ASPxDataWebControlBase.DataSource Property

Specifies the object from which the data-bound control retrieves its data items.

Namespace: DevExpress.Web

Assembly: DevExpress.Web.v24.2.dll

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(null)]
public virtual object DataSource { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(Nothing)>
Public Overridable Property DataSource As Object

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
Object	null	The data source object from which the data-bound control retrieves its data.

Remarks

Use the DataBind() method to bind a control to the specified data source.

You cannot specify this property in a theme.

ASPX

<dx:ASPxTitleIndex ID="ASPxTitleIndex1" runat="server">
    <!-- ... -->
</dx:ASPxTitleIndex>

C#

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {
    string[] names = File.ReadAllLines(Server.MapPath("~/App_Data/customers.txt"), Encoding.Unicode);
    ASPxTitleIndex1.DataSource = names;
    ASPxTitleIndex1.DataBind();
}

VB.NET

Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
    Dim names As String() = File.ReadAllLines(Server.MapPath("~/App_Data/customers.txt"), Encoding.Unicode)
    ASPxTitleIndex1.DataSource = names
    ASPxTitleIndex1.DataBind()
End Sub

Note

For ASPxRichEdit only:

The DataSource property specifies a data source for the Mail Merge feature. The property accepts an object that implements the IList interface. If a bound data source contains multiple data tables, use the DataMember property to specify a data member.

See Also: How to: Change the Mail Merge data sources at runtime

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

asp-net-web-forms-grid-create-master-detail-grid-at-runtime/CS/MasterDetailGrids/Default.aspx.cs#L35

masterGrid.KeyFieldName = "CategoryID";
masterGrid.DataSource = GetMasterDataSource();

asp-net-web-forms-grid-entitydatasource-and-common-scenarios/CS/GridEntityFramework/ServerModeEF.aspx.cs#L28

protected void grid_DataBinding(object sender, EventArgs e) {
    (sender as ASPxGridView).DataSource = GetEntityServerModeSource();
}

asp-net-web-forms-implement-pdf-viewer/CS/PdfViewer.ascx.cs#L95

}
dvDocument.DataSource = data;
dvDocument.DataBind();

asp-net-web-forms-grid-bind-master-and-detail-grids-to-list-data-sources/CS/Default.aspx.cs#L41

protected void Page_Init(object sender, EventArgs e) {
    masterGrid.DataSource = ParentData;
    masterGrid.DataBind();

aspxgridview-edit-in-memory-dataset/CS/WebApp/Default.aspx.cs#L34

    ds = (DataSet)Session["DataSet"];
MasterGridView.DataSource = ds.Tables[0];
MasterGridView.DataBind();

VB.NET

asp-net-web-forms-grid-create-master-detail-grid-at-runtime/VB/MasterDetailGrids/Default.aspx.vb#L37

masterGrid.KeyFieldName = "CategoryID"
masterGrid.DataSource = GetMasterDataSource()

asp-net-web-forms-grid-entitydatasource-and-common-scenarios/VB/GridEntityFramework/ServerModeEF.aspx.vb#L29

Protected Sub grid_DataBinding(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
    TryCast(sender, ASPxGridView).DataSource = GetEntityServerModeSource()
End Sub

asp-net-web-forms-implement-pdf-viewer/VB/PdfViewer.ascx.vb#L101

Me.dvDocument.DataSource = data
Me.dvDocument.DataBind()

asp-net-web-forms-grid-bind-master-and-detail-grids-to-list-data-sources/VB/Default.aspx.vb#L39

Protected Sub Page_Init(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
    masterGrid.DataSource = ParentData
    masterGrid.DataBind()

aspxgridview-edit-in-memory-dataset/VB/WebApp/Default.aspx.vb#L40

MasterGridView.DataSource = ds.Tables(0)
MasterGridView.DataBind()