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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace NewFeature
{
    public class MainPageViewModel
    {
        private object _itemSelectedFromList;

        public MainPageViewModel()
        {
            ItemsList = new List<string>
            {
                "New York",
                "Boston",
                "Chicago",

            };
        }
        public List<string> ItemsList { get; set; }

        public object ItemSelectedFromList
        {
            get { return _itemSelectedFromList; }
            set
            {
                _itemSelectedFromList = value;
                RaisePropertyChanged(() => ItemSelectedFromList);  //in case you are using MVVM Light
            }
        }
    }
}