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While trying to bind XML to Combobox data source, I am getting an error "Complex DataBinding accepts as a data source either an IList or an IListSource."

 XDocument obj = XDocument.Load("Managers.xml");

 comboBox1.DisplayMember = "ManagerDesig";
 comboBox1.ValueMember = "ManagerID";
 comboBox1.DataSource = obj.Descendants("manager").Select(x => new
 {
   ManagerDesig = x.Attribute("desig").Value,
   ManagerID = x.Attribute("id").Value
 });

Managers.xml

<managers>
  <manager id="123" desig="CEO" />
  <manager id="234" desig="CFO" />
  <manager id="456" desig="CIO" />
</managers>

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try:

 comboBox1.DataSource = obj.Descendants("manager").Select(x => new
 {
   ManagerDesig = x.Attribute("name").Value,
   ManagerID = x.Attribute("id").Value
 })
.ToList();//convert to list

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