail Binding
	16.95.24.	Data binding using collections composed of mixed types of data.
	16.95.25.	Binding Environment Info
	16.95.26.	Bind to an ADO.NETDataSet
	16.95.27.	Text Data Binding
	16.95.28.	Bind to an Existing Object Instance
	16.95.29.	Digital Clock
	16.95.30.	Use Data Triggers to Change the Appearance of Bound Data