Public Sub New()
    ' This call is required by the Windows Form Designer.
    InitializeComponent()
    ' Add any initialization after the InitializeComponent() call.

    'GetData() creates a collection of Customer data from a database
    Dim custdata As ObservableCollection(Of Customer) = GetData()

    'Bind the DataGrid to the customer data
    DG1.DataContext = custdata

End Sub

'Defines the customer object
Public Class Customer
    Public Property FirstName() As String
    Public Property LastName() As String
    Public Property Email() As Uri
    Public Property IsMember() As Boolean
    Public Property Status() As OrderStatus
End Class

'Converts the mailto uri to a string with just the customer alias
Public Class EmailConverter
    Implements IValueConverter

    Public Function Convert(value As Object, targetType As System.Type, parameter As Object, culture As System.Globalization.CultureInfo) As Object Implements System.Windows.Data.IValueConverter.Convert
        If value IsNot Nothing Then
            Dim email As String = value.ToString()
            Dim index As Integer = email.IndexOf("@")
            Dim [alias] As String = email.Substring(7, index - 7)
            Return [alias]
        Else
            Dim email As String = ""
            Return email
        End If
    End Function

    Public Function ConvertBack(value As Object, targetType As System.Type, parameter As Object, culture As System.Globalization.CultureInfo) As Object Implements System.Windows.Data.IValueConverter.ConvertBack
        Dim email As New Uri(DirectCast(value, String))
        Return email
    End Function
End Class