Xamarin c# ListView binding not working , equivalent xaml is working -

as heading states listview binding within xaml works , doesnt work in c#.

here's code snippet: xaml

<listview itemssource="{binding records}">                 <listview.itemtemplate>                 <datatemplate>                     <textcell text="{binding}">                  </textcell>                        </datatemplate>                        </listview.itemtemplate>             </listview> 

c#

            listview lv = new listview();             lv.itemssource = classvminstance.records;             var dt = new datatemplate(typeof(textcell));             dt.setbinding(textcell.textproperty, new binding("records"));             lv.itemtemplate = dt; 

classvminstance instance of viewmodel.

records observablecollection<string>

the xaml version works fine , shows text , c# version has empty list elements without text.

(i tested on same page 2 listview 1 xaml , other c# , xaml 1 shows text , c# version has same number of list items empty)

i believe itemssource property working in code binding not can me out.

try

dt.setbinding(textcell.textproperty, new binding("."));