Design-Time Population of ListBox with Sample Data in WPF

Question

I have a view (usercontrol) that contains a listbox. At runtime the listbox will be populated with instances of another view (also a usercontrol). How can I populate the listbox in design-time (in Blend and Cider) with sample views that are themselves populated with sample data?

Answer 1

You might find the BookLibrary sample application of the WPF Application Framework (WAF) interesting. It uses the new design-time support of Visual Studio 2010 and Expression Blend 4. Please download the .Net4 version of WAF.