ViewModel.cs

using GalaSoft.MvvmLight;
using MvvmLight5.Model;
using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace MvvmLight5.ViewModel
{
    public class MainViewModel : ViewModelBase
    {
        private readonly IDataService _dataService;
        public const string WelcomeTitlePropertyName = "WelcomeTitle";
        private string _welcomeTitle = string.Empty;
        public string WelcomeTitle
        {
            get
            {
                return _welcomeTitle;
            }
            set
            {
                if (_welcomeTitle == value)
                {
                    return;
                }
                _welcomeTitle = value;
                RaisePropertyChanged(WelcomeTitlePropertyName);
            }
        }
        public const string theTextPropertyName = "theText";
        private string _theText = string.Empty;
        public string theText
        {
            get
            {
                return _theText;
            }
            set
            {
                if (_theText == value)
                {
                    return;
                }
                _welcomeTitle = value;
                RaisePropertyChanged(WelcomeTitlePropertyName);
            }
        }

        public Dictionary<string, string> theDictionary;
        private List<Dictionary<string, string>> _theList;
        public const string theListPropertyName = "theList";
        public List<Dictionary<string, string>> theList
        {
            get
            {
                return _theList;
            }
            set
            {
                if (_theList == value)
                    return;
                _theList = value;
                RaisePropertyChanged(theListPropertyName);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the MainViewModel class.
        /// </summary>
        public MainViewModel(IDataService dataService)
        {
            List<Dictionary<string, string>> x = new List<Dictionary<string, string>>();
            theDictionary = new Dictionary<string, string>();
            theDictionary.Add("1", "A");
            theDictionary.Add("2", "B");
            theList = new List<Dictionary<string, string>>();
            theList.Add(theDictionary);

        }
    }
}