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Walkthrough: Connecting to Data in Objects (Windows Forms)

This walkthrough creates objects to hold customer and order data, together with an object data source for each object. The object data source appears in the Data Sources window: items are dragged from that window onto a form to create controls that are bound to the data in the public properties for each object. The walkthrough also shows how to use TableAdapters to fetch data from the database and populate the objects.

The object data source is created by running the Data Source Configuration Wizard and selecting Object as the type of data source. After you complete the Data Source Configuration Wizard, the public properties of the object are available in the Data Sources Window and they can be dragged onto your form.

Tasks illustrated in this walkthrough include the following:

  • Creating a new Windows Forms Application project.

  • Creating custom objects to represent customers and orders.

  • Creating and configuring an object data source that is based on the custom objects by using the Data Source Configuration Wizard.

  • Adding controls to a form that are bound to the data in the custom objects.

  • Creating a dataset with TableAdapters to move data between your objects and the database.

  • Editing a TableAdapter's main query.

  • Adding queries to a TableAdapter.

  • Populating your objects with data from the database.

Creating the Project

To create the new Windows Forms Application project

  1. From the File menu, create a New Project.

  2. In the Project Types pane, under the node for the language you want to use, click Windows.

  3. In the Templates pane, click Windows Forms Application.

  4. In the Name box, type ObjectBindingWalkthrough and click OK.

    The ObjectBindingWalkthrough project is created and added to Solution Explorer.

This walkthrough needs some objects to bind to. The first step is to create some sample objects to represent customers and orders. To represent customers we will create a Customer object that represents a single customer. To represent orders we will create an Order object, which represents a single order, and an Orders object, which represents a collection of Order objects. For the collection of Customer objects we will use the built-in collection in the BindingSource class (explained later in this walkthrough).

Creating the Customer Object

To create the Customer object

  1. On the Project menu, click Add Class.

  2. Name the new class Customer and click Add.

  3. Replace the code in the Customer class file with the following code:

    Note

    The Customer object contains an ordersCollection property of the type Orders. The editor will display a message stating Type 'Orders' is not defined. This message is expected and will disappear when you create the Order and Orders classes in the next section.

    ''' <summary> 
    ''' A single customer 
    ''' </summary> 
    Public Class Customer
    
        Public Sub New()
        End Sub 
    
        ''' <summary> 
        ''' Creates a new customer 
        ''' </summary> 
        ''' <param name="customerId">The ID that uniquely identifies this customer</param> 
        ''' <param name="companyName">The name for this customer</param> 
        ''' <param name="contactName">The name for this customer's contact</param> 
        ''' <param name="contactTitle">The title for this contact</param> 
        ''' <param name="address">The address for this customer</param> 
        ''' <param name="city">The city for this customer</param> 
        ''' <param name="region">The region for this customer</param> 
        ''' <param name="postalCode">The postal code for this customer</param> 
        ''' <param name="country">The country for this customer</param> 
        ''' <param name="phone">The phone number for this customer</param> 
        ''' <param name="fax">The fax number for this customer</param> 
        Public Sub New(ByVal customerId As String,
                       ByVal companyName As String,
                       ByVal contactName As String,
                       ByVal contactTitle As String,
                       ByVal address As String,
                       ByVal city As String,
                       ByVal region As String,
                       ByVal postalCode As String,
                       ByVal country As String,
                       ByVal phone As String,
                       ByVal fax As String)
            customerIDValue = customerId
            companyNameValue = companyName
            contactNameValue = contactName
            contactTitleValue = contactTitle
            addressValue = address
            cityValue = city
            regionValue = region
            postalCodeValue = postalCode
            countryValue = country
            phoneValue = phone
            faxValue = fax
        End Sub 
    
        Private customerIDValue As String 
        ''' <summary> 
        ''' The ID that uniquely identifies this customer 
        ''' </summary> 
        Public Property CustomerID() As String 
            Get 
                Return customerIDValue
            End Get 
            Set(ByVal value As String)
                customerIDValue = value
            End Set 
        End Property 
    
        Private companyNameValue As String 
        ''' <summary> 
        ''' The name for this customer 
        ''' </summary> 
        Public Property CompanyName() As String 
            Get 
                Return companyNameValue
            End Get 
            Set(ByVal Value As String)
                companyNameValue = Value
            End Set 
        End Property 
    
        Private contactNameValue As String 
        ''' <summary> 
        ''' The name for this customer's contact 
        ''' </summary> 
        Public Property ContactName() As String 
            Get 
                Return contactNameValue
            End Get 
            Set(ByVal Value As String)
                contactNameValue = Value
            End Set 
        End Property 
    
        Private contactTitleValue As String 
        ''' <summary> 
        ''' The title for this contact 
        ''' </summary> 
        Public Property ContactTitle() As String 
            Get 
                Return contactTitleValue
            End Get 
            Set(ByVal Value As String)
                contactTitleValue = Value
            End Set 
        End Property 
    
