SqlDataSourceUIHelper.AddQueryWithQueryBuilder(SqlDataSource, QueryBuilderEditQueryContext, QueryBuilderRunnerDelegate) Method

Invokes the Query Builder.

Namespace: DevExpress.DataAccess.UI.Sql

Assembly: DevExpress.DataAccess.v20.2.UI.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.DataAccess.UI

Declaration

C#

public static bool AddQueryWithQueryBuilder(
    this SqlDataSource dataSource,
    QueryBuilderEditQueryContext context,
    QueryBuilderRunnerDelegate createQueryBuilderRunner
)

VB.NET

<ExtensionAttribute>
Public Shared Function AddQueryWithQueryBuilder(
    dataSource As SqlDataSource,
    context As QueryBuilderEditQueryContext,
    createQueryBuilderRunner As QueryBuilderRunnerDelegate
) As Boolean

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
dataSource	SqlDataSource	A SqlDataSource to which the resulting query will be added.
context	QueryBuilderEditQueryContext	A QueryBuilderEditQueryContext object.
createQueryBuilderRunner	QueryBuilderRunnerDelegate	A QueryBuilderRunnerDelegate object.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	true, if the Query Builder was closed by clicking the OK button; otherwise, false.

Remarks

Use the following methods of the SqlDataSourceUIHelper class to invoke the Query Builder in your WinForms application in a standalone mode:

• SqlDataSourceUIHelper.AddQueryWithQueryBuilder
• SqlDataSourceUIHelper.EditQueryWithQueryBuilder

These methods’ parameters include a QueryBuilderEditQueryContext instance and custom QueryBuilderRunner implementation that define various Query Builder options.

See How to use the Query Builder in a WinForms application for a sample code.