DDEX Data View Support
The Data Designer Extensibility (DDEX) SDK provides two schema definition files (.xsd) to support external data object hierarchies in the Visual Studio Server Explorer. The first of these files, DataObjectSupport.xsd, defines an XML schema behind a data object framework to support programmatic manipulation of the data objects themselves. This schema is discussed in DDEX Data Object Support.
The second schema, DataViewSupport.xsd, defines the XML required to build a data view framework that dynamically builds custom data view hierarchies exposed in Server Explorer. The data view supports the Visual Studio design-time experience, offering drag-and-drop support from Server Explorer, as well as binding to custom commands on context menus.
In This Section:
Data View Support Overview
Provides an overview of data view support.Data View Nodes
Describes data view node types and clarifies distinctions among them.Common Node Features
Describes characteristics that are common to all node types.Special Node Features
Describes characteristics of nodes that are not common to all node types.Command Table (.vsct) File for a Data View
Describes requirements for creating .vsct files for data views.