wpf datagrid vs listbox

Question

I have been using listboxes in my application. Now I'm considering using datagrids instead. Is there anything that can be done in a LISTBOX that cannot be done in a listbox?

thanks,

Richard

Answer 1

DataGrids do some great things like automatically generate columns and headers (AutoGenerateColumns = "True"), allow a user to add/edit rows of information easily to the bound items (UserCanAddRows = "True"), and many other features.

With a lot of work you could make a ListView act just like a DataGrid, however a DataGrid is very convenient when working with grids of data, such as a database with many columns, and is ready to be bind to your collections via data binding.

In short, it just saves you a lot of work. If you need help with the specifics of working with DataGrids, there are many smart folks on StackOverflow that will help you with such specifics :D