Accessing and Displaying Data

Displaying data in your application is easy when you use a DataGridView control or ListView control. This section provides links to topics that describe how to access XML data and how to display data in an application.

In This Section

• How to: Display Data by Using DataGridView Controls
  Demonstrates how to display data in DataGridView and ListView controls.

• How to: Sort Data in DataGridView Controls
  Demonstrates how to sort data in a column of a DataGridView control.

• How to: Hide Columns in DataGridView Controls
  Demonstrates how to hide columns in a DataGridView control.

• How to: Read XML from a File
  Demonstrates how to read XML data from a file and write it to a string variable.

• How to: Write Class Data to an XML File
  Demonstrates how to write class data to an XML file.

• How to: Read Class Data from an XML File
  Demonstrates how to read class data from an XML file.

Related Sections

• Designing a User Interface in Visual C#
  Explains how to use the Windows Forms Designer and Toolbox to create a user interface.

• Visual C# Express
  Provides an introduction to documentation that helps you use Express editions of Visual Studio.

• Using the Visual C# Express IDE
  Provides links to topics that explain how to use the integrated development environment (IDE).