ObjectDataSource.DataMember Property

Specifies the data member of an object data source.

Namespace: DevExpress.DataAccess.ObjectBinding

Assembly: DevExpress.DataAccess.v24.2.dll

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(null)]
public string DataMember { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(Nothing)>
Public Property DataMember As String

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
String	null	A String value, specifying the data member.

Remarks

To bind the ObjectDataSource to an object, leave this property set to null. In the Data Source wizard, this scenario corresponds to the following option: “Do not select a member, bind to the entire object”.

To bind the ObjectDataSource to a property or method, assign its name to the DataMember property. When binding to a method, it is also required to specify this method’s ObjectDataSource.Parameters.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

data-access-library-create-data-sources-at-runtime/CS/ObjectDataSourceSnippets/Code.cs#L17

objds.BeginUpdate();
objds.DataMember = "Items";
objds.DataSource = typeof(BusinessObject);

asp-net-web-forms-dashboard-localization/CS/DashboardLocalizationWeb/Default.aspx.cs#L15

objDataSource.DataMember = "GetSalesData";
dataSourceStorage.RegisterDataSource("objectDataSource", objDataSource.SaveToXml());

javascript-dashboard-localization/CS/DashboardLocalizationManualHTMLJS/App_Start/DashboardConfig.cs#L18

DashboardObjectDataSource objDataSource = new DashboardObjectDataSource("ObjectDataSource", typeof(ProductSales));
objDataSource.DataMember = "GetProductSales";
dataSourceStorage.RegisterDataSource("objectDataSource", objDataSource.SaveToXml());

asp-net-mvc-dashboard-localization/CS/DashboardLocalizationMVC/App_Start/DashboardConfig.cs#L18

DashboardObjectDataSource objDataSource = new DashboardObjectDataSource("ObjectDataSource", typeof(ProductSales));
objDataSource.DataMember = "GetProductSales";
dataSourceStorage.RegisterDataSource("objectDataSource", objDataSource.SaveToXml());

wpf-dashboard-how-to-bind-to-object-list/CS/WpfDashboard_ObjectDataSource/MainWindow.xaml.cs#L32

objectDataSource.DataSource = typeof(Data);
objectDataSource.DataMember = "CreateData";
dashboard.DataSources.Add(objectDataSource);

VB.NET

data-access-library-create-data-sources-at-runtime/VB/ObjectDataSourceSnippets/Code.vb#L14

objds.BeginUpdate()
objds.DataMember = "Items"
objds.DataSource = GetType(BusinessObject)

mvc-dashboard-custom-storage/VB/MVCDashboardDesigner/App_Start/DashboardConfig.vb#L18

Dim objDataSource As New DashboardObjectDataSource("Object Data Source", GetType(SalesPersonData))
objDataSource.DataMember = "GetSalesData"
dataSourceStorage.RegisterDataSource("objectDataSource", objDataSource.SaveToXml())

wpf-dashboard-how-to-bind-to-object-list/VB/WpfDashboard_ObjectDataSource/MainWindow.xaml.vb#L29

objectDataSource.DataSource = GetType(Data)
objectDataSource.DataMember = "CreateData"
dashboard.DataSources.Add(objectDataSource)

reporting-web-forms-object-data-source-constructor-parameters/VB/DXWebApplication1/DXWebApplication1/Default.aspx.vb#L60

objds.Name = "ObjectDataSource1"
objds.DataMember = "Items"
objds.DataSource = GetType(DemoModel)

reporting-web-object-data-source/CS/Reporting-How-To-Use-Object-Data-Source/MVC/VB/Reporting_ObjectDS_Mvc/Controllers/HomeController.vb#L19

dataSource.Constructor = ObjectConstructorInfo.Default
dataSource.DataMember = "Items"
dataSource.RebuildResultSchema()