IBindingList Interface

public ref class CustomersList: public CollectionBase, public IBindingList
{
private:
   ListChangedEventArgs^ resetEvent;
   ListChangedEventHandler^ onListChanged;
   virtual event ListChangedEventHandler^ ListChanged;

public:
   property bool AllowEdit 
   {
      // Implements IBindingList.
      virtual bool get() sealed
      {
         return true;
      }
   }

   virtual property bool AllowNew 
   {
      bool get()
      {
         return true;
      }
   }

   property bool AllowRemove 
   {
      virtual bool get()
      {
         return true;
      }

   }

   property bool SupportsChangeNotification 
   {
      virtual bool get()
      {
         return true;
      }

   }

   property bool SupportsSearching 
   {
      virtual bool get()
      {
         return true;
      }

   }

   property bool SupportsSorting 
   {
      virtual bool get()
      {
         return true;
      }

   }

   // Methods.
   virtual Object^ AddNew()
   {
      Customer^ c = gcnew Customer( this->Count->ToString() );
      List->Add( c );
      return c;
   }


   property bool IsSorted 
   {

      // Unsupported properties.
      virtual bool get()
      {
         throw gcnew NotSupportedException;
         return false;
      }

   }

   property ListSortDirection SortDirection 
   {
      virtual ListSortDirection get()
      {
         throw gcnew NotSupportedException;
         return ListSortDirection::Ascending;
      }

   }

   property PropertyDescriptor^ SortProperty 
   {
      virtual PropertyDescriptor^ get()
      {
         throw gcnew NotSupportedException;
         return nullptr;
      }

   }

   // Unsupported Methods.
   virtual void AddIndex( PropertyDescriptor^ property )
   {
      throw gcnew NotSupportedException;
   }

   virtual void ApplySort( PropertyDescriptor^ property, ListSortDirection direction )
   {
      throw gcnew NotSupportedException;
   }

   virtual int Find( PropertyDescriptor^ property, Object^ key )
   {
      throw gcnew NotSupportedException;
      return 0;
   }

   virtual void RemoveIndex( PropertyDescriptor^ property )
   {
      throw gcnew NotSupportedException;
   }

   virtual void RemoveSort()
   {
      throw gcnew NotSupportedException;
   }


   // Worker functions to populate the list with data.
   static Customer^ ReadCustomer1()
   {
      Customer^ cust = gcnew Customer( "536-45-1245" );
      cust->FirstName = "Jo";
      cust->LastName = "Brown";
      return cust;
   }

   static Customer^ ReadCustomer2()
   {
      Customer^ cust = gcnew Customer( "246-12-5645" );
      cust->FirstName = "Robert";
      cust->LastName = "Brown";
      return cust;
   }

protected:
   virtual void OnListChanged( ListChangedEventArgs^ ev )
   {
      if ( onListChanged != nullptr )
      {
         onListChanged( this, ev );
      }
   }

   virtual void OnClear() override
   {
      List->Clear();
   }

   virtual void OnClearComplete() override
   {
      OnListChanged( resetEvent );
   }

   virtual void OnInsertComplete( int index, Object^ value ) override
   {
      Customer^ c = safe_cast<Customer^>(value);
      c->Parent = this;
      OnListChanged( gcnew ListChangedEventArgs( ListChangedType::ItemAdded,index ) );
   }

   virtual void OnRemoveComplete( int index, Object^ value ) override
   {
      Customer^ c = safe_cast<Customer^>(value);
      c->Parent = this;
      OnListChanged( gcnew ListChangedEventArgs( ListChangedType::ItemDeleted,index ) );
   }

   virtual void OnSetComplete( int index, Object^ oldValue, Object^ newValue ) override
   {
      if ( oldValue != newValue )
      {
         Customer^ oldcust = safe_cast<Customer^>(oldValue);
         Customer^ newcust = safe_cast<Customer^>(newValue);
         oldcust->Parent = 0;
         newcust->Parent = this;
         OnListChanged( gcnew ListChangedEventArgs( ListChangedType::ItemAdded,index ) );
      }
   }

public:

   // Constructor
   CustomersList()
   {
      resetEvent = gcnew ListChangedEventArgs( ListChangedType::Reset,-1 );
   }

   void LoadCustomers()
   {
      IList^ l = static_cast<IList^>(this);
      l->Add( ReadCustomer1() );
      l->Add( ReadCustomer2() );
      OnListChanged( resetEvent );
   }

   property Object^ Item [int]
   {
      Object^ get( int index )
      {
         return static_cast<Customer^>(List->Item[ index ]);
      }

      void set( int index, Object^ value )
      {
         List->Item[ index ] = value;
      }

   }
   int Add( Customer^ value )
   {
      return List->Add( value );
   }

   Customer^ AddNew()
   {
      return safe_cast<Customer^>(static_cast<IBindingList^>(this)->AddNew());
   }

   void Remove( Customer^ value )
   {
      List->Remove( value );
   }

internal:

   // Called by Customer when it changes.
   void CustomerChanged( Customer^ cust )
   {
      int index = List->IndexOf( cust );
      OnListChanged( gcnew ListChangedEventArgs( ListChangedType::ItemChanged,index ) );
   }

};