        Private addressValue As String 
        ''' <summary> 
        ''' The address for this customer 
        ''' </summary> 
        Public Property Address() As String 
            Get 
                Return addressValue
            End Get 
            Set(ByVal Value As String)
                addressValue = Value
            End Set 
        End Property 
    
        Private cityValue As String 
        ''' <summary> 
        ''' The city for this customer 
        ''' </summary> 
        Public Property City() As String 
            Get 
                Return cityValue
            End Get 
            Set(ByVal Value As String)
                cityValue = Value
            End Set 
        End Property 
    
        Private regionValue As String 
        ''' <summary> 
        ''' The region for this customer 
        ''' </summary> 
        Public Property Region() As String 
            Get 
                Return regionValue
            End Get 
            Set(ByVal Value As String)
                regionValue = Value
            End Set 
        End Property 
    
        Private postalCodeValue As String 
        ''' <summary> 
        ''' The postal code for this customer 
        ''' </summary> 
        Public Property PostalCode() As String 
            Get 
                Return postalCodeValue
            End Get 
            Set(ByVal Value As String)
                postalCodeValue = Value
            End Set 
        End Property 
    
        Private countryValue As String 
        ''' <summary> 
        ''' The country for this customer 
        ''' </summary> 
        Public Property Country() As String 
            Get 
                Return countryValue
            End Get 
            Set(ByVal Value As String)
                countryValue = Value
            End Set 
        End Property 
    
    
        Private phoneValue As String 
        ''' <summary> 
        ''' The phone number for this customer 
        ''' </summary> 
        Public Property Phone() As String 
            Get 
                Return phoneValue
            End Get 
            Set(ByVal Value As String)
                phoneValue = Value
            End Set 
        End Property 
    
        Private faxValue As String 
        ''' <summary> 
        ''' The fax number for this customer 
        ''' </summary> 
        Public Property Fax() As String 
            Get 
                Return faxValue
            End Get 
            Set(ByVal Value As String)
                faxValue = Value
            End Set 
        End Property 
    
        Private ordersCollection As New System.ComponentModel.BindingList(Of Order)
        ''' <summary> 
        ''' The orders for this customer 
        ''' </summary> 
        Public Property Orders() As System.ComponentModel.BindingList(Of Order)
            Get 
                Return ordersCollection
            End Get 
            Set(ByVal value As System.ComponentModel.BindingList(Of Order))
                ordersCollection = value
            End Set 
        End Property 
    
    
        Public Overrides Function ToString() As String 
            Return Me.CompanyName & " (" & Me.CustomerID & ")" 
        End Function 
    
    End Class
    
    namespace ObjectBindingWalkthrough
    {
        /// <summary> 
        /// A single customer 
        /// </summary> 
        public class Customer
        {
            /// <summary> 
            /// Creates a new customer 
            /// </summary> 
            public Customer()
            {
            }
    
            /// <summary> 
            /// Creates a new customer 
            /// </summary> 
            /// <param name="customerID"></param>
            /// <param name="companyName"></param>
            /// <param name="contactName"></param>
            /// <param name="contactTitle"></param>
            /// <param name="address"></param>
            /// <param name="city"></param>
            /// <param name="region"></param>
            /// <param name="postalCode"></param>
            /// <param name="country"></param>
            /// <param name="phone"></param>
            /// <param name="fax"></param>
            public Customer(string customerID, string companyName,
               string contactName, string contactTitle,
               string address, string city, string region,
               string postalCode, string country,
               string phone, string fax)
            {
                customerIDValue = customerID;
            }
    
            private string customerIDValue;
            /// <summary> 
            /// The ID that uniquely identifies this customer 
            /// </summary> 
            public string CustomerID
            {
                get { return customerIDValue; }
                set { customerIDValue = value; }
            }
    
            private string companyNameValue;
            /// <summary> 
            /// The name for this customer 
            /// </summary> 
            public string CompanyName
            {
                get { return companyNameValue; }
                set { companyNameValue = value; }
            }
    
            private string contactNameValue;
            /// <summary> 
            /// The name for this customer's contact 
            /// </summary> 
            public string ContactName
            {
                get { return contactNameValue; }
                set { contactNameValue = value; }
            }
    
            private string contactTitleValue;
            /// <summary> 
            /// The title for this contact 
            /// </summary> 
            public string ContactTitle
            {
                get { return contactTitleValue; }
                set { contactTitleValue = value; }
            }
    
            private string addressValue;
            /// <summary> 
            /// The address for this customer 
            /// </summary> 
            public string Address
            {
                get { return addressValue; }
                set { addressValue = value; }
            }
    
            private string cityValue;
            /// <summary> 
            /// The city for this customer 
            /// </summary> 
            public string City
            {
                get { return cityValue; }
                set { cityValue = value; }
            }
    
