DataSource Property (FpSpread)

Gets or sets the name of the data source that populates the active sheet for the Spread 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 name of the data source

Example

This example binds the spreadsheet to an Access database using the DataSource property.

string conStr  = "Provider=Microsoft.JET.OLEDB.4.0;data source=d:\\nwind.mdb";
string sqlStr = "SELECT * FROM Employees";
System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection conn = New System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection(conStr);
DataSet ds = New DataSet();
System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter da = New System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter(sqlStr, conn);
da.Fill(ds, "Employees");
FpSpread1.DataSource = ds;
FpSpread1.DataBind();
conn.Close();

Visual Basic

Dim conStr As String = "Provider=Microsoft.JET.OLEDB.4.0;data source=d:\\nwind.mdb"
Dim sqlStr As String = "SELECT * FROM Employees"
Dim conn As System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection = New System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection(conStr)
Dim ds As DataSet = New DataSet()
Dim da As System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter = New System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter(sqlStr, conn)
da.Fill(ds, "Employees")
FpSpread1.DataSource = ds
FpSpread1.DataBind()
conn.Close()

Reference

FpSpread Class
FpSpread Members
DataMember Property

User-Task Documentation

Managing Data Binding