Filter Data in a Collection, Set the Filter property to a FilterEventHandler : CollectionViewSource « 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"
    xmlns:local="clr-namespace:WpfApplication1"
    Title="WPF" Height="124" Width="124">
    <Window.Resources>
        <local:Countries x:Key="countries"/>
        <CollectionViewSource x:Key="cvs" Source="{Binding Source={StaticResource countries}}"
            Filter="CollectionViewSource_EuropeFilter" />
    </Window.Resources>
    <Grid>

        <ItemsControl ItemsSource="{Binding Source={StaticResource cvs}}"
            DisplayMemberPath="Name"/>
    </Grid>

</Window>
//File:Window.xaml.vb
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 CollectionViewSource_EuropeFilter(sender As Object, e As FilterEventArgs)
      Dim country As Country = TryCast(e.Item, Country)
      e.Accepted = (country.Continent = Continent.Europe)
    End Sub
  End Class

  Public Class Country
    Private m_name As String
    Private m_continent As Continent

    Public Property Name() As String
      Get
        Return m_name
      End Get
      Set
        m_name = value
      End Set
    End Property

    Public Property Continent() As Continent
      Get
        Return m_continent
      End Get
      Set
        m_continent = value
      End Set
    End Property

    Public Sub New(name As String, continent As Continent)
      Me.m_name = name
      Me.m_continent = continent
    End Sub
  End Class

  Public Enum Continent
    Europe
    NorthAmerica
  End Enum

  Public Class Countries
    Inherits Collection(Of Country)
    Public Sub New()
      Me.Add(New Country("Great Britan", Continent.Europe))
      Me.Add(New Country("USA", Continent.NorthAmerica))
      Me.Add(New Country("Canada", Continent.NorthAmerica))
    End Sub
  End Class
End Namespace

16.105.CollectionViewSource
	16.105.1.	Use CollectionViewSource to sort and group data in XAML.
	16.105.2.	Apply Custom Grouping to a Collection
	16.105.3.	Filter Data in a Collection, Set the Filter property to a FilterEventHandler
	16.105.4.	Set DisplayMemberPath for ItemsControl
	16.105.5.	Wrap collection based resource in a CollectionViewSource