Binding Object array to ListView

[garyjohn_2000]

First of all, this will be my first WPF project (Kinda late, I know -.-). Having done some work with Windows Forms and ASP, thought I would try this out as well. The objective is to make a trendy, better-looking UI for managing Windows Services on a single host machine, much like the old MS Management Console for Windows services on Windows XP.

So, I am trying to list all installed services in a Listview. (If there is a better way to show the list, please enlighten me.) Getting the list of all installed services is easy with System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController.GetServices() method. It returns an Array of ServiceController objects, each representing one installed Windows service on the host machine.

But, getting that array onto the ListView is giving me trouble. I have read somewhere that it is advisable to bind the collection directly to the listview. For some reason, I am not being able to make it work as I would like it to.

Here is the XAML:

        <ListView Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="1" Name="ServicesLVW" ItemsSource="{Binding Services}">
            <ListView.View>
                <GridView>
                    <GridViewColumn Header="Name" DisplayMemberBinding="{Binding DisplayName}" />
                    <GridViewColumn Header="Status" DisplayMemberBinding="{Binding Path=Status}" />
                    <GridViewColumn Header="Service Type" DisplayMemberBinding="{Binding Path=ServiceType}" />
                </GridView>
            </ListView.View>
        </ListView>

Here is the VB Code:

Imports System.ServiceProcess
Imports System.Collections.ObjectModel
 
Partial Public Class Window2
    Public _services() As ServiceController
 
    Public ReadOnly Property Services() As ServiceController()
        Get
            Return _services
        End Get
    End Property
 
    Public Sub New()
        _services = ServiceController.GetServices
 
        ' This call is required by the Windows Form Designer.
        InitializeComponent()
 
        ' Add any initialization after the InitializeComponent() call.
 
    End Sub
 
End Class

I know there is something wrong, but this being my first project in WPF, I can't seem to put my finger on where or what. Please advise. All and any suggestions will be much appreciated. Thanks in advance