QueryBuilderExtension.Bind(String) Method

Binds the Query Builder to a data source using the specified connection name.

Namespace: DevExpress.Web.Mvc

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

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Web.Mvc5

Declaration

C#

public QueryBuilderExtension Bind(
    string connectionName
)

VB.NET

Public Function Bind(
    connectionName As String
) As QueryBuilderExtension

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
connectionName	String	A string that specifies the connection string name defined in the application’s configuration file.

Returns

Type	Description
QueryBuilderExtension	A QueryBuilderExtension object that specifies the Query Builder.

Remarks

The following code snippet demonstrates how to bind the Query Builder to a database using the connection string name.

Razor

@Html.DevExpress().QueryBuilder(settings => {
    settings.Name = "QueryBuilder";
    settings.RouteValues = new { Controller = "QueryBuilder", Action = "Invoke" };
}).Bind("NorthwindConnection").GetHtml()

See Lesson 1 - Add the Query Builder to a Project for more information.