Bind a Dictionary to a CheckedListBox

Question

I've got a Dictionary<string, bool> object storing some items and their status: true means enabled , false means disabled .

I'd like to bind this object to a CheckedLIstBox , or alternatively, bind a List<string> and then loop through the Dictionary and use the key to access the CheckListBox items setting their status.

Which is the easiest way?

Answer 1

My suggestion would be to avoid the binding altogether. Microsoft does not promote the use of the DataSource property for a CheckedListBox .

Use the AddRange method to add your collection to the CheckedListBox at runtime and be done with it.