            private string regionValue;
            /// <summary> 
            /// The region for this customer 
            /// </summary> 
            public string Region
            {
                get { return regionValue; }
                set { regionValue = value; }
            }
    
            private string postalCodeValue;
            /// <summary> 
            /// The postal code for this customer 
            /// </summary> 
            public string PostalCode
            {
                get { return postalCodeValue; }
                set { postalCodeValue = value; }
            }
    
            private string countryValue;
            /// <summary> 
            /// The country for this customer 
            /// </summary> 
            public string Country
            {
                get { return countryValue; }
                set { countryValue = value; }
            }
    
            private string phoneValue;
            /// <summary> 
            /// The phone number for this customer 
            /// </summary> 
            public string Phone
            {
                get { return phoneValue; }
                set { phoneValue = value; }
            }
    
            private string faxValue;
            /// <summary> 
            /// The fax number for this customer 
            /// </summary> 
            public string Fax
            {
                get { return faxValue; }
                set { faxValue = value; }
            }
    
            private System.ComponentModel.BindingList<Order> ordersCollection = 
                new System.ComponentModel.BindingList<Order>();
    
            public System.ComponentModel.BindingList<Order> Orders
            {
                get { return ordersCollection; }
                set { ordersCollection = value; }
            }
    
            public override string ToString()
            {
                return this.CompanyName + " (" + this.CustomerID + ")";
            }
        }
    }
    

Creating the Order Objects

To create the Order object and Orders collection

  1. On the Project menu, select Add Class.

  2. Name the new class Order and click Add.

  3. Replace the code in the Order class file with the following code:

    ''' <summary> 
    ''' A single order 
    ''' </summary> 
    Public Class Order
    
        Public Sub New()
        End Sub 
    
        ''' <summary> 
        ''' Creates a new order 
        ''' </summary> 
        ''' <param name="orderid">The identifier for this order</param> 
        ''' <param name="customerID">The customer who placed this order</param> 
        ''' <param name="employeeID">The ID of the employee who took this order</param> 
        ''' <param name="orderDate">The date this order was placed</param> 
        ''' <param name="requiredDate">The date this order is required</param> 
        ''' <param name="shippedDate">The date the order was shipped</param> 
        ''' <param name="shipVia">The shipping method for this order</param> 
        ''' <param name="freight">The freight charge for this order</param> 
        ''' <param name="shipName">The name of the recipient for this order</param> 
        ''' <param name="shipAddress">The address to ship this order to</param> 
        ''' <param name="shipCity">The city to ship this order to</param> 
        ''' <param name="shipRegion">The region to ship this order to</param> 
        ''' <param name="shipPostalCode">The postal code to ship this order to</param> 
        ''' <param name="shipCountry">The country to ship this order to</param> 
        Public Sub New(ByVal orderid As Integer,
                       ByVal customerID As String,
                       ByVal employeeID As Nullable(Of Integer),
                       ByVal orderDate As Nullable(Of DateTime),
                       ByVal requiredDate As Nullable(Of DateTime),
                       ByVal shippedDate As Nullable(Of DateTime),
                       ByVal shipVia As Nullable(Of Integer),
                       ByVal freight As Nullable(Of Decimal),
                       ByVal shipName As String,
                       ByVal shipAddress As String,
                       ByVal shipCity As String,
                       ByVal shipRegion As String,
                       ByVal shipPostalCode As String,
                       ByVal shipCountry As String)
            orderIDValue = orderid
            customerIDValue = customerID
            employeeIDValue = employeeID
            orderDateValue = orderDate
            requiredDateValue = requiredDate
            shippedDateValue = shippedDate
            shipViaValue = shipVia
            freightValue = freight
            shipAddressValue = shipAddress
            shipCityValue = shipCity
            shipRegionValue = shipRegion
            shipPostalCodeValue = shipPostalCode
            shipCountryValue = shipCountry
        End Sub 
    
        Private orderIDValue As Integer 
        ''' <summary> 
        ''' Identifier for this order 
        ''' </summary> 
        Public Property OrderID() As Integer 
            Get 
                Return orderIDValue
            End Get 
            Set(ByVal value As Integer)
                orderIDValue = value
            End Set 
        End Property 
    
        Private customerIDValue As String 
        ''' <summary> 
        ''' The customer who placed this order 
        ''' </summary> 
        Public Property CustomerID() As String 
            Get 
                Return customerIDValue
            End Get 
            Set(ByVal Value As String)
                customerIDValue = Value
            End Set 
        End Property 
    
        Private employeeIDValue As Nullable(Of Integer)
        ''' <summary> 
        ''' The ID of the employee who took this order 
        ''' </summary> 
        Public Property EmployeeID() As Nullable(Of Integer)
            Get 
                Return employeeIDValue
            End Get 
            Set(ByVal Value As Nullable(Of Integer))
                employeeIDValue = Value
            End Set 
        End Property 
    
