Load the Items in a ListBox Asynchronously

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<Window x:Class="WpfApplication1.Window1"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    Title="WPF" Height="200" Width="300"
    Loaded="Window_Loaded">

    <Window.Resources>
        <DataTemplate x:Key="ListItemTemplate">
            <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
                <TextBlock Text="{Binding}" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
            </StackPanel>
        </DataTemplate>
    </Window.Resources>
    <StackPanel>
        <ListBox x:Name="listBox" ItemTemplate= "{StaticResource ListItemTemplate}"/>
    </StackPanel>
</Window>
//File:Window.xaml.cs
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Threading;

namespace WpfApplication1
{
    public partial class Window1 : Window
    {
        private ObservableCollection<string> numberDescriptions;

        public Window1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void Window_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            numberDescriptions = new ObservableCollection<string>();

            listBox.ItemsSource = numberDescriptions;

            this.Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(DispatcherPriority.Background,new LoadNumberDelegate(LoadNumber), 1);
        }
        private delegate void LoadNumberDelegate(int number);

        private void LoadNumber(int number)
        {
            numberDescriptions.Add("Number " + number.ToString());
            this.Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(DispatcherPriority.Background,new LoadNumberDelegate(LoadNumber), ++number);
        }
    }
}

   
    
     


ListBox binds to the people collection, and sets the DataTemplate to use for displaying each item

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<Window 
    x:Class="WpfApplication1.Window1"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    xmlns:WpfApplication1="clr-namespace:WpfApplication1"
    Title="WPF" Height="300" Width="300">

    <Window.Resources>
        <WpfApplication1:People x:Key="people"/>
        
        <DataTemplate x:Key="personTemplate">
                <Grid>
                    <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                        <ColumnDefinition Width="80"/>
                        <ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
                    </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>

                    <StackPanel>
                        <TextBlock
                            Style="{StaticResource lblStyle}"
                            Text="First Name" />
                        <TextBlock 
                            Style="{StaticResource dataStyle}"
                            Text="{Binding Path=FirstName}"/>
                        <TextBlock 
                            Style="{StaticResource lblStyle}"
                            Text="Age" />
                        <TextBlock 
                            Style="{StaticResource dataStyle}"
                            Text="{Binding Path=Age}" />
                    </StackPanel>

                    <Image 
                        Margin="4"
                        Grid.Column="1" 
                        Width="96"
                        Height="140"
                        Source="{Binding Path=Photo}"/>
                </Grid>
        </DataTemplate>


    </Window.Resources>

    <Grid>
        <ListBox
            ItemsSource="{Binding Source={StaticResource people}}"
            ItemTemplate="{StaticResource personTemplate}"/>


    </Grid>
</Window>
//File:Window.xaml.cs
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;

namespace WpfApplication1
{
    public class Employee
    {
        public string FirstName
        {
            get;
            set;
        }

        public int Age
        {
            get;
            set;
        }
        public string Photo
        {
            get;
            set;
        }

        public override string ToString()
        {
            return FirstName;
        }
    }

    public class People : Collection<Employee>
    {
        public People()
        {
            this.Add(new Employee()
                         {
                             FirstName = "A",
                             Age = 26,
                             Photo = "a.png"
                         });
            this.Add(new Employee()
                         {
                             FirstName = "C",
                             Age = 24,
                             Photo = "c.png"
                         });
        }
    }
}

   
    
     


Without specifying a DataTemplate, the ListBox displays a list of names.

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<Window 
    x:Class="WpfApplication1.Window1"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    xmlns:WpfApplication1="clr-namespace:WpfApplication1"
    Title="WPF" Height="300" Width="300">

    <Window.Resources>
        <WpfApplication1:People x:Key="people"/>
        
        <DataTemplate x:Key="personTemplate">
                <Grid>
                    <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                        <ColumnDefinition Width="80"/>
                        <ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
                    </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>

                    <StackPanel>
                        <TextBlock
                            Style="{StaticResource lblStyle}"
                            Text="First Name" />
                        <TextBlock 
                            Style="{StaticResource dataStyle}"
                            Text="{Binding Path=FirstName}"/>
                        <TextBlock 
                            Style="{StaticResource lblStyle}"
                            Text="Age" />
                        <TextBlock 
                            Style="{StaticResource dataStyle}"
                            Text="{Binding Path=Age}" />
                    </StackPanel>

                    <Image 
                        Margin="4"
                        Grid.Column="1" 
                        Width="96"
                        Height="140"
                        Source="{Binding Path=Photo}"/>
                </Grid>
        </DataTemplate>


