IBindingList

IBindingList

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System.ComponentModel (system.dll)

interface

This interface is implemented by classes such as System.Data.DataView that wish to support list-like data binding. It is derived from the standard collection interfaces to present basic collection facilities such as Add() and Remove() .

In addition to this, it has properties that determine whether the class will AllowEdit or AllowNew items to be added. AllowRemove determines whether you can remove items from the list, and IsSorted determines whether the list items have been sorted. Note that this does not imply any kind of auto-sorting behaviorit just determines whether the list has been sorted. SupportsSorting determines whether the list can be sorted. For sorted lists, you can specify the SortDirection and the SortProperty (the property of the elements in the list that provides the sort data). To apply the sort , use the ApplySort() and RemoveSort() methods .

Methods are provided to AddNew() items to the list and Find() a row with a particular PropertyDescriptor .

You can also use AddIndex() and RemoveIndex() to manage indexes to improve the search capabilities of your list. Your particular class doesn't actually have to do anything in the implementation of these methods if it doesn't support indexes.

 public interface  IBindingList  : IList, ICollection, IEnumerable {  // Public Instance Properties  public bool  AllowEdit  {get; }    public bool  AllowNew  {get; }    public bool  AllowRemove  {get; }    public bool  IsSorted  {get; }    public ListSortDirection  SortDirection  {get; }    public PropertyDescriptor  SortProperty  {get; }    public bool  SupportsChangeNotification  {get; }    public bool  SupportsSearching  {get; }    public bool  SupportsSorting  {get; }  // Public Instance Methods  public void  AddIndex  (PropertyDescriptor  property  );    public object  AddNew  ();    public void  ApplySort  (PropertyDescriptor  property  , ListSortDirection  direction  );    public int  Find  (PropertyDescriptor  property  , object  key  );    public void  RemoveIndex  (PropertyDescriptor  property  );    public void  RemoveSort  ();  // Events  public event ListChangedEventHandler  ListChanged  ; }