    
        Private orderDateValue As Nullable(Of DateTime)
    
        ''' <summary> 
        ''' The date this order was placed 
        ''' </summary> 
        Public Property OrderDate() As Nullable(Of DateTime)
            Get 
                Return orderDateValue
            End Get 
            Set(ByVal Value As Nullable(Of DateTime))
                orderDateValue = Value
            End Set 
        End Property 
    
        Private requiredDateValue As Nullable(Of DateTime)
        ''' <summary> 
        ''' The date this order is required 
        ''' </summary> 
        Public Property RequiredDate() As Nullable(Of DateTime)
            Get 
                Return requiredDateValue
            End Get 
            Set(ByVal Value As Nullable(Of DateTime))
                requiredDateValue = Value
            End Set 
        End Property 
    
    
        Private shippedDateValue As Nullable(Of DateTime)
        ''' <summary> 
        ''' The date this order was shipped 
        ''' </summary> 
        Public Property ShippedDate() As Nullable(Of DateTime)
            Get 
                Return shippedDateValue
            End Get 
            Set(ByVal Value As Nullable(Of DateTime))
                shippedDateValue = Value
            End Set 
        End Property 
    
        Private shipViaValue As Nullable(Of Integer)
        ''' <summary> 
        ''' The shipping method for this order 
        ''' </summary> 
        Public Property ShipVia() As Nullable(Of Integer)
            Get 
                Return shipViaValue
            End Get 
            Set(ByVal Value As Nullable(Of Integer))
                shipViaValue = Value
            End Set 
        End Property 
    
    
        Private freightValue As Nullable(Of Decimal)
        ''' <summary> 
        ''' The freight charge for this order 
        ''' </summary> 
        Public Property Freight() As Nullable(Of Decimal)
            Get 
                Return freightValue
            End Get 
            Set(ByVal Value As Nullable(Of Decimal))
                freightValue = Value
            End Set 
        End Property 
    
        Private shipNameValue As String 
        ''' <summary> 
        ''' The name of the recipient for this order 
        ''' </summary> 
        Public Property ShipName() As String 
            Get 
                Return shipNameValue
            End Get 
            Set(ByVal Value As String)
                shipNameValue = Value
            End Set 
        End Property 
    
    
        Private shipAddressValue As String 
        ''' <summary> 
        ''' The address to ship this order to 
        ''' </summary> 
        Public Property ShipAddress() As String 
            Get 
                Return shipAddressValue
            End Get 
            Set(ByVal Value As String)
                shipAddressValue = Value
            End Set 
        End Property 
    
        Private shipCityValue As String 
        ''' <summary> 
        ''' The city to ship this order to 
        ''' </summary> 
        Public Property ShipCity() As String 
            Get 
                Return shipCityValue
            End Get 
            Set(ByVal Value As String)
                shipCityValue = Value
            End Set 
        End Property 
    
        Private shipRegionValue As String 
        ''' <summary> 
        ''' The region to ship this order to 
        ''' </summary> 
        Public Property ShipRegion() As String 
            Get 
                Return shipRegionValue
            End Get 
            Set(ByVal Value As String)
                shipRegionValue = Value
            End Set 
        End Property 
    
        Private shipPostalCodeValue As String 
        ''' <summary> 
        ''' The postal code to ship this order to 
        ''' </summary> 
        Public Property ShipPostalCode() As String 
            Get 
                Return shipPostalCodeValue
            End Get 
            Set(ByVal Value As String)
                shipPostalCodeValue = Value
            End Set 
        End Property 
    
        Private shipCountryValue As String 
        ''' <summary> 
        ''' The country to ship this order to 
        ''' </summary> 
        Public Property ShipCountry() As String 
            Get 
                Return shipCountryValue
            End Get 
            Set(ByVal Value As String)
                shipCountryValue = Value
            End Set 
        End Property 
    
    
        Private customerValue As Customer
        ''' <summary> 
        ''' The customer this order belongs to 
        ''' </summary> 
        Public Property Customer() As Customer
            Get 
                Return customerValue
            End Get 
            Set(ByVal Value As Customer)
                customerValue = Value
            End Set 
        End Property 
    
    
    End Class 
    
    ''' <summary> 
    ''' A collection of Orders 
    ''' </summary> 
    Public Class Orders
        Inherits System.ComponentModel.BindingList(Of Order)
    
    End Class
    
    using System;
    
    namespace ObjectBindingWalkthrough
    {
        /// <summary> 
        /// A single order 
        /// </summary> 
        public class Order
        {
            /// <summary> 
            /// Creates a new order 
            /// </summary> 
            public Order()
            {
            }
    
