Chapter 3.3. Data Bound Controls

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IN THIS CHAPTER

• Data Binding Strategies

• Data Binding Sources

• Simple Binding

• Simple Binding to a DataSet

• Complex Binding of Controls to Data

• Binding Controls to Databases Using ADO.NET

• Creating a Database Viewer with Visual Studio and ADO.NET

In the previous chapter, we looked at some of the more common user interface elements and how to place and interact with them. The user interfaces presented in Windows Forms are not so different from the familiar MFC ones with which we are familiar. However, the MFC controls can require a lot of programming to make them useful. Some of the Windows Forms elements, such as the TreeView and ListView controls, are very complex and look as if they require a lot of coding to populate and use. This is not always the case, especially when controls are tied to database tables through data binding.

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