display array from XML c# Windows Phone 7 listbox

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Hi all i seem to be stuck with this, i can get it display the first item in the array but not the whole list

 var actor = xmlInfo
         .Descendants("person")
            .Where(x => x.Attribute("job").Value == "Actor")
            .Select(x => x.Attribute("name").Value)
         .ToArray();

my listbox is the following

 ThirdListBox.ItemsSource = from info in xmlInfo.Descendants("movies")
                                   select new MovieInfo

                                   {
                                       tagline = info.Element("movie").Element("tagline").Value,
                                       castDirector = director[0],
                                       castActor = actor[0],
                                   };

xaml is

sample xml


  
    true
    false
    en
    Batman
    Batman
    Batman (1989)
    movie
    268
    tt0096895
    http://www.themoviedb.org/movie/268
    
    30
    8.1
    
    PG-13
    1989-06-23
    126
    35000000
    413200000
    
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlsM2_8u_mk
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
    1242
    2012-03-10 12:14:40 UTC

so what i am looking to do is display all actors in my listbox

thanks

Robaticus · Accepted Answer

So, I think based on what you've said, you're going to have to change a few things. First off, if you want to display a list of lists, you're not going to be able to do it by binding to textboxes. Here's a way to set it up. I know this isn't exactly what you're asking, but it might get you in the right direction.

A couple caveats:

Don't use a ListBox unless you need a ListBox. ItemsControl works great if you don't need to select an item from the list.
I'm not 100% sure what you're trying to get, so this is my best guess at what you ultimately want to see. If it isn't quite there, let me know, and I'll see if I can tweak it some more.

In your DataContext's class (e.g. ViewModel):

    public ObservableCollection Items { get; set; }

    public MainViewModel()
    {
        XDocument xmlInfo = XDocument.Load(@"c:	emp\Xmlfile1.xml");


        var items = xmlInfo.Descendants("movie")
                        .Select(x => new Movie
                                         {
                                             MovieName = x.Element("name").Value, 
                                             Actors = x.Descendants("person").Where(p => p.Attribute("job").Value == "Actor").Select(a=>a.Attribute("name").Value).ToList(),
                                             Directors = x.Descendants("person").Where(p => p.Attribute("job").Value == "Director").Select(a => a.Attribute("name").Value).ToList()
                                         });

        Items = new ObservableCollection(items);



    }

Movie is defined as:

public class Movie
{
    public string MovieName { get; set; }
    public List Actors { get; set; }
    public List Directors { get; set; }

}

Then, the XAML is defined as:

Which yields:

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display array from XML c# Windows Phone 7 listbox

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