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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"
    xmlns:local="clr-namespace:WpfApplication1"
    Title="WPF" Height="300" Width="180">

    <Window.Resources>
        <local:SortableCountries x:Key="sortableCountries"/>
    </Window.Resources>
    <Grid>
        <StackPanel>
            <ItemsControl ItemsSource="{StaticResource sortableCountries}" />
            <Button Click="SortButton_Click" Content="Sort" Margin="8" />
        </StackPanel>

    </Grid>

</Window>

//File:Window.xaml.vb

Imports System
Imports System.Collections
Imports System.Windows
Imports System.Windows.Data
Imports System.Collections.ObjectModel

Namespace WpfApplication1
  Public Partial Class Window1
    Inherits Window
    Public Sub New()
      InitializeComponent()
    End Sub

    Private Sub SortButton_Click(sender As Object, args As RoutedEventArgs)
      Dim sortableCountries As SortableCountries = DirectCast(Me.Resources("sortableCountries"), SortableCountries)

      Dim lcv As ListCollectionView = DirectCast(CollectionViewSource.GetDefaultView(sortableCountries), ListCollectionView)

      lcv.CustomSort = New SortCountries()
    End Sub
  End Class

  Public Class SortCountries
    Implements IComparer
    Public Function Compare(x As Object, y As Object) As Integer Implements IComparer.Compare
      Dim stringX As String = x.ToString()
      Dim stringY As String = y.ToString()

      Return stringX.CompareTo(stringY)

    End Function
  End Class

  Public Class SortableCountries
    Inherits ObservableCollection(Of String)
    Public Sub New()
      Me.Add("C")
      Me.Add("B")
      Me.Add("A")
    End Sub
  End Class
End Namespace
WPF Create Collection Based Resource For Data Binding








16.104.ObservableCollection
16.104.1.Bind to ObservableCollectionBind to ObservableCollection
16.104.2.Create Collection based Resource for data bindingCreate Collection based Resource for data binding
16.104.3.Use ObservableCollection as ResourceUse ObservableCollection as Resource
16.104.4.Bind to ObservableCollection and ItemsSourceBind to ObservableCollection and ItemsSource