DisplayMemberPath databinding - wpf

I have a puzzled problem of databinding in WPF.
There is a listbox in XAML which it has linked with ItemSource,
but when it runs, it shows the lists of class names.
so I have applied to DisplayMemberPath, but it doesn't helpful.
and also I'm wondering how I can access inside class from generic class.
Thanks.
result
puzzled.Member
puzzled.Member
puzzled.Member
puzzled.Member
<DockPanel>
<ListBox Name="lbxMbrList" DockPanel.Dock="Left" Width="200" Padding="10"></ListBox>
<ContentControl />
</DockPanel>
private void Window_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
members.Add(new Member("superman", "123-1234567", "address1"));
members.Add(new Member("batman", "111-111111", "address2"));
members.Add(new Member("goodman", "222-222222", "address3"));
members.Add(new Member("badman", "333-333333", "address4"));
lbxMbrList.ItemsSource = members;
lbxMbrList.DisplayMemberPath = members.MemberDetails; //<<it won't helpful
//var i = members.member.Name; //<<how can I access inside class?
//if (i == "superman")
//{
// MessageBox.Show("superman");
//}
}
public class Member
{
private string _name;
private string _phone;
private string _address;
public string Name { get { return _name; } set { _name = value; } }
public string Phone { get { return _phone; } set { _phone = value; } }
public string Address { get { return _address; } set { _address = value; } }
public Member() { }
public Member(string name, string phone, string address)
{
_name = name; _phone = phone; _address = address;
}
public string lbxMember
{
get { return string.Format("{0} - {1}", Name, Phone, Address); }
}
}
class MemberList : IEnumerable<Member>
{
private ObservableCollection<Member> memberList = new ObservableCollection<Member>();
public Member this[int i]
{
get {return memberList[i];}
set {memberList[i] = value;}
}
public void Add(Member member)
{
memberList.Add(member);
}
public void Remove(Member member)
{
memberList.Remove(member);
}
public IEnumerator<Member> GetEnumerator()
{
return memberList.GetEnumerator();
}
IEnumerator IEnumerable.GetEnumerator() { return GetEnumerator(); }
public Member member { get; set; } //<< it think I has misunderstood it
public string MemberDetails
{
get
{ return string.Format("{0} - {1}", member.Name, member.Phone, member.Address); }
}
}

You are assigning the output of your MemberDetails property to the DisplayMemberPath. Instead, you need to assign the name of the property as a string.
lbxMbrList.DisplayMemberPath = "MemberDetails";
For what its worth, this will be easier to work with if you use an ItemTemplate in the ListBox.
[Edit]
Also, as #Blam mentions in his answer, your MemberDetails property is defined in the wrong class, it needs be in the Member class.

lbxMbrList.DisplayMemberPath = "lbxMember";
or
lbxMbrList.DisplayMemberPath = "MemberDetails";
And MemberDetails need to be a property of Member (not MemberList)

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