List<T> to ObservableCollection<T>

Y a h y a 416 Reputation points
2020-11-25T01:50:44.91+00:00

Hi

In my Xamarin app the page is bound to an ObservableCollection<T> but the remote Api is currently returning List<T>. What is the best way to handle this discrepancy? Should I change the backend Api to return ObservableCollection<T>?

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  1. LandLu-MSFT 21 Reputation points
    2020-11-25T02:21:56.333+00:00

    Hello,

    Welcome to Microsoft Q&A!

    We could easily convert list to observable through: 

    ObservableCollection<int> myCollection = new ObservableCollection<int>(myList);

    Change the int to your object in your case.

    Thank you.

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