DataGrid WPF StackOverFlow Exception

Question

I am new to WPF and am having a problem with setting up binding to a DataGrid. My issue is that I keep getting a StackOverFlowException and the debugger breaks on the set statement of the FirstName property. I have referred to the follow resources and was unable to solve my problem:

msdn databinding overview
stackoverflow-with-wpf-calendar-when-using-displaydatestart-binding
how-to-get-rid-of-stackoverflow-exception-in-datacontext-initializecomponent

Any help is greatly appreciated.

My code is:

namespace BindingTest
{
  public partial class MainWindow : Window
  {
    public MainWindow()
    {
      InitializeComponent();

      ObservableCollection<Person> persons = new ObservableCollection<Person>()
      {
         new Person(){FirstName="john", LastName="smith"},
         new Person(){FirstName="foo", LastName="bar"}
      };

      dataGrid1.ItemsSource = persons;
    }

    class Person : INotifyPropertyChanged
    {
      public string FirstName
      {
        get
        {
          return FirstName;
        }

        set
        {
          FirstName = value;
          NotifyPropertyChanged("FirstName");
        }
      }

      public string LastName
      {
        get
        {
          return LastName;
        }

        set
        {
          LastName = value;
          NotifyPropertyChanged("LastName");
        }
      }

      public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;

      private void NotifyPropertyChanged(String propertyName)
      {
        var handler = PropertyChanged;
        if (handler != null)
        {
          handler(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Note about answer

For information about the recursion with property settings for anyone else who has the same issue, pleasee see this:

Why would this simple code cause a stack overflow exception?

Pavel Zhuravlev · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-18 05:48:44Z

2

FirstName = value; causes recursive call of the property setter. Make something like this:

private string firstName;
public string FirstName
{
    get { return firstName;}
    set
    {
        this.firstName = value;
        /*...*/
    }
}

answered Feb 18, 2014 at 5:48

Pavel Zhuravlev

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justanotherdev Over a year ago

Thank you Pavel! I just wanted to add this link for information about the recursion with property settings for anyone else who has the same issue. recursive property setters

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