Simplified Data Binding

• May 22, 2020
• 2 minutes to read

The DXGrid features the Items Source Configuration Wizard. It's an easy-to-use data binding wizard that supports various data types and binding options.

To launch the wizard, click the Create Data Source button displayed within the Quick Customization Panel.

Follow these steps to bind the grid to a datasource:

• Step 1. Select the Items Source
• Step 2. Choose the Data Processing Mode
• Step 3. Configure the Items Source

Step 1. Select the Items Source

1. Data Access Technology. You can choose the desired data source type from one of the following:

   Data Access Technology	Description
   RIA	The Microsoft® ADO.NET Entity Framework is an Object/Relational Mapping (ORM) framework that represents relational data as domain-specific objects. See How to: Use DXGrid with RIA Services to learn more
   WCF Data Services	WCF Data Services allows the use of the Open Data (OData) protocol to query data over the HTTP protocol. See WCF Data Services to learn more.
   IList/IEnumerable	Any data source implementing the IList or IEnumerable interface.

2. Data Source. This region displays data sources of the selected type that are present in the project. To create a new data source, click the Create New button, which will close the Items Source Configuration Wizard and invoke the appropriate Data Source Configuration Wizard. The solution should be rebuilt, so that the created data source can be displayed in this region.

Step 2. Choose the Data Processing Mode

Select the data processing mode. A description of the selected mode is displayed on the right.

Step 3. Configure the Items Source

Lastly, configure the items source by selecting the required data table, and specifying various options such as sorting and grouping. The set of options depends on the selected data processing mode.

Click Finish. This binds the grid to data and closes the wizard.