Binding.DataSource Property

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Windows.Forms

Assembly:: System.Windows.Forms.dll

Source:: Binding.cs

Source:: Binding.cs

Source:: Binding.cs

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Gets the data source for this binding.

public:
 property System::Object ^ DataSource { System::Object ^ get(); };

public object DataSource { get; }

public object? DataSource { get; }

member this.DataSource : obj

Public ReadOnly Property DataSource As Object

Property Value

Object

An Object that represents the data source.

Examples

The following code example uses the DataSource property to return a DataSet.

private:
   void GetDataSource()
   {
      DataSet^ ds = dynamic_cast<DataSet^>(text1->DataBindings[nullptr]->DataSource);
      Console::WriteLine( ds->Tables[ 0 ]->TableName );
   }

private void GetDataSource()
{
   DataSet ds = (DataSet) text1.DataBindings[0].DataSource;
   Console.WriteLine(ds.Tables[0].TableName); 
}

Private Sub GetDataSource
    Dim ds As DataSet = CType(text1.DataBindings(0).DataSource, DataSet)
    Console.WriteLine(ds.Tables(0).TableName)
End Sub

Remarks

Possible data sources include:

A DataSet
A DataTable
A DataView
A DataViewManager
Any object that implements the IList interface
Any object

Applies to

Product	Versions
.NET Framework	1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
Windows Desktop	3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

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