            /// <summary> 
            /// Creates a new order 
            /// </summary> 
            /// <param name="orderid"></param>
            /// <param name="customerID"></param>
            /// <param name="employeeID"></param>
            /// <param name="orderDate"></param>
            /// <param name="requiredDate"></param>
            /// <param name="shippedDate"></param>
            /// <param name="shipVia"></param>
            /// <param name="freight"></param>
            /// <param name="shipName"></param>
            /// <param name="shipAddress"></param>
            /// <param name="shipCity"></param>
            /// <param name="shipRegion"></param>
            /// <param name="shipPostalCode"></param>
            /// <param name="shipCountry"></param>
            public Order(int orderid, string customerID,
               Nullable<int> employeeID, Nullable<DateTime> orderDate,
               Nullable<DateTime> requiredDate, Nullable<DateTime> shippedDate,
               Nullable<int> shipVia, Nullable<decimal> freight,
               string shipName, string shipAddress,
               string shipCity, string shipRegion,
               string shipPostalCode, string shipCountry)
            {
    
            }
    
            private int orderIDValue;
            /// <summary> 
            /// The ID that uniquely identifies this order 
            /// </summary> 
            public int OrderID
            {
                get { return orderIDValue; }
                set { orderIDValue = value; }
            }
    
            private string customerIDValue;
            /// <summary> 
            /// The customer who placed this order 
            /// </summary> 
            public string CustomerID
            {
                get { return customerIDValue; }
                set { customerIDValue = value; }
            }
    
            private Nullable<int> employeeIDValue;
            /// <summary> 
            /// The ID of the employee who took this order 
            /// </summary> 
            public Nullable<int> EmployeeID
            {
                get { return employeeIDValue; }
                set { employeeIDValue = value; }
            }
    
            private Nullable<DateTime> orderDateValue;
            /// <summary> 
            /// The date this order was placed 
            /// </summary> 
            public Nullable<DateTime> OrderDate
            {
                get { return orderDateValue; }
                set { orderDateValue = value; }
            }
    
            private Nullable<DateTime> requiredDateValue;
            /// <summary> 
            /// The date this order is required 
            /// </summary> 
            public Nullable<DateTime> RequiredDate
            {
                get { return requiredDateValue; }
                set { requiredDateValue = value; }
            }
    
            private Nullable<DateTime> shippedDateValue;
            /// <summary> 
            /// The date this order was shipped 
            /// </summary> 
            public Nullable<DateTime> ShippedDate
            {
                get { return shippedDateValue; }
                set { shippedDateValue = value; }
            }
    
            private Nullable<int> shipViaValue;
            /// <summary> 
            /// The shipping method of this order 
            /// </summary> 
            public Nullable<int> ShipVia
            {
                get { return shipViaValue; }
                set { shipViaValue = value; }
            }
    
            private Nullable<decimal> freightValue;
            /// <summary> 
            /// The freight charge for this order 
            /// </summary> 
            public Nullable<decimal> Freight
            {
                get { return freightValue; }
                set { freightValue = value; }
            }
    
            private string shipNameValue;
            /// <summary> 
            /// The name of the recipient for this order 
            /// </summary> 
            public string ShipName
            {
                get { return shipNameValue; }
                set { shipNameValue = value; }
            }
    
            private string shipAddressValue;
            /// <summary> 
            /// The address to ship this order to 
            /// </summary> 
            public string ShipAddress
            {
                get { return shipAddressValue; }
                set { shipAddressValue = value; }
            }
    
            private string shipCityValue;
            /// <summary> 
            /// The city to ship this order to 
            /// </summary> 
            public string ShipCity
            {
                get { return shipCityValue; }
                set { shipCityValue = value; }
            }
    
            private string shipRegionValue;
            /// <summary> 
            /// The region to ship this order to 
            /// </summary> 
            public string ShipRegion
            {
                get { return shipRegionValue; }
                set { shipRegionValue = value; }
            }
    
            private string shipPostalCodeValue;
            /// <summary> 
            /// The postal code to ship this order to 
            /// </summary> 
            public string ShipPostalCode
            {
                get { return shipPostalCodeValue; }
                set { shipPostalCodeValue = value; }
            }
    
            private string shipCountryValue;
            /// <summary> 
            /// The country to ship this order to 
            /// </summary> 
            public string ShipCountry
            {
                get { return shipCountryValue; }
                set { shipCountryValue = value; }
            }
    
        }
    
    
        /// <summary> 
        /// A collection of Order objects 
        /// </summary> 
        class Orders : System.ComponentModel.BindingList<Order>
        {
    
        }
    }
    
  4. From the File menu, choose Save All.

Creating the Object Data Source

You can create a data source based on the objects created in the previous step by running the Data Source Configuration Wizard.

To create the object data source

  1. Build your project.

    Note

    You must build the project before objects in the project can be selected in the Data Source Configuration Wizard.

