IListSource Interface

Definition

Namespace:

System.ComponentModel

Assembly:

System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter.dll

Provides functionality to an object to return a list that can be bound to a data source.

public interface class IListSource

[System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter("System.Windows.Forms.Design.DataSourceConverter, System.Design, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a")]
public interface IListSource

[<System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter("System.Windows.Forms.Design.DataSourceConverter, System.Design, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a")>]
type IListSource = interface

Public Interface IListSource

Derived

System.Data.DataSet

System.Data.DataTable

System.Data.Linq.EntitySet<TEntity>

System.Data.Linq.Table<TEntity>

System.Data.Objects.DataClasses.EntityCollection<TEntity>

System.Data.Objects.ObjectQuery

System.Data.Objects.ObjectQuery<T>

System.Data.Objects.ObjectResult

System.Web.UI.DataSourceControl

System.Web.UI.WebControls.SiteMapDataSource

System.Web.UI.WebControls.XmlDataSource

Attributes

TypeConverterAttribute

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to implement the IListSource interface. A component named EmployeeListSource exposes an IList for data binding by implementing the GetList method. For a full code listing, see How to: Implement the IListSource Interface.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.ComponentModel;

namespace IListSourceCS
{
    public class EmployeeListSource : Component, IListSource
    {
        public EmployeeListSource() {}

        public EmployeeListSource(IContainer container)
        {
            container.Add(this);
        }

        #region IListSource Members

        bool IListSource.ContainsListCollection
        {
            get { return false; }
        }

        System.Collections.IList IListSource.GetList()
        {
            BindingList<Employee>   ble = new BindingList<Employee>();

            if (!this.DesignMode)
            {
                ble.Add(new Employee("Aaberg, Jesper", 26000000));
                ble.Add(new Employee("Cajhen, Janko", 19600000));
                ble.Add(new Employee("Furse, Kari", 19000000));
                ble.Add(new Employee("Langhorn, Carl", 16000000));
                ble.Add(new Employee("Todorov, Teodor", 15700000));
                ble.Add(new Employee("Verebélyi, Ágnes", 15700000));
            }

            return ble;
        }

        #endregion
    }
}

Imports System.ComponentModel

Public Class EmployeeListSource
    Inherits Component
    Implements IListSource

    <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCode()> _
Public Sub New(ByVal Container As System.ComponentModel.IContainer)
        MyClass.New()

        'Required for Windows.Forms Class Composition Designer support
        Container.Add(Me)

    End Sub

    <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCode()> _
    Public Sub New()
        MyBase.New()

        'This call is required by the Component Designer.
        InitializeComponent()

    End Sub

    'Component overrides dispose to clean up the component list.
    <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCode()> _
    Protected Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
        If disposing AndAlso components IsNot Nothing Then
            components.Dispose()
        End If
        MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
    End Sub

    'Required by the Component Designer
    Private components As System.ComponentModel.IContainer

    'NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Component Designer
    'It can be modified using the Component Designer.
    'Do not modify it using the code editor.
    <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> _
    Private Sub InitializeComponent()
        components = New System.ComponentModel.Container()
    End Sub

#Region "IListSource Members"

    Public ReadOnly Property ContainsListCollection() As Boolean Implements System.ComponentModel.IListSource.ContainsListCollection
        Get
            Return False
        End Get
    End Property

    Public Function GetList() As System.Collections.IList Implements System.ComponentModel.IListSource.GetList

        Dim ble As New BindingList(Of Employee)

        If Not Me.DesignMode Then
            ble.Add(New Employee("Aaberg, Jesper", 26000000))
            ble.Add(New Employee("Cajhen, Janko", 19600000))
            ble.Add(New Employee("Furse, Kari", 19000000))
            ble.Add(New Employee("Langhorn, Carl", 16000000))
            ble.Add(New Employee("Todorov, Teodor", 15700000))
            ble.Add(New Employee("Verebélyi, Ágnes", 15700000))
        End If

        Return ble

    End Function

#End Region

End Class

Remarks

You typically use this interface to return a list that can be bound to a data source, from an object that does not implement IList itself.

Binding to data can occur at either run time or in a designer, but there are rules for each. At run time, you can bind to data in any of the following:

• Array

• Implementer of IList, provided the implementer has a strongly typed Item[] property (that is, the Type is anything but Object). You can accomplish this by making the default implementation of Item[] private. If you want to create an IList that follows the rules of a strongly typed collection, you should derive from CollectionBase.

• Implementer of ITypedList.

In a designer, you can initialize binding to Component objects by following the same rules.

Note

Implementers of IListSource can return an IList that contains a collection of IList objects.

Properties

ContainsListCollection

Gets a value indicating whether the collection is a collection of IList objects.

Methods

GetList()

Returns an IList that can be bound to a data source from an object that does not implement an IList itself.

See also

• IListSource
• ITypedList
• BindingList<T>
• IBindingList
• CollectionBase
• Data Binding and Windows Forms