DataSource Property (FpSpread)

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

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Property DataSource As Object

'Usage
 
Dim instance As FpSpread
Dim value As Object
 
instance.DataSource = value
 
value = instance.DataSource

public object DataSource {get; set;}

Property Value

Object containing the data source

Exceptions

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

Example

This example specifies the name of the data source that populates the active sheet.

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 Basic

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 2000 Professional (SP4), Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2003 Server (SP1), Windows 2008, Windows XP (SP2), Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8

Reference

FpSpread Class
FpSpread Members