DataGrid Binding : DataGrid Data Binding : GUI Windows Form C# Source Code

    

/*
User Interfaces in C#: Windows Forms and Custom Controls
by Matthew MacDonald

Publisher: Apress
ISBN: 1590590457
*/

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;

namespace DataGridBinding
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Summary description for DataGridBinding.
    /// </summary>
    public class DataGridBinding : System.Windows.Forms.Form
    {
        internal System.Windows.Forms.DataGrid grid;
        /// <summary>
        /// Required designer variable.
        /// </summary>
        private System.ComponentModel.Container components = null;

        public DataGridBinding()
        {
            //
            // Required for Windows Form Designer support
            //
            InitializeComponent();

            //
            // TODO: Add any constructor code after InitializeComponent call
            //
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Clean up any resources being used.
        /// </summary>
        protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
        {
            if( disposing )
            {
                if (components != null) 
                {
                    components.Dispose();
                }
            }
            base.Dispose( disposing );
        }

        #region Windows Form Designer generated code
        /// <summary>
        /// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
        /// the contents of this method with the code editor.
        /// </summary>
        private void InitializeComponent()
        {
            this.grid = new System.Windows.Forms.DataGrid();
            ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.grid)).BeginInit();
            this.SuspendLayout();
            // 
            // grid
            // 
            this.grid.Anchor = (((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom) 
                | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left) 
                | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right);
            this.grid.DataMember = "";
            this.grid.HeaderForeColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ControlText;
            this.grid.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(10, 17);
            this.grid.Name = "grid";
            this.grid.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(272, 232);
            this.grid.TabIndex = 1;
            // 
            // DataGridBinding
            // 
            this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(292, 266);
            this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
                                                                          this.grid});
            this.Name = "DataGridBinding";
            this.Text = "DataGridBinding";
            this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.DataGridBinding_Load);
            ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.grid)).EndInit();
            this.ResumeLayout(false);

        }
        #endregion

        /// <summary>
        /// The main entry point for the application.
        /// </summary>
        [STAThread]
        static void Main() 
        {
            Application.Run(new DataGridBinding());
        }

        private void DataGridBinding_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
        {
            DataSet dsStore = new DataSet();
            
            dsStore.ReadXmlSchema(Application.StartupPath + "\\store.xsd");
            dsStore.ReadXml(Application.StartupPath + "\\store.xml");
            
            // Create a relation between categories and products.
            DataRelation dr = new DataRelation("Products in this category", 
                dsStore.Tables["Categories"].Columns["CategoryID"], 
                dsStore.Tables["Products"].Columns["CategoryID"]);
            
            // Add the relation to the DataSet.
            dsStore.Relations.Add(dr);
            
            // Bind the data grid.
            grid.DataSource = dsStore.Tables["Categories"];

        }
    }
}