Binded DataGridView to List<T> not showing data

c#, datasource, generics, list, winforms

Solution

But if I use only `BindingList<T>` instead of `List<T>` it does work.

Example code:

    BindingList<Person> bl;
    public Form1()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
        bl = new BindingList<Person>();
        dataGridView1.DataSource = bl;
    }

    private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        if (textBox1.Text.Length > 0)
        {
            Person p = new Person();
            p.Name = textBox1.Text;
            bl.Add(p);
            textBox1.Text = "";
            textBox1.Focus();
        }
    }

But I would still like to figure out how to show data in `DataGridView` after bindng it with List.

Problem

This is the code I have (it a very simple example): ``` public partial class Form1 : Form { List<Person> listPersons; public Form1() { InitializeComponent(); listPersons = new List<Person>(); dataGridView1.DataSource = listPersons; } private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { if (textBox1.Text.Length > 0) { Person p = new Person(); p.Name = textBox1.Text; listPersons.Add(p); } } } class Person { public string Name { get; set; } } ``` When you press the button, data IS added to the list, but it doesn't show up in the `DataGridView`. What am I missing? I have tried setting `AutoGenerateColumns` and `VirtualMode` to `true`, but that didn't resolve the issue either.

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