Xamarin.Forms: Picker control and "Items" binding problem...
If I tell you "ComboBox", you will see quickly of which control I'm talking about. There no control named "ComboBox" in Xamarin.Forms but if you search a little, you will find the "Picker " control. Class: Xamarin.Forms.Picker In the namespace: Xamarin.Forms Doc link : http://iosapi.xamarin.com/index.aspx?link=T%3AXamarin.Forms.Picker The problem is that you cannot bind directly "Picker.Items" property in the XAML file ! For that you have to use the code behind file. xaml (doesn't work): <Picker Items="{Binding MyViewModelList}"... /> So what do we have to do ? 1- Name your "Picker" control in the xaml file (by adding an attribute like x:Name="uiPicker" ) 2- On the parent page in code behind, override the "OnBindingContextChanged( )" method 3- In this method, fill your "Picker.Items" property from your viewmodel's values. 4- On the XAML file, you can onl