  2. Open the Data Sources window by clicking the Data menu and selecting Show Data Sources.

  3. Click Add New Data Source in the Data Sources window.

    The Data Source Configuration Wizard starts.

  4. On the Choose a Data Source Type page, select Object, and then click Next.

  5. On the Select the Data Objects page, expand the ObjectBindingWalkthrough nodes and select the check box next to the Customer object.

  6. Click Finish.

    The Customer object appears in the Data Sources window.

Creating a Data-bound Form

Controls bound to the Customer object are created by dragging items from the Data Sources window onto a form.

To create a form with controls bound to the object properties

  1. In Solution Explorer, select Form1, and click View Designer.

  2. Drag the Customer node from the Data Sources window onto Form1.

  3. Expand the Customer node and drag the Orders node from the Data Sources window onto Form1.

Creating TableAdapters to Load Data from the Database into the Custom Objects

To move data between the objects and the database, we will use TableAdapters. You can create TableAdapters for the Customers and Orders tables by using the Data Source Configuration Wizard.

To create the TableAdapters

  1. From the Data menu, choose Add New Data Source.

  2. On the Choose a Data Source Type page, select Database, and then click Next.

  3. On the Choose a Database Model page, select Dataset, and then click Next.

  4. On the Choose Your Data Connection page, use one of the following procedures:

    • If a data connection to the Northwind sample database is available in the drop-down list, select it.

      -or-

    • Select New Connection to configure a new data connection to the Northwind database. For more information, see How to: Connect to Data in a Database.

  5. After you select a data connection, click Next.

  6. On the Save connection string to the Application Configuration file page, click Next.

  7. On the Choose your Database Objects page, expand the Tables node.

  8. Select the Customers and Orders tables, and then click Finish.

    The NorthwindDataSet is added to your project and the Customers and Orders tables appear in the Data Sources window under the NorthwindDataSet node.

Adding the Dataset and TableAdapters to Form1

You can add instances of the CustomersTableAdapter, OrdersTableAdapter, and NorthwindDataSet to the form by dragging their representative components from the Toolbox.

To fill the Customer objects with data from the Customers table

  1. From the Build menu, select Build Solution.

  2. Drag a NorthwindDataSet from the Toolbox onto Form1.

  3. Drag a CustomersTableAdapter from the Toolbox onto Form1.

  4. Drag an OrdersTableAdapter from the Toolbox onto Form1.

Adding a Query to the CustomersTableAdapter to Return Only a Few Customers

In real-world applications, you will likely never return the whole table of data. For this walkthrough we will return the top five customers.

Note

You would typically pass in a parameter to select which customers you want to return, but for brevity in this walkthrough we will hard-code the query to return only five customers and eliminate the need of creating a user interface for inputting parameter values.

To add an additional query to the CustomersTableAdapter

  1. In Solution Explorer, double-click the NorthwindDataSet.xsd file.

    The NorthwindDataSet opens in the Dataset Designer.

  2. Right-click the CustomersTableAdapter and select Add Query.

    The TableAdapter Query Configuration Wizard opens.

  3. Leave the default of Use SQL statements and click Next.

  4. Leave the default of SELECT which returns rows and click Next.

  5. Replace the SQL statement with the following and click Next:

    SELECT Top 5 CustomerID, CompanyName, ContactName, ContactTitle, Address, 
    City, Region, PostalCode, Country, Phone, Fax 
    FROM Customers 
    
  6. Clear the Fill a DataTable check box.

  7. Name the Return a DataTable method GetTop5Customers and click Finish.

    The GetTop5Customers query is added to the CustomersTableAdapter.

Modifying the Query on the OrdersTableAdapter To Return Only Orders for the Desired Customer

When fetching orders from the database, we do not want to return the whole table of orders; we only want the orders for a specific customer. The following procedure details how to reconfigure a TableAdapter with a new query (as opposed to adding an additional query as we did to the CustomersTableAdapter in the previous step).

To reconfigure the TableAdapter's main query to return a single customer's orders

  1. Right-click the OrdersTableAdapter and choose Configure.

    The TableAdapter Query Configuration Wizard opens.

  2. Replace the SQL statement with the following and click Next:

    SELECT OrderID, CustomerID, EmployeeID, OrderDate, 
    RequiredDate, ShippedDate, ShipVia, Freight, 
    ShipName, ShipAddress, ShipCity, ShipRegion, 
    ShipPostalCode, ShipCountry 
    FROM Orders 
    WHERE CustomerID = @CustomerID
    
  3. Clear the Fill a DataTable check box.

  4. Name the Return a DataTable method GetDataByCustomerID and click Finish.

    The OrdersTableAdapter's main Fill query is replaced with the GetDataByCustomerID query.

