# C1.WPF.FlexGrid.C1FlexGrid.CollectionView

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<h1 id="C1_WPF_FlexGrid_C1FlexGrid_CollectionView_" data-uid="C1.WPF.FlexGrid.C1FlexGrid.CollectionView*">CollectionView Property
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<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets the <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.componentmodel.icollectionview">ICollectionView</a> that represents the current data source.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public ICollectionView CollectionView { get; }</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public ReadOnly Property CollectionView As ICollectionView</code></pre>
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<h5 id="C1_WPF_FlexGrid_C1FlexGrid_CollectionView_remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><pre><code>&lt;p&gt;This property exposes the grid's data source as an &lt;xref href=&quot;System.ComponentModel.ICollectionView&quot; data-throw-if-not-resolved=&quot;false&quot;&gt;&lt;/xref&gt;. 
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<p>If the <a class="xref" href="C1.WPF.FlexGrid.C1FlexGrid.ItemsSource.html#C1_WPF_FlexGrid_C1FlexGrid_ItemsSource">ItemsSource</a> value implements <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.componentmodel.icollectionview">ICollectionView</a>, then
the <a class="xref" href="C1.WPF.FlexGrid.C1FlexGrid.ItemsSource.html#C1_WPF_FlexGrid_C1FlexGrid_ItemsSource">ItemsSource</a> and <a class="xref" href="C1.WPF.FlexGrid.C1FlexGrid.CollectionView.html#C1_WPF_FlexGrid_C1FlexGrid_CollectionView">CollectionView</a> properties return the
same value.</p>
<p>If the current <a class="xref" href="C1.WPF.FlexGrid.C1FlexGrid.ItemsSource.html#C1_WPF_FlexGrid_C1FlexGrid_ItemsSource">ItemsSource</a> does not implement the <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.componentmodel.icollectionview">ICollectionView</a>,
then the control creates an internal <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.componentmodel.icollectionview">ICollectionView</a> that wraps the data
source. The <a class="xref" href="C1.WPF.FlexGrid.C1FlexGrid.CollectionView.html#C1_WPF_FlexGrid_C1FlexGrid_CollectionView">CollectionView</a> property exposes this internal <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.componentmodel.icollectionview">ICollectionView</a>
so applications have access to the data source state including sorting, filtering, and
grouping.</p>
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