IDataSourceProvider.GetSelectedDataSource Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Web.UI.Design

Assembly:

System.Design.dll

Gets a reference to the selected data source from the data source provider.

public:
 System::Object ^ GetSelectedDataSource();

public object GetSelectedDataSource ();

abstract member GetSelectedDataSource : unit -> obj

Public Function GetSelectedDataSource () As Object

Returns

Object

The currently selected data source object of this data source provider.

Examples

The following code example implements both the GetSelectedDataSource and GetResolvedSelectedDataSource methods of the IDataSourceProvider interface. The GetSelectedDataSource method is used to ensure that the data source associated with the control at design time is an object that implements the IEnumerable interface. This allows users to iterate through the data source.

<FileName>databounddesigner.vb</FileName>
<RelevantItems>
  <Reference>System.Web.UI.Design.IDataSourceProvider.GetResolvedSelectedDataSource</Reference>
  <Reference>System.Web.UI.Design.IDataSourceProvider.GetSelectedDataSource</Reference>
</RelevantItems>