How to reference a generic type in the DataType attribute of a DataTemplate?

Question

I have a ViewModel defined like this:

public class LocationTreeViewModel : 
    ObservableCollection, INotifyPropertyChanged
               


        

Answer 1

The {x:Type} markup extension supports allows generic type arguments to be specified as a comma separated list in parentheses.

Here's an example:

I am using .Net 4.5 on VS 2015, so your mileage may vary.