  5. Build the project by selecting Build Solution from the Build menu.

Adding Code to Load Data into the Customer and Order Objects

To load data into our custom objects, you execute the TableAdapter queries that return new data tables (rather than using TableAdapter queries that fill existing data tables). The code then loops through the table and populates each Customer object with the customer information, in addition to populating all orders in each Customer.Orders collection. Notice how each Customer object is added to the internal collection of the CustomerBindingSource (CustomerBindingSource.Add(currentCustomer)). The BindingSource provides a built-in strongly typed collection of Customers that can be accessed through the List property.

To load the objects with data

  1. In Solution Explorer, select Form1, and click View Code.

  2. Replace the code in Form1 with the following code:

    Public Class Form1
        Private Sub LoadCustomers()
            Dim customerData As NorthwindDataSet.CustomersDataTable =
                CustomersTableAdapter1.GetTop5Customers()
    
            Dim customerRow As NorthwindDataSet.CustomersRow
    
            For Each customerRow In customerData
                Dim currentCustomer As New Customer()
                With currentCustomer
    
                    .CustomerID = customerRow.CustomerID
                    .CompanyName = customerRow.CompanyName
    
                    If Not customerRow.IsAddressNull Then
                        .Address = customerRow.Address
                    End If 
    
                    If Not customerRow.IsCityNull Then
                        .City = customerRow.City
                    End If 
    
                    If Not customerRow.IsContactNameNull Then
                        .ContactName = customerRow.ContactName
                    End If 
    
                    If Not customerRow.IsContactTitleNull Then
                        .ContactTitle = customerRow.ContactTitle
                    End If 
    
                    If Not customerRow.IsCountryNull Then
                        .Country = customerRow.Country
                    End If 
    
                    If Not customerRow.IsFaxNull Then
                        .Fax = customerRow.Fax
                    End If 
    
                    If Not customerRow.IsPhoneNull Then
                        .Phone = customerRow.Phone
                    End If 
    
                    If Not customerRow.IsPostalCodeNull Then
                        .PostalCode = customerRow.PostalCode
                    End If 
    
                    If Not customerRow.Is_RegionNull Then
                        .Region = customerRow._Region
                    End If 
    
                End With
    
                LoadOrders(currentCustomer)
                CustomerBindingSource.Add(currentCustomer)
            Next 
        End Sub 
    
        Private Sub LoadOrders(ByRef currentCustomer As Customer)
            Dim orderData As NorthwindDataSet.OrdersDataTable =
                OrdersTableAdapter1.GetDataByCustomerID(currentCustomer.CustomerID)
    
            Dim orderRow As NorthwindDataSet.OrdersRow
    
            For Each orderRow In orderData
                Dim currentOrder As New Order()
                With currentOrder
                    .OrderID = orderRow.OrderID
                    .Customer = currentCustomer
    
                    If Not orderRow.IsCustomerIDNull Then
                        .CustomerID = orderRow.CustomerID
                    End If 
    
                    If Not orderRow.IsEmployeeIDNull Then
                        .EmployeeID = orderRow.EmployeeID
                    End If 
    
                    If Not orderRow.IsFreightNull Then
                        .Freight = orderRow.Freight
                    End If 
    
                    If Not orderRow.IsOrderDateNull Then
                        .OrderDate = orderRow.OrderDate
                    End If 
    
                    If Not orderRow.IsRequiredDateNull Then
                        .RequiredDate = orderRow.RequiredDate
                    End If 
    
                    If Not orderRow.IsShipAddressNull Then
                        .ShipAddress = orderRow.ShipAddress
                    End If 
    
                    If Not orderRow.IsShipCityNull Then
                        .ShipCity = orderRow.ShipCity
                    End If 
    
                    If Not orderRow.IsShipCountryNull Then
                        .ShipCountry = orderRow.ShipCountry
                    End If 
    
                    If Not orderRow.IsShipNameNull Then
                        .ShipName = orderRow.ShipName
                    End If 
    
                    If Not orderRow.IsShippedDateNull Then
                        .ShippedDate = orderRow.ShippedDate
                    End If 
    
                    If Not orderRow.IsShipPostalCodeNull Then
                        .ShipPostalCode = orderRow.ShipPostalCode
                    End If 
    
                    If Not orderRow.IsShipRegionNull Then
                        .ShipRegion = orderRow.ShipRegion
                    End If 
    
                    If Not orderRow.IsShipViaNull Then
                        .ShipVia = orderRow.ShipVia
                    End If 
                End With
                currentCustomer.Orders.Add(currentOrder)
            Next 
    
        End Sub 
    
        Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, 
                               ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
    
