Gets or sets the name of the data source that populates the active sheet in this component.
'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
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";
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"
Target Platforms: Windows 2000 Professional (SP4), Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2003 Server (SP1), Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 2008, Windows XP (SP2), Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10