Spread Windows Forms 6.0 Product Documentation
DataSource Property
See Also  Example Support Options
FarPoint.Win.Spread Assembly > FarPoint.Win.Spread Namespace > FpSpread Class : DataSource Property


Glossary Item Box

Gets or sets the name of the data source that populates the active sheet in this component.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Public Property DataSource As Object
Visual Basic (Usage)Copy Code
Dim instance As FpSpread
Dim value As Object
 
instance.DataSource = value
 
value = instance.DataSource
C# 
public object DataSource {get; set;}

Property Value

Object containing the data source

Exceptions

ExceptionDescription
System.InvalidOperationException Sheet count is zero; must be at least one sheet before DataSource can be set

Example

This example specifies the name of the data source that populates the active sheet.
C#Copy Code
FarPoint.Win.Spread.FpSpread fpSpread1 = new FarPoint.Win.Spread.FpSpread();
FarPoint.Win.Spread.SheetView shv = new FarPoint.Win.Spread.SheetView();
fpSpread1.Location = new Point(10, 10);
fpSpread1.Height = 200;
fpSpread1.Width = 400;
Controls.Add(fpSpread1);
fpSpread1.Sheets.Add(shv);
DataSet ds = new DataSet();
DataTable emp = new DataTable("Employees");
DataTable div = new DataTable("Division");
emp.Columns.Add("LastName");
emp.Columns.Add("FirstName");
emp.Rows.Add(new Object[] {"Jones", "Marianne"});
emp.Rows.Add(new Object[] {"Fieldes", "Anna"});
div.Columns.Add("Section");
div.Columns.Add("Specialty");
div.Rows.Add(new Object[] {"Finance", "Taxes"});
div.Rows.Add(new Object[] {"Mergers", "Legal"});
ds.Tables.AddRange(new DataTable[] {emp, div});
fpSpread1.DataSource = ds;
fpSpread1.DataMember = "Division";
Visual BasicCopy Code
Dim fpSpread1 As New FarPoint.Win.Spread.FpSpread()
Dim shv As New FarPoint.Win.Spread.SheetView()
Dim info As New FarPoint.Win.Spread.StyleInfo()
info.BackColor = Color.LightBlue
fpSpread1.Location = New Point(10, 10)
fpSpread1.Height = 200
fpSpread1.Width = 400
Controls.Add(fpSpread1)
fpSpread1.Sheets.Add(shv)
Dim ds As New DataSet()
Dim emp As New DataTable("Employees")
Dim div As New DataTable("Division")
emp.Columns.Add("LastName")
emp.Columns.Add("FirstName")
emp.Rows.Add(New Object() {"Jones", "Marianne"})
emp.Rows.Add(New Object() {"Fieldes", "Anna"})
div.Columns.Add("Section")
div.Columns.Add("Specialty")
div.Rows.Add(New Object() {"Finance", "Taxes"})
div.Rows.Add(New Object() {"Mergers", "Legal"})
ds.Tables.AddRange(New DataTable() {emp, div})
fpSpread1.DataSource = ds
fpSpread1.DataMember = "Division"

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

See Also

© 2002-2012 ComponentOne, a division of GrapeCity. All Rights Reserved.