            LoadCustomers()
        End Sub 
    End Class
    
    using System;
    using System.Windows.Forms;
    
    namespace ObjectBindingWalkthrough
    {
        public partial class Form1 : Form
        {
            public Form1()
            {
                InitializeComponent();
                this.Load += Form1_Load;
            }
    
            private void LoadCustomers()
            {
                NorthwindDataSet.CustomersDataTable customerData = 
                    customersTableAdapter1.GetTop5Customers();
    
                foreach (NorthwindDataSet.CustomersRow customerRow in customerData)
                {
                    Customer currentCustomer = new Customer();
                    currentCustomer.CustomerID = customerRow.CustomerID;
                    currentCustomer.CompanyName = customerRow.CompanyName;
    
                    if (customerRow.IsAddressNull() == false)
                    {
                        currentCustomer.Address = customerRow.Address;
                    }
    
                    if (customerRow.IsCityNull() == false)
                    {
                        currentCustomer.City = customerRow.City;
                    }
    
                    if (customerRow.IsContactNameNull() == false)
                    {
                        currentCustomer.ContactName = customerRow.ContactName;
                    }
    
                    if (customerRow.IsContactTitleNull() == false)
                    {
                        currentCustomer.ContactTitle = customerRow.ContactTitle;
                    }
    
                    if (customerRow.IsCountryNull() == false)
                    {
                        currentCustomer.Country = customerRow.Country;
                    }
    
                    if (customerRow.IsFaxNull() == false)
                    {
                        currentCustomer.Fax = customerRow.Fax;
                    }
    
                    if (customerRow.IsPhoneNull() == false)
                    {
                        currentCustomer.Phone = customerRow.Phone;
                    }
    
                    if (customerRow.IsPostalCodeNull() == false)
                    {
                        currentCustomer.PostalCode = customerRow.PostalCode;
                    }
    
                    if (customerRow.IsRegionNull() == false)
                    {
                        currentCustomer.Region = customerRow.Region;
                    }
    
                    LoadOrders(currentCustomer);
                    customerBindingSource.Add(currentCustomer);
                }
            }
    
    
            private void LoadOrders(Customer currentCustomer)
            {
                NorthwindDataSet.OrdersDataTable orderData = 
                    ordersTableAdapter1.GetDataByCustomerID(currentCustomer.CustomerID);
    
                foreach (NorthwindDataSet.OrdersRow orderRow in orderData)
                {
                    Order currentOrder = new Order();
                    currentOrder.OrderID = orderRow.OrderID;
    
                    if (orderRow.IsCustomerIDNull() == false)
                    {
                        currentOrder.CustomerID = orderRow.CustomerID;
                    }
    
                    if (orderRow.IsEmployeeIDNull() == false)
                    {
                        currentOrder.EmployeeID = orderRow.EmployeeID;
                    }
    
                    if (orderRow.IsFreightNull() == false)
                    {
                        currentOrder.Freight = orderRow.Freight;
                    }
    
                    if (orderRow.IsOrderDateNull() == false)
                    {
                        currentOrder.OrderDate = orderRow.OrderDate;
                    }
    
                    if (orderRow.IsRequiredDateNull() == false)
                    {
                        currentOrder.RequiredDate = orderRow.RequiredDate;
                    }
    
                    if (orderRow.IsShipAddressNull() == false)
                    {
                        currentOrder.ShipAddress = orderRow.ShipAddress;
                    }
    
                    if (orderRow.IsShipCityNull() == false)
                    {
                        currentOrder.ShipCity = orderRow.ShipCity;
                    }
    
                    if (orderRow.IsShipCountryNull() == false)
                    {
                        currentOrder.ShipCountry = orderRow.ShipCountry;
                    }
    
                    if (orderRow.IsShipNameNull() == false)
                    {
                        currentOrder.ShipName = orderRow.ShipName;
                    }
    
                    if (orderRow.IsShippedDateNull() == false)
                    {
                        currentOrder.ShippedDate = orderRow.ShippedDate;
                    }
    
                    if (orderRow.IsShipPostalCodeNull() == false)
                    {
                        currentOrder.ShipPostalCode = orderRow.ShipPostalCode;
                    }
    
                    if (orderRow.IsShipRegionNull() == false)
                    {
                        currentOrder.ShipRegion = orderRow.ShipRegion;
                    }
    
                    if (orderRow.IsShipViaNull() == false)
                    {
                        currentOrder.ShipVia = orderRow.ShipVia;
                    }
                    currentCustomer.Orders.Add(currentOrder);
                }
            }
    
            private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
            {
                LoadCustomers();
            }
    
        }
    }
    

Testing the Application

To test the application

  1. Press F5 to run the application.

  2. The form opens and the DataGridView controls are populated with the sample data.

  3. Navigate the customers in the DataGridView to display their associated orders.

Next Steps

To add functionality to your application

See Also

Concepts

Preparing Your Application to Receive Data

Fetching Data into Your Application

Binding Controls to Data in Visual Studio

Editing Data in Your Application

Object Binding in Visual Studio

Saving Data

Other Resources

Connecting to Data in Visual Studio

Data Walkthroughs