CardViewExtension.BindToLINQ(Type, String) Method

Binds the CardView to a queryable source in database server mode.

Namespace: DevExpress.Web.Mvc

Assembly: DevExpress.Web.Mvc5.v20.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Web.Mvc5

Declaration

C#

public CardViewExtension BindToLINQ(
    Type contextType,
    string tableName
)

VB.NET

Public Function BindToLINQ(
    contextType As Type,
    tableName As String
) As CardViewExtension

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
contextType	Type	A Type specifying the DataContext type.
tableName	String	A string specifying the table name.

Returns

Type	Description
CardViewExtension	A CardViewExtension object specifying the CardView extension.

Remarks

Using the BindToLINQ method, you can easily bind CardView to queryable data sources. Simply call the method, pass the DataContext and table name as method parameters, and specify the key field via the CardView’s GridSettingsBase.KeyFieldName property.

Internally, the BindToLINQ method uses our LinqServerModeDataSource component, which was specifically designed to allow the CardView to efficiently process large amounts of data. The LinqServerModeDataSource component automatically enables database server mode to optimize the execution of all LINQ queries initiated by the CardView. In this mode, the CardView loads records on demand and performs data-aware operations (sorting, filtering, etc.) on the data server. This technique significantly improves the CardView’s speed and responsiveness.

Note

The current BindToLINQ overload catches and conceals any exception thrown by an IQueryable provider. To catch these exceptions manually, use the BindToLINQ(string contextTypeName, string tableName, EventHandler<LinqServerModeDataSourceSelectEventArgs> selectingMethod, EventHandler<ServerModeExceptionThrownEventArgs> exceptionThrownMethod) overload method.