BindingSource

Namespace: Wisej.Web

Assembly: Wisej.Framework (3.1.0.0)

Encapsulates the data source for a data-bound component.

public class BindingSource : BindingSource, ICurrencyManagerProvider

Public Class BindingSource
    Inherits BindingSource
    Implements ICurrencyManagerProvider

Constructors

BindingSource()

Initializes a new instance of the BindingSource class to the default property values.

BindingSource(container)

Initializes a new instance of the BindingSource class and adds the BindingSource to the specified container.

BindingSource(dataSource, dataMember)

Initializes a new instance of the BindingSource class with the specified data source and data member.

Properties

Boolean: Returns whether items in the underlying list can be edited.

Boolean: Returns or sets whether the AddNew method can be used to add items to the list.

Throws:

• InvalidOperationException This property is set to true when the underlying list represented by the List property has a fixed size or is read-only.

• MissingMethodException The property is set to true and the AddingNew event is not handled when the underlying list type does not have a default constructor.

Boolean: Returns whether the items can be removed from the underlying list.

Int32: Returns the total number of items in the underlying list, filtered using the current Filter value.

CurrencyManager: Returns the currency manager associated with this BindingSource.

Object: Returns the current item in the list.

Use the Current property to access the current item, but use the List property to get the entire list. To determine the type of the current object, use the GetType, or ToString methods. To change the current item, set the Position property to a new integral value, or use one of the navigation methods such as MoveNext.

String: Returns or sets the list in the data source to which the connector currently binds to. (Default: "")

If the DataSource contains multiple lists (or tables) of data, you should set the DataMember property to the name of one of the sources. Setting this property raises the DataMemberChanged event

Object: Returns or sets the data source that the connector binds to. (Default: null)

The DataSource property can be set to a number of data sources, including types, objects, and lists of types. The resulting data source will be exposed as a list. The following table shows some of the common data sources and the resulting list evaluation.

In addition, DataSource can be set to other list types such as IListSource and ITypedList and the BindingSource will handle them appropriately. In this case, the type contained in the list should have a parameterless constructor. When setting a data source, if the supplied reference contains more than one list or table, you must set the DataMember property to a string that specifies the list to bind to. Setting this property raises the DataSourceChanged event.

String: Returns or sets the expression used to filter the items in the underlying List. (Default: null)

Typically used in complex data-binding scenarios, the Filter property allows you to view a subset of the DataSource. Only underlying lists that implement the IBindingListView interface support filtering. When Filter is not null, the BindingSource passes this property to the underlying list. If you set this property during object initialization, the call will be deferred until after initialization is complete. To form a filter value, specify the name of a column followed by an operator and a value to filter on. The accepted filter syntax depends on the underlying data source. If the underlying data source is a DataSet, DataTable, or DataView, you can specify Boolean expressions using the syntax documented for the DataColumn.Expression property. The value of the Filter property affects the value of the Count property. Additionally, the Filter value will persist when the data source changes. To stop filtering the DataSource, call the RemoveFilter method.

Boolean: Returns whether data binding is suspended.

Boolean: Returns whether the underlying List has a fixed size.

Boolean: Return whether the underlying List is read-only.

Boolean: Returns whether the items in the underlying List are sorted.

Boolean: Returns whether access to the collection is synchronized (thread safe).

Object: Returns or sets the list element at the specified index in the underlying List.

Throws:

• ArgumentOutOfRangeException index is less than zero or is equal to or greater than Count.

IList: Returns the underlying data list.

The BindingSource class uniformly handles different data sources. Ideally the List property should be set to a general IList. However, sometimes it may be necessary to cast this property to a more specific type. The following table shows the underlying list type, which depends on the type or value of the data source.

If the type retrieved is the IList interface, the underlying collection may be more complex, such as an ArrayList or DataView class.

Int32: Returns or sets the index of the current item in the underlying List. (Default: -1)

When setting the Position property, out-of-range values are treated in the following manner:

• Negative values are treated as 0.

• Values greater than or equal to Count are treated as Count minus 1.

Changing the Position property will adjust the Current property.

Boolean: Returns or sets a value indicating whether ListChanged events should be raised. (Default: True)

When the RaiseListChangedEvents property is false, it suspends the raising of the ListChanged events. This event indicates that the bound list has been modified in some way, including adding, deleting, inserting, or modifying items.

Boolean: Enables the automatic refresh of the source property after a data-bound value has been updated in the data source. (Default: False)

This option fixes a long standing "feature" of the default BindingSource where the property that is the source of a value change is not refreshed automatically after it updates the bound data source. In a scenario where the data source "transforms" the value received from a data-bound control, the source property is not updated while all other bound properties are.

String: Returns or sets the column names used for sorting, and the sort order for viewing the rows in the data source. (Default: null)

The Sort property is a case-sensitive string that specifies the column names used to sort the rows, along with the SortDirection. Columns are sorted ascending by default. Multiple columns can be separated by commas, such as "State, ZipCode DESC". To support sorting, the underlying List must implement the IBindingList or IBindingListView interfaces. This capability can be queried through the SupportsSorting property. Multicolumn sorting is available when the SupportsAdvancedSorting property is true. Setting the Sort property will change the internal list depending on its type:

• If the list is of type IBindingList, the SortProperty and SortDirection properties are set in the internal list.

• If the list is of type IBindingListView, the SortDescriptions property is set.

