WPF MVVM binding error

Question

I'm using the MVVM pattern. In my ViewModel I have a public ObservableCollection:

public ObservableCollection<SettingsTemplateHistoryItemViewModel> HistoryItemCollection;

public SettingsTemplateViewModel()
    {
        this.HistoryItemCollection = new ObservableCollection<SettingsTemplateHistoryItemViewModel>();
    }

In my View I have an ItemsControl with its ItemsSource property bound to the ObservableCollection in the ViewModel.

<ItemsControl ItemsSource="{Binding HistoryItemCollection}"/>

I'm getting the following error:

BindingExpression path error: 'HistoryItemCollection' property not found on 'object' ''SettingsTemplateViewModel' (HashCode=48413709)'. BindingExpression:Path=HistoryItemCollection; DataItem='SettingsTemplateViewModel' (HashCode=48413709); target element is 'ItemsControl' (Name=''); target property is 'ItemsSource' (type 'IEnumerable')

I'm baffled. I am 100% certain the property exists in the View's DataContext (i.e. the ViewModel). I've copied and pasted the property name into the View, so the binding path must be correct. The View and the ViewModel are wired up via implicit/typed DataTemplates. What am I missing?

blindmeis blindmeis · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-31T07:41:35

like the binding error says, your datacontext for your itemscontrol does not contain a public property called HistoryItemCollection. an easy way to check the datacontext at runtime is using Snoop

EDIT: you have to use a property instead of a field.

public ObservableCollection<SettingsTemplateHistoryItemViewModel> HistoryItemCollection {get;set;}

WPF MVVM binding error

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