How to change Items in a c-sharp list

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How to change Items in a c-sharp list.

I learn now data bindingbasics and I am confronted with c-sharp list-class

I have the following list class declaration

List<Class2> raceCarDrivers = new List<Class2>();

            //Populate list data source with data items
            this.raceCarDrivers.Add(new Class2("M. Schumacher", 500));
            this.raceCarDrivers.Add(new Class2("R. Schumacher", 501));
            this.raceCarDrivers.Add(new Class2("A. Senna", 502));
            this.raceCarDrivers.Add(new Class2("A. Prost", 503));
            this.raceCarDrivers.Add(new Class2("F. Schoebel", 504));

            //I want to change the second property (Wins) of M. Schumacher:
            ++this.raceCarDrivers.Wins;
            this.winsTextBox.Text = raceCarDrivers.Wins.ToString();*/

//But I get he error message: System.Collection.Generics.List<DataBindingBasics01.Class2> does not contain a definition for "Wins" and no extension method "Wins" could be found that accepts a first argument of type "System.Collections.Generic.List<DataBindingBasics01.Class2>. (is a listing directive or assembly reference missing?)

the class2 is as follows:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.ComponentModel;

namespace DataBindingBasics01
{
    class Class2
    {
        string name;
        int wins;

        public Class2(string name, int wins)
        {
            this.name = name;
            this.wins = wins;
        }

        //event
        public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;

        public string Name
        {
            get { return this.name; }
            set { this.name = value;
            this.OnPropertyChanged("Name");
            }
        }
        public int Wins
        {
            get { return this.wins; }
            set { this.wins = value;
            this.OnPropertyChanged("Wins");
            }
        }

        //helper from the event
        void OnPropertyChanged(string propertyName)
        {
            if (this.PropertyChanged != null)
            {
                //this = object sender
                this.PropertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
            }
        }
    }
}

When I click to "Add Win" button there should be one more win for M. Schumacher

Chetan Sanghani · Answer

To change the value of the Wins property for a specific item in the list you need to access that item by index and then modify its property. Here's how you can do it: // Find the index of the item you want to modify int index = raceCarDrivers.FindIndex(driver => driver.Name == M. Schumacher); // If the item is found increment its Wins property if (index != -1) { raceCarDrivers[index].Wins++; this.winsTextBox.Text = raceCarDrivers[index].Wins.ToString(); } This code snippet first finds the index of the item with the name M. Schumacher in the list using the FindIndex method. Then if the item is found ( index != -1 ) it increments the Wins property of that item and updates the winsTextBox with the new value.

Prasad Raveendran · Answer

The error you're encountering is due to trying to access a property Wins directly on the list raceCarDrivers  which doesn't make sense because raceCarDrivers is a list of Class2 objects not a single Class2 object. You need to access the property Wins on a specific item within the list. Here's how you can update the Wins property of a specific driver and update the TextBox accordingly: using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Linq; using System.Text; using System.ComponentModel; namespace DataBindingBasics01 { class Class2 : INotifyPropertyChanged { string name; int wins; public Class2(string name int wins) { this.name = name; this.wins = wins; } //event public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged; public string Name { get { return this.name; } set { this.name = value; this.OnPropertyChanged(Name); } } public int Wins { get { return this.wins; } set { this.wins = value; this.OnPropertyChanged(Wins); } } //helper from the event void OnPropertyChanged(string propertyName) { if (this.PropertyChanged != null) { //this = object sender this.PropertyChanged(this new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName)); } } } class Program { static void Main(string[] args) { List raceCarDrivers = new List (); // Populate list data source with data items raceCarDrivers.Add(new Class2(M. Schumacher 500)); raceCarDrivers.Add(new Class2(R. Schumacher 501)); raceCarDrivers.Add(new Class2(A. Senna 502)); raceCarDrivers.Add(new Class2(A. Prost 503)); raceCarDrivers.Add(new Class2(F. Schoebel 504)); // I want to change the second property (Wins) of M. Schumacher: Class2 driver = raceCarDrivers.FirstOrDefault(d => d.Name == M. Schumacher); if (driver != null) { driver.Wins++; Console.WriteLine($Wins of M. Schumacher: {driver.Wins}); // Assuming winsTextBox is a TextBox control in a UI update it accordingly // this.winsTextBox.Text = driver.Wins.ToString(); } } } } Here's a breakdown of what was done: Class Declaration : The Class2 class implements the INotifyPropertyChanged interface to support data binding. List Population : The raceCarDrivers list is populated with instances of Class2 . Access and Update Property : The specific driver is located using FirstOrDefault and the Wins property is incremented. Updating UI : The updated Wins value is printed to the console. If you have a UI (like a TextBox ) you can update it with the new Wins value. Ensure you have the necessary using directives if you're integrating this into a larger project: using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.ComponentModel; using System.Linq; This code demonstrates updating the property of a specific object in a list and handling UI updates accordingly.