    </Window.Resources>

    <Grid>


        <ListBox
            Margin="10"
            ItemsSource="{Binding Source={StaticResource people}}"/>
    </Grid>
</Window>
//File:Window.xaml.cs
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;

namespace WpfApplication1
{
    public class Employee
    {
        public string FirstName
        {
            get;
            set;
        }

        public int Age
        {
            get;
            set;
        }
        public string Photo
        {
            get;
            set;
        }

        public override string ToString()
        {
            return FirstName;
        }
    }

    public class People : Collection<Employee>
    {
        public People()
        {
            this.Add(new Employee()
                         {
                             FirstName = "A",
                             Age = 26,
                             Photo = "a.png"
                         });
            this.Add(new Employee()
                         {
                             FirstName = "C",
                             Age = 24,
                             Photo = "c.png"
                         });
        }
    }
}

   
    
     


Different Font Family and Size for each ListBoxItem

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<Window x:Class="WpfApplication1.Window1"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    Title="WPF" Height="300" Width="300">
    <StackPanel>
        <ListBox SelectionChanged="OuterListBox_SelectionChanged" Name="outerListBox">
            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 1" FontFamily="Tahoma" HorizontalContentAlignment="Left" />
            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 2" FontFamily="Algerian" FontSize="16" HorizontalContentAlignment="Center" />
            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 3" FontSize="20" HorizontalContentAlignment="Right" />
            <Button Content="Button directly in a list" Margin="5" />
            <ListBoxItem HorizontalContentAlignment="Center" Margin="5">
                <Button Content="Button wrapped in ListBoxItem" />
            </ListBoxItem>
            <ListBox Height="50" Margin="5">
                <ListBoxItem Content="Inner List Item 1" Selected="InnerListBoxItem_Selected" />
                <ListBoxItem Content="Inner List Item 2" Selected="InnerListBoxItem_Selected" />
                <ListBoxItem Content="Inner List Item 3" Selected="InnerListBoxItem_Selected" />
                <ListBoxItem Content="Inner List Item 4" Selected="InnerListBoxItem_Selected" />
            </ListBox>
            <StackPanel Margin="5" Orientation="Horizontal">
                <Label Content="Enter some text:" />
                <TextBox MinWidth="150" />
            </StackPanel>
        </ListBox>
        <TextBlock Text="No item currently selected." Margin="10" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Name="txtSelectedItem" />
    </StackPanel>
</Window>
//File:Window.xaml.cs
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;

namespace WpfApplication1
{
    public partial class Window1 : Window
    {
        public Window1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void InnerListBoxItem_Selected(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            ListBoxItem item = e.OriginalSource as ListBoxItem;

            if (item != null)
            {
                MessageBox.Show(item.Content + " was selected.", Title);
            }
        }

        private void OuterListBox_SelectionChanged(object sender, SelectionChangedEventArgs e)
        {
            object item = outerListBox.SelectedItem;

            if (item == null)
            {
                txtSelectedItem.Text = "No item currently selected.";
            }
            else
            {
                txtSelectedItem.Text = item.ToString();
            }
        }
    }
}

   
    
     


Handles ListBoxItem Selected events for the ListBoxItems in the inner ListBox.

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<Window x:Class="WpfApplication1.Window1"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    Title="WPF" Height="300" Width="300">
    <StackPanel>
        <ListBox SelectionChanged="OuterListBox_SelectionChanged" Name="outerListBox">
            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 1" FontFamily="Tahoma" HorizontalContentAlignment="Left" />
            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 2" FontFamily="Algerian" FontSize="16" HorizontalContentAlignment="Center" />
            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 3" FontSize="20" HorizontalContentAlignment="Right" />
            <Button Content="Button directly in a list" Margin="5" />
            <ListBoxItem HorizontalContentAlignment="Center" Margin="5">
                <Button Content="Button wrapped in ListBoxItem" />
            </ListBoxItem>
            <ListBox Height="50" Margin="5">
                <ListBoxItem Content="Inner List Item 1" Selected="InnerListBoxItem_Selected" />
                <ListBoxItem Content="Inner List Item 2" Selected="InnerListBoxItem_Selected" />
                <ListBoxItem Content="Inner List Item 3" Selected="InnerListBoxItem_Selected" />
                <ListBoxItem Content="Inner List Item 4" Selected="InnerListBoxItem_Selected" />
            </ListBox>
            <StackPanel Margin="5" Orientation="Horizontal">
                <Label Content="Enter some text:" />
                <TextBox MinWidth="150" />
            </StackPanel>
        </ListBox>
        <TextBlock Text="No item currently selected." Margin="10" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Name="txtSelectedItem" />
    </StackPanel>
</Window>
//File:Window.xaml.cs
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;

namespace WpfApplication1
{
    public partial class Window1 : Window
    {
        public Window1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void InnerListBoxItem_Selected(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            ListBoxItem item = e.OriginalSource as ListBoxItem;

            if (item != null)
            {
                MessageBox.Show(item.Content + " was selected.", Title);
            }
        }

        private void OuterListBox_SelectionChanged(object sender, SelectionChangedEventArgs e)
        {
            object item = outerListBox.SelectedItem;

            if (item == null)
            {
                txtSelectedItem.Text = "No item currently selected.";
            }
            else
            {
                txtSelectedItem.Text = item.ToString();
            }
        }
    }
}

