<UserControl x:Class="ListBoxSnippetEx.Page"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" 
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" 
    xmlns:src="clr-namespace:ListBoxSnippetEx"
     >

    <StackPanel x:Name="LayoutRoot" Background="White" Margin="10,10,10,10">
        <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" >
            <TextBlock Margin="5" Text="ListBox with unbound data:" />
        <ListBox Width="150" Margin="0,5,0,10">
            <TextBlock Text="TextBlock" />
            <TextBox Text="TextBox" />
            <Button Content="Button"  />
            <Rectangle Fill="LightBlue" Height="20" Width="100"  Margin="2,2,2,2"/>
            <Ellipse Fill="Coral" Height="20" Width="150"  Margin="2,2,2,2"/>
        </ListBox>

        <TextBlock Margin="5" Text="ListBox with bound data:" />
        <Grid>
            <Grid.Resources>
                <src:Customers x:Key="customers"/>
            </Grid.Resources>
            <ListBox ItemsSource="{StaticResource customers}" Width="250" Margin="0,5,0,10" 
               DisplayMemberPath="LastName"/>
        </Grid>
</StackPanel>
        <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" >
            <TextBlock Margin="5" Text="ListBox with ItemTemplate:" Width="160" />
            <Grid>
                <Grid.Resources>
                    <src:Customers x:Key="customers"/>
                </Grid.Resources>

                <ListBox ItemsSource="{StaticResource customers}" Width="350" Margin="0,5,0,10">
                    <ListBox.ItemTemplate>
                        <DataTemplate>
                            <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
                                <TextBlock Padding="5,0,5,0"
                      Text="{Binding FirstName}" />
                                <TextBlock Text="{Binding LastName}" />
                                <TextBlock Text=", " />
                                <TextBlock Text="{Binding Address}" />
                            </StackPanel>
                        </DataTemplate>
                    </ListBox.ItemTemplate>
                </ListBox>
            </Grid>
            <Grid>
                <Grid.Resources>
                    <Style x:Key="horizontalListBoxStyle" TargetType="ListBox">
                        <Setter Property="ItemsPanel">
                            <Setter.Value>
                                <ItemsPanelTemplate>
                                    <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal"
                            VerticalAlignment="Center"
                            HorizontalAlignment="Center"/>
                                </ItemsPanelTemplate>
                            </Setter.Value>
                        </Setter>
                        <Setter Property="ItemTemplate">
                            <Setter.Value>
                                <DataTemplate>
                                    <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
                                        <TextBlock Padding="5,0,5,0"
                          Text="{Binding FirstName}" />
                                        <TextBlock Text="{Binding LastName}" />
                                    </StackPanel>
                                </DataTemplate>
                            </Setter.Value>
                        </Setter>
                    </Style>

                    <src:Customers x:Key="items"/>
                </Grid.Resources>
                <ListBox Height="25" Width="420" ItemsSource="{StaticResource items}" Style="{StaticResource horizontalListBoxStyle}"/>
            </Grid>
        </StackPanel>
        <TextBlock Margin="5" Text="ListBox with SelectionChanged event handler:" Width="270" HorizontalAlignment="Left" />
            <ListBox Width="150" Margin="0,5,0,5" SelectionChanged="PrintText" HorizontalAlignment="Left">
                <ListBoxItem Content="Item 1" />
                <ListBoxItem Content="Item 2" />
                <ListBoxItem Content="Item 3" />
                <ListBoxItem Content="Item 4" />
                <ListBoxItem Content="Item 5" />
            </ListBox>
            <TextBlock Name="textBlock1" />
     </StackPanel>
</UserControl>

Imports System
Imports System.Windows
Imports System.Windows.Controls
Imports System.Windows.Documents
Imports System.Windows.Ink
Imports System.Windows.Input
Imports System.Windows.Media
Imports System.Windows.Media.Animation
Imports System.Windows.Shapes
Imports System.Collections.ObjectModel

Partial Public Class Page
    Inherits UserControl
    Public Sub New()
        ' Required to initialize variables 
        InitializeComponent()
    End Sub

    Private Sub PrintText(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal args As SelectionChangedEventArgs)
        Dim lbi As ListBoxItem = TryCast(TryCast(sender, ListBox).SelectedItem, ListBoxItem)
        textBlock1.Text = " You selected " + lbi.Content.ToString() + "."
    End Sub

End Class


Public Class Customer
    Private _firstName As String
    Private _lastName As String
    Private _address As String

    Public Property FirstName() As String
        Get
            Return _firstName
        End Get

        Set(ByVal value As String)
            _firstName = value
        End Set
    End Property

    Public Property LastName() As String
        Get
            Return _lastName
        End Get

        Set(ByVal value As String)
            _lastName = value
        End Set
    End Property

    Public Property Address() As String
        Get
            Return _address
        End Get

        Set(ByVal value As String)
            _address = value
        End Set
    End Property

    Public Sub New(ByVal firstName As String, ByVal lastName As String, ByVal address As String)
        Me.FirstName = firstName
        Me.LastName = lastName
        Me.Address = address
    End Sub

End Class

Public Class Customers
    Inherits ObservableCollection(Of Customer)

    Public Sub New()
        Add(New Customer("Michael", "Anderberg", "12 North Third Street, Apartment 45"))
        Add(New Customer("Chris", "Ashton", "34 West Fifth Street, Apartment 67"))
        Add(New Customer("Cassie", "Hicks", "56 East Seventh Street, Apartment 89"))
        Add(New Customer("Guido", "Pica", "78 South Ninth Street, Apartment 10"))
    End Sub

End Class

using System;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Documents;
using System.Windows.Ink;
using System.Windows.Input;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Media.Animation;
using System.Windows.Shapes;
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;

namespace ListBoxSnippetEx
{
    public partial class Page : UserControl
    {
        public Page()
        {
            // Required to initialize variables
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        void PrintText(object sender, SelectionChangedEventArgs args)
        {
            ListBoxItem lbi = ((sender as ListBox).SelectedItem as ListBoxItem);
            textBlock1.Text = "   You selected " + lbi.Content.ToString() + ".";
        }

    }

    public class Customer
    {
        public String FirstName { get; set; }
        public String LastName { get; set; }
        public String Address { get; set; }

        public Customer(String firstName, String lastName, String address)
        {
            this.FirstName = firstName;
            this.LastName = lastName;
            this.Address = address;
        }

    }

    public class Customers : ObservableCollection<Customer>
    {
        public Customers()
        {
            Add(new Customer("Michael", "Anderberg",
                    "12 North Third Street, Apartment 45"));
            Add(new Customer("Chris", "Ashton",
                    "34 West Fifth Street, Apartment 67"));
            Add(new Customer("Cassie", "Hicks",
                    "56 East Seventh Street, Apartment 89"));
            Add(new Customer("Guido", "Pica",
                    "78 South Ninth Street, Apartment 10"));
        }

    }
}