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Bind to any Data Source with Virtual Sources

Virtual Sources allow you to bind the GridControl to any data source, even if the total record count is unknown.

The GridControl only requests top records or a certain page, and you can specify required data operations supported by a data source.

The image below shows the GridControl bound to a virtual source that fetches data from StackExchange:

VirtualSources

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