   
    
     


Use Panel as a ListBoxItem

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<Window x:Class="WpfApplication1.Window1"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    Title="WPF" Height="300" Width="300">
    <StackPanel>
        <ListBox SelectionChanged="OuterListBox_SelectionChanged" Name="outerListBox">
            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 1" FontFamily="Tahoma" HorizontalContentAlignment="Left" />
            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 2" FontFamily="Algerian" FontSize="16" HorizontalContentAlignment="Center" />
            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 3" FontSize="20" HorizontalContentAlignment="Right" />
            <Button Content="Button directly in a list" Margin="5" />
            <ListBoxItem HorizontalContentAlignment="Center" Margin="5">
                <Button Content="Button wrapped in ListBoxItem" />
            </ListBoxItem>
            <ListBox Height="50" Margin="5">
                <ListBoxItem Content="Inner List Item 1" Selected="InnerListBoxItem_Selected" />
                <ListBoxItem Content="Inner List Item 2" Selected="InnerListBoxItem_Selected" />
                <ListBoxItem Content="Inner List Item 3" Selected="InnerListBoxItem_Selected" />
                <ListBoxItem Content="Inner List Item 4" Selected="InnerListBoxItem_Selected" />
            </ListBox>
            <StackPanel Margin="5" Orientation="Horizontal">
                <Label Content="Enter some text:" />
                <TextBox MinWidth="150" />
            </StackPanel>
        </ListBox>
        <TextBlock Text="No item currently selected." Margin="10" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Name="txtSelectedItem" />
    </StackPanel>
</Window>
//File:Window.xaml.cs
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;

namespace WpfApplication1
{
    public partial class Window1 : Window
    {
        public Window1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void InnerListBoxItem_Selected(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            ListBoxItem item = e.OriginalSource as ListBoxItem;

            if (item != null)
            {
                MessageBox.Show(item.Content + " was selected.", Title);
            }
        }

        private void OuterListBox_SelectionChanged(object sender, SelectionChangedEventArgs e)
        {
            object item = outerListBox.SelectedItem;

            if (item == null)
            {
                txtSelectedItem.Text = "No item currently selected.";
            }
            else
            {
                txtSelectedItem.Text = item.ToString();
            }
        }
    }
}

   
    
     


Create a ListBoxItem, set font, content, add the ListBoxItem to the ListBox

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<Window x:Class="WpfApplication1.Window1"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    Title="WPF" Height="300" Width="300">
    <StackPanel>
        <ListBox FontSize="16" Height="150" Margin="5" Name="listBox1" SelectionMode="Extended">
            <ListBoxItem>List Item 1</ListBoxItem>
            <ListBoxItem>List Item 2</ListBoxItem>
            <ListBoxItem>List Item 3</ListBoxItem>
        </ListBox>
        <StackPanel HorizontalAlignment="Center" Orientation="Horizontal">
            <Label Content="_New item text:" VerticalAlignment="Center" Target="{Binding ElementName=textBox}"  />
            <TextBox Margin="5" Name="textBox" MinWidth="120" />            
        </StackPanel>
        <StackPanel HorizontalAlignment="Center" Orientation="Horizontal">
            <Button Click="btnAddListItem_Click" Content="Add Item" IsDefault="True" Margin="5" Name="btnAddListItem" />
            <Button Click="btnDeleteListItem_Click" Content="Delete Items" Margin="5" Name="btnDeleteListItem" />
            <Button Click="btnSelectAll_Click" Content="Select All" Margin="5" Name="btnSelectAll" />
        </StackPanel>
    </StackPanel>
</Window>
//File:Window.xaml.cs
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Media;

namespace WpfApplication1
{
    public partial class Window1 : Window
    {
        public Window1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }
        private void btnAddListItem_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            if (textBox.Text.Length == 0)
            {
                MessageBox.Show("Enter text to add to the list.", Title);
            }
            else
            {
                ListBoxItem item = new ListBoxItem();
                item.Content = textBox.Text;
                item.IsSelected = true;
                item.HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center;
                item.FontWeight = FontWeights.Bold;
                item.FontFamily = new FontFamily("Tahoma");

                listBox1.Items.Add(item);

                textBox.Clear();
                textBox.Focus();
            }
        }

        private void btnDeleteListItem_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            if (listBox1.SelectedItems.Count == 0)
            {
                MessageBox.Show("Select list items to delete.", Title);
            }
            else
            {
                while (listBox1.SelectedItems.Count > 0)
                {
                    listBox1.Items.Remove(listBox1.SelectedItems[0]);
                }
            }
        }
        private void btnSelectAll_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            listBox1.SelectAll();
        }
    }
}