WPF: simple TextBox data binding

I have this class:

public partial class Window1 : Window
{
    public String Name2;

    public Window1()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
        Name2 = new String('a', 5);
        myGrid.DataContext = this;
    }

    // ...
}

And I want to display the string Name2 in the textbox.

<Grid Name="myGrid" Height="437.274">
  <TextBox Text="{Binding Path=Name2}"/>
</Grid>

But the string isn't displayed. Also, if the string Name2 is updated periodically using a TimerCallback, do I need to do anything to make sure the textbox is updated when the data changes?

WPF: simple TextBox data binding

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