Creating our own datasource

Creating our own datasource

• RossDonald

  I don't undestand you question, in sample I provide you make your own class that will act as datasource object in the databinding.

  If you ask about generic classes, then I can say they don't work with such technique. But you can always make non-generic subclass from generic and use it in datasource.

  If you ask about data source that is own database or some other data provider, then it's about creating own Data Providers, no binding issues here.

  Give a little more information about what you want to do, please.

  
  
  

• Marsan001

  I suggest you read this 3 MSDN topics (inside "Windows Forms Data Binding")

  • "Data Binding and Windows Forms"
  • "Data Sources Supported by Windows Forms"
  • "Interfaces Related to Data Binding"

  Sample in MSDN: "How to: Bind a Windows Forms Control to a Factory Object" (it looks just like one you provide)

  
  
  

• tonante

  Hi!

  Create any class (structure is bad solution) and declare there public properties (they will be bindable). Like this:

  public class Person

  {

  public string Name { get { return _Name; } set { _Name = value; } }

  public string Phone { get { return _Phone; } set { _Phone = value; } }

  string _Name;

  string _Phone;

  }

  To make it a datasource, go to "Data\Add new data source" menu and select "Object" in first page, then select your class.

  
  
  

• easan

  Segrey Could you give me a sample or point to the sample link

  Also I got a reply from some other forum as

  That is not to hard.I will use a repeater as a sample.

  Repeater.Datasource = SomeFunction(SomeParameter);
  Repeater.DataBind();

  This is the function. Here i use a Generic List which is ideal for this purpose;

  function List<YourStructureOrClass> SomeFunction(int SomeParameter) {
  List<YourStructureOrClass> L = new List<YourStructureOrClass>();
  YourStructureOrClass YSOC = new YourStructureOrClass();
  YSOC.SomeProperty = SomeValue;
  L.Add(YSOC);
  return L;
  }

  What about this idea

  
  
  

• Nate Dogg

  This is no the thing I am looking for.I want's to create a genric datasource of mine.
  
  

• st23am23

  Yes you can use this class for simple data binding (for example to TextBox.Text property you can bind Name).

  Binding works with any class that have public properties.

  If you want bindable list (list items in combobox for example), then your class must be a collection with System.ComponentModel.IBindingList or System.ComponentModel.IBindingListView interface implementation.

  
  
  

• JOESOL643

  By generic I mean General not the generic you understand.

  Could I bind Your class as datasource to the combo,textbox,gridview,e.t.c

  I wan't to create such a datastructure .Hope any body can understand

  
  
  
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