The internal list's sort properties are only changed when the sort string is not null. The get accessor for this property will not retrieve the sort value of the internal list; instead, it will return the set accessor value. The value of the Sort property will persist when the data source changes.

ListSortDescriptionCollection: Returns the collection of sort descriptions applied to the data source.

If the data source is not an IBindingListView, the SortDescriptions property always returns null.

ListSortDirection: Returns the direction the items in the underlying List are sorted.

If the data source is not an IBindingList, the SortDirection property always returns Ascending.

PropertyDescriptor: Returns the PropertyDescriptor that is being used for sorting the underlying List.

If the data source is not an IBindingList, the SortProperty property always returns null.

Boolean: Returns whether the data source supports multi-column sorting.

If the data source is not an IBindingListView, the SupportsAdvancedSorting property always returns false.

Boolean: Return whether the data source supports change notification.

Boolean: Returns whether the data source supports filtering.

If the data source is not an IBindingList, the SupportsFiltering property always returns false.

Boolean: Returns whether the data source supports searching with the Find method.

If the data source is not an IBindingList, the SupportsSearching property always returns false.

Boolean: Returns whether the data source supports sorting.

If the data source is not an IBindingList, the SupportsSorting property always returns false.

Object: Returns an object used to synchronize access to the underlying List.

Methods

Adds an existing item to the underlying List.

Returns: Int32. The index at which the item was added to the underlying List.

Adds a new item to the underlying List.

Returns: Object. The object that was created and added to the underlying List.

Sorts the data source using the specified property descriptor and sort direction.

The IBindingList implements single column sorting using a PropertyDescriptor to indicate a property to sort by and a ListSortDirection indicating whether the property contents should be sorted in ascending or descending order. Throws:

• NotSupportedException The data source is not an IBindingList.

Sorts the data source with the specified sort descriptions.

IBindingListView implements multi-column sorting as a set of property descriptor-direction pairs. Throws:

• NotSupportedException The data source is not an IBindingListView.

Cancels the current edit operation.

Removes all elements from the list.

Determines whether the item is present in he underlying List.

Returns: Boolean. true if the item is found in the List.

Copies the contents of the List to the specified array , starting at the specified index value.

Applies pending changes to the underlying data source.

When the EndEdit method is called, all pending changes are applied to the underlying data source. This method has no effect unless the objects contained by the data source implement the IEditableObject interface. If the objects do not implement the IEditableObject interface, changes to the data are copied to the underlying data source immediately after each change. This method raises the ListChanged event.

Returns the index of the item in the list with the specified propertyName and value .

Returns: Int32. The zero-based index of the item with the specified propertyName and value .

Throws:

• InvalidOperationException The underlying list is not a IBindingList with searching functionality implemented.

• ArgumentException propertyName does not match a property in the list.

Searches for the index of the that has the given value in the specified property .

Returns: Int32. The index of the item that has the given value .

Throws:

• ArgumentException property does not match a property in the list.

Retrieves the collection of PropertyDescriptor objects representing the bindable ICommand properties defined on the DataSource object.

Returns: PropertyDescriptorCollection. An collection of PropertyDescriptor objects that represents the commands on the data source.

Retrieves an enumerator for the underlying List.

Returns: IEnumerator. An IEnumerator for the List.

Retrieves an collection of PropertyDescriptor objects representing the bindable properties of the data source list type.

Returns: PropertyDescriptorCollection. An collection of PropertyDescriptor objects that represents the properties on this list type used to bind data.

Returns the name of the list supplying data for the binding operations.

Returns: String. The name of the list supplying the data for binding operations.

Returns the related CurrencyManager for the specified data member.

Returns: CurrencyManager. The related CurrencyManager for the specified data member.

Returns the index of the specified item in the underlying List.

Returns: Int32. The index of the first occurrence of item in the List.

Inserts an item into the List at the specified index .

Throws:

• ArgumentOutOfRangeException index is less than zero or greater than Count.

• NotSupportedException The list is read-only or has a fixed size.

Moves the current position to the first item in the List.

Moves the current position to the last item in the List.

Moves the current position to the next item in the List.

Moves the current position to the previous item in the List.

Removes the specified item from the List.

Removes the item at the specified index from the List.

Removes the current item from the List.

Removes the filter associated with this BindingSource

Removes the sort information associated with this BindingSource.

Throws:

• NotSupportedException The underlying data source does not support sorting.

Causes a control bound to this BindingSource to re-read all the items and refresh their displayed value.

Causes a control bound to this BindingSource to re-read the current item and refresh the displayed value.

Causes a control bound to this BindingSource to read the item at the specified itemIndex and refresh the displayed value.

Resumes data binding.

Suspends data binding to prevent changes from updating the data-bound data source.

Events

AddingNewEventHandler Fired before an item is added to the underlying List.

BindingCompleteEventHandler Fired when all the clients have been bound to this BindingSource.

EventHandler Occurs when the currently bound item changes.

EventHandler Occurs when a property value of the Current property has changed.

BindingManagerDataErrorEventHandler Fired when a currency-related exception is silently handled by the BindingSource.

EventHandler Fired when the DataMember property value has changed.

EventHandler Fired when the DataSource property value has changed.

ListChangedEventHandler Fired when the underlying List changes or an item in the list changes.

EventHandler Fired after the value of the Position property has changed.

Implements