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<pre><code class="code-10 nolinks" id="code-124784"> List&lt;myString&gt; S = new List&lt;myString&gt;();
 public Form1()
 {
 InitializeComponent();
 
 S.Add(new myString(&quot;1&quot;));
 S.Add(new myString(&quot;12&quot;));
 S.Add(new myString(&quot;123&quot;));
 S.Add(new myString(&quot;124&quot;));
 
 
 
 dataGridView1.DataSource = S;
 }
 
 public class myString
 {
 string _mystring;
 
 public myString( string input )
 {
 this._mystring = input;
 }
 
 public string Text
 {
 get { return this._mystring; }
 }
 }
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explanation : 
 
since only the Length Property is exposed in the List&lt;&gt;, 
you have to create a property where it exposes also its contents
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Thank you for pointing out that the DataGridView columns must be properties of whatever list it is bound to. &nbsp;My situation is a little more complicated in that the list of strings that I ultimately want to update is just that, a list of strings in another object. &nbsp;With a little more work I can make the intermediate class that is being bound to, which exposes the text property (string), have it's text property setter update the entry in the original list. &nbsp;Your solution does solve my problem though. &nbsp;Thanks!
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The title says it all. &nbsp;I want a DataGridView that simply allows editing of a list of strings, stored in a List&lt;string&gt; instance in my form. &nbsp;When I try this, the designer for the DataGridView instance only shows one column, &quot;Length&quot;, which I assume is the length of the strings. &nbsp;I don't want the length, I just want a list of simple strings!!!!
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The title says it all. I want a DataGridView that simply allows editing of a list of strings, stored in a List<string> instance in my form. When I try this, the designer for the DataGridView instance only shows one column, "Length", which I assume is the length of the strings. I don't want the length, I just want a list of simple strings!!!!

How do I bind a DataGridView to List&lt;string&gt;?

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How do I bind a DataGridView to List&lt;string&gt;?

How do I bind a DataGridView to List<string>?