data sources and data binding

[Smola]

Hi all,

I have a third party system whose database I can access only through
it's specific API. I need to create a binding mechanism for a windows
forms application.

I'm not interested in writing ODBC drivers and I want to focus on
writing my own data binding objects.

What is the best approach for doing this?

After some reading I conluded that in my access-layer classes I should
implement several interfaces like IList, IBindingList etc.. This way I
can use these classes as a data source for my contols.

Am I on the right track?

 

[Mr. Arnold]

Hi all,

I have a third party system whose database I can access only through
it's specific API. I need to create a binding mechanism for a windows
forms application.

I'm not interested in writing ODBC drivers and I want to focus on
writing my own data binding objects.

What is the best approach for doing this?

After some reading I conluded that in my access-layer classes I should
implement several interfaces like IList, IBindingList etc.. This way I
can use these classes as a data source for my contols.

Am I on the right track?

Yes, you are correct. But you can load the class, which is an object, into
a System.Collection ArrayList, System.Collection for a strong typed
Collection, or a System.Collection.Generic List<T>, a strong typed
collection that implements IList automatically so each type of collection
can be bound to a control with an object or objects in them.




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[Mr. Arnold]

Hi all,

I have a third party system whose database I can access only through
it's specific API. I need to create a binding mechanism for a windows
forms application.

I'm not interested in writing ODBC drivers and I want to focus on
writing my own data binding objects.

What is the best approach for doing this?

After some reading I conluded that in my access-layer classes I should
implement several interfaces like IList, IBindingList etc.. This way I
can use these classes as a data source for my contols.

Am I on the right track?

Yes, you are correct. But you can load the class, which is an object, into
a System.Collection ArrayList, System.Collection for a strong typed
Collection, or a System.Collection.Generic List<T>, a strong typed
collection that implements IList automatically so each type of collection
can be bound to a control with an object or objects in them.




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[Smola]

Yes, you are correct. But you can load the class, which is an object, into
a System.Collection ArrayList, System.Collection for a strong typed
Collection, or a System.Collection.Generic List<T>, a strong typed
collection that implements IList automatically so each type of collection
can be bound to a control with an object or objects in them.

I see. Thanks.

 

[Smola]

Yes, you are correct. But you can load the class, which is an object, into
a System.Collection ArrayList, System.Collection for a strong typed
Collection, or a System.Collection.Generic List<T>, a strong typed
collection that implements IList automatically so each type of collection
can be bound to a control with an object or objects in them